2006 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 2006
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Citizens Bank Park
y4 = 2004
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Bill Giles
general managers =Pat Gillick
managers =Charlie Manuel
television = WPSGKYW-TV
CSN Philadelphia
radio = WIP (AM)/WPHT
(Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Chris Wheeler, Scott Graham, John Kruk, Scott Franzke)
WDAS
(Bill Kulik, Danny Martinez] )|

The 2006 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 124th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East, 12 games behind the New York Mets, and three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Wild-Card race. The Phillies were managed by Charlie Manuel, as they played their home games at Citizens Bank Park. Phillies first-baseman Ryan Howard was the National League's Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season, and was the winner of the Century 21 Home Run Derby, held during the All-Star Break at Pittsburgh.

Offseason

* November 25, 2005: Jim Thome was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Aaron Rowand, and Daniel Haigwood (minors). The Chicago White Sox sent Gio Gonzalez (minors) (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
*March 1, 2006: Alex Gonzalez was signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaal01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*May 21, 2006: Alex Gonzalez retired from the Philadelphia Phillies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaal01.shtml]
*July 28, 2006: David Bell was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilfrido Laureano (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellda01.shtml]
*September 1, 2006: Randall Simon was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Texas Rangers. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simonra01.shtml]

Roster

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2006.shtml 2006 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference]