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2006 Chicago Cubs season

Field	Value
name	Chicago Cubs
image	Chicago Cubs logo.svg
season	2006
league	National League
division	Central
ballpark	Wrigley Field
city	Chicago
record	66–96 (.407)
divisional_place	6th
owners	Tribune Company
general_managers	Jim Hendry
managers	Dusty Baker
television	CSN Chicago
Superstation WGN
WCIU-TV
(Len Kasper, Bob Brenly)
radio	WGN
(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo)
espntn	chc
brtn	CHC

Superstation WGN WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Bob Brenly) (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo) |}} The 2006 Chicago Cubs season was the 135th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 131st in the National League and the 91st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished with a record of 66–96 in last place of the National League Central. Chicago was managed by Dusty Baker.

Offseason

December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto.
January 10, 2006: Jacque Jones was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 6, 2006: Jeff Samardzija was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.

Roster

2006 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers

Game log

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || @ Reds || 16–7 || Ohman (1–0) || Harang (0–1)|| || 42,591 || 1–0 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Arroyo (1–0) || Rusch (0–1)|| Weathers (1) || 27,287 || 1–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Maddux (1–0) || Suppan (0–1) || || 40,869 || 2–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 8 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Howry (1–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Dempster (1)|| 40,182 || 3–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || Cardinals || 8–4 || Williamson (1–0) || Isringhausen (0–1)|| || 39,839 || 4–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || Reds || 9–2 || Arroyo (2–0) || Rusch (0–2) || || 36,708 || 4–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Reds || 4–1 || Maddux (2–0) || Claussen (0–1) || Dempster (2) || 37,252 || 5–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || Reds || 8–3 || Milton (2–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || || 40,881 || 5–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Pirates || 8–6 || Marshall (1–0) || Santos (1–2) || || 20,233 || 6–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Duke (1–1) || Williams (0–1) || Gonzalez (2) || 34,264 || 6–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Rusch (1–2) || Snell (0–1) || || 15,020 || 7–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Maddux (3–0) || Tomko (1–1) || Dempster (3) || 33,511 || 8–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Saito (1–0) || Ohman (1–1) || || 37,342 || 8–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Williamson (2–0) || Báez (0–1) || Dempster (4) || 41,288 || 9–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Cardinals || 9–3 || Mulder (2–0) || Williams (0–2) || || 41,379 || 9–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Ponson (2–0) || Rusch (1–3) || Isringhausen (5) || 41,424 || 9–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Maddux (4–0) || Marquis (3–1) || || 41,373 || 10–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || Marlins || 6–3 || Aardsma (1–0) || Johnson (1–2) || Dempster (5) || 36,865 || 11–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Marlins || 3–1 || Marshall (2–0) || Willis (1–1) || Dempster (6) || 38,680 || 12–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Marlins || 7–5 || Nolasco (1–0) || Williamson (2–1) || Borowski (3) || 39,611 || 12–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Brewers || 6–2 || Maddux (5–0) || Bush (2–2) || || 39,522 || 13–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Brewers || 16–2 || Davis (1–2) || Rusch (1–4) || || 40,644 || 13–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 30 || Brewers || 9–0 || Capuano (4–2) || Zambrano (0–2) || || 39,229 || 13–10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || Pirates || 2–1 || Howry (2–0) || Grabow (0–1)|| Dempster (7) || 36,602 || 14–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || Pirates || 8–0 || Duke (2–2) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 39,110 || 14–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Batista (3–1) || Maddux (5–1) || Valverde (8) || 25,335 || 14–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–0 || Cruz (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || || 24,565 || 14–13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Padres || 1–0 || Cassidy (2–0) || Williamson (2–2) || || 37,123 || 14–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Cassidy (3–0) || Howry (2–1) || || 37,745 || 14–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Williams (3–1) || Guzmán (0–2) || Sweeney (1) || 39,847 || 14–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Padres || 8–3 || Young (3–2) || Maddux (5–2) || || 24,139 || 14–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Schmidt (3–2) || Hill (0–2) || || 39,357 || 14–18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Giants || 8–1 || Zambrano (1–2) || Cain (1–5) || || 39,655 || 15–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || @ Giants || 9–3 || Wright (3–3) || Marshall (2–1) || || 38,132 || 15–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || Padres || 10–5 || Sweeney (2–0) || Rusch (1–5) || || 39,245 || 15–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 13 || Padres || 4–3 || Meredith (1–0) || Dempster (0–1) || Hoffman (7) || 40,095 || 15–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 14 || Padres || 9–0 || Hensley (2–2) || Hill (0–3) || || 39,570 || 