2006 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 2006 National League East Turner Field Atlanta 79–83 (.488) 3rd Time Warner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox TBS SuperstationTurner South(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray, Ron Gant)FSN South(Jeff Torborg, Bob Rathbun) WGSTWKLS(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)WWWE(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores) The 2006 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 136th for the franchise and 41st in Atlanta. During the season, the Braves attempted to win the National League East. Finishing with a 79–83 record, not only did the Braves miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990, but also their first losing season that same season. In failing to reach the postseason, Atlanta ended their streak of fourteen consecutive division titles.Ringolsby Tracy Braves' run of division titles ends at 14 Baseball notebook https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2006/09/16/braves-run-of-division-titles-ends-at-14brspan-classhl2baseball-notebookspan/61859523007/ 2023-10-10 The Oklahoman en-US Atlanta outscored its opponents 849 to 805 on the season, a run differential that corresponded to a Pythagorean winning percentage of .524 (an expected 85–77 record), making the team's sub-.500 finish an underperformance relative to its run production. Regular season Season standings National League East Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Transactions December 8, 2005: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteed01.shtml Edgar Renteria Stats July 20, 2006: Bob Wickman was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Max Ramirez (minors).Bob Wickman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com Roster 2006 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 48 Danys Báez 27 Kevin Barry 48,78 Blaine Boyer 40 Lance Cormier 26 Kyle Davies 28,34 Joey Devine 50 Wayne Franklin 15 Tim Hudson 43 Chuck James 36 Anthony Lerew 49 Macay McBride 58,27 Peter Moylan 54 Chad Paronto 30 Horacio Ramírez 38 Ken Ray 37 Chris Reitsma 36 Mike Remlinger 35 Jason Shiell 57 Travis Smith 29 John Smoltz 34 Jorge Sosa 58 Phil Stockman 52 John Thomson 56 Óscar Villarreal 28 Bob Wickman 57 Tyler Yates Catchers 16 Brian McCann  5 Todd Pratt Infielders 14 Willy Aybar 24 Wilson Betemit 22 Marcus Giles 10 Chipper Jones 19 Adam LaRoche  4 Pete Orr  8 Brayan Peña  1 Tony Peña Jr. 14,24 Martín Prado 11 Édgar Rentería 12 Daryle Ward Outfielders 23 Matt Diaz  7 Jeff Francoeur 25 Andruw Jones 33 Brian Jordan 18 Ryan Langerhans 20 Scott ThormanManager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 53 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 45 Fredi González (third base) 17 Glenn Hubbard (first base) 51 Roger McDowell (pitching)  9 Terry Pendleton (hitting) Game log Atlanta Braves 2006 Game Log: 79–83 (Home: 40–41; Away: 39–42) y Atlanta Braves April: 10–14 (Home: 4–5; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 3 || @ Dodgers || 11–10 || Villarreal (1–0) || Lowe (0–1) || Reitsma (1) || 56,000 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 4 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Penny (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || Baez (1) || 36,249 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 5 || @ Dodgers || 9–8 || Villarreal (2–0) || Osoria (0–1) || Reitsma (2) || 35,292 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 6 || @ Giants || 4–6 || Fassero (1–0) || Sosa (0–1) || Worrell (2) || 42,795 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 7 || @ Giants || 14–6 || Remlinger (1–0) || Walker (0–1) || — || 39,737 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 8 || @ Giants || 6–12 || Wright (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 39,050 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 9 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Worrell (1–0) || Reitsma (0–1) || — || 37,321 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 10 || Phillies || 5–3 || Villarreal (3–0) || Franklin (0–1) || Reitsma (3) || 47,332 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 12 || Phillies || 5–7 || Lidle (1–1) || Sosa (0–2) || Gordon (1) || 37,107 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 13 || Phillies || 6–7 || Floyd (1–1) || Davies (0–1) || Gordon (2) || 22,911 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 14 || Padres || 5–4 || Villarreal (4–0) || Linebrink (0–1) || Reitsma (4) || 36,406 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 15 || Padres || 2–0 || Smoltz (1–1) || Peavy (1–2) || — || 40,151 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || April 16 || Padres || 3–4 || Linebrink (1–1) || Remlinger (1–1) || Hoffman (1) || 24,589 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || April 17 || @ Mets || 3–4 || Martinez (3–0) || Sosa (0–3) || Wagner (4) || 36,867 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 