2006 Seattle Mariners season
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.
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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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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
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]
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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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 | Scott Steinmann |
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
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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) |
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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
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References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torreyo01.shtml
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ransoco01.shtml
- 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
- "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.
- "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