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. Gary Nathaniel Matthews Jr. (born August 25, 1974) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2010. Matthews is the son of the 1973 Rookie of the Year, 1979 All-Star, and former ...

making his first appearance.

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.

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

Record vs. opponents

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).Carlos Lee Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> * August 4, 2006: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.Randall Simon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> *September 1, 2006: Randall Simon was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Texas Rangers.

Roster

Game log

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, , , , 30,207 , , 44–42 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 8 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Liriano , , Rheinecker (4–3) , , , , 36,035 , , 44–43 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 88 , , July 9 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Bauer (3–1) , ,

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

, , Otsuka (17) , , 23,268 , , 45–43 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 89 , , July 13 , , @

, , 15–1 , , Padilla (9–5) , , Cabrera , , , , 22,780 , , 46–43 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 90 , , July 14 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Millwood (9–5) , ,

Benson Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada *Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom * Benson, Oxfordshire ...

, , Otsuka (18) , , 28,201 , , 47–43 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 15 , , @

, , 8–1 , , Bédard , , Rheinecker (4–4) , , , , 35,804 , , 47–44 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 16 , , @

, , 4–0 , ,

López López is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", ''Lope'' itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is ''Lopes'', its Ital ...

, , Wasdin (2–2) , , , , 25,169 , , 47–45 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 17 , , @ Blue Jays , , 10–1 , , Lilly , , Koronka (6–6) , , , , 16,872 , , 47–46 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 94 , , July 18 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–2 , , Padilla (10–5) , , Schoeneweis , , Otsuka (19) , , 20,017 , , 48–46 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 95 , , July 19 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–4 , , Millwood (10–5) , , Janssen , , Otsuka (20) , , 20,778 , , 49–46 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 20 , , @

, , 6–4 , ,

, ,

(1–1) , , Timlin , , 36,489 , , 49–47 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 97 , , July 21 , , @

, , 10–3 , , Mahay (1–1) , , Buehrle , , Bauer (2) , , 38,246 , , 50–47 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 98 , , July 22 , , @

, , 3–1 , ,

(7–4) , , Jenks , , Otsuka (21) , , 39,250 , , 51–47 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 23 , , @

, , 5–0 , ,

, , Padilla (10–6) , , , , 38,312 , , 51–48 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 24 , ,

, , 6–2 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

, , Millwood (10–6) , , , , 43,206 , , 51–49 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 25 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Mussina , , Eaton (0–1) , ,

, , 42,171 , , 51–50 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 26 , ,

, , 8–7 , ,

, , Otsuka (2–4) , ,

, , 43,527 , , 51–51 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 28 , , Royals , , 11–3 , ,

Hudson Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Henry Hudson, English explorer * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...

, , Padilla (10–7) , , , , 30,202 , , 51–52 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 29 , , Royals , , 5–3 , , de la Rosa , , Millwood (10–7) , ,

, , 42,017 , , 51–53 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 105 , , July 30 , , Royals , , 15–2 , , Koronka (7–6) , , Redman , , , , 29,726 , , 52–53 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 106 , , July 31 , , @

, , 15–2 , ,

, , Rheinecker (4–5) , , , , 19,532 , , 52–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 107 , , August 1 , , @

, , 9–0 , , Eaton (1–1) , ,

Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

, , , , 25,969 , , 53–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 108 , , August 2 , , @

, , 10–2 , ,

Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ...

(1–0) , , Bonser , , , , 26,492 , , 54–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 109 , , August 3 , , @

, , 7–6 , , Littleton (1–0) , , Gregg , , Otsuka (22) , , 43,569 , , 55–54 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 110 , , August 4 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Padilla (11–7) , , Lackey , , , , 44,074 , , 56–54 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 111 , , August 5 , , @

, , 10–3 , ,

, , Koronka (7–7) , , , , 43,701 , , 56–55 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 6 , , @

, , 9–1 , ,

Saunders Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name) People * Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman * Al Saunders (born 1947), American footb ...

, , Eaton (1–2) , , , , 43,804 , , 56–56 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 113 , , August 7 , , @

, , 7–4 , , Loaiza , , Vólquez (0–1) , , Calero , , 21,208 , , 56–57 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 8 , , @

, , 7–6 , , Saarloos , , Millwood (10–8) , ,

, , 21,650 , , 56–58 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 115 , , August 9 , , @

, , 14–0 , , Padilla (12–7) , , Zito , , , , 30,127 , , 58–57 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 116 , , August 10 , , Mariners , , 8–2 , , Eaton (2–2) , , Piñeiro , , , , 31,763 , , 58–58 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 117 , , August 11 , , Mariners , , 14–7 , , Littleton (2–0) , , Meche , , , , 28,207 , , 59–58 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 118 , , August 12 , , Mariners , , 5–4 , , Vólquez (1–1) , , Moyer , , Otsuka (23) , , 35,784 , , 60–58 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 119 , , August 13 , , Mariners , , 10–6 , , Millwood (11–8) , ,

, , , , 29,717 , , 61–58 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 15 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Carrasco , , Littleton (2–1) , , Rodríguez , , 26,561 , , 61–59 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 121 , , August 16 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Eaton (3–2) , ,

, , , , 31,723 , , 62–59 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 17 , , @

, , 4–2 , ,

, , Vólquez (1–2) , ,

Jones Jones may refer to: People *Jones (surname), a common Welsh and English surname *List of people with surname Jones * Jones (singer), a British singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment * Jones (''Animal Farm''), a human character in George Orwell ...

, , 34,756 , , 62–60 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 123 , , August 18 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Millwood (12–8) , ,

Miner A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...

, , Otsuka (24) , , 39,327 , , 63–60 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 124 , , August 19 , , @

, , 3–1 , ,

(2–3) , ,

, , Otsuka (25) , , 41,643 , , 64–60 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 125 , , August 20 , , @

, , 7–6 , , Benoit (1–1) , , Grilli , , Otsuka (26) , , 39,071 , , 65–60 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 21 , , @ Devil Rays , , 4–3 , ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

, , Eaton (3–2) , , McClung , , 7,820 , , 65–61 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 22 , , @ Devil Rays , , 5–3 , ,

Camp Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...

, , Padilla (12–8) , , McClung , , 8,028 , , 65–62 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 23 , , @ Devil Rays , , 7–3 , ,

, , Millwood (12–9) , , , , 9,701 , , 65–63 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 129 , , August 24 , , @ Devil Rays , , 4–3 , ,

(3–3) , ,

Corcoran Corcoran is an Irish surname, the original Irish language form being meaning 'descendant of Corcrán'. The name itself is derived from meaning 'purple'. History The name Corcoran is an anglicisation of the names of two Gaelic clans. The f ...

, , Otsuka (27) , , 9,454 , , 66–63 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 25 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Zito , , Vólquez (1–3) , , , , 31,178 , , 66–64 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 26 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Blanton , , Eaton (3–4) , , Duchscherer , , 37,752 , , 66–65 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 132 , , August 27 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Padilla (13–8) , , Haren , , Otsuka (28) , , 25,708 , , 67–65 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 133 , , August 29 , ,

, , 9–4 , , Millwood (13–9) , ,

, , , , 23,684 , , 68–65 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 30 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Hawkins , , Mahay (1–2) , , , , 23,812 , , 68–66 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 135 , , August 31 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Eaton (4–4) , , Cabrera , , Otsuka (29) , , 21,446 , , 69–66 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 136 , , September 1 , , Indians , , 7–2 , , Westbrook , , Padilla (13–9) , , , , 23,776 , , 69–67 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 2 , , Indians , , 6–5 , , Lee , , Vólquez (1–4) , , Mastny , , 40,222 , , 69–68 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 138 , , September 3 , , Indians , , 5–2 , , Millwood (14–9) , ,

Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people * Byrd (surname), includin ...

, , Otsuka (30) , , 19,667 , , 70–68 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 139 , , September 4 , , @

, , 8–1 , ,

(4–3) , , Zito , , , , 23,949 , , 71–68 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 140 , , September 5 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Eaton (5–4) , , Saarloos , , Otsuka (31) , , 27,225 , , 72–68 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 6 , , @

, , 9–6 , , Blanton , , Rupe (0–1) , , Duchscherer , , 17,838 , , 72–69 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 8 , , @ Mariners , , 7–2 , ,

Baek Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty an ...

, , Millwood (14–10) , , Piñeiro , , 28,646 , , 72–70 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 9 , , @ Mariners , , 3–2 , , Fruto , , Rheinecker (4–6) , , , , 33,454 , , 72–71 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 144 , , September 10 , , @ Mariners , , 4–2 , ,

(2–2) , ,

Huber Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word ''Hube'' meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, ...

, , Otsuka (32) , , 34,321 , , 73–71 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 12 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Rodney , , Mahay (1–3) , , , , 24,196 , , 73–72 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 146 , , September 13 , , @

, , 11–3 , , Millwood (15–10) , , Verlander , , , , 24,672 , , 74–72 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 14 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Carrasco , , Vólquez (1–5) , , Rodríguez , , 21,488 , , 74–73 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 15 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Donnelly , ,

Francisco Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as '' ...

(0–1) , , , , 30,788 , , 74–74 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 149 , , September 16 , ,

, , 12–6 , , Eaton (6–4) , , Lackey , , , , 40,196 , , 75–74 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 150 , , September 17 , ,

, , 8–1 , , Padilla (14–9) , ,

, , , , 24,303 , , 76–74 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 151 , , September 18 , , Mariners , , 8–1 , , Millwood (16–10) , ,

, , , , 18,214 , , 77–74 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 19 , , Mariners , , 9–7 , ,

, ,

(2–3) , , Putz , , 18,551 , , 77–75 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 20 , , Mariners , , 6–3 , ,

, ,

(4–4) , , Putz , , 26,006 , , 77–76 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 154 , , September 22 , , Indians , , 12–4 , , Eaton (7–4) , ,

, , , , 26,284 , , 78–76 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 23 , , Indians , , 6–3 , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a Gristmill, mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Mill (grinding), Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surname ...

, , Padilla (14–10) , , Betancourt , , 38,351 , , 78–77 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 24 , , Indians , , 11–6 , , Westbrook , , Millwood (16–11) , , , , 36,617 , , 78–78 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 25 , , @

, , 8–3 , ,

, , Vólquez (1–6) , ,

, , 39,781 , , 78–79 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 158 , , September 26 , , @

, , 5–2 , ,

(5–4) , , Escobar , , Littleton (1) , , 37,339 , , 79–79 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Donnelly , ,

(2–4) , , Rodríguez , , 38,032 , , 79–80 , - style="background-color:#bbffbb" , 160 , , September 29 , , @ Mariners , , 6–5 , , Padilla (15–10) , , Fruto , ,

(1) , , 30,766 , , 80–80 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 30 , , @ Mariners , , 3–1 , ,

, , Millwood (16–12) , , Putz , , 23,310 , , 80–81 , - style="background-color:#ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 1 , , @ Mariners , , 3–2 , , Woods , ,

(5–5) , , Putz , , 28,361 , , 80–82

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

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''

Pitching

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts''

Awards and honors

Mark Teixeira Mark Charles Teixeira ( ; born April 11, 1980), nicknamed "Tex", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anahei ...

, 1B,

Gold Glove The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in bo ...

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or div ...

Farm system

References

External links

2006 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference2006 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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