2006 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 2006 American League East champions American League East Yankee Stadium New York City 97–65 (.599) 1st George Steinbrenner Brian Cashman Joe Torre WWOR-TVYES Network(Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, David Justice, Al Leiter, John Flaherty) WCBS (AM)(John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman )WKDM(Francisco X. Rivera, Beto Villa) 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. thumb|right|Hideki Matsui (left) and Derek Jeter (right) on April 3, 2006. 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 New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY 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 38 T. J. Beam 58 Colter Bean 33 Brian Bruney 39 Shawn Chacón 29 Octavio Dotel 46 Scott Erickson 48 Kyle Farnsworth 62 Sean Henn 41 Randy Johnson 58 Jeff Karstens 30 Cory Lidle 35 Mike Mussina 36 Mike Myers 24 Sidney Ponson 43 Scott Proctor 61 Darrell Rasner 42 Mariano Rivera 31 Aaron Small 30 Matt Smith 56 Tanyon Sturtze 31 José Veras 47 Ron Villone 40 Chien-Ming Wang 38 Kris Wilson 34 Jaret Wright Catchers 26 Sal Fasano 60 Wil Nieves 20 Jorge Posada 33 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 14 Miguel Cairo 63 Andy Cannizaro 22 Robinson Canó 25 Jason Giambi 17 Nick Green  2 Derek Jeter 12 Andy Phillips 13 Alex Rodriguez 39 Craig Wilson Outfielders 53 Bobby Abreu 28 Melky Cabrera 19 Bubba Crosby 18 Johnny Damon 46 Aaron Guiel 26 Terrence Long 55 Hideki Matsui 27 Kevin Reese 11 Gary Sheffield 27 Kevin Thompson 51 Bernie Williams Manager  6 Joe Torre Coaches 53,50 Larry Bowa (third base) 49 Ron Guidry(pitching) 57 Joe Kerrigan (bullpen) 23 Don Mattingly (hitting) 54 Lee Mazzilli (bench) 52 Tony Peña (first base) Game log New York Yankees 2006 New York Yankees y April |- 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 New York Yankees y May |- 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 New York Yankees y June |- 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" | 74 || June 26 || Atlanta || 2–5 || Yankees || Johnson (9–6) || Rivera (17)|| 54,226 || 43–31 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 27 || Atlanta || 5–2 || Yankees || Wright (4–5) || || 53,763 || 43–32 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 76 || June 28 || Atlanta || 3–4 || Yankees || Villone (1–1) || || 54,186 || 44–32 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 30 || Mets || 0–2 || Yankees || Villone (2–1) || Rivera (18) || 55,245 || 45–32 New York Yankees y July |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || July 1 || Mets || 8–3 || Yankees || Johnson (9–7) || || 55,132 || 45–33 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 79 || July 2 || Mets || 7–16 || Yankees || Villone (3–1) || || 55,212 || 46–33 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 80 || July 3 || Yankees || 2–5 || Cleveland || Wang (8–4) || || 42,706 || 46–34 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 4 || Yankees || 1–19 || Cleveland || Chacón (4–3) || || 29,638 || 46–35 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 82 || July 5 || Yankees || 11–3 || Cleveland || Mussina (10–3) || || 31,265 || 47–35 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 6 || Yankees || 10–4 || Cleveland || Johnson (10–7) || || 34,982 || 48–35 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 7 || Yankees || 1–0 || Tampa Bay || Wright (5–5) || Rivera (19) || 25,584 || 49–35 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 85 || July 8 || Yankees || 5–1 || Tampa Bay || Wang (9–4) || || 34,982 || 50–35 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 9 || Yankees || 5–6 || Tampa Bay || Proctor (2–2) || || 31,583 || 50–36 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 14 || White Sox || 5–6 || Yankees || Farnsworth (3–4) || Rivera (20) || 55,069 || 51–36 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 15 || White Sox || 3–14 || Yankees || Mussina (11–3) || || 55,019 || 52–36 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 16 || White Sox || 4–6 || Yankees || Wright (6–5) || Rivera (21) || 53,781 || 53–36 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 17 || Seattle || 2–4 || Yankees || Wang (10–4) || Rivera (22) || 53,444 || 54–36 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 18 || Seattle || 4–5 || Yankees || Proctor (3–2) || || 52,992 || 55–36 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 19 || Seattle || 3–2 || Yankees || Johnson (10–8) || || 54,121 || 55–37 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 20 || Yankees || 4–5 || Toronto || Rivera (4–5) || || 42,336 || 55–38 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 21 || Yankees || 3–7 || Toronto || Wright (6–6) || || 40,149 || 55–39 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 22 || Yankees || 5–4 || Toronto || Wang (11–4) || Rivera (23) || 50,014 || 56–39 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 23 || Yankees || 5–13 || Toronto || Ponson (0–1) || || 42,337 || 56–40 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 24 || Yankees || 6–2 || Texas || Johnson (11–8) || || 43,206 || 57–40 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 25 || Yankees || 7–4 || Texas || Mussina (12–3) || Rivera (24) || 42,171 || 58–40 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 99 || July 26 || Yankees || 8–7 || Texas || Chacón (4–3) || Rivera (25) || 43,527 || 59–40 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 28 || Tampa Bay || 0–6 || Yankees || Wang (12–4) || || 53,979 || 60–40 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 29 || Tampa Bay || 19–6 || Yankees || Johnson (11–9) || || 54,485 || 60–41 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 30 || Tampa Bay || 2–4 || Yankees || Mussina (13–3) || Rivera (26) || 54,102 || 61–41 New York Yankees y August |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 103 || August 1 || Toronto || 1–5 || Yankees || Wright (7–6) || || 52,237 || 62–41 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 104 || August 2 || Toronto || 2–7 || Yankees || Wang (13–4) || || 54,414 || 63–41 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 105 || August 3 || Toronto || 1–8 || Yankees || Lidle (1–0) || || 52,156 || 64–41 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 106 || August 4 || Yankees || 5–4 || Baltimore || Proctor (4–2) || Rivera (27) || 44,840 || 65–41 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 5 || Yankees || 0–5 || Baltimore || Mussina (13–4) || || 49,159 || 65–42 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 6 || Yankees || 6–1 || Baltimore || Wright (8–6) || Rivera (28)|| 45,563 || 66–42 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 8 || Yankees || 5–6 || White Sox || Proctor (4–3) || || 39,872 || 66–43 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 9 || Yankees || 7–6 || White Sox || Johnson (12–9) || Rivera (29) || 39,406 || 66–44 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 10 || Yankees || 4–5 || White Sox || Mussina (13–5) || || 39,289 || 67–44 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 11 || Angels || 7–4 || Yankees || Lidle (1–1) || || 54,450 || 67–45 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 12 || Angels || 2–5 || Yankees || Wright (9–6) || Rivera (30) || 54,157 || 68–45 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 13 || Angels || 5–3 || Yankees || Wang (13–5) || || 54,309 || 68–46 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 14 || Angels || 2–7 || Yankees || Johnson (13–9) || || 52,100 || 69–46 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 116 || August 15 || Baltimore || 3–6 || Yankees || Mussina (11–3) || Rivera (31) || 52,418 || 70–46 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 117 || August 16 || Baltimore || 3–2 || Yankees || Proctor (5–3) || || 54,244 || 70–47 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 17 || Baltimore || 12–2 || Yankees || Lidle (1–2) || || 54,333 || 70–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 18 || Yankees || 12–4 || Boston || Wang (14–5) || || 36,325 || 71–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 18 || Yankees || 14–11 || Boston || Myers (1–0) || || 36,071 || 72–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 19 || Yankees || 13–5 || Boston || Johnson (14–9) || || 35,738 || 73–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 122 || August 20 || Yankees || 8–5 || Boston || Rivera (5–5) || || 36,155 || 74–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 123 || August 21 || Yankees || 2–1 || Boston || Lidle (2–2) || Farnsworth (2) || 35,829 || 75–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 22 || Yankees || 5–6 || Seattle || Villone (3–2) || || 42,454 || 75–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 125 || August 23 || Yankees || 9–2 || Seattle || Wang (15–5) || || 41,380 || 