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Sports season
The 2006 Major League Baseball season ended with the National League 's St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series with the lowest regular-season victory total (83) in a fully-played season in major league history. The Atlanta Braves failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since 1990. Individual achievements included Barry Bonds who, despite questions surrounding his alleged steroid use and involvement in the BALCO scandal, surpassed Babe Ruth for second place on the career home runs list . The American League continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game, and ninth of the prior 10 contests (the 2002 game was a tie).
Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
Bracket
Template:8TeamBracket-MLB
All-Star game
Awards
Other awards
Player of the Month
Pitcher of the Month
Rookie of the Month
Statistical leaders
Statistic
American League
National League
AVG
Joe Mauer , MIN
.347
Freddy Sanchez , PIT
.344
HR
David Ortiz , BOS
54
Ryan Howard , PHI
58
RBI
David Ortiz , BOS
137
Ryan Howard , PHI
149
Wins
Johan Santana , MIN Chien-Ming Wang , NYY
19
Aaron Harang , CIN Derek Lowe , LAD Brad Penny , LAD John Smoltz , ATL Brandon Webb , ARI Carlos Zambrano , CHC
16
ERA
Johan Santana , MIN
2.77
Roy Oswalt , HOU
2.98
SO
Johan Santana , MIN
245
Aaron Harang , CIN
216
SV
Francisco Rodríguez , LAA
47
Trevor Hoffman , SD
46
SB
Carl Crawford , TB
58
José Reyes , NYM
64
Managers
American League
National League
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Milestones
300–300 Club members
Home Runs
The following players reached major home run milestones in 2006:
May 21 — reached 714 career homers, tying Babe Ruth for second all time
May 28 — reached 715 career homers, passing Ruth for second all time
400 career homers
300 career homers
200 career homers
Entry into the top 500
Pitching
Hitting
Alfonso Soriano of the Washington Nationals become only the fourth player to join the 40–40 Club, joining José Canseco, Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez when he stole his 40th base of the season on September 16. Six days later he became the first person ever to reach 40 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 40 doubles in one season.
Other achievements
Matt Holliday hit the longest home run of the season in MLB against the San Francisco Giants on September 19 with an official distance of 443 feet (135 m); HitTracker estimated it at 496 feet (151 m).[ 1]
Home Field Attendance & Payroll
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Est. Payroll
%±
New York Yankees [ 2]
97
2.1%
4,248,067
3.8%
52,445
$194,663,079
-6.5%
Los Angeles Dodgers [ 3]
88
23.9%
3,758,545
4.3%
46,402
$98,447,187
18.6%
St. Louis Cardinals [ 4]
83
-17.0%
3,407,104
-3.7%
42,589
$88,891,371
-3.5%
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [ 5]
89
-6.3%
3,406,790
0.1%
42,059
$103,472,000
9.1%
New York Mets [ 6]
97
16.9%
3,379,535
19.4%
41,723
$101,584,963
0.3%
San Francisco Giants [ 7]
76
1.3%
3,130,313
-1.6%
38,646
$90,056,419
-0.2%
Chicago Cubs [ 8]
66
-16.5%
3,123,215
0.7%
38,558
$94,424,499
8.5%
Houston Astros [ 9]
82
-7.9%
3,022,763
7.8%
37,318
$100,894,435
31.4%
Chicago White Sox [ 10]
90
-9.1%
2,957,414
26.2%
36,511
$102,750,667
36.7%
Boston Red Sox [ 11]
86
-9.5%
2,930,588
2.9%
36,180
$120,099,824
-2.8%
Philadelphia Phillies [ 12]
85
-3.4%
2,701,815
1.4%
33,356
$88,273,333
-7.6%
San Diego Padres [ 13]
88
7.3%
2,659,757
-7.3%
32,837
$69,896,141
10.4%
Detroit Tigers [ 14]
95
33.8%
2,595,937
28.2%
32,049
$82,612,866
19.6%
Atlanta Braves [ 15]
79
-12.2%
2,550,524
1.2%
31,488
$90,156,876
4.3%
Seattle Mariners [ 16]
78
13.0%
2,481,165
-9.0%
30,632
$87,959,833
0.2%
Texas Rangers [ 17]
80
1.3%
2,388,757
-5.4%
29,491
$68,228,662
22.2%
Milwaukee Brewers [ 18]
75
-7.4%
2,335,643
5.6%
28,835
$57,970,333
45.2%
Toronto Blue Jays [ 19]
87
8.8%
2,302,212
14.3%
28,422
$71,365,000
56.1%
Minnesota Twins [ 20]
96
15.7%
2,285,018
12.3%
28,210
$63,396,006
12.8%
Baltimore Orioles [ 21]
70
-5.4%
2,153,139
-18.0%
26,582
$72,585,582
-1.8%
Washington Nationals [ 22]
71
-12.3%
2,153,056
-21.2%
26,581
$63,143,000
30.0%
Cincinnati Reds [ 23]
80
9.6%
2,134,607
9.9%
26,353
$60,909,519
-1.6%
Colorado Rockies [ 24]
76
13.4%
2,104,362
9.9%
25,980
$41,233,000
-13.8%
Arizona Diamondbacks [ 25]
76
-1.3%
2,091,685
1.6%
25,823
$59,984,226
-4.2%
Cleveland Indians [ 26]
78
-16.1%
1,997,995
-0.8%
24,667
$56,031,500
35.0%
Oakland Athletics [ 27]
93
5.7%
1,976,625
-6.3%
24,403
$64,843,079
17.0%
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 28]
67
0.0%
1,861,549
2.4%
22,982
$46,717,750
22.5%
Kansas City Royals [ 29]
62
10.7%
1,372,638
0.1%
16,946
$47,694,000
29.3%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays [ 30]
61
-9.0%
1,368,950
19.9%
16,901
$34,917,967
17.7%
Florida Marlins [ 31]
78
-6.0%
1,164,134
-37.2%
14,372
$14,671,500
-75.7%
Events
See also
References
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^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Arizona Diamondbacks Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Tampa Bay Rays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology" . www.baseballlibrary.com . Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013 .
External links
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also
1975–1990 1991–2009 2010–present