15–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 16 || Nationals || 4–0 || Zambrano (2–2) || Hernández (1–5) || || 39,298 || 16–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || Nationals || 5–0 || Marshall (3–1) || Day (2–4) || || 39,757 || 17–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 18 || Nationals || 5–3 || Ortiz (1–4) || Wood (0–1) || Cordero (4) || 40,517 || 17–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Buehrle (5–2) || Maddux (5–3) || || 39,301 || 17–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 7–0 || García (7–1) || Hill (0–4) || || 39,387 || 17–25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 43 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 7–4 || Zambrano (3–2) || Cotts (0–2) || Dempster (8) || 38,645 || 18–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 9–1 || Nolasco (3–1) || Marshall (3–2) || || 9,462 || 18–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Marlins || 5–4 || Kensing (1–1) || Dempster (0–2) || || 10,979 || 18–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 24 || @ Marlins || 9–3 || Moehler (2–4) || Maddux (5–4) || || 7,720 || 18–28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 26 || Braves || 6–5 || Remlinger (2–2) || Dempster (0–3) || Ray (1) || 40,865 || 18–29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 27 || Braves || 2–1 || Ramírez (1–0) || Marshall (3–3) || Remlinger (2) || 41,526 || 18–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 28 || Braves || 13–12 || Villarreal (7–0) || Eyre (0–1) || Ray (2) || 41,698 || 18–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 29 || Reds || 7–3 || Wood (1–1) || Ramirez (2–4) || Dempster (9) || 40,072 || 19–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 30 || Reds || 8–3 || Maddux (6–4) || Claussen (3–6) || || 39,000 || 20–31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 31 || Reds || 3–2 || Milton (3–2) || Zambrano (3–3) || Coffey (2) || 39,810 || 20–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Dempster (1–3) || Hancock (1–2) || || 45,799 || 21–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Rusch (2–5) || Mulder (5–4) || Howry (1) || 45,820 || 22–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Cardinals || 9–6 || Marquis (8–4) || Maddux (6–5) || Isringhausen (18) || 45,753 || 22–33 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Astros || 8–0 || Zambrano (4–3) || Buchholz (3–5) || || 32,814 || 23–33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Rodríguez (7–3) || Wood (1–2) || || 35,903 || 23–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Sampson (1–0) || Marshall (3–4) || Lidge (15) || 42,492 || 23–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Reds || 7–1 || Arroyo (8–2) || Rusch (2–6) || || 26,059 || 23–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 9 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Maddux (7–5) || Ramirez (2–5) || Dempster (10) || 41,064 || 24–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 10 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Zambrano (5–3) || Claussen (3–7) || Dempster (11) || 34,141 || 25–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 11 || @ Reds || 9–3 || Mármol (1–0) || Milton (4–3) || || 27,250 || 26–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Astros || 9–2 || Pettitte (6–7) || Marshall (3–5) || || 40,563 || 26–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || Astros || 5–4 || Oswalt (6–3)|| Maddux (7–6) || Lidge (17) || 39,946 || 26–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 15 || Astros || 3–2 || Borkowski (1–0) || Howry (2–2) || Lidge (18) || 40,236 || 26–39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 16 || Tigers || 5–3 || Robertson (7–3) || Rusch (2–7) || Jones (18) || 40,683 ||26–40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || Tigers || 9–3 || Verlander (8–4) || Mármol (1–1) || || 41,459 || 26–41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || Tigers || 12–3 || Rogers (10–3) || Prior (0–1) || || 39,938 || 26–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Indians || 12–8 || Marshall (4–5) || Johnson (3–8) || || 26,769 || 27–42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 20 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Lee (6–5) || Maddux (7–7) || Wickman (10) || 25,049 || 27–43 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 21 || @ Indians || 9–2 || Zambrano (6–3) || Sabathia (5–4) || || 27,182 || 28–43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Twins || 7–2 || Santana (8–4)|| Mármol (1–2) || || 34,361 || 28–44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Bonser (2–1) || Prior (0–2) || Nathan (12) || 42,304 || 28–45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Twins || 8–1 || Radke (6–7) || Marshall (4–6) || || 35,128 || 28–46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 26 || Brewers || 6–0 || Capuano (9–4) || Maddux (7–8) || || 39,698 || 28–47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 27 || Brewers || 8–5 || Shouse (1–0) || Dempster (1–4) || Turnbow (22) || 39,399 || 28–48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 28 || Brewers || 6–3 || Howry (3–2) || Kolb (2–2) || Dempster (12) || 39,321 || 29–48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || Brewers || 5–4 || González (1–0) || Prior (0–3) || Turnbow (23) || 39,144 || 29–49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 30 || White Sox || 6–2 || Garland (7–3) || Marshall (4–7) || || 40,720 || 29–50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 80 || July 1 || White Sox || 8–6 || Cotts (1–2) || Dempster (1–5) || Jenks (25) || 41,027 || 29–51 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 2 || White Sox || 15–11 || Zambrano (7–3) || Buehrle (9–5) || Howry (2) || 40,919 || 30–51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Clemens (1–2) || Mármol (1–3) || || 41,655 || 30–52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Pettitte (7–9) || Prior (0–4) || || 41,502 || 30–53 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Marshall (5–7) || Oswalt (6–5) || Dempster (13) || 31,952 || 31–53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 6 || @ Brewers || 2–0 || Capuano (10–4) || Maddux (7–9) || || 37,326 || 31–54 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 86 || July 7 || @ Brewers || 7–2 || Zambrano (8–3) || Jackson (1–2) || || 41,172 || 32–54 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 8 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Mármol (2–3) || Bush (5–7) || Dempster (14) || 42,268 || 33–54 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 11–4 || Rusch (3–7) || Davis (5–6) || || 41,528 || 34–54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 89 || July 14 || Mets || 6–3 || Trachsel (9–4) || Maddux (7–10) || || 40,782 || 34–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 90 || July 15 || Mets || 9–2 || Zambrano (9–3) || Glavine (11–3) || || 41,368 || 35–55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 16 || Mets || 13–7 || Feliciano (3–2) || Marshall (5–8) || || 40,157 || 35–56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 92 || July 18 || Astros || 4–2 || Mármol (3–3) || Oswalt (6–7) || Dempster (15) || 39,883 || 36–56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 19 || Astros || 4–2 || Clemens (2–3) || Maddux (7–11) || Lidge (22) || 40,344 || 36–57 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 94 || July 20 || Astros || 4–1 || Zambrano (10–3) || Pettitte (8–10) || Dempster (16) || 40,208 || 37–57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 95 || July 21 || @ Nationals || 7–6 || Rauch (3–1) || Howry (3–3) || Cordero (15) || 35,442 || 37–58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 22 || @ Nationals || 7–3 || Hernández (7–8) || Williamson (2–3) || || 38,021 || 37–59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 23 || @ Nationals || 7–1 || Armas (7–5) || Mármol (3–4) || || 30,851 || 37–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 98 || July 24 || @ Mets || 8–7 || Maddux (8–11) || Trachsel (9–5) || Dempster (17) || 45,631 || 38–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 99 || July 25 || @ Mets || 8–6 || Zambrano (11–3) || Glavine (11–4) || Howry (3) || 47,686 || 39–60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 26 || @ Mets || 1–0 || Heilman (1–3) || Rusch (3–8) || || 40,299 || 39–61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 101 || July 27 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Novoa (1–0) || Johnson (0–2) || Dempster (18) || 40,346 || 40–61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 28 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Mármol (4–4) || Marquis (12–8) || Dempster (19) || 40,420 || 41–61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 103 || July 29 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Maddux (9–11) || Reyes (2–5) || Dempster (20) || 41,302 || 42–61 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 104 || July 30 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Zambrano (12–3) || Carpenter (10–5) || || 40,033 || 43–61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 31 || Diamondbacks || 15–4 || Webb (12–4) || Prior (0–5) || || 39,226 || 43–62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 106 || August 1 || Diamondbacks || 9–3 || Hill (1–4) || Vargas (8–8) || || 38,970 || 44–62 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | --- || August 2 || Diamondbacks || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 3 || 44–62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 3 || Diamondbacks || 10–2 || Cruz (4–6) || Mármol (4–5) || || || 44–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 3 || Diamondbacks || 7–3 || Mateo (1–0) || González (3–3) || || 40,715 || 45–63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 4 || Pirates || 6–0 || Gorzelanny (2–2) || Zambrano (12–4) || || 39,973 || 45–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 5 || Pirates || 7–5 || Prior (1–5) || Duke (7–10) || Dempster (21) || 41,007 || 46–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 111 || August 6 || Pirates || 6–1 || Hill (2–4) || Snell (9–8) || || 40,320 || 47–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 112 || August 8 || @ Brewers || 6–3 || Mármol (5–5) || Ohka (3–3) || Dempster (22) || 36,200 || 48–64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 9 || @ Brewers || 6–3 || Bush (8–8) || Zambrano (12–5) || Cordero (4) || 36,012 || 48–65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 10 || @ Brewers || 8–6 || Davis (8–6) || Prior (1–6) || Cordero (5) || 41,686 || 48–66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 115 || August 11 || @ Rockies || 10–2 || Cook (8–10) || Hill (2–5) || || 35,744 || 48–67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 12 || @ Rockies || 8–4 || Fogg (8–7) || Guzmán (0–3) || || 43,485 || 48–68 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 13 || @ Rockies || 8–7 || Novoa (2–0) || Corpas (0–1) || Dempster (23) || 35,408 || 49–68 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 118 || August 14 || @ Astros || 3–0 || Zambrano (13–5) || Oswalt (9–8) || Dempster (24) || 37,260 || 50–68 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 15 || @ Astros || 8–6 || Hill (3–5) || Borkowski (1–1) || || 41,531 || 51–68 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ Astros || 1–0 || O'Malley (1–0) || Pettitte (11–13) || Howry (4) || 38,989 || 52–68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 121 || August 18 || Cardinals || 11–3 || Marquis (13–11) || Mármol (5–6) || || 40,346 || 52–69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 122 || August 19 