- 2006 New York Yankees season
MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 2006
misc = 2006 AL East Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark =Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1976
city =New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners =George Steinbrenner
genmanagers =Brian Cashman
managers =Joe Torre
television =WWOR-TV
(Michael Kay,Jim Kaat )YES Network
(Michael Kay,Jim Kaat ,Ken Singleton ,Bobby Murcer , Paul O'Neill,David Justice ,Al Leiter ,John Flaherty )
radio =WCBS (AM)
(John Sterling ,Suzyn Waldman )WKDM
(Francisco X. Rivera ,Beto Villa)|The
New York Yankees 2006 season was the Yankees 104th season in New York, and their 106th overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. The season finished with the Yankees winning the AL East Division. They were defeated in the Division Championship by theDetroit Tigers in a 3-1 series.Offseason
*
January 3 2006 : Bernie Williams signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willibe02.shtml Bernie Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 30 2006 : Ramiro Mendoza was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mendora01.shtml Ramiro Mendoza Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Regular season
eason standings
Transactions
*June 6, 2006: Ian Kennedy was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2006. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kenneia01.shtml Ian Kennedy Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 6, 2006:Joba Chamberlain was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed September 2, 2006. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chambjo03.shtml Joba Chamberlain Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Roster
Relief pitchers
"Note: G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts"
Playoffs
American League Division Series
The
2006 American League Division Series was played between New York Yankees andDetroit Tigers . New York finished 1st in the American League East, while Detroit won the wild card. Detroit ended up winning the series 3-1.References
succession box
*Game Logs::1st Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=nyy&season=2006&seasonType=2&half=1 New York Yankees Game Log] on ESPN.com:2nd Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=nyy&season=2006&seasonType=2&half=2 New York Yankees Game Log] on ESPN.com:Playoffs: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=nyy&season=2006&seasonType=3 New York Yankees Game Log] on ESPN.com
*Batting Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/stats?team=nyy New York Yankees Batting Stats] on ESPN.com
*Pitching Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=nyy New York Yankees Pitching Stats] on ESPN.com
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2006&t=NYA 2006 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 2006
before =New York Yankees
2005
after = Boston Red Sox
2007
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