2006 New York Yankees season

The 2006 New York Yankees season was the 104th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The season finished with the Yankees winning the American League East. They were defeated in the ALDS by the Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 1.

Offseason January 3, 2006: Bernie Williams signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Bernie Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com January 30, 2006: Ramiro Mendoza was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Ramiro Mendoza Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com Sal Fasano signed with the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.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.Joba Chamberlain Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Roster 2006 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (third base) (pitching) (bullpen) (hitting) (bench) (first base)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || Yankees || 15–2 || Oakland || Johnson (1–0) || || 35,077 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || Yankees || 3–4 || Oakland || Proctor (0–1) || || 31,284 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 5 || Yankees || 4–9 || Oakland || Wright (0–1) || || 30,165 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || Yankees || 1–4 || Angels || Chacón (0–1) || || 44,221 || 1–3 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 8 || Yankees || 2–3 || Angels || Johnson (1–1) || || 44,044 || 1–4 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 6 || April 9 || Yankees || 10–1 || Angels || Mussina (1–0) || || 44,020 || 2–4 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 11 || Kansas City || 7–9 || Yankees || Proctor (1–1) || Rivera (1) || 54,698 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 12 || Kansas City || 5–12 || Yankees || Chacón (1–1) || || 41,448 || 4–4 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 13 || Kansas City || 3–9 || Yankees || Johnson (2–1) || || 54,381 || 5–4 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || Yankees || 1–5 || Minnesota || Mussina (1–1) || || 30,622 || 5–5 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 15 || Yankees || 5–6 || Minnesota || Rivera (0–1) || || 42,316 || 5–6 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 16 || Yankees || 9–3 || Minnesota || Wang (1–0) || || 22,627 || 6–6 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 18 || Yankees || 5–10 || Toronto || Johnson (2–2) || || 48,776 || 6–7 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || Yankees || 3–1 || Toronto || Mussina (2–1) || Rivera (2) || 32,886 || 7–7 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || Baltimore || 6–5 || Yankees || Wang (1–1) || || 51,282 || 7–8 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || Baltimore || 1–6 || Yankees || Chacón (2–1) || || 50,872 || 8–8 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || Baltimore || 1–7 || Yankees || Johnson (3–2) || || 47,996 || 9–8 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 25 || Tampa Bay || 1–9 || Yankees || Mussina (3–1) || || 36,334 || 10–8 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 26 || Tampa Bay || 4–2 || Yankees || Rivera (0–2) || || 35,642 || 10–9 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || Tampa Bay || 1–4 || Yankees || Chacón (2–1) || Rivera (3) || 45,826 || 11–9 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || Toronto || 7–2 || Yankees || Wright (0–2) || || 47,204 || 11–10 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || Toronto || 6–17 || Yankees || Johnson (4–2) || || 50,119 || 12–10 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Toronto || 1–4 || Yankees || Mussina (4–1) || Rivera (4) || 52,954 || 13–10

