2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
| 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 61–101 (.377) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Stuart Sternberg |
| General manager(s) | Andrew Friedman |
| Manager(s) | Joe Maddon |
| Local television |
FSN Florida WXPX (Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats) |
| Local radio |
WHNZ (Dave Wills, Andy Freed) WMGG (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) |
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The 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their ninth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the AL East division, and managed to finish the season with a league-worst record of 61-101. Their manager was Joe Maddon who entered his 1st season with the Devil Rays.
Offseason
- December 2, 2005: Pete Laforest was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
- December 7, 2005: Dewon Brazelton was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for Sean Burroughs.[2]
- January 18, 2006: Luis Rivas was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[3]
- January 31, 2006: Russell Branyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 10 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 11 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 27 | 40–41 | 30–51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 36 | 41–40 | 20–61 |
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 of Anaheim | 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 |
Opening Day starters
- Carl Crawford
- Jonny Gomes
- Nick Green
- Toby Hall
- Damon Hollins
- Aubrey Huff
- Travis Lee
- Seth McClung
- Tomás Pérez
- Ty Wigginton[5]
Transactions
- Evan Longoria was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round of the June amateur draft.[6]
- July 12, 2006: Aubrey Huff was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with cash to the Houston Astros for Ben Zobrist and Mitch Talbot (minors).[7]
- August 24, 2006: Russell Branyan was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Evan Meek (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Dale Thayer (minors) (September 15, 2006) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.[4]
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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| C | Hall, TobyToby Hall | 64 | 221 | 51 | .231 | 8 | 23 |
| 1B | Lee, TravisTravis Lee | 114 | 343 | 77 | .224 | 11 | 31 |
| 2B | Cantú, JorgeJorge Cantú | 107 | 413 | 103 | .249 | 14 | 62 |
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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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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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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Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery[9]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ↑ Dewon Brazelton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rivaslu01.shtml
- 1 2 Russell Branyan Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Baseball Draft: Rays 1st Round Picks in the June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Aubrey Huff Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
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