2006 Texas Rangers season
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Record | 80–82 (.494) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | Tom Hicks |
General manager(s) | Jon Daniels |
Manager(s) | Buck Showalter |
Local television | KDFI KDFW FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) |
Local radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Victor Rojas) KFLC (Eleno Ornelas, José Guzmán) |
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The Texas Rangers finished the 2006 season in 3rd place of the West Division of the American League. They had two players feature in the 2006 All-Star Game: Michael Young who in his 3rd appearance was named the All Star Game's Most Valuable Player; and Gary Matthews, Jr. making his first appearance.[citation needed]
Offseason[]
- December 8, 2005: Termel Sledge was traded by the Washington Nationals with Armando Galarraga and Brad Wilkerson to the Texas Rangers for Alfonso Soriano.
- January 6, 2006: Termel Sledge was traded by the Texas Rangers with Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Young to the San Diego Padres for Billy Killian (minors), Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka.[1]
Regular season[]
Opening Day starters[]
- Rod Barajas, C
- Mark Teixeira, 1B
- Ian Kinsler, 2B*
- Hank Blalock, 3B
- Michael Young, SS
- Brad Wilkerson, LF
- Laynce Nix, CF
- Kevin Mench, RF
- Phil Nevin, DH
- Kevin Millwood, RHP
*Rookie
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 28, 2006: Carlos Lee was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Nelson Cruz to the Texas Rangers for Laynce Nix, Kevin Mench, Francisco Cordero, and Julian Cordero (minors).[2]
- August 4, 2006: Randall Simon was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[3]
- September 1, 2006: Randall Simon was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Texas Rangers.[3]
Roster[]
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Game log[]
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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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SS | Michael Young | 162 | 691 | 217 | .314 | 14 | 103 |
CF | Gary Matthews, Jr. | 147 | 620 | 194 | .313 | 19 | 79 |
RF | Mark DeRosa | 136 | 520 | 154 | .296 | 13 | 74 |
1B | Mark Teixeira | 162 | 628 | 177 | .282 | 33 | 110 |
3B | Hank Blalock | 152 | 591 | 157 | .266 | 16 | 89 |
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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Vicente Padilla | 33 | 200 | 15 | 10 | 4.50 | 156 |
Kevin Millwood | 34 | 186.2 | 16 | 12 | 4.52 | 157 |
Other pitchers[]
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Relief pitchers[]
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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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Rangers | 162 | 5659 (3rd) | 1571 (6th) | 835 (6th) | .278 (6th) | 183 (13th) | 799 (7th) |
Opponents | 162 | 5601 | 1558 | 784 | .278 | 162 | 750 |
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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Rangers | 162 | 1431.1 (22nd) | 80 (15th) | 82 (15th) | 4.60 (18th) | 972 (25th) | 8 (18th) |
Awards and honors[]
- Mark Teixeira, 1B, Gold Glove
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Pacific Coast League | Tim Ireland and Mike Boulanger |
AA | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas League | Darryl Kennedy |
A | Bakersfield Blaze | California League | Carlos Subero |
A | Clinton LumberKings | Midwest League | Andy Fox |
A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Mike Micucci |
Rookie | AZL Rangers | Arizona League | Pedro López |
References[]
External links[]
- Texas Rangers seasons
- 2006 Major League Baseball season
- 2006 in sports in Texas