2006 Seattle Mariners season
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Record | 78–84 (.481) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Nintendo of America (represented by Howard Lincoln) |
General manager(s) | Bill Bavasi |
Manager(s) | Mike Hargrove |
Local television | KSTW 11 FSN Northwest (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner) |
Local radio | KOMO (AM) 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner) |
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The Seattle Mariners 2006 season was their 30th since the franchise creation, and their third consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a 78–84 (.481) record.
Two players were featured in the All-Star Game: Ichiro Suzuki, making his sixth appearance in the All-Star Game, and José López, with his first appearance.
The Mariners' longest winning streak was 5 games, which they managed twice, between June 16–21 and June 24–29, counterpointed by their longest losing streak of 11 games from August 10–20.
Offseason[]
- December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.[1]
- January 9, 2006: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[2]
- March 30, 2006: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Seattle Mariners.[2]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 49–32 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 4 | 45–36 | 44–37 |
Texas Rangers | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 13 | 39–42 | 41–40 |
Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 15 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
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 |
Notable transactions[]
- July 26, 2006: Ben Broussard was traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Shin-Soo Choo. The Seattle Mariners sent Shawn Nottingham (minors) (August 24, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.[3]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 161 | 695 | 224 | .322 | 9 | 49 |
C | Kenji Johjima | 144 | 506 | 147 | .291 | 18 | 76 |
LF | Raúl Ibañez | 159 | 626 | 181 | .289 | 33 | 123 |
SS | Yuniesky Betancourt | 157 | 558 | 161 | .289 | 8 | 47 |
2B | José López | 151 | 603 | 170 | .282 | 10 | 79 |
3B | Adrián Beltré | 156 | 620 | 166 | .268 | 25 | 89 |
1B | Richie Sexson | 158 | 591 | 156 | .264 | 34 | 107 |
Other batters[]
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 |
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Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Only pitchers who qualified for the ERA title have been listed
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jamie Moyer | 25 | 160.0 | 6 | 12 | 4.39 | 82 |
Gil Meche | 32 | 186.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.48 | 156 |
Félix Hernández | 31 | 191.0 | 12 | 14 | 4.52 | 176 |
Jarrod Washburn | 31 | 187.0 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 | 103 |
Cha Seung Baek | 6 | 34.1 | 4 | 1 | 3.67 | 23 |
Other pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joel Piñeiro | 40 | 165.2 | 8 | 13 | 6.36 | 87 |
Ryan Feierabend | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 | 11 |
Cesar Jimenez | 4 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 |
Francisco Cruceta | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | H | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jon Huber | 16 | 16.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.08 | 11 |
Mark Lowe | 15 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.93 | 20 |
Rafael Soriano | 53 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.25 | 65 |
J. J. Putz | 72 | 78.1 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 2.30 | 104 |
Eric O'Flaherty | 15 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 6 |
Julio Mateo | 48 | 53.2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4.19 | 31 |
Jake Woods | 37 | 105.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.20 | 66 |
George Sherrill | 72 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4.28 | 42 |
Sean Green | 24 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 15 |
Jeff Harris | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
Eddie Guardado | 28 | 23.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.48 | 22 |
Emiliano Fruto | 23 | 36.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 | 34 |
Travis Chick | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 2 |
Jorge Campillo | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
Bobby Livingston | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 |
Clint Nageotte | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Team statistics[]
Positions in brackets are in league with other MLB teams
Batting[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Team | G | AB | H | R | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mariners | 162 | 5670 (2nd) | 1540 (10th) | 756 (21st) | .272 (11th) | 172 (18th) | 703 (24th) |
Opponents | 162 | 5611 | 1500 | 792 | .267 | 183 | 758 |
Pitching[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts
Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO |
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Mariners | 162 | 1446.2 (12th) | 78 (18th) | 84 (11th) | 4.60 (19th) | 1067 (14th) | 6 (22nd) |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dave Brundage |
AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Daren Brown |
A | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Gary Thurman |
A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | |
A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Dave Myers |
Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Dana Williams |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Inland Empire[4]
Major League Baseball Draft[]
2006 Seattle Mariners draft picks | |
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Brandon Morrow (pictured right) was the Mariners first round pick in 2006. | |
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Owner | Nintendo of America |
General Manager(s) | Bill Bavasi |
Manager(s) | Mike Hargrove |
First pick | Brandon Morrow |
Draft positions | 5 |
Number of selections | 50 |
Players signed (Rule 4) | 26 (before deadline) |
Links | |
Results | Baseball-Reference |
Official Site | The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners |
Years | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 |
Below is a complete list of Seattle Mariners draft picks from the June 2006 draft.[5]
The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft but not the Rule 5 draft in 2006.[5]
The 2006 Major League Baseball Draft was held from June 6 to 7.[5] The Mariners selected a total of 50 players in the draft. Of those 50 players, the Mariners signed 26 players.[5] They did however sign multiple players after the draft deadline.
