2006 Atlanta Braves season

2006 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997)
Atlanta (since 1966)
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray, Ron Gant) FSN South (Jeff Torborg, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WGST WKLS (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 2006 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 135th for the franchise and 41st in Atlanta. During the season, the Braves attempted to win the NL East.

Finishing with a 79–83 record, not only did the Braves miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990 (not counting the strike-affected 1994 season), but also their first losing season and worst record since that year.

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	97	65	0.599	—	50–31	47–34
Philadelphia Phillies	85	77	0.525	12	41–40	44–37
Atlanta Braves	