2006 Eastern League season

The 2006 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1. The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Akron Aeros 3 games to 2 to win the Eastern League Championship Series. Regular season Standings Eastern League - Northern Division Team Win Loss % GB Trenton Thunder 80 62 .563 – Portland Sea Dogs 72 67 .518 6.5 Binghamton Mets 70 70 .500 9.0 New Hampshire Fisher Cats 68 73 .482 11.5 Connecticut Defenders 64 77 .454 15.5 New Britain Rock Cats 64 78 .451 16.0 Eastern League - Southern Division Team Win Loss % GB Akron Aeros 87 55 .613 – Altoona Curve 75 64 .540 10.5 Reading Phillies 71 69 .507 15.0 Bowie Baysox 67 74 .475 19.5 Harrisburg Senators 67 75 .472 20.0 Erie SeaWolves 60 81 .426 26.5 Notes: Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS Italics indicates that team won ELCS Statistical league leaders Batting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Jose Reyna (Trenton Thunder) .332 HR Chip Cannon (New Hampshire Fisher Cats) 27 RBI Randy Ruiz (Trenton Thunder) 87 R Brad Snyder (Akron Aeros) 86 Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Adam Miller (Akron Aeros) 15 ERA Phil Hughes (Trenton Thunder) 2.25 SO Tyler Clippard (Trenton Thunder) 175 SV Brandon Knight (Altoona Curve) 27 Playoffs Divisional Series Northern Division The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Trenton Thunder in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1. Southern Division The Akron Aeros defeated the Altoona Curve in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 2. Championship Series The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Akron Aeros in the ELCS 3 games to 2. References External links 2006 Eastern League Review https://web.archive.org/web/20081218211017/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/leagues/2006/East.shtml 2008-12-18 at thebaseballcube.com Category:Eastern League seasons