June amateur draft[]
Key[]
Round (Pick) | Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Bold | Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
Italics | Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |
Table[]
Round (Pick) | Name | Position | School | Ref |
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1 (5) | Brandon Morrow | Right-handed pitcher | University of California, Berkeley | [6] |
2 (49) | Chris Tillman | Right-handed pitcher | Fountain Valley High School | [7] |
3 (81) | Anthony Butler | Left-handed pitcher | Oak Creek High School | [8] |
4 (111) | Right-handed pitcher | University of Miami | [8] | |
5 (141) | Nathan Adcock | Right-handed pitcher | North Hardin High School | [8] |
6 (171) | Adam Moore | Catcher | University of Texas at Arlington | [8] |
7 (201) | Doug Fister | Right-handed pitcher | California State University, Fresno | [8] |
8 (231) | Steven Richard | Right-handed pitcher | Clemson University | [8] |
9 (261) | Right-handed pitcher | Sacramento Community College | [8] | |
10 (291) | Christopher Minaker | Shortstop | Stanford University | [8] |
11 (321) | Aaron Solomon | Right-handed pitcher | Cumberland University | [8] |
12 (351) | Gavin Dickey | Outfielder | University of Florida | [8] |
13 (381) | Joseph Kantakevich | Right-handed pitcher | College of William & Mary | [8] |
14 (411) | Jared Baehl | Third baseman | North Posey High School | [8] |
15 (441) | Andrew Fiorenza | Right-handed pitcher | Clemson University | [8] |
16 (471) | Austin Bibens-Dirkx | Right-handed pitcher | University of Portland | [8] |
17 (501) | Dan Runzler | Left-handed pitcher | University of California, Riverside | [8] |
18 (531) | Kam Mickolio | Right-handed pitcher | Utah Valley State College | [8] |
19 (561) | Cameron Nobles | Right-handed pitcher | Jackson High School | [5] |
20 (591) | Johan Limonta | First baseman | Miami Dade College | [5] |
21 (621) | Brent Gaphardt | Left-handed pitcher | University of Delaware | [5] |
22 (651) | Fabian Williamson | Left-handed pitcher | Kennedy High School | [5] |
23 (681) | Marcos Villezcas | Shortstop | Brigham Young University | [5] |
24 (711) | Kyle Parker | Right-handed pitcher | University of Washington | [5] |
25 (741) | Tyson Gillies | Outfielder | R.E. Mountain SS | [5] |
26 (771) | Gregory Moviel | Left-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt University | [5] |
27 (801) | Bryan Ball | Right-handed pitcher | University of Florida | [5] |
28 (831) | Everett Collis | Right-handed pitcher | Cornell University | [5] |
29 (861) | Gregory Nesbitt | Left-handed pitcher | James Madison University | [5] |
30 (891) | Matthew Vogel | Shortstop | Lewis-Clark State College | [5] |
31 (921) | David McClain | Right-handed pitcher | San Jacinto College | [5] |
32 (951) | Joe Agreste | First baseman | Potomac State College | [5] |
33 (981) | Robert Harmon | Right-handed pitcher | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | [5] |
34 (1011) | Stanley Posluszny | Outfielder | West Virginia University | [5] |
35 (1041) | Alex Meneses | Shortstop | Barry University | [5] |
36 (1071) | Kyle Haas | Right-handed pitcher | Douglas College | [5] |
37 (1101) | Christopher Walden | Right-handed pitcher | Bellefontaine High School | [5] |
38 (1131) | Michael Drake | Outfielder | Cosumnes River College | [5] |
39 (1161) | Philip Roy | Right-handed pitcher | Miami Dade College | [5] |
40 (1191) | Haley Winter | Right-handed pitcher | University of California, Riverside | [5] |
41 (1221) | Brandon Fromm | First baseman | San Jose State University | [5] |
42 (1251) | Shane Cox | Right-handed pitcher | Alvin Community College | [5] |
43 (1280) | Clint Straka | Right-handed pitcher | Northern Oklahoma College | [5] |
44 (1309) | Bryan Earley | Right-handed pitcher | Elder High School | [5] |
45 (1338) | Jeremy Camacho | Shortstop | Eagle Rock High School | [5] |
46 (1367) | Robbie Dominguez | Right-handed pitcher | Cerritos College | [5] |
47 (1395) | Sean Ward | Outfielder | Evans High School | [5] |
48 (1423) | Jeremy Beeching | Left-handed pitcher | Volunteer State Community College | [5] |
49 (1451) | Nathan Tacker | Right-handed pitcher | Rice University | [5] |
50 (1479) | Tyler Sanford | Catcher | Saguaro High School | [5] |
References[]
- ^ "Yorvit Torrealba Stats".
- ^ a b "Cody Ransom Stats".
- ^ Ben Broussard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "2006 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks". The Baseball Cube. thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ Beene, Darrin (June 7, 2006). "M's gamble on Cal's 'power arm': Morrow gets nod over Lincecum". The News Tribune. accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ Corey Brock (June 7, 2006). "Mariners draft features plenty of arms". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Mariners make 18 selections on first day of draft". Major League Baseball. seattle.mariners.mlb.com. June 6, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Seattle Mariners Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
External links[]
- Seattle Mariners seasons
- 2006 Major League Baseball season
- 2006 in sports in Washington (state)