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Wuertz (1–0)|| Isringhausen (4–6) || || 40,864 || 53–69 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || Cardinals || 5–3 || Carpenter (12–6) || Mateo (1–1) || Isringhausen (30) || 40,485 || 53–70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 21 || Phillies || 6–5 || Lieber (6–9) || Hill (3–6) || Rhodes (3) || 38,950 || 53–71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 22 || Phillies || 6–3 || Moyer (1–0) || O'Malley (1–1) || Madson (1) || 38,770 || 53–72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 126 || August 23 || Phillies || 2–1 || Myers (9–6) || Howry (3–4) || Geary (1) || 39,470 || 53–73 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 24 || Phillies || 11–2 || Zambrano (14–5) || Hamels (6–7) || || 39,464 || 54–73 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 25 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Suppan (10–7) || Mateo (1–2) || Isringhausen (31) || 46,004 || 54–74 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Flores (1–1) || Novoa (2–1) || || 46,036 || 54–75 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 27 || @ Cardinals || 10–6 || Looper (7–1) || Howry (3–5) || || 44,937 || 54–76 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 28 || @ Pirates || 11–6 || Snell (12–8) || Guzmán (0–4) || || 12,666 || 54–77 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 132 || August 29 || @ Pirates || 7–6 || Capps (5–1) || Dempster (1–6) || || 14,618 || 54–78 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 133 || August 30 || @ Pirates || 10–9 || McLeary (1–0) || Dempster (1–7) || || 12,730 || 54–79 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 134 || September 1 || Giants || 6–2 || Hill (4–6) || Lowry (7–8) || || 38,582 || 55–79 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 2 || Giants || 4–2 || Cain (11–9) || Marshall (5–9) || Stanton (4) || 40,135 || 55–80 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 136 || September 3 || Giants || 7–4 || Schmidt (11–8) || Wuertz (1–1) || Stanton (5) || 40,702 || 55–81 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 4 || Pirates || 5–4 || Maholm (7–10) || Zambrano (14–6) || Torres (2) || 37,994 || 55–82 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 5 || Pirates || 6–5 || Grabow (4–1) || Dempster (1–8) || Torres (3) || 31,494 || 55–83 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 139 || September 6 || Pirates || 7–2 || Wuertz (2–1) || Grabow (4–2) || || 32,557 || 56–83 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 7 || Pirates || 7–5 || Bayliss (1–0) || Eyre (0–2) || Torres (4) || 27,105 || 56–84 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 141 || September 8 || @ Braves || 8–4 || Hudson (12–10) || Guzmán (0–5) || || 30,977 || 56–85 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 9 || @ Braves || 7–3 || James (9–3) || Miller (0–1) || || 40,584 || 56–86 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 10 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Cormier (3–4) || Mateo (1–3) || Wickman (13) || 28,212 || 56–87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 11 || @ Braves || 8–3 || Hill (5–6) || Smoltz (12–9) || || 19,444 || 57–87 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 12 || Dodgers || 9–8 || Aardsma (2–0) || Hamulack (0–3) || || 35,618 || 58–87 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 13 || Dodgers || 6–0 || Penny (16–8) || Guzmán (0–6) || || 35,868 || 58–88 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 147 || September 14 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Eyre (1–2) || Tomko (8–7) || Howry (5) || 31,361 || 59–88 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 148 || September 15 || Reds || 4–0 || Arroyo (14–9) || Mármol (5–7) || || 37,188 || 59–89 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 149 || September 16 || Reds || 4–0 || Hill (6–6) || Michalak (1–3) || || 40,526 || 60–89 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 17 || Reds || 11–3 || Zambrano (15–6) || Milton (8–8) || || 39,164 || 61–89 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 11–6 || Wuertz (3–1) || Lieber (8–10) || || 31,101 || 62–89 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Moyer (3–2) || Miller (0–2) || Gordon (32) || 31,892 || 62–90 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 6–2 || Myers (12–6) || Walrond (0–1) || || 35,269 || 62–91 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 22 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Michalak (2–3) || Hill (6–7) || Coffey (8) || 21,332 || 62–92 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 155 || September 23 || @ Reds || 11–4 || Zambrano (16–6) || Lohse (2–5) || || 28,264 || 63–92 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 156 || September 24 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Harang (15–11) || Dempster (1–9) || || 22,226 || 63–93 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 25 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Schoeneweis (2–0) || Eyre (1–3) || Weathers (12) || 16,278 || 63–94 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 158 || September 26 || Brewers || 14–6 || Marshall (6–9) || Villanueva (1–2) || || 31,932 || 64–94 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 159 || September 27 || Brewers || 3–2 || Howry (4–5) || Cordero (3–1) || || 36,273 || 65–94 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 29 || Rockies || 5–2 || Fogg (11–9) || Zambrano (16–7) || Fuentes (30) || 33,721 || 65–95 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 30 || Rockies || 11–9 || Ramírez (4–3) || Ryu (0–1) || || 39,483 || 65–96 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 162 || October 1 || Rockies || 8–5 || Aardsma (3–0) || Affeldt (4–2) || || 39,609 || 66–96