18 || @ Mets || 7–1 || Davies (1–1) || Zambrano (1–1) || — || 30,322 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 19 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Hudson (1–1) || Glavine (2–1) || — || 40,861 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 3–7 || Stanton (1–2) || Cormier (0–1) || — || 24,597 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 22 || @ Nationals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 23 || @ Nationals || 3–1 || Cormier (1–1) || Majewski (1–1) || Remlinger (1) || 21,569 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || April 24 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Capuano (3–2) || Davies (1–2) || Turnbow (6) || 11,660 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || April 25 || @ Brewers || 2–4 || Ohka (2–1) || Hudson (1–2) || Turnbow (7) || 16,276 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 26 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Sheets (1–2) || Sosa (0–4) || Turnbow (8) || 18,511 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || April 28 || Mets || 2–5 || Martinez (5–0) || Smoltz (1–2) || Wagner (6) || 45,389 || 9–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 29 || Mets || 0–1 || Glavine (3–2) || Thomson (0–1) || Wagner (7) || 46,387 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 30 || Mets || 8–5 || Davies (2–2) || Trachsel (2–2) || Reitsma (5) || 35,245 || 10–14 y Atlanta Braves May: 18–11 (Home: 9–3; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 1 || Rockies || 2–0 || Hudson (2–2) || Jennings (1–2) || — || 19,212 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || May 2 || Rockies || 5–4 || Cormier (2–1) || King (1–2) || Reitsma (6) || 22,813 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 3 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Cormier (2–0) || Remlinger (1–2) || Gordon (9) || 26,443 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Lidle (3–3) || Thomson (0–2) || Rhodes (1) || 24,842 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || May 5 || @ Mets || 7–8 (14) || Julio (1–1) || Sosa (0–5) || — || 47,720 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 6 || @ Mets || 5–6 || Fortunato (1–0) || Hudson (2–3) || Julio (1) || 48,369 || 12–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 7 || @ Mets || 13–3 || Smoltz (2–2) || Lima (0–1) || — || 48,100 || 13–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 9 || @ Marlins || 10–2 || Thomson (1–2) || Moehler (0–4) || — || 6,079 || 14–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || May 10 || @ Marlins || 3–11 || Johnson (3–2) || Davies (2–3) || — || 6,299 || 14–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 11 || @ Marlins || 9–1 || Hudson (3–3) || Willis (1–4) || — || 8,717 || 15–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || May 12 || Nationals || 6–2 || Smoltz (3–2) || Ortiz (0–4) || — || 31,818 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 13 || Nationals || 8–5 || Reitsma (1–1) || Cordero (1–1) || — || 37,040 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || May 14 || Nationals || 1–8 || Armas (4–2) || Thomson (1–3) || — || 31,062 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 15 || Marlins || 11–8 || Villarreal (5–0) || Messenger (0–2) || Reitsma (7) || 19,254 || 18–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 16 || Marlins || 4–3 (11) || McBride (1–0) || Borowski (0–1) || — || 22,427 || 19–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 17 || Marlins || 6–4 (11) || Villarreal (6–0) || Messenger (0–3) || — || 25,647 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 18 || Marlins || 9–1 || Sosa (1–5) || Olsen (2–3) || — || 29,996 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || May 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–10 || Valverde (2–1) || Reitsma (1–2) || — || 25,056 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–13 || Webb (7–0) || Smith (0–1) || — || 35,382 || 21–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Hudson (4–3) || Cruz (1–3) || McBride (1) || 33,102 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 22 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Smoltz (4–2) || Peavy (3–5) || Reitsma (8) || 25,869 || 23–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || May 23 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Thompson (2–0) || Sosa (1–6) || Hoffman (8) || 25,315 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 24 || @ Padres || 10–6 || Thomson (2–3) || Young (3–3) || — || 23,740 || 24–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Remlinger (2–2) || Dempster (0–3) || Ray (1) || 40,865 || 25–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Ramirez (1–0) || Marshall (3–3) || Remlinger (2) || 41,526 || 26–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 13–12 (11) || Villarreal (7–0) || Eyre (0–1) || Ray (2) || 41,698 || 27–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 29 || Dodgers || 5–12 || Beimel (2–0) || Thomson (2–4) || — || 41,825 || 27–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || May 30 || Dodgers || 3–8 || Baez (3–2) || Remlinger (2–3) || — || 29,517 || 27–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 31 || Dodgers || 9–3 || Hudson (5–3) || Tomko (5–3) || — || 28,880 || 28–25 y Atlanta Braves June: 6–21 (Home: 2–12; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || June 1 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Cruz (3–3) || Ramirez (1–1) || Julio (2) || 23,376 || 28–26 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || June 2 || Diamondbacks || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || June 3 (1) || Diamondbacks || 2–4 || Gonzalez (1–0) || Smoltz (4–3) || Julio (3) || 27,126 || 28–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || June 3 (2) || Diamondbacks || 9–13 || Vargas (6–2) || Thomson (2–5) || — || 40,212 || 28–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || June 4 || Diamondbacks || 3–9 || Batista (6–2) || Sosa (1–7) || — || 29,141 || 28–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || June 5 || Nationals || 4–5 || Hernandez (5–5) || Hudson (5–4) || Cordero (10) || 20,702 || 28–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 6 || Nationals || 5–3 || Ramirez (2–1) || Hill (0–1) || Ray (3) || 23,497 || 29–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 || June 7 || Nationals || 2–5 || Ortiz (5–4) || Smoltz (4–4) || Cordero (11) || 32,001 || 29–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 8 || @ Astros || 4–7 || Pettitte (5–7) || Thomson (2–6) || Lidge (16) || 35,752 || 29–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 9 || @ Astros || 2–7 || Nieve (2–3) || Sosa (1–8) || — || 37,097 || 29–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 10 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Hudson (6–4) || Buchholz (3–6) || Ray (4) || 41,808 || 30–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 || June 11 || @ Astros || 4–14 || Rodriguez (8–3) || Ramirez (2–2) || — || 39,523 || 30–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 13 || @ Marlins || 1–4 || Johnson (5–4) || Smoltz (4–5) || Borowski (9) || 6,940 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 || June 14 || @ Marlins || 5–6 (10) || Tankersley (1–0) || Villarreal (7–1) || — || 8,097 || 30–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 15 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Nolasco (5–3) || Sosa (1–9) || Borowski (10) || 7,162 || 30–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 16 || Red Sox || 1–4 || Lester (1–0) || Hudson (6–5) || Papelbon (21) || 51,038 || 30–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 17 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Beckett (8–3) || Cormier (2–2) || Papelbon (22) || 49,364 || 30–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 || June 18 || Red Sox || 7–10 || Seanez (2–0) || McBride (1–1) || Papelbon (23) || 48,826 || 30–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 5–6 || Schoeneweis (2–0) || Yates (0–1) || Ryan (18) || 26,915 || 30–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 3–6 || Lilly (7–7) || Hudson (6–6) || Ryan (19) || 26,232 || 30–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 || June 22 || Blue Jays || 2–3 || Taubenheim (1–4) || Remlinger (2–4) || Ryan (20) || 26,829 || 30–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 23 || @ Devil Rays || 4–3 (11) || Sosa (2–9) || Harville (0–1) || — || 21,280 || 31–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 || June 24 || @ Devil Rays || 2–3 || Corcoran (1–0) || Cormier (2–3) || Harville (1) || 26,686 || 31–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || June 25 || @ Devil Rays || 4–1 || James (1–0) || Hendrickson (4–8) || Sosa (1) || 20,556 || 32–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 || June 26 || @ Yankees || 2–5 || Johnson (9–6) || Hudson (6–7) || Rivera (17) || 54,226 || 32–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Ramirez (3–2) || Wright (4–5) || — || 53,763 || 33–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 3–4 (12) || Villone (1–1) || Sosa (2–10) || — || 54,186 || 33–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 || June 30 || Orioles || 5–3 || James (2–0) || Birkins (2–1) || Sosa (2) || 34,581 || 34–46 y Atlanta Braves July: 14–10 (Home: 7–8; Away: 7–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || July 1 || Orioles || 4–7 || Birkins (3–1) || Hudson (6–8) || — || 38,414 || 34–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || July 2 || Orioles || 10–3 || Ramirez (4–2) || Benson (9–6) || — || 27,693 || 35–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 83 || July 3 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Smoltz (5–5) || Reyes (1–3) || Sosa (3) || 40,011 || 36–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 84 || July 4 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Carpenter (7–4) || Thomson (2–7) || Isringhausen (25) || 