2006 San Diego Padres season

2006 San Diego Padres
NL West Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Petco Park (since 2004)
San Diego, California (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	John Moores
General manager(s)	Kevin Towers
Manager(s)	Bruce Bochy
Local television	4SD (Mark Grant, Matt Vasgersian)
Local radio	XEPRS-AM (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Tim Flannery) XEMO (Juan Angel Avila, Eduardo Ortega)
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The 2006 San Diego Padres season captured their second consecutive National League West crown, with a record of 88-74, and for the first time in franchise history back-to-back postseason appearances, and three consecutive winning seasons. Although the Padres final record equaled that of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres record of 13-5 against the Dodgers awarded them of the official division title. The 2006 season also marked the end of Bruce Bochy's tenure as manager of the team, after 24 seasons overall, 12 seasons as manager (1995–2006), winning 4 division titles (1996, 1998, 2005, 2006). The Padres were eliminated in the 2006 National League Division Series by the eventual World Champion St. Louis Cardinals losing 3-1.

Offseason

• November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron.^[1]
• December 2, 2005: Pete Laforest was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.^[2]
• December 5, 2005: Brian Giles was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.^[3]
• December 7, 2005: Dewon Brazelton was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for Sean Burroughs.^[4]
• December 22, 2005: Mark Bellhorn was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.^[5]
• January 4, 2006: Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka, and Billy Killian were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez, Chris Young, and Terrmel Sledge.
• January 12, 2006: Alan Embree was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.^[6]
• February 3, 2006: Mike Piazza signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
• May 1, 2006: Doug Mirabelli was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Josh Bard and Cla Meredith.

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

Played at Petco Park on April 3, 2006 against the San Francisco Giants.

Player	Pos
Dave Roberts	CF
Eric Young	LF
Brian Giles	RF
Mike Piazza	C
Adrian Gonzalez	1B
Khalil Greene	SS
Vinny Castilla	3B
Josh Barfield	2B
Jake Peavy	P

San Diego 6, San Francisco 1

Season standings

National League West

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	88	74	0.543	—	43–38	45–36
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	0.543	—	49–32	39–42
San Francisco Giants	76	85	0.472	11½	43–38	33–47
Arizona Diamondbacks	76	86	0.469	12	39–42	37–44
Colorado Rockies	76	86	0.469	12	44–37	32–49

• NOTE: Although the Padres final record equaled that of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres record of 13-5 against the Dodgers awarded them of the official division title.

Record vs. opponents

2006 National League Records Source:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	6–1	4–2	4–2	12–7	2–4	4–5	8–10	3–3	1–6	1–5	5–1	9–10	8–11	4–3	1–5	4–11
Atlanta	1–6	—	6–1	4–3	3–3	11–8	3–4	3–3	2–4	7–11	7–11	3–3	7–2	3–4	4–2	10–8	5–10
Chicago	2–4	1–6	—	10–9	2–4	2–4	7–8	4–2	8–8	3–3	2–5	6–9	0–7	2–4	11–8	2–4	4–11
Cincinnati	2–4	3–4	9–10	—	5–1	4–2	10–5	0–6	9–10	3–4	2–4	9–7	2–4	2–5	9–6	5–1	6-9
Colorado	7–12	3–3	4–2	1–5	—	3–3	4–2	4–15	2–4	1–5	3–4	3–3	10–9	10–8	2–7	8–0	11–4
Florida	4–2	8–11	4–2	2–4	3–3	—	3–4	1–5	7–0	8–11	6–13	5–2	3–3	3–3	1–5	11–7	9–9
Houston	5–4	4–3	8–7	5–10	2–4	4-3	—	3–3	10–5	2–4	2–4	13–3	3–3	1–5	9–7	4–4	7–11
Los Angeles	10–8	3–3	2–4	6–0	15–4	5–1	3–3	—	4–2	3–4	4–3	6–4	5–13	13–6	0–7	4–2	5–10
Milwaukee	3–3	4–2	8–8	10–9	4–2	0–7	5–10	2–4	—	3–3	5–1	7–9	4–3	6–3	7–9	1–5	6–9
New York	6–1	11–7	3–3	4–3	5–1	11–8	4–2	4–3	3–3	—	11–8	5–4	5–2	3–3	4–2	12–6	6–9
Philadelphia	5-1	11–7	5–2	4–2	4–3	13–6	4–2	3–4	1–5	8–11	—	3–3	2–4	5–1	3–3	9–10	5–13
Pittsburgh	1–5	3–3	9–6	7–9	3–3	2–5	3–13	4–6	9–7	4–5	3–3	—	1–5	6–1	6–9	3–3	3–12
San Diego	10–9	2–7	7–0	4–2	9–10	3–3	3–3	13–5	3–4	2–5	4–2	5–1	—	7–12	4–2	5–1	7–8
San Francisco	11–8	4–3	4–2	5–2	8–10	3–3	5–1	6–13	3–6	3–3	1–5	1–6	12–7	—	1–4	1–5	8–7
St. Louis	3–4	2–4	8–11	6–9	7–2	5-1	7–9	7–0	9–7	2–4	3–3	9–6	2–4	4–1	—	4–3	5–10
Washington	5–1	8–10	4–2	1–5	0–8	7-11	4–4	2–4	5–1	6–12	10–9	3–3	1–5	5–1	3–4	—	7–11