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	Juan Pierre	162	699	204	.292	3	40
3B	Aramis Ramírez	157	593	173	.291	38	119
SS	Ronny Cedeño	151	534	131	.245	6	41
RF	Jacque Jones	149	533	152	.285	27	81
LF	Matt Murton	144	455	135	.297	13	62
C	Michael Barrett	107	375	115	.307	16	53
2B	Todd Walker	94	318	88	.277	6	40
1B	Derrek Lee	50	175	50	.286	8	30

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
Henry Blanco	74	241	64	.266	6	37
Neifi Pérez	87	236	60	.254	2	24
John Mabry	107	210	43	.205	5	25
Phil Nevin	67	179	49	.274	12	33
Ángel Pagán	77	170	42	.247	5	18
Freddie Bynum	71	136	35	.257	4	12
Ryan Theriot	53	134	44	.328	3	16
Jerry Hairston Jr.	38	82	17	.207	0	4
Cesar Izturis	22	73	17	.233	0	6
Tony Womack	19	50	14	.280	1	2
Scott Moore	16	38	10	.263	2	5
Geovany Soto	11	25	5	.200	0	2
Buck Coats	18	18	3	.167	1	1
Michael Restovich	10	12	2	.167	1	1
José Reyes	4	5	1	.200	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; S0 = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Carlos Zambrano	33	214.0	16	7	3.41	210
Greg Maddux		22	136.1	9	11	4.69	81
Sean Marshall	24	125.2	6	9	5.59	77
Rich Hill	17	99.1	6	7	4.17	90
Juan Mateo	11	45.2	1	3	5.32	35
Mark Prior	9	43.2	1	6	7.21	38
Wade Miller	5	21.2	0	2	4.57	20
Kerry Wood	4	19.2	1	2	4.12	13
Ryan O'Malley	2	12.2	1	1	2.13	4

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
Carlos Mármol	19	77.0	5	7	6.08	59
Glendon Rusch	25	66.1	3	8	7.46	59
Ángel Guzmán	15	56.0	0	6	7.39	60
Jerome Williams	5	12.1	0	2	7.30	5

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
Ryan Dempster	74	1	9	24	4.80	67
Bob Howry	84	4	5	5	3.17	71
Will Ohman	78	1	1	0	4.13	74
Scott Eyre	74	1	3	0	3.38	73
Roberto Novoa	66	2	1	0	4.26	53
David Aardsma	45	3	0	0	4.08	49
Michael Wuertz	41	3	1	0	2.66	42
Scott Williamson	31	2	3	0	5.08	32
Les Walrond	10	0	1	0	6.23	21
Jae Kuk Ryu	10	0	1	0	8.40	17

Farm system

References

Game Logs: :Chicago Cubs Game Log 1st Half on ESPN.com :Chicago Cubs Game Log 2nd Half on ESPN.com
2006 Batting Statistics on ESPN.com
2006 Pitching Statistics on ESPN.com

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pierrju01.shtml Juan Pierre Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesja05.shtml Jacque Jones Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
"1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft".
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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