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2006 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees

Field	Value
name	New York Yankees
season	2006
misc	American League East champions
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Yankee Stadium
city	New York
record	97–65 (.599)
divisional_place	1st
owners	George Steinbrenner
general_managers	Brian Cashman
managers	Joe Torre
television	WWOR-TV
YES Network
(Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, David Justice, Al Leiter, John Flaherty)
radio	WCBS (AM)
(John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman )
WKDM
(Francisco X. Rivera, Beto Villa)

YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, David Justice, Al Leiter, John Flaherty) (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.

Offseason

January 3, 2006: Bernie Williams signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
January 30, 2006: Ramiro Mendoza was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
Sal Fasano signed with the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.
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.

Roster

2006 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers

Game log

|- 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 |- 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 |- 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 |- 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 |- 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 |- 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 |- 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	0
Pitcher Totals	162	22	1	.045	0	1
Team Totals	162	5651	1608	.285	210	902

Note: Individual pitchers batting not included

Pitching

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	1	2	0	3.23	22
T.J. Beam	20	2	0	0	8.56	12
Brian Bruney	19	1	1	0	0.87	25
Tanyon Sturtze	18	0	0		0	7.59	6
Octavio Dotel	14	0	0	0	10.80	7
Matt Smith	12	0	0	0	0.00	9
José Veras	12	0	0	1	4.09	6
Scott Erickson	9	0	0	0	7.94	2
Colter Bean	2	0	0	0	9.00	1
Team Pitching Totals	162	97	65	43	4.41	1019

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 won the wild card. Detroit ended up winning the series 3–1.

4	October 7	New York (AL)	3 – 8	Detroit		Wright		43,126	1–3

Farm system

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

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willibe02.shtml Bernie Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mendora01.shtml Ramiro Mendoza Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kenneia01.shtml Ian Kennedy Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chambjo03.shtml Joba Chamberlain Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
''Baseball America 2007 Annual Directory''

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