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2006 Washington Nationals season

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2006 Washington Nationals
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
Record71–91 (.438)
Divisional place5th
OwnersLerner Enterprises
General managersJim Bowden
ManagersFrank Robinson
TelevisionMASN
WDCA (My 20)
(Bob Carpenter, Tom Paciorek)
RadioWTWP/WWWT
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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The 2006 Washington Nationals season was the franchise's second season in Washington, D.C., and 38th season overall.

The Nationals finished last in the National League East for the third consecutive year (counting their final season in Montreal), 26 games behind the New York Mets with a 71–91 record.

Offseason

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Advertising and marketing

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The Nationals' marketing slogan for the season was "Make It Your Pastime."[6] The slogan was a reference to the common saying that baseball is "the national pastime" in the United States.

Spring training

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The Nationals held their 2006 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

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Groundbreaking for Nationals Park

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On May 4, 2006, the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the Nationals' new ballpark, Nationals Park in Southeast Washington, D.C. Principal Owner Mark D. Lerner, Managing Principal Owner Theodore N. Lerner, Principal Owner Robert K. Tanenbaum, and Principal Owner Edward L. Cohen wielded the shovels at the ceremony; public address announcer Charlie Brotman emceed the event, and Mayor of the District of Columbia Anthony A. Williams, Nationals Manager Frank Robinson, representatives from Major League Baseball, the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission, the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, and Clark-Hunt-Smoot Construction, and former Washington Senators and Homestead Grays players also attended. Less than two years later, the Nationals moved to Nationals Park for the 2008 season.[7]

Beltway Series

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During spring training in 2006, the Nationals and Orioles played each other in Washington on March 31 and in Baltimore on April 1. The first match-up of the regular-season Beltway Series rivalry took place on May 19, 2006, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium; the Orioles won. This marked first time in 35 years that the Orioles played a regular-season game in Washington; previously, they had played the original Washington Senators of the American League annually from 1954 to 1960 and the expansion Washington Senators – which replaced the original Senators – each year from 1961 to 1971.

The two teams split the 2006 season series 3-3 with each team winning two games at home and one on the road.

Alfonso Soriano joins the 40–40 club

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On September 16, Soriano stole second base in the first inning to become the fourth player to join the 40–40 club, after Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez.

Season standings

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National League East

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 97 65 .599 — 50‍–‍31 47‍–‍34
Philadelphia Phillies 85 77 .525 12 41‍–‍40 44‍–‍37
Atlanta Braves 79 83 .488 18 40‍–‍41 39‍–‍42
Florida Marlins 78 84 .481 19 42‍–‍39 36‍–‍45
Washington Nationals 71 91 .438 26 41‍–‍40 30‍–‍51


Record vs. opponents

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2006 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 6–1 4–2 4–2 12–7 2–4 4–5 8–10 3–3 1–6 1–5 5–1 9–10 8–11 4–3 1–5 4–11
Atlanta 1–6 — 6–1 4–3 3–3 11–8 3–4 3–3 2–4 7–11 7–11 3–3 7–2 3–4 4–2 10–8 5–10
Chicago 2–4 1–6 — 10–9 2–4 2–4 7–8 4–2 8–8 3–3 2–5 6–9 0–7 2–4 11–8 2–4 4–11
Cincinnati 2–4 3–4 9–10 — 5–1 4–2 10–5 0–6 9–10 3–4 2–4 9–7 2–4 2–5 9–6 5–1 6-9
Colorado 7–12 3–3 4–2 1–5 — 3–3 4–2 4–15 2–4 1–5 3–4 3–3 10–9 10–8 2–7 8–0 11–4
Florida 4–2 8–11 4–2 2–4 3–3 — 3–4 1–5 7–0 8–11 6–13 5–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 11–7 9–9
Houston 5–4 4–3 8–7 5–10 2–4 4-3 — 3–3 10–5 2–4 2–4 13–3 3–3 1–5 9–7 4–4 7–11
Los Angeles 10–8 3–3 2–4 6–0 15–4 5–1 3–3 — 4–2 3–4 4–3 6–4 5–13 13–6 0–7 4–2 5–10
Milwaukee 3–3 4–2 8–8 10–9 4–2 0–7 5–10 2–4 — 3–3 5–1 7–9 4–3 6–3 7–9 1–5 6–9
New York 6–1 11–7 3–3 4–3 5–1 11–8 4–2 4–3 3–3 — 11–8 5–4 5–2 3–3 4–2 12–6 6–9
Philadelphia 5-1 11–7 5–2 4–2 4–3 13–6 4–2 3–4 1–5 8–11 — 3–3 2–4 5–1 3–3 9–10 5–13
Pittsburgh 1–5 3–3 9–6 7–9 3–3 2–5 3–13 4–6 9–7 4–5 3–3 — 1–5 6–1 6–9 3–3 3–12
San Diego 10–9 2–7 7–0 4–2 9–10 3–3 3–3 13–5 3–4 2–5 4–2 5–1 — 7–12 4–2 5–1 7–8
San Francisco 11–8 4–3 4–2 5–2 8–10 3–3 5–1 6–13 3–6 3–3 1–5 1–6 12–7 — 1–4 1–5 8–7
St. Louis 3–4 2–4 8–11 6–9 7–2 5-1 7–9 7–0 9–7 2–4 3–3 9–6 2–4 4–1 — 4–3 5–10
Washington 5–1 8–10 4–2 1–5 0–8 7-11 4–4 2–4 5–1 6–12 10–9 3–3 1–5 5–1 3–4 — 7–11
Nationals vs. American League
Team AL East
BAL BOS NYY TB TOR
Washington 3–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–3

Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Brandon Watson Center fielder
José Vidro Second baseman
José Guillén Right fielder
Nick Johnson First baseman
Alfonso Soriano Left fielder
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Royce Clayton Shortstop
Brian Schneider Catcher
Liván Hernández Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

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Draft

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The 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on June 6 and 7. With their first pick – the 15th pick overall – the Nationals selected outfielder Chris Marrero. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Cole Kimball (12th round, 361st overall), pitcher Sam Dyson (19th round, 571st overall), outfielder Khris Davis (29th round, 871st overall), first baseman Tyler Moore (33rd round, 991st overall), and pitcher Brad Peacock (41st round, 1,231st overall).[13] The Nationals had drafted Moore in 2005, but he had not signed, and he did not sign again this year. Dyson and Davis also did not sign with the Nationals.

Roster

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2006 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Attendance

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The Nationals drew 2,153,056 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2006, placing them 11th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams.[14]

Game log

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2006 Game Log
April (8-17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 3 @ New York Mets 2-3 Glavine (1-0) Hernández (0-1) Wagner (1) 54,371 0-1
2 April 5 @ New York Mets 9-5 (10) Cordero (1-0) Julio (0-1) 19,557 1-1
3 April 6 @ New York Mets 5-10 Martínez (1-0) Ortiz (0-1) 25,839 1-2
4 April 7 @ Houston Astros 1-6 Backe (1-0) Armas (0-1) 26,978 1-3
5 April 8 @ Houston Astros 12-8 Hernández (1-1) Qualls (0-1) 39,324 2-3
6 April 9 @ Houston Astros 3-7 Pettitte (1-1) Drese (0-1) 31,662 2-4
7 April 10 @ Houston Astros 4-5 (12) Qualls (1-1) Stanton (0-1) 27,944 2-5
8 April 11 New York Mets 1-7 Bannister (1-0) Ortiz (0-2) 40,516 2-6
9 April 12 New York Mets 1-3 Martínez (2-0) Armas (0-2) Wagner (2) 29,986 2-7
10 April 13 New York Mets 13-4 Zambrano (1-0) Hernández (1-2) 25,460 2-8
11 April 14 @ Florida Marlins 3-5 Willis (1-0) Drese (0-2) Borowski (1) 12,913 2-9
12 April 15 @ Florida Marlins 2-1 Patterson (1-0) Olsen (0-1) Cordero (1) 15,668 3-9
13 April 16 @ Florida Marlins 7-5 Majewski (1-0) Herges (0-1) Cordero (2) 10,296 4-9
14 April 18 @ Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 Armas (1-2) Lidle (1-2) 20,072 5-9
15 April 19 @ Philadelphia Phillies 6-7 (10) Franklin (1-1) Stanton (0-2) 27,913 5-10
16 April 20 @ Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 Traber (1-0) Madson (1-1) 28,177 6-10
17 April 21 Atlanta Braves 7-3 Stanton (1-2) Cormier (0-1) 24,597 7-10
April 22 Atlanta Braves Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 18
18 April 23 Atlanta Braves 1-3 Cormier (1-1) Majewski (1-1) Remlinger (1) 21,569 7-11
19 April 24 Cincinnati Reds 2-4 Ramírez (1-0) Hernández (1-3) Weathers (5) 19,263 7-12
20 April 25 Cincinnati Reds 5-6 Williams (1-2) Traber (1-1) Weathers (6) 21,642 7-13
21 April 26 Cincinnati Reds 0-5 Arroyo (4-0) Ortiz (0-3) 19,380 7-14
22 April 27 @ St. Louis Cardinals 2-6 Ponson (3-0) O'Connor (0-1) 39,515 7-15
23 April 28 @ St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 Armas (2-2) Marquis (3-2) 40,841 8-15
24 April 29 @ St. Louis Cardinals 1-2 Looper (2-0) Rauch (0-1) Isringhausen (7) 39,596 8-16
25 April 30 @ St. Louis Cardinals 2-9 Suppan (2-2) Day (1-3) 39,383 8-17
May (14-15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26 May 1 @ New York Mets 1-2 Wagner (2-0) Majewski (1-2) 28,310 8-18
27 May 2 @ New York Mets 6-2 O'Connor (1-1) Maine (0-1) 34,046 9-18
28 May 3 Florida Marlins 5-6 Nolasco (2-1) Stanton (1-3) Borowski (4) 21,918 9-19
29 May 4 Florida Marlins 3-11 Johnson (2-2) Hernández (1-4) 20,984 9-20
30 May 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Day (2-3) Pérez (1-5) 21,059 10-20
31 May 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 4-5 (11) Gonzalez (1-2) Rodriguez (0-1) 29,953 10-21
32 May 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 O'Connor (2-1) Duke (2-3) Cordero (3) 30,659 11-21
33 May 9 @ Cincinnati Reds 7-1 Armas (3-2) Claussen (2-4) 16,716 12-21
34 May 10 @ Cincinnati Reds 6-9 Weathers (1-1) Stanton (1-4) 14,180 12-22
35 May 11 @ Cincinnati Reds 4-5 (11) Shackelford (1-0) Eischen (0-1) 16,716 12-23
36 May 12 @ Atlanta Braves 2-6 Smoltz (3-2) Ortiz (0-4) 31,818 12-24
37 May 13 @ Atlanta Braves 5-8 Reitsma (1-1) Cordero (1-1) 37,040 12-25
38 May 14 @ Atlanta Braves 8-1 Armas (4-2) Thomson (1-3) 31,062 13-25
39 May 16 @ Chicago Cubs 0-4 Zambrano (2-2) Hernández (1-5) 39,298 13-26
40 May 17 @ Chicago Cubs 0-5 Marshall (3-1) Day (2-4) 39,757 13-27
41 May 18 @ Chicago Cubs 5-3 Ortiz (1-4) Wood (0-1) Cordero (4) 40,517 14-27
42 May 19 Baltimore Orioles 1-5 Benson (6-3) O'Connor (2-2) 30,320 14-28
43 May 20 Baltimore Orioles 8-3 Rauch (1-1) Lopez (1-7) 32,502 15-28
44 May 21 Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Hernández (5-2) Chen (0-5) Cordero (5) 32,152 16-28
45 May 22 Houston Astros 3-10 Rodríguez (6-2) Day (2-5) 18,803 16-29
46 May 23 Houston Astros 4-1 Ortiz (2-4) Nieve (1-3) Cordero (6) 23,189 17-29
47 May 24 Houston Astros 5-1 Majewski (2-2) Wheeler (0-3) 24,194 18-29
48 May 25 Houston Astros 8-5 Armas (5-2) Pettitte (3-6) Cordero (7) 24,733 19-29
49 May 26 Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 Hernández (3-5) Tomko (5-2) 22,712 20-29
50 May 27 Los Angeles Dodgers 1-3 Lowe (3-3) Stanton (1-5) Saito (2) 26,867 20-30
51 May 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 Ortiz (3-4) Seo (2-3) 30,348 21-30
52 May 29 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2-11 Condrey (1-0) O'Connor (2-3) 33,682 21-31
53 May 30 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2-4 Myers (4-2) Armas (5-3) Gordon (15) 23,805 21-32
54 May 31 @ Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Hernández (4-5) Lidle (4-5) Cordero (8) 30,386 22-32
June (11-16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 June 2 @ Milwaukee Brewers 10-4 Ortiz (4-4) Eveland (0-3) 21,476 23-32
56 June 3 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Bray (1-0) Turnbow (2-3) Cordero (9) 40,392 24-32
57 June 4 @ Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 Armas (6-3) de la Rosa (2-2) 21,608 25-32
58 June 5 @ Atlanta Braves 5-4 Hernández (5-5) Hudson (5-4) Cordero (10) 20,702 26-32
59 June 6 @ Atlanta Braves 3-5 Ramírez (2-1) Hill (0-1) Ray (3) 23,497 26-33
60 June 7 @ Atlanta Braves 5-2 Ortiz (5-4) Smoltz (4-4) Cordero (11) 32,001 27-33
61 June 8 Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 O'Connor (3-3) Brito (0-2) Cordero (12) 24,669 28-33
62 June 9 Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 (12) Cordero (2-1) Condrey (1-1) 24,751 29-33
63 June 10 Philadelphia Phillies 2-6 Geary (4-0) Hernández (5-6) 32,089 29-34
64 June 11 Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 Hill (1-1) Hamels (1-1) 30,583 30-34
65 June 12 Colorado Rockies 3-4 Francis (5-5) Ramón Ortiz (5-5) Fuentes (14) 20,633 30-35
66 June 13 Colorado Rockies 2-9 Fogg (4-4) O'Connor (3-4) 21,689 30-36
67 June 14 Colorado Rockies 8-14 Martin (1-0) Bray (1-1) 24,273 30-37
68 June 15 Colorado Rockies 1-8 Jennings (5-6) Hernández (5-7) 22,793 30-38
69 June 16 New York Yankees 5-7 Rivera (4-3) Cordero (2-2) 44,749 30-39
70 June 17 New York Yankees 11-9 Rauch (2-1) Rivera (4-4) Cordero (13) 45,085 31-39
71 June 18 New York Yankees 3-2 Majewski (3-2) Wang (7-3) 45,157 32-39
72 June 19 @ Boston Red Sox 3-6 Snyder (1-0) Armas (6-4) Timlin (1) 36,252 32-40
73 June 20 @ Boston Red Sox 3-11 Wakefield (5-8) Hernández (5-8) 36,421 32-41
74 June 21 @ Boston Red Sox 3-9 Lester (2-0) Hill (1-2) 36,464 32-42
75 June 23 @ Baltimore Orioles 1-2 Lopez (5-8) Patterson (1-1) Ray (19) 48,331 32-43
76 June 24 @ Baltimore Orioles 2-3 Williams (2-3) Cordero (2-3) 36,290 32-44
77 June 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 9-5 Hernández (6-8) Cabrera (4-5) 27,680 33-44
78 June 27 @ Toronto Blue Jays 0-6 Burnett (1-1) Ortiz (5-6) 20,228 33-45
79 June 28 @ Toronto Blue Jays 1-6 Lilly (8-7) Hill (1-3) 17,067 33-46
80 June 29 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4-8 Halladay (10-2) Patterson (1-2) 17,175 33-47
81 June 30 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-11 Corcoran (2-0) O'Connor (3-5) 21,854 33-48
July (14-11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
82 July 1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3 (10) Cordero (3-3) Meadows (2-2) 21,515 34-48
83 July 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-2 Ortiz (6-6) Seo (2-5) 23,823 35-48
84 July 3 Florida Marlins 9-1 Astacio (1-0) Nolasco (6-5) 24,943 36-48
85 July 4 Florida Marlins 6-4 Cordero (4-3) Borowski (0-2) 23,118 37-48
86 July 5 Florida Marlins 9-18 Petit (1-1) O'Connor (3-6) Pinot (1) 18,441 37-49
87 July 6 Florida Marlins 8-7 (11) Cordero (5-3) Vargas (1-2) 29,053 38-49
88 July 7 San Diego Padres 2-3 Williams (4-1) Ortiz (6-7) Hoffman (23) 25,161 38-50
89 July 8 San Diego Padres 2-5 Young (8-4) Astacio (1-1) Hoffman (24) 27,060 38-51
90 July 9 San Diego Padres 9-10 Cassidy (5-4) Cordero (5-4) Linebrink (1) 22,000 38-52
All–Star Break (July 10–12)
91 July 14 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4-7 Duke (6-8) Ortiz (6-8) Gonzalez (14) 26,720 38-53
92 July 15 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 6-7 Gonzalez (3-3) Corcoran (0-1) 32,626 38-54
93 July 16 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 (11) Stanton (2-5) Hernández (0-3) 18,908 39-54
94 July 17 @ Florida Marlins 2-4 Nolasco (7-6) Armas (6-5) Borowski (18) 7,562 39-55
95 July 18 @ Florida Marlins 7-6 Stanton (3-5) Kensing (1-3) Cordero (14) 11,247 40-55
96 July 19 @ Florida Marlins 0-1 Sánchez (3-0) Ortiz (6-9) Borowski (19) 25,546 40-56
97 July 21 Chicago Cubs 7-6 Rauch (3-1) Howry (3-3) Cordero (15) 35,442 41-56
98 July 22 Chicago Cubs 7-3 Hernández (7-8) Williamson (2-3) 38,021 42-56
99 July 23 Chicago Cubs 7-1 Armas (7-5) Mármol (3-4) 30,851 43-56
100 July 25 San Francisco Giants 8-6 Ortiz (7-9) Morris (8-8) Cordero (16) 33,358 44-56
101 July 26 San Francisco Giants 4-3 Rivera (1-0) Benítez (4-2) 30,248 45-56
102 July 27 San Francisco Giants 6-5 Hernández (8-8) Cain (7-7) Cordero (17) 29,717 46-56
103 July 28 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 1-13 Billingsley (2-3) Armas (7-6) 55,825 46-57
104 July 29 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 5-7 Lowe (8-7) O'Connor (3-7) Broxton (1) 41,540 46-58
105 July 30 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3-4 Broxton (2-0) Rauch (3-2) Saito (9) 43,346 46-59
106 July 31 @ San Francisco Giants 10-7 Astacio (2-1) Lowry (5-7) Cordero (18) 37,106 47-59
August (9-18)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
107 August 1 @ San Francisco Giants 4-1 Hernández (9-8) Cain (7-8) Cordero (19) 37,258 48-59
108 August 2 @ San Francisco Giants 6-8 Schmidt (8-7) Armas (7-7) Stanton (1) 38,283 48-60
109 August 4 @ San Diego Padres 6-2 Ortiz (8-9) Young (9-5) 36,538 49-58
110 August 5 @ San Diego Padres 3-6 Embree (4-2) Astacio (2-2) Hoffman (30) 40,339 49-61
111 August 6 @ San Diego Padres 2-3 (10) Brocail (2-0) Bowie (0-1) 35,648 49-62
112 August 8 Florida Marlins 2-4 Nolasco (10-7) Armas (7-8) Borowski (23) 24,922 49-63
113 August 9 Florida Marlins 5-2 Ortiz (9-9) Willis (7-9) Cordero (20) 21,390 50-63
114 August 10 Florida Marlins 6-9 Moehler (6-8) Wagner (0-1) Borowski (24) 21,304 50-64
115 August 11 New York Mets 2-1 Traber (2-1) Glavine (12-5) Cordero (21) 29,414 51-64
116 August 12 New York Mets 4-6 Feliciano (5-2) Schroder (0-1) Wagner (27) 42,507 51-65
117 August 13 New York Mets 1-3 Bradford (4-2) Rauch (3-3) Wagner (28) 37,732 51-66
118 August 14 Atlanta Braves 4-10 James (5-3) Ortiz (9-10) 21,550 51-67
119 August 15 Atlanta Braves 5-0 Astacio (3-2) Cormier (2-4) 24,036 52-67
120 August 16 Atlanta Braves 9-6 Traber (3-1) Smoltz (10-6) Cordero (22) 28,094 53-67
121 August 17 Atlanta Braves 0-5 Villarreal (9-1) Bergmann (0-1) 29,007 53-68
122 August 18 @ Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 Armas (8-8) Myers (8-6) Cordero (23) 30,123 54-68
123 August 19 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2-11 Hamels (6-6) Ortiz (9-11) 34,881 54-69
124 August 20 @ Philadelphia Phillies 10-12 Wolf (2-0) Astacio (3-3) Rhodes (2) 36,023 54-70
125 August 21 @ Florida Marlins 1-3 Sánchez (5-2) Traber (3-2) Borowski (28) 9,316 54-71
126 August 22 @ Florida Marlins 5-7 Tankersley (2-1) Wagner (0-2) Borowski (29) 10,260 54-72
127 August 23 @ Florida Marlins 7-9 Olsen (10-7) Armas (8-9) 11,318 54-73
128 August 25 @ Atlanta Braves 7-6 Wagner (1-2) Paronto (1-2) Rivera (1) 33,621 55-73
129 August 26 @ Atlanta Braves 1-10 Smoltz (12-6) Astacio (3-4) 38,610 55-74
130 August 27 @ Atlanta Braves 6-13 McBride (4-1) Traber (3-3) 30,587 55-75
131 August 29 Philadelphia Phillies 6-10 Myers (10-6) Armas (8-10) Rhodes (4) 25,735 55-76