47,514 || 36–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 5 || Cardinals || 14–4 || James (3–0) || Suppan (6–5) || — || 28,705 || 37–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 86 || July 6 || Reds || 8–7 (10) || Ray (1–0) || Coffey (3–4) || — || 28,446 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 87 || July 7 || Reds || 5–10 || Milton (5–4) || Ramirez (4–3) || — || 32,315 || 38–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 8 || Reds || 4–1 || Smoltz (6–5) || Harang (9–6) || Ray (5) || 44,718 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || July 9 || Reds || 8–3 || Villarreal (8–1) || Arroyo (9–6) || — || 31,908 || 40–49 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 77th All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 90 || July 14 || @ Padres || 15–12 (11) || Sosa (3–10) || Hensley (5–7) || Yates (1) || 42,869 || 41–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 91 || July 15 || @ Padres || 11–3 || Smoltz (7–5) || Park (6–5) || — || 39,988 || 42–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 92 || July 16 || @ Padres || 10–5 || James (4–0) || Peavy (4–9) || — || 31,650 || 43–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 93 || July 17 || @ Cardinals || 15–3 || Ramirez (5–3) || Weaver (3–11) || — || 44,507 || 44–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || @ Cardinals || 14–5 || Hudson (7–8) || Marquis (11–7) || — || 44,718 || 45–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 95 || July 19 || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Carpenter (9–4) || Shiell (0–1) || — || 43,991 || 45–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 96 || July 21 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Lidle (7–7) || Ray (1–1) || Gordon (23) || 32,833 || 45–51 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || July 22 || @ Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 97 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || McBride (2–1) || Myers (6–4) || — || 31,664 || 46–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 24 || @ Phillies || 10–8 || Hudson (8–8) || Hamels (2–5) || Wickman (16) || 28,864 || 47–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 25 || Marlins || 1–2 || Sanchez (4–0) || James (4–1) || Borowski (21) || 33,357 || 47–52 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 100 || July 26 || Marlins || 6–5 || Smoltz (8–5) || Tankersley (1–1) || Wickman (17) || 32,209 || 48–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 101 || July 27 || Marlins || 1–6 || Olsen (9–4) || Shiell (0–2) || — || 34,498 || 48–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 102 || July 28 || Mets || 4–6 || Martinez (8–4) || Ramirez (5–4) || Wagner (21) || 53,943 || 48–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 103 || July 29 || Mets || 3–11 || Hernandez (7–8) || Hudson (8–9) || — || 49,047 || 48–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 104 || July 30 || Mets || 6–10 || Oliver (4–0) || James (4–2) || Wagner (22) || 40,526 || 48–56 y Atlanta Braves August: 15–13 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Smoltz (9–5) || Snell (9–7) || Wickman (18) || 22,145 || 49–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 106 || August 2 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Yates (1–1) || Torres (3–5) || Wickman (19) || 21,064 || 50–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 107 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Chacon (6–3) || Hudson (8–10) || Gonzalez (19) || 17,324 || 50–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 108 || August 4 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Harang (12–7) || James (4–3) || Guardado (12) || 33,661 || 50–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 109 || August 5 || @ Reds || 6–8 || Weathers (4–3) || Yates (1–2) || Bray (2) || 33,170 || 50–59 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 110 || August 6 || @ Reds || 6–4 || McBride (3–1) || Majewski (4–4) || Wickman (20) || 29,660 || 51–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 111 || August 7 || Phillies || 6–9 || Myers (8–5) || Ramirez (5–5) || — || 26,177 || 51–60 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 112 || August 8 || Phillies || 3–1 || Hudson (9–10) || Hamels (4–6) || Wickman (21) || 30,714 || 52–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 113 || August 9 || Phillies || 3–9 || White (2–0) || Yates (1–3) || — || 27,222 || 52–61 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 114 || August 11 || Brewers || 2–1 || Smoltz (10–5) || Turnbow (4–8) || — || 31,336 || 53–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 115 || August 12 || Brewers || 5–8 || Sheets (3–4) || Barry (0–1) || F. Cordero (12) || 40,480 || 53–62 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 116 || August 13 || Brewers || 7–4 || Paronto (1–0) || Wise (5–6) || Wickman (22) || 34,718 || 54–62 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 117 || August 14 || @ Nationals || 10–4 || James (5–3) || Ortiz (9–10) || — || 21,550 || 55–62 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 118 || August 15 || @ Nationals || 0–5 || Astacio (3–2) || Cormier (2–4) || — || 24,036 || 55–63 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 119 || August 16 || @ Nationals || 6–9 || Traber (3–1) || Smoltz (10–6) || C. Cordero (22) || 28,094 || 55–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 120 || August 17 || @ Nationals || 5–0 || Villarreal (9–1) || Bergmann (0–1) || — || 29,007 || 56–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 121 || August 18 || @ Marlins || 6–1 || Hudson (10–10) || Olsen (9–7) || — || 19,161 || 57–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 122 || August 19 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || James (6–3) || Nolasco (11–8) || Wickman (23) || 21,428 || 58–64 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 123 || August 20 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Willis (8–10) || Yates (1–4) || Borowski (27) || 16,461 || 58–65 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 124 || August 21 || Pirates || 3–0 || Smoltz (11–6) || Duke (8–11) || Wickman (24) || 21,898 || 59–65 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 125 || August 22 || Pirates || 3–5 || Marte (1–7) || Baez (5–6) || Gonzalez (22) || 21,830 || 59–66 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 126 || August 23 || Pirates || 4–5 || Capps (4–1) || Paronto (1–1) || Gonzalez (23) || 23,082 || 59–67 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 127 || August 25 || Nationals || 6–7 || Wagner (1–2) || Paronto (1–2) || Rivera (1) || 33,621 || 59–68 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 128 || August 26 || Nationals || 10–1 || Smoltz (12–6) || Astacio (3–4) || — || 38,610 || 60–68 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 129 || August 27 || Nationals || 13–6 || McBride (4–1) || Traber (3–3) || — || 30,587 || 61–68 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 130 || August 29 || Giants || 13–8 || Hudson (11–10) || Schmidt (10–8) || — || 23,756 || 62–68 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 131 || August 30 || Giants || 5–3 || James (7–3) || Hennessey (5–4) || Wickman (25) || 24,952 || 63–68 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 132 || August 31 || Giants || 6–8 || Morris (10–11) || Smoltz (12–7) || Benitez (17) || 24,748 || 63–69 y Atlanta Braves September/October: 16–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 1 || @ Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 133 || September 2 (1) || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Yates (2–4) || Rhodes (0–4) || Wickman (26) || 31,717 || 64–69 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 134 || September 2 (2) || @ Phillies || 4–16 || Brito (1–2) || Davies (2–4) || — || 28,600 || 64–70 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 135 || September 3 (1) || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Geary (7–0) || Wickman (1–5) || — || N/A || 64–71 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || September 3 (2) || @ Phillies || 3–1 (11) || Paronto (2–2) || Geary (7–1) || Wickman (27) || 37,044 || 65–71 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 137 || September 4 || @ Mets || 5–0 || James (8–3) || Trachsel (14–6) || — || 42,428 || 66–71 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 5 || @ Mets || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 138 || September 6 (1) || @ Mets || 1–4 || Williams (5–3) || Smoltz (12–8) || Wagner (35) || N/A || 66–72 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 139 || September 6 (2) || @ Mets || 0–8 || O. Perez (3–11) || Davies (2–5) || — || 40,536 || 66–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 140 || September 8 || Cubs || 8–4 || Hudson (12–10) || Guzman (0–5) || — || 30,977 || 67–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 141 || September 9 || Cubs || 7–3 || James (9–3) || Miller (0–1) || — || 40,584 || 68–73 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 142 || September 10 || Cubs || 2–1 || Cormier (3–4) || Mateo (1–3) || Wickman (28) || 28,212 || 69–73 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 143 || September 11 || Cubs || 3–8 || Hill (5–6) || Smoltz (12–9) || — || 19,444 || 69–74 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 12 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 144 || September 13 (1) || Phillies || 5–6 || White (4–1) || Paronto (2–3) || Gordon (29) || N/A || 69–75 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 13 (2) || Phillies || 2–7 || Lieber (8–9) || Hudson (12–11) || — || 22,233 || 69–76 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 146 || September 14 || Phillies || 4–1 || James (10–3) || Moyer (8–14) || Wickman (29) || 19,352 || 70–76 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 147 || September 15 || Marlins || 4–6 || Willis (11–11) || Cormier (3–5) || Borowski (34) || 25,340 || 70–77 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 148 || September 16 || Marlins || 2–1 || Smoltz (13–9) || Sanchez (8–3) || Wickman (30) || 28,392 || 71–77 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 17 || Marlins || 8–7 (10) || Barry (1–1) || Borowski (3–3) || — || 27,192 || 72–77 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 150 || September 18 || @ Nationals || 6–1 || Davies (3–5) || Armas (8–12) || — || 25,211 || 73–77 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 151 || September 19 || @ Nationals || 2–9 || B. Perez (1–0) || James (10–4) || — || 20,596 || 73–78 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 152 || September 20 || @ Nationals || 7–3 || Cormier (4–5) || Ortiz (10–15) || — || 19,027 || 74–78 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 153 || September 21 || @ Rockies || 6–3 || Smoltz (14–9) || Kim (8–12) || Wickman (31) || 18,499 || 75–78 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 154 || September 22 || @ Rockies || 4–6 || Fogg (10–9) || Hudson (12–12) || Fuentes (27) || 33,260 || 75–79 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 155 || September 23 || @ Rockies || 9–10 || Francis (13–11) || Davies (3–6) || Fuentes (28) || 24,300 || 75–80 |- style="background:#993333;color:#fff;" | 156 || September 24 || @ Rockies || 8–9 || Affeldt (8–7) || Yates (2–5) || Fuentes (29) || 30,216 || 75–81 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 157 || September 26 || Mets || 12–0 || Smoltz (15–9) || O. Perez (3–13) || — || 22,607 || 76–81 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || September 27 || Mets || 13–1 || Hudson (13–12) || Martinez (9–8) || — || 23,177 || 77–81 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 159 || September 28 || Mets || 4–7 || Hernandez (11–11) || Davies (3–7) || — || 22,944 || 77–82 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160 || September 29 || Astros || 4–1 || James (11–4) || Clemens (7–6) || Wickman (32) || 31,034 || 78–82 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 161 || September 30 || Astros || 4–5 || Miller (2–3) || Wickman (1–6) || Wheeler (9) || 40,123 || 78–83 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 162 || October 1 || Astros || 3–1 || Smoltz (16–9) || Sampson (2–1) || Wickman (33) || 36,030 || 79–83 |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fcc = Loss      #933 darkgray = EliminatedBold = Braves team member 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 C Brian McCann 130 442 147 .333 24 93 1B Adam LaRoche 149 492 140 .285 32 90 2B Marcus Giles 141 550 144 .262 11 60 SS Édgar Rentería 149 598 175 .293 14 70 3B Chipper Jones 110 411 133 .324 26 86 LF Ryan Langerhans 131 315 76 .241 7 28 CF Andruw Jones 156 565 148 .262 41 129 RF Jeff Francoeur 162 651 169 .260 29 103 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 Matt Diaz 124 297 97 .327 7 32 Wilson Betemit 88 199 56 .281 9 29 Pete Orr 102 154 39 .253 1 8 Todd Pratt 62 135 28 .207 4 19 Scott Thorman 55 128 30 .234 5 14 Willy Aybar 36 115 36 .313 1 8 Brian Jordan 48 91 21 .231 3 10 Tony Peña Jr. 40 44 10 .227 1 3 Martin Prado 24 42 11 .262 1 9 Brayan Peña 23 41 11 .268 1 5 Daryle Ward 20 26 8 .308 1 7 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 John Smoltz 35 232.0 16 9 3.49 211 Tim Hudson 35 218.1 13 12 4.86 141 Chuck James 25 119.0 11 4 3.78 91 John Thomson 18 80.1 2 7 4.82 46 Horacio Ramírez 14 76.1 5 5 4.48 37 Kyle Davies 14 63.1 3 7 8.38 51 Jason Shiell 4 15.2 0 2 8.62 14 Travis Smith 1 4.1 0 1 4.15 1 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 Jorge Sosa 26 87.1 3 10 5.46 58 Lance Cormier 29 73.2 4 5 4.89 43 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 Bob Wickman 28 0 2 18 1.04 25 Macay McBride 71 4 1 1 3.65 46 Ken Ray 69 1 1 5 4.52 50 Chad Paronto 65 2 3 0 3.18 41 Óscar Villarreal 58 9 1 0 3.61 55 Tyler Yates 56 2 5 1 3.96 46 Mike Remlinger 36 2 4 2 4.03 19 Chris Reitsma 27 1 2 8 8.68 13 Kevin Barry 19 1 1 0 5.61 19 Peter Moylan 15 0 0 0 4.80 14 Danys Báez 11 0 1 0 5.40 10 Wayne Franklin 11 0 0 0 7.04 3 Joey Devine 10 0 0 0 9.95 10 Phil Stockman 4 0 0 0 2.25 4 Blaine Boyer 2 0 0 0 40.50 0 Anthony Lerew 1 0 0 0 22.50 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Brian Snitker AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Jeff Blauser A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Rocket Wheeler A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Paul Runge Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Luis OrtizLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DanvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2006 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Game logs: 1st half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Atlanta Braves Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Atlanta Braves Pitching Stats on ESPN.com Atlanta Braves Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Category:2006 in Atlanta