2006 Boston Red Sox season
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Record | 86–76 (.531) |
Divisional place | 3rd (11 GB) |
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Owner(s) | John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) |
General manager(s) | Theo Epstein |
Manager(s) | Terry Francona |
Local television | NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy) |
Local radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2006 Boston Red Sox season was the 106th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, 11 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason[]
- November 24, 2005: Shortstop Hanley Ramírez was traded by the Boston Red Sox along with pitchers Jesús Delgado (minors), Harvey García and Aníbal Sánchez to the Florida Marlins, in exchange for P Josh Beckett, 3B Mike Lowell and P Guillermo Mota.[1]
- December 8, 2005: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte.[2]
- February 1, 2006: Free agent catcher Ken Huckaby was signed by Boston.[3]
Regular season[]
Transactions[]
- January 27, 2006: The Red Sox sent Guillermo Mota, Andy Marte, Kelly Shoppach, a player to be named later (Randy Newson, July 21) and cash to the Indians, in exchange for Coco Crisp, David Riske, and Josh Bard.[4]
- March 30, 2006: Charles Johnson and Chris Narveson were obtained by Boston from the Rockies for Byung-hyun Kim and cash consideration. Johnson was released the same day.[5]
- May 1, 2006: Doug Mirabelli was acquired by the Red Sox from the Padres in exchange for Josh Bard, Cla Meredith and cash.[6]
- June 21, 2006: Jason Johnson was purchased by the Red Sox from the Indians.[7]
- August 4: Javy López was purchased by Boston from the Orioles.[8]
- August 16, 2006: Carlos Peña signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[9]
- August 17, 2006: Eric Hinske was purchased by the Red Sox from the Blue Jays.[10]
- August 28, 2006: Jason Johnson was released by the Red Sox.[11]
- September 8, 2006: Javy López was released by the Red Sox.[12]
Season summary[]
The Boston Red Sox finished 11 games behind the first place team in the American League East, the New York Yankees. While part of the blame for the Red Sox demise could be the 5-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees from August 18 – 21, the team had a poor record the entire month of August (going just 9-21) and September (13-14). Also, they suffered extensive injuries to Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, Jonathan Papelbon, Jon Lester, and Keith Foulke.
Season standings[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 10 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 11 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 27 | 40–41 | 30–51 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 36 | 41–40 | 20–61 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–15 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 8–11 | 9–9 |
Boston | 15–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 16–2 |
Chicago | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 14–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 13–6 | — | 14–4 | 3–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 15–3 |
Kansas City | 1–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 8–10 | 4–14 | — | 3–7 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 10–9 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 7–11 |
Minnesota | 6–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 16–2 |
New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 3–6 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 8–2 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 4–2 | 7–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 4–6 | 6–3 | — | 17–2 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 8–10 |
Seattle | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 9–10 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–17 | — | 6–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 14–4 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–7 | 1–6 | 5–13 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 3–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 |
Texas | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 2–8 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 7–11 |
Toronto | 11–8 | 12–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 2–4 | — | 9–9 |
Team | ATL | FLA | NYM | PHI | WSH |
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Boston | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 |
Opening Day lineup[]
10 | Coco Crisp | CF |
3 | Mark Loretta | 2B |
34 | David Ortiz | DH |
24 | Manny Ramirez | LF |
7 | Trot Nixon | RF |
33 | Jason Varitek | C |
25 | Mike Lowell | 3B |
20 | Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
11 | Álex González | SS |
38 | Curt Schilling | P |
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Bases on Balls; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen Bases
Bold indicates leader in category.
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Avg. | SB |
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Mark Loretta | 155 | 635 | 75 | 181 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 49 | 63 | .285 | 4 |
Mike Lowell | 153 | 573 | 79 | 163 | 47 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 47 | 61 | .284 | 2 |
Kevin Youkilis | 147 | 569 | 100 | 159 | 42 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 91 | 120 | .279 | 5 |
David Ortiz | 151 | 558 | 115 | 160 | 29 | 2 | 54 | 137 | 119 | 117 | .287 | 1 |
Manny Ramirez | 130 | 449 | 79 | 144 | 27 | 1 | 35 | 102 | 100 | 102 | .321 | 0 |
Coco Crisp | 105 | 413 | 58 | 109 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 67 | .264 | 22 |
Álex González | 111 | 388 | 48 | 99 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 67 | .255 | 1 |
Trot Nixon | 114 | 381 | 59 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 60 | 56 | .268 | 0 |
Jason Varitek | 103 | 365 | 46 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 46 | 87 | .238 | 1 |
Wily Mo Peña | 84 | 276 | 36 | 83 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 90 | .301 | 0 |
Alex Cora | 96 | 235 | 31 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 29 | .238 | 6 |
Doug Mirabelli | 59 | 161 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 54 | .193 | 0 |
Gabe Kapler | 72 | 130 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 15 | .254 | 1 |
Dustin Pedroia | 31 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .191 | 0 |
Eric Hinske | 31 | 80 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 30 | .288 | 1 |
Javy López | 18 | 63 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | .190 | 0 |
Willie Harris | 47 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .156 | 6 |
J. T. Snow | 38 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | .205 | 0 |
Dustan Mohr | 21 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .175 | 0 |
Carlos Peña | 18 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .273 | 0 |
David Murphy | 20 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .227 | 0 |
Adam Stern | 10 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .150 | 1 |
Josh Bard | 7 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .278 | 0 |
Josh Beckett | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .429 | 0 |
Ken Huckaby | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
Corky Miller | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Jon Lester | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
Tim Wakefield | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
Matt Clement | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
Curt Schilling | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 |
Abe Alvarez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Lenny DiNardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Jason Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors[]
- Mark Loretta – Hutch Award[14]
- David Ortiz – Silver Slugger Award (DH), AL Player of the Month (July)
- Jonathan Papelbon – AL Rookie of the Month (April)
- Manny Ramirez – Silver Slugger Award (OF)
All-Star Game
- Mark Loretta, starting 2B
- David Ortiz, starting 1B
- Jonathan Papelbon, reserve P
- Manny Ramírez, starting OF (did not attend)
Farm system[]
The Class A Greenville Drive had previously been nicknamed the Bombers.
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Ron Johnson |
AA | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League | Todd Claus |
A-Advanced | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | Chad Epperson |
A | Greenville Drive | South Atlantic League | Luis Alicea |
A-Short Season | Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Bruce Crabbe |
Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | Dave Tomlin |
Rookie | DSL Red Sox | Dominican Summer League | Nelson Paulino |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland, GCL Red Sox
Source:[15][16]
References[]
- ^ Hanley Ramirez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Edgar Renteria Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Coco Crisp at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Charles Johnson at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Doug Mirabelli at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jason Johnson at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Javy López at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Carlos Peña at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Eric Hinske Statistics - Baseball Reference.com
- ^ Jason Johnson Statistics - Baseball Reference.com
- ^ Javy López Statistics - Baseball Reference.com
- ^ "Red Sox All-Time Uniform Numbers". www.redsoxdiehard.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ Hutch Award
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 2006. p. 546. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 Boston Red Sox season. |
- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: Boston Red Sox Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Boston Red Sox Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Boston Red Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Boston Red Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
- 2006 Boston Red Sox season at Baseball Reference
- 2006 Boston Red Sox Draft Selections
- Boston Red Sox seasons
- 2006 Major League Baseball season
- 2006 in sports in Massachusetts
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