132 August 30 Philadelphia Phillies 1-5 Hamels (7-7) Ortiz (9-12) 24,438 55-77
133 August 31 Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 (10) Wagner (2-2) Fultz (3-1) 22,221 56-77
September (15-13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
September 1 Arizona Diamondbacks Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 2 as part of a double header
134 September 2 (1) Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Cordero (6-4) Lyon (2-4) 22,012 57-77
135 September 2 (2) Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Rivera Hernández (10-12) Cordero (24) 22,922 58-77
136 September 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 Wagner (3-2) Webb (14-6) Rauch (1) 30,771 59-77
137 September 4 St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Ortiz (10-12) Marquis (14-13) 31,092 60-77
138 September 5 St. Louis Cardinals 0-2 Suppan (11-7) Astacio (3-5) Isringhausen (33) 25,937 60-78
139 September 6 St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 Cordero (7-4) Isringhausen (4-8) 21,322 61-78
140 September 7 @ Colorado Rockies 5-10 Corpas (1-1) Wagner (3-3) 18,617 61-79
141 September 8 @ Colorado Rockies 8-11 Field (1-1) Rauch (3-4) Fuentes (24) 22,214 61-80
142 September 9 @ Colorado Rockies 5-9 Venafro (1-0) Ortiz (10-13) 22,735 61-81
143 September 10 @ Colorado Rockies 9-13 Mesa (1-5) Schroder (0-2) Fuentes (25) 18,647 61-82
144 September 11 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Rauch (4-4) Vizcaíno (4-5) Cordero (25) 29,610 62-82
145 September 12 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 Rodríguez (1-1) Peña (3-4) Cordero (26) 31,182 63-82
146 September 13 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 2-4 Hernández (12-12) Armas (8-11) Valverde (16) 19,031 63-83
147 September 15 Milwaukee Brewers 2-5 Villanueva (1-1) Ortiz (10-14) Cordero (19) 21,168 63-84
148 September 16 Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 Astacio (4-5) Bush (11-11) Cordero (27) 24,252 64-84
149 September 17 Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 Rivera (3-0) Davis (10-11) 26,128 65-84
150 September 18 Atlanta Braves 1-6 Davies (3-5) Armas (8-12) 25,211 65-85
151 September 19 Atlanta Braves 9-2 Pérez (1-0) James (10-4) 20,596 66-85
152 September 20 Atlanta Braves 3-7 Cormier (4-5) Ortiz (10-15) 19,027 66-86
153 September 22 @ New York Mets 3-2 Astacio (5-5) Hernández (10-11) Cordero (28) 42,788 67-86
154 September 23 @ New York Mets 6-12 Maine (6-5) O'Connor (3-8) 45,245 67-87
155 September 24 @ New York Mets 5-1 Armas (9-12) Trachsel (15-8) 44,543 68-87
156 September 25 @ New York Mets 7-3 Pérez (2-0) Glavine (14-7) 34,027 69-87
157 September 26 Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Ortiz (11-15) Myers (12-7) Corero (29) 18,960 70-87
158 September 27 Philadelphia Phillies 7-8 (14) Condrey (2-2) Bergmann (0-2) Castro (1) 21,809 70-88
159 September 28 Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Traber (4-3) Lieber (9-11) Rauch (2) 18,324 71-88
160 September 29 New York Mets 3-4 Feliciano (7-2) Rauch (4-5) Wagner (40) 27,805 71-89
161 September 30 New York Mets 0-13 Glavine (15-7) Pérez (2-1) 30,449 71-90
October (0-1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162 October 1 New York Mets 2-6 Mota (4-3) Ortiz (11-16) 29,044 71-91

Player stats

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Batting

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete offensive statistics are available here.

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
C Brian Schneider 124 410 30 105 81 0 4 55 .256 2
1B Nick Johnson 147 500 100 145 46 0 23 77 .290 10
2B José Vidro 126 463 52 134 26 1 7 47 .289 1
SS Royce Clayton 87 305 36 82 22 1 0 27 .269 8
3B Ryan Zimmerman 157 614 84 176 47 3 20 110 .287 11
LF Alfonso Soriano 159 647 119 179 41 2 46 95 .277 41
CF Marlon Byrd 78 197 28 44 8 1 5 18 .223 3
RF José Guillén 69 241 28 52 15 1 9 40 .216 1
SS Felipe López 71 274 43 77 13 2 2 22 .281 21
RF Austin Kearns 63 212 21 33 12 1 8 36 .250 2
2B Marlon Anderson 109 215 31 59 13 2 5 23 .274 2
CF Ryan Church 71 196 22 54 17 1 10 35 .276 6
C Robert Fick 60 128 14 34 4 0 2 9 .266 1
UT Damian Jackson 67 116 16 23 6 1 4 10 .198 1
UT Daryle Ward 78 104 15 32 9 0 6 19 .308 0
2B Bernie Castro 42 110 18 25 1 3 0 10 .227 7
CF Nook Logan 27 90 13 27 2 1 1 8 .300 2
CF Alex Escobar 33 87 14 31 3 2 4 18 .356 2
UT Matt LeCroy 39 67 5 16 3 0 2 9 .239 0
C Brandon Harper 18 41 6 12 3 0 2 6 .293 0
C Wiki González 12 35 3 8 0 0 0 2 .229 0
IF Brendan Harris 17 32 3 8 2 0 0 2 .250 0
CF Brandon Watson 9 28 0 5 0 0 0 0 .179 0
UT Henry Mateo 22 26 5 4 2 0 1 3 .154 0
OF George Lombard 20 21 2 3 0 0 1 1 .143 2
RF Mike Vento 9 18 3 5 1 0 0 1 .278 0
IF Melvin Dorta 15 19 3 4 1 0 0 0 .211 0
OF Luis Matos 14 15 2 3 2 0 0 0 .200 0
P Ramón Ortiz 38 56 5 6 0 0 1 3 .107 0
P Tony Armas Jr. 30 50 1 3 0 0 0 1 .060 0
P Liván Hernández 26 45 6 12 4 0 1 6 .267 0
P Pedro Astacio 15 25 2 5 0 0 0 0 .200 0
P Michael O'Connor 21 31 2 2 0 0 0 1 .065 0
P Billy Traber 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 .077 0
P Jason Bergmann 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P John Patterson 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0
P Zach Day 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Shawn Hill 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0
P Beltrán Pérez 9 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 0
P Saúl Rivera 54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Jon Rauch 85 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Gary Majewski 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Ryan Wagner 26 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0
P Ryan Drese 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Joey Eischen 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Chad Cordero 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Roy Corcoran 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Chris Schroder 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Micah Bowie 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Félix Rodríguez 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Travis Hughes 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0
P Mike Stanton 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Bill Bray 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Kevin Gryboski 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Chris Booker 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Santiago Ramírez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Brett Campbell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
Team Totals 162 5495 746 1437 322 22 164 695 .262 123

Pitching

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Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete pitching statistics are available here.

Pos Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
SP Ramón Ortiz 11 16 5.57 33 33 0 190.2 230 127 118 64 104
SP Tony Armas Jr. 9 12 5.03 30 30 0 154.0 167 96 86 64 97
SP Liván Hernández 9 8 5.34 24 24 0 146.2 176 94 87 52 89
SP Michael O'Connor 3 8 4.80 21 20 0 105.0 96 61 56 45 59
SP Pedro Astacio 5 5 5.98 17 17 0 90.1 109 64 60 31 42
CL Chad Cordero 7 4 3.19 68 0 29 73.1 59 27 26 22 69
RP Jon Rauch 4 5 3.35 85 0 2 91.1 78 37 34 36 86
RP Saúl Rivera 3 0 3.43 54 0 1 60.1 59 28 23 32 41
RP Gary Majewski 3 2 3.58 46 0 0 55.1 49 24 22 25 34
RP Mike Stanton 3 5 4.47 56 0 0 44.1 47 22 22 21 30
Jason Bergmann 0 2 6.68 29 6 0 64.2 81 49 48 27 54
Billy Traber 4 3 6.44 15 8 0 43.1 53 33 31 14 25
John Patterson 1 2 4.43 8 8 0 40.2 36 21 20 9 42
Chris Schroder 0 2 6.35 21 0 0 28.1 23 21 20 15 39
Shawn Hill 1 3 4.66 6 6 0 36.2 43 20 19 12 16
Félix Rodríguez 1 1 7.67 31 0 0 29.1 32 25 25 16 15
Zach Day 1 3 4.73 5 5 0 26.2 29 15 14 11 13
Bill Bray 1 1 3.91 19 0 0 23.0 24 11 10 9 16
Beltrán Pérez 2 1 3.86 8 3 0 21.0 16 9 9 13 9
Ryan Wagner 3 3 4.70 26 0 0 30.2 36 21 16 15 20
Micah Bowie 0 1 1.37 15 0 0 19.2 11 3 3 7 11
Joey Eischen 0 1 8.59 22 0 0 14.2 18 18 14 19 18
Chris Booker 0 0 3.68 10 0 0 7.1 5 3 3 1 7
Travis Hughes 0 0 6.35 8 0 0 11.1 13 8 8 6 4
Ryan Drese 0 2 5.19 2 2 0 8.2 9 8 5 8 5
Kevin Gryboski 0 0 14.29 6 0 0 5.2 14 11 9 2 4
Roy Corcoran 0 1 11.12 6 0 0 5.2 12 8 7 4 6
Brett Campbell 0 0 10.38 4 0 0 4.1 4 5 5 2 4
Santiago Ramírez 0 0 8.10 4 0 0 3.1 6 3 3 2 1
Team Totals 71 91 5.03 162 162 32 1436.1 1535 872 803 584 960

Team leaders

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Qualifying players only.

Batting

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Stat Player Total
Avg. Nick Johnson .290
HR Alfonso Soriano 46
RBI Ryan Zimmerman 110
R Alfonso Soriano 119
H Alfonso Soriano 179
SB Alfonso Soriano 41

Pitching

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Stat Player Total
W Ramón Ortiz 11
L Ramón Ortiz 16
ERA Ramón Ortiz 5.57
SO Ramón Ortiz 104
SV Chad Cordero 29
IP Ramón Ortiz 190.2

Awards and honors

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All-Stars

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Annual awards

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA New Orleans Zephyrs Pacific Coast League Tim Foli
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League John Stearns
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Randy Knorr and Edgar Caceres
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League Bobby Williams
A-Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters New York–Penn League José Alguacil
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Bob Henley

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References

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  1. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres
  2. ^ Alfonso Soriano Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ a b Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Colorado Rockies
  5. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Philadelphia Phillies
  6. ^ Anonymous, "Second season of uncertainty," washingtontimes.com, February 18, 2006
  7. ^ Anonymous, "Today in Nationals’ History: Nationals Park Groundbreaking Ceremony," mlblogs.com, May 4, 2017.
  8. ^ Felipe López Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Arizona Diamondbacks
  10. ^ Trades between Washington Nationals & Atlanta Braves
  11. ^ Trades between Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers
  12. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Detroit Tigers
  13. ^ baseball-reference.com 2006 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  14. ^ baseball-reference.com 2006 Washington Nationals
  15. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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