Transactions

• June 6, 2006: David Freese was drafted in the 9th round of the 2006 amateur draft.^[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.^[8]

Roster

2006 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 57 Jon Adkins 45 Dewon Brazelton 26 Doug Brocail 46 Jim Brower 56 Scott Cassidy 41 Alan Embree 55 Shawn Estes 52 Clay Hensley 51 Trevor Hoffman 38 Scott Linebrink 43 Cla Meredith 61 Chan Ho Park 44 Jake Peavy 37 Rudy Seánez 50 Brian Sikorski 54 Tim Stauffer 49 Brian Sweeney 39 Mike Thompson 21 David Wells 17 Woody Williams 50 Scott Williamson 32 Chris Young		Catchers 28 Josh Bard 14 Rob Bowen 28 Doug Mirabelli 33 Mike Piazza Infielders 20 Manny Alexander 29 Josh Barfield 16 Mark Bellhorn 27 Geoff Blum 34 Russell Branyan  9 Vinny Castilla 23 Adrian Gonzalez  3 Khalil Greene  7 Todd Walker		Outfielders 25 Mike Cameron  9 Jack Cust 24 Brian Giles  4 Ben Johnson 18 Paul McAnulty 10 Dave Roberts  8 Terrmel Sledge  7 Eric Young Other batters 30 Ryan Klesko  2 Jon Knott 12 Justin Leone		Manager 15 Bruce Bochy Coaches 48 Darrel Akerfelds (bullpen) 36 Darren Balsley (pitching) 47 Glenn Hoffman (third base) 12 Dave Magadan (hitting) 40 Tony Muser (bench) 11 Merv Rettenmund 22 Tye Waller (first base)

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
CF	Mike Cameron	141	552	148	.268	22	83

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jake Peavy	32	202.1	11	14	4.09	215
Woody Williams	25	145.1	12	5	3.65	72
Chris Young	31	179.1	11	5	3.46	164
Clay Hensley	37	187.0	11	12	3.71	122
Chan Ho Park	24	136.2	7	7	4.81	96
Mike Thompson	19	92.0	4	5	4.99	35

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dewon Brazelton	9	18	0	2	12.00	9

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Trevor Hoffman	65	0	2	46	2.14	50
Scott Linebrink	73	7	4	2	3.57	68
Alan Embree	73	4	3	0	3.27	53
Jon Adkins	55	2	1	0	3.98	30
Cla Meredith	45	5	1	0	1.07	37

National League Division Series

San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis wins the series, 3-1

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	St. Louis Cardinals – 5, San Diego Padres – 1	October 3	Petco Park	43,107[9]
2	St. Louis Cardinals – 2, San Diego Padres – 0	October 5	Petco Park	43,463[10]
3	San Diego Padres – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 1	October 7	Busch Stadium III	46,634[11]
4	San Diego Padres – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 6	October 8	Busch Stadium III	46,476[12]

Award winners

Rawlings Gold Glove Winners

• Mike Cameron, OF

National League Fireman of the Year

• Trevor Hoffman, The Sporting News, Rolaids

National League Pitcher of the Month

• Chris Young, May 2006

2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Trevor Hoffman, reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Craig Colbert
AA	Mobile BayBears	Southern League	Gary Jones
A	Lake Elsinore Storm	California League	Rick Renteria
A	Fort Wayne Wizards	Midwest League	Randy Ready
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Doug Dascenzo
Rookie	AZL Padres	Arizona League	Carlos Lezcano

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Padres^[13]

References

1. Xavier Nady at Baseball Reference
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gilesbr02.shtml
4. Dewon Brazelton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellhma01.shtml
6. Alan Embree Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
7. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/freesda01.shtml
8. Russell Branyan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
9. "2006 NLDS – St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
10. "2006 NLDS – St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
11. "2006 NLDS – St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
12. "2006 NLDS – St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
13. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 2006 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 2006 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac