2006 Atlanta Braves season

2006 Atlanta Braves
2006 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994); ;
Location
	Turner Field (since 1997); Atlanta (since 1966);
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation; Turner South; (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray, Ron Gant); FSN South; (Jeff Torborg, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WGST; WKLS; (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray); WWWE; (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 2006 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 136th for the franchise and 41st in Atlanta. During the season, the Braves attempted to win the NL East.

Finishing with a 79–83 record, not only did the Braves miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990, but also their first losing season that same season. In failing to reach the postseason, Atlanta ended their streak of fourteen consecutive division titles.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

National League East[]

v t NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	97	65	0.599	—	50–31	47–34
Philadelphia Phillies	85	77	0.525	12	41–40	44–37
Atlanta Braves	79	83	0.488	18	40–41	39–42
Florida Marlins	78	84	0.481	19	42–39	36–45
Washington Nationals	71	91	0.438	26	41–40	30–51

Record vs. opponents[]

2006 National League Records v t Source: [1]
Team	ARI	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

Transactions[]

December 8, 2005: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte.^[1]
July 20, 2006: Bob Wickman was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Max Ramirez (minors).^[2]

Roster[]

2006 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

48 Danys Báez
27 Kevin Barry
48,78 Blaine Boyer
40 Lance Cormier
26 Kyle Davies
28,34 Joey Devine
50 Wayne Franklin
15 Tim Hudson
43 Chuck James
36 Anthony Lerew
49 Macay McBride
58,27 Peter Moylan
54 Chad Paronto
30 Horacio Ramírez
38 Ken Ray
37 Chris Reitsma
36 Mike Remlinger
35 Jason Shiell
57 Travis Smith
29 John Smoltz
34 Jorge Sosa
58 Phil Stockman
52 John Thomson
56 Óscar Villarreal
28 Bob Wickman
57 Tyler Yates

Catchers

16 Brian McCann
5 Todd Pratt

Infielders

14 Willy Aybar
24 Wilson Betemit
22 Marcus Giles
10 Chipper Jones
19 Adam LaRoche
4 Pete Orr
8 Brayan Peña
1 Tony Peña, Jr.
14,24 Martín Prado
11 Édgar Rentería
12 Daryle Ward

Outfielders

23 Matt Diaz
7 Jeff Francoeur
25 Andruw Jones
33 Brian Jordan
18 Ryan Langerhans
20 Scott Thorman

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

39 Pat Corrales (bench)
53 Bobby Dews (bullpen)
45 Fredi González (third base)
17 Glenn Hubbard (first base)
51 Roger McDowell (pitching)
9 Terry Pendleton (hitting)

Player stats[]

Batting[]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[]

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Brian Snitker
AA	Mississippi Braves	Southern League	Jeff Blauser
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Rocket Wheeler
A	Rome Braves	South Atlantic League
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Paul Runge
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville^[3]

References[]

2006 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
Game Logs:

1st Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com

Batting Statistics: Atlanta Braves Batting Stats on ESPN.com
Pitching Statistics: Atlanta Braves Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

^ "Edgar Renteria Stats".
^ Bob Wickman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

[1] "Edgar Renteria Stats".

[2] Bob Wickman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com

[3] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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2006 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997) Atlanta (since 1966)
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray, Ron Gant) FSN South (Jeff Torborg, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WGST WKLS (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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