The 2006 Major League Baseball season ended with the

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's St. Louis Cardinals winning the

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with the lowest regular-season victory total (83) in a fully-played season in major league history. The

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failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since 1990. Individual achievements included

Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Gian ...

who, despite questions surrounding his alleged

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use and involvement in the

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scandal, surpassed

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

for second place on the career home runs list. The

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continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game, and ninth of the prior 10 contests (the 2002 game was a tie).

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

All-Star game

* All-Star Game, July 11 at PNC Park – American League, 3–2; Michael Young, MVP ** Century 21 Home Run Derby, July 10 –

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Awards

Other awards

*Comeback Players of the Year: Jim Thome (Designated hitter, CHW,

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); Nomar Garciaparra (First baseman, LAD, National). *

Hank Aaron Award The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players selected as the top hitter in each league, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Ha ...

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( NYY, American);

( PHI, National). *

Roberto Clemente Award The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fan ...

(Humanitarian): Carlos Delgado ( NYM). *Rolaids Relief Man Award: Francisco Rodríguez ( LAA, American); Trevor Hoffman ( SD, National). *Delivery Man of the Year (Best Reliever):

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( NYY).

Player of the Month

Pitcher of the Month

Rookie of the Month

Statistical leaders

Managers

American League

National League

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

Milestones

300–300 Club members

* Reggie Sanders — June 10 * Steve Finley — June 14

Home Runs

The following players reached major home run milestones in 2006:

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' countdown to 715

* May 21 — reached 714 career homers, tying

for second all time * May 28 — reached 715 career homers, passing Ruth for second all time

400 career homers

* Mike Piazza — April 26 * Carlos Delgado — August 22

300 career homers

* Jeromy Burnitz — April 4 * Moisés Alou — April 13 * Reggie Sanders — June 10 (also joining the 300–300 club) * Steve Finley — June 14 (also joining the 300–300 club)

200 career homers

* Jeff Conine — April 16 *

Magglio Ordóñez Magglio José Ordóñez Delgado (; born January 28, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right fielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1997–2004) and Detroit Tigers (2005–2011). Ordóñez is tall and weighs . Having pos ...

— April 29 * Eric Chavez — May 2 *

Jermaine Dye Jermaine Trevell Dye (born January 28, 1974) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in ...

— May 14 * Carlos Lee — May 24 *

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— June 19 * Lance Berkman — June 21 * Carl Everett — June 21 * Nomar Garciaparra — June 25 *

David Ortiz David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former designated hitter (DH) and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played in the American League (AL) from 1997 to 2016, primarily wit ...

— June 29 *

Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago Cu ...

— August 13 *

Bobby Abreu Bob Kelly Abreu (; ; born March 11, 1974), nicknamed "El Comedulce" and also "La Leche", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New Y ...

— August 22 * Carlos Beltrán — August 26

Entry into the top 500

* Trot Nixon on April 5 with his 126th career homer *

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on June 13 with his 126th career homer *

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on June 14 with his 126th career homer * Aubrey Huff on July 1 with his 126th career homer * Raúl Ibañez on July 15 with his 126th career homer * Mark Teixeira on August 19 with his 127th career homer

Pitching

* Trevor Hoffman of the

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broke Lee Smith's record of 478 Saves on September 24, 2006 at

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Hitting

of the

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become only the fourth player to join the

40–40 club In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 40–40 club is the group of batters who have collected 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season. Jose Canseco was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1988 after having predicted the feat in Apr ...

, joining José Canseco,

, and Alex Rodriguez when he stole his 40th base of the season on September 16. Six days later he became the first person ever to reach 40 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 40 doubles in one season.

Other achievements

Matt Holliday Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980) is an American professional baseball coach and former left fielder who is the bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB from 2004 to 2018 for t ...

hit the longest home run of the season in MLB against the

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on September 19 with an official distance of ; HitTracker estimated it at .

Home Field Attendance & Payroll

Events

*April 3 – The Florida Marlins set a modern major-league record by starting six rookies in their opening day 1-0 loss to the

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References

External links

2006 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Major League Baseball Season Major League Baseball seasons

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

All-Star game

Awards

Other awards

Player of the Month

Pitcher of the Month

Rookie of the Month

Statistical leaders

Managers

American League

National League

Milestones

300–300 Club members

Home Runs

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400 career homers

300 career homers

200 career homers

Entry into the top 500

Pitching

Hitting

Other achievements

Home Field Attendance & Payroll

Events

See also

References

External links

Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Gian ...
' countdown to 715