2006 Texas Rangers season
2006 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Ameriquest Field in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 80–82 (.494) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Tom Hicks | |
General managers | Jon Daniels | |
Managers | Buck Showalter | |
Television | KDFI KDFW FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) | |
Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Victor Rojas) KFLC (Eleno Ornelas, José Guzmán) | |
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The 2006 Texas Rangers season was the 46th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 35th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 13th season at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The Rangers finished the 2006 season, third in the American League West. 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
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 49–32 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 45–36 | 44–37 |
Texas Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | 39–42 | 41–40 |
Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .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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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 |
2B | Ian Kinsler | 120 | 423 | 121 | .286 | 14 | 55 |
1B | Mark Teixeira | 162 | 628 | 177 | .282 | 33 | 110 |
3B | Hank Blalock | 152 | 591 | 157 | .266 | 16 | 89 |
C | Rod Barajas | 97 | 344 | 88 | .256 | 11 | 41 |
LF | Brad Wilkerson | 95 | 320 | 71 | .222 | 15 | 44 |
DH | Phil Nevin | 46 | 176 | 38 | .216 | 9 | 31 |
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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Kevin Mench | 87 | 320 | 91 | .284 | 12 | 50 |
Gerald Laird | 78 | 243 | 72 | .296 | 7 | 22 |
Carlos Lee | 59 | 236 | 76 | .322 | 9 | 35 |
Nelson Cruz | 41 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 6 | 22 |
Jerry Hairston Jr. | 63 | 88 | 18 | .205 | 0 | 6 |
Matt Stairs | 26 | 81 | 17 | .210 | 3 | 11 |
D'Angelo Jimenez | 20 | 57 | 12 | .211 | 1 | 8 |
Jason Botts | 20 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 1 | 6 |
Adrian Brown | 25 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 2 |
Laynce Nix | 9 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 4 |
Drew Meyer | 5 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
Miguel Ojeda | 5 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 4 |
Joaquín Arias | 6 | 11 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 1 |
Eric Young Sr. | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Freddy Guzmán | 9 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Hyzdu | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kevin Millwood | 34 | 215.0 | 16 | 12 | 4.52 | 157 |
Vicente Padilla | 33 | 200.0 | 15 | 10 | 4.50 | 156 |
John Koronka | 23 | 125.0 | 7 | 7 | 5.69 | 61 |
Kameron Loe | 15 | 78.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.86 | 34 |
Rob Tejeda | 14 | 73.2 | 5 | 5 | 4.28 | 40 |
Adam Eaton | 13 | 65.0 | 7 | 4 | 5.12 | 43 |
Edinson Vólquez | 8 | 33.1 | 1 | 6 | 7.29 | 15 |
Kip Wells | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 4 |
R.A. Dickey | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 18.90 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Rheinecker | 21 | 70.2 | 4 | 6 | 5.86 | 28 |
John Wasdin | 9 | 30.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.10 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Akinori Otsuka | 63 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 2.11 | 47 |
Ron Mahay | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.95 | 56 |
Rick Bauer | 58 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.55 | 35 |
Joaquin Benoit | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.86 | 85 |
Francisco Cordero | 49 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4.81 | 54 |
C.J. Wilson | 44 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.06 | 43 |
Scott Feldman | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.92 | 30 |
Wes Littleton | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.73 | 17 |
Antonio Alfonseca | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 5 |
Josh Rupe | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.41 | 14 |
Bryan Corey | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 13 |
Nick Masset | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 |
Frank Francisco | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 6 |
Brian Shouse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 |
Fabio Castro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 5 |
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; IP = Innings 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