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || May 1 || Yankees || 7–3 || Boston || Small (0–1) || || 36,339 || 13–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 2 || Yankees || || Boston || Postponed || || || 13–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || Yankees || 4–2 || Tampa Bay || Farnsworth (1–0) || Rivera (5) || 17,059 || 14–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || May 4 || Yankees || 10–5 || Tampa Bay || Johnson (5–2) || || 22,164 || 15–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 5 || Yankees || 8–7 || Texas || Mussina (5–1) || Rivera (6) || 39,002 || 16–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || Yankees || 6–1 || Texas || Chacón (4–1) || || 48,634 || 17–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || Yankees || 8–5 || Texas || Wang (2–1) || || 46,013 || 18–11 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 9 || Boston || 14–3 || Yankees || Johnson (5–3) || || 54,688 || 18–12 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 10 || Boston || 3–7 || Yankees || Mussina (6–1) || || 54,769 || 19–12 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || Boston || 5–3 || Yankees || Villone (0–1) || || 54,956 || 19–13 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || Oakland || 0–2 || Yankees || Wang (3–1) || Rivera (7) || 47,797 || 20–13 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 13 || Oakland || 3–4 || Yankees || Wright (1–2) || Farnsworth (1) || 53,907 || 21–13 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || Oakland || 6–1 || Yankees || Johnson (5–4) || || 52,587 || 21–14 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || Texas || 4–3 || Yankees || Farnsworth (1–1) || || 41,115 || 21–15 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || Texas || 13–14 || Yankees || Rivera (1–2) || || 40,757 || 22–15 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 17 || Texas || 3–4 || Yankees || Wang (4–1) || Rivera (8) || 52,547 || 23–15 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || Texas || 6–2 || Yankees || Wright (1–3) || || 47,194 || 23–16 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || Yankees || 6–7 || Mets || Rivera (1–3) || || 56,289 || 23–17 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 20 || Yankees || 5–4 || Mets || Rivera (2–3) || || 56,185 || 24–17 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 21 || Yankees || 3–4 || Mets || Small (0–2) || || 56,205 || 24–18 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 22 || Yankees || 5–9 || Boston || Wang (4–2) || || 36,342 || 24–19 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 23 || Yankees || 7–5 || Boston || Wright (2–3) || Rivera (9) || 36,290 || 25–19 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 45 || May 24 || Yankees || 8–6 || Boston || Johnson (6–4) || Rivera (10) || 36,375 || 26–19 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || Kansas City || 7–6 || Yankees || Farnsworth (1–2) || || 48,035 || 26–20 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || Kansas City || 4–15 || Yankees || Wang (5–2) || || 54,216 || 27–20 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 28 || Kansas City || 5–6 || Yankees || Wright (3–3) || Rivera (11) || 54,372 || 28–20 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || Yankees || 4–0 || Detroit || Johnson (7–4) || || 39,759 || 29–20 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 30 || Yankees || 11–6 || Detroit || Rivera (3–3) || || 24,765 || 30–20 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || Yankees || 6–1 || Detroit || Mussina (7–1) || || 23,737 || 31–20

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || Yankees || 6–7 || Detroit || Farnsworth (1–3) || || 27,231 || 31–21 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || Yankees || 6–5 || Baltimore || Farnsworth (2–3) || || 48,168 || 32–21 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || Yankees || 6–5 || Baltimore || Proctor (2–1) || Wang (1) || 48,195 || 33–21 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 4 || Yankees || 4–11 || Baltimore || Small (0–3) || || 47,535 || 33–22 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || Boston || 5–13 || Yankees || Mussina (8–1) || || 55,246 || 34–22 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 6 || Boston || 1–2 || Yankees || Wang (6–2) || Rivera (12) || 55,141 || 35–22 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || June 7 || Boston || || Yankees || Postponed || || || 35–22 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || Boston || 9–3 || Yankees || Wright (3–4) || || 55,225 || 35–23 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 9 || Oakland || 6–5 || Yankees || Johnson (7–5) || || 53,837 || 35–24 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || Oakland || 5–2 || Yankees || Mussina (8–2) || || 53,779 || 35–25 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 61 || June 11 || Oakland || 6–5 || Yankees || Farnsworth (2–4) || || 54,570 || 35–26 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 13 || Cleveland || 0–1 || Yankees || Wang (7–2) || Rivera (13) || 50,365 || 36–26 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 63 || June 14 || Cleveland || 1–6 || Yankees || Johnson (7–5) || || 53,448 || 37–26 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 15 || Cleveland || 8–4 || Yankees || Mussina (8–3) || || 54,648 || 37–27 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || Yankees || 7–5 || Washington || Rivera (4–3) || || 44,749 || 38–27 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 17 || Yankees || 9–11 || Washington || Rivera (4–4) || || 45,085 || 38–28 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 18 || Yankees || 2–3 || Washington || Wang (7–3) || || 45,157 || 38–29 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 19 || Yankees || 2–4 || Philadelphia || Johnson (8–6) || || 44,747 || 38–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || Yankees || 9–7 || Philadelphia || Beam (1–0) || Rivera (14) || 44,775 || 39–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 21 || Yankees || 5–0 || Philadelphia || Wright (4–4) || || 45,111 || 40–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 23 || Florida || 5–6 || Yankees || Wang (8–3) || Rivera (15) || 54,025 || 41–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || June 24 || Florida || || Yankees || Postponed || || || 41–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 72 || June 25 || Florida || 1–2 || Yankees || Mussina (9–3) || Rivera (16) || 53,615 || 42–30 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 25 || Florida || 1–2 || Yankees || Chacón (4–2) || || 6,809 || 42–31 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"