76–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 126 || August 24 || Yankees || 2–4 || Seattle || Johnson (14–10) || || 44,634 || 76–50 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 127 || August 25 || Yankees || 5–6 || Angels || Myers (1–1) || || 44,253 || 77–51 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 26 || Yankees || 7–12 || Angels || Bruney (0–1) || || 44,185 || 78–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 27 || Yankees || 11–8 || Angels || Karstens (1–0) || || 44,225 || 79–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || August 29 || Yankees || || Detroit || Postponed || || || 79–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 130 || August 30 || Yankees || 2–0 || Detroit || Wang (16–5) || Rivera (32) || 52,585 || 80–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 30 || Yankees || 3–5 || Detroit || Proctor (5–4) || || 54,509 || 80–53 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 132 || August 31 || Yankees || 6–4 || Detroit || Johnson (15–10) || Rivera (33)|| 54,771 || 81–53 New York Yankees y September |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || September 1 || Minnesota || 1–8 || Yankees || Lidle (3–2) || || 54,311 || 80–53 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || September 2 || Minnesota || 6–1 || Yankees || Karstens (1–1) || || 53,220 || 80–54 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 135 || September 3 || Minnesota || 1–10 || Yankees || Rasner (1–0) || || 55,155 || 81–54 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || September 4 || Yankees || 12–5 || Kansas City || Beam (2–0) || || 27,123 || 82–54 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 5 || Yankees || 0–5 || Kansas City || Mussina (13–6) || || 25,104 || 82–55 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 6 || Yankees || 8–3 || Kansas City || Johnson (16–10) || || 16,421 || 83–55 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 8 || Yankees || 4–9 || Baltimore || Lidle (3–3) || || 36,214 || 83–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 9 || Yankees || 3–2 || Baltimore || Wang (17–5) || Farnsworth (3)|| 45,827 || 84–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 141 || September 10 || Yankees || 9–4 || Baltimore || Wright (10–7) || || 40,125 || 85–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 142 || September 11 || Yankees || 9–6 || Baltimore || Johnson (17–10) || Farnsworth (4) || 21,742 || 86–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 143 || September 12 || Tampa Bay || 4–12 || Yankees || Mussina (14–6) || || 54,570 || 87–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 13 || Tampa Bay || 4–8 || Yankees || Bruney (1–1) || || 52,265 || 88–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 14 || Tampa Bay || 4–7 || Yankees || Rasner (2–0) || || 51,965 || 89–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || September 15 || Boston || || Yankees || Postponed || || || 89–56 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 16 || Boston || 5–2 || Yankees || Wang (17–6) || || 55,091 || 89–57 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 147 || September 16 || Boston || 5–7 || Yankees || Proctor (6–4) || Farnsworth (5) || 55,167 || 90–57 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 148 || September 17 || Boston || 6–3 || Yankees || Villone (3–3) || || 55,002 || 90–58 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 149 || September 17 || Boston || 5–4 || Yankees || Farnsworth (3–5) || || 55,221 || 90–59 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 18 || Yankees || 7–6 || Toronto || Rasner (3–0) || Veras (1) || 32,286 || 91–59 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 19 || Yankees || 6–3 || Toronto || Karstens (2–1) || Farnsworth (6) || 30,793 || 92–59 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 20 || Yankees || 2–3 || Toronto || Henn (0–1) || || 33,029 || 92–60 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 153 || September 22 || Yankees || 4–1 || Tampa Bay || Wang (18–6) || Rivera (34) || 26,337 || 93–60 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 23 || Yankees || 0–8 || Tampa Bay || Johnson (17–11) || || 33,492 || 93–61 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 24 || Yankees || 4–11 || Tampa Bay || Mussina (14–7) || || 31,422 || 93–62 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 25 || Yankees || 16–1 || Tampa Bay || Wright (11–7) || || 24,053 || 94–62 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 157 || September 26 || Baltimore || 4–5 || Yankees || Lidle (4–3) || Proctor (1) || 53,420 || 95–62 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 158 || September 27 || Baltimore || 5–16 || Yankees || Wang (19–6) || || 53,040 || 96–62 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 159 || September 28 || Baltimore || 7–1 || Yankees || Rasner (3–1) || || 54,046 || 96–63 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 160 || September 29 || Toronto || 2–7 || Yankees || Mussina (15–7) || || 52,331 || 97–63 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 30 || Toronto || 6–5 || Yankees || Myers (1–2) || || 54,576 || 97–64 New York Yankees y October |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 162 || October 1 || Toronto || 5–7 || Yankees || Farnsworth (3–6) || || 54,886 || 97–65 Player stats Batting 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 Derek Jeter 154 653 214 .343 14 97 Johnny Damon 149 593 169 .285 24 80 Alex Rodriguez 154 572 166 .290 35 121 Robinson Canó 122 482 165 .342 15 78 Jorge Posada 143 465 129 .277 23 93 Melky Cabrera 130 460 129 .280 7 50 Jason Giambi 139 446 113 .253 37 113 Bernie Williams 131 420 118 .281 12 61 Andy Phillips 110 246 59 .240 7 29 Miguel Cairo 81 222 53 .239 0 30 Bobby Abreu 58 209 69 .330 7 42 Hideki Matsui 51 172 52 .302 8 29 Gary Sheffield 39 151 45 .298 6 25 Craig Wilson 40 104 22 .212 4 8 Bubba Crosby 65 87 18 .207 1 6 Aaron Guiel 44 82 21 .256 4 11 Kelly Stinnett 34 79 18 .228 1 9 Nick Green 46 75 18 .240 2 4 Sal Fasano 28 49 7 .143 1 5 Terrence Long 12 36 6 .167 0 2 Kevin Thompson 19 30 9 .300 1 6 Kevin Reese 10 12 5 .417 0 1 Andy Cannizaro 13 8 2 .250 1 1 Wil Nieves 6 6 0 .000 0 0Pitcher totals162221.04501Team totals16256511608.285210902 Note: Individual pitchers batting not included Pitching thumb|right|160px|Randy Johnson pitching in 2006. Starting and other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L ERA SO Chien-Ming Wang (1 SV) 34 19 6 3.63 76 Randy Johnson 33 17 11 5.00 172 Mike Mussina 32 15 7 3.51 172 Jaret Wright 30 11 7 4.49 84 Shawn Chacón 17 5 3 7.00 35 Aaron Small 11 0 3 8.46 12 Cory Lidle 10 4 3 5.16 32 Jeff Karstens 8 2 1 3.80 16 Darrell Rasner 6 3 1 4.43 11 Sidney Ponson 5 0 1 10.47 15 Kris Wilson 5 0 0 8.64 6 Sean Henn 4 0 1 4.82 7 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 Mariano Rivera 63 5 5 34 1.80 55 Scott Proctor 83 6 4 1 3.52 89 Kyle Farnsworth 72 3 6 6 4.36 75 Ron Villone 70 3 3 0 5.04 72 Mike Myers 62 12 0 3.23 22 T.J. Beam 20 20 0 8.56 12 Brian Bruney 19 11 0 0.87 25 Tanyon Sturtze 18 00 0 7.59 6 Octavio Dotel 14 00 0 10.80 7 Matt Smith 12 00 0 0.00 9 José Veras 12 00 1 4.09 6 Scott Erickson 9 00 0 7.94 2 Colter Bean 2 00 0 9.00 1Team Pitching Totals1629765434.411019 Playoffs American League Division Series The 2006 American League Division Series was played between New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. New York finished 1st in the American League East, while Detroit captured the wild card. Detroit ended up winning the series 3–1. # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win/Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 3 Detroit 4 – 8 New York (AL) Wang 56,291 1–0 2 October 5 Detroit 4 – 3 New York (AL) Mussina 56,252 1-1 3 October 6 New York (AL) 0 – 6 Detroit Johnson 43,440 1–2 4 October 7 New York (AL) 3 – 8 Detroit Wright 43,126 1–3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Clippers International League Dave Miley AA Trenton Thunder Eastern League Bill Masse A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Luis Sojo A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Bill Mosiello A-Short Season Staten Island Yankees New York–Penn League Gaylen Pitts Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Matt Martin References Game logs: 1st half: New York Yankees Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: New York Yankees Game Log on ESPN.com Playoffs: New York Yankees Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: New York Yankees Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: New York Yankees Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 2006 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 2006 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com 53em Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:2000s in the Bronx Category:American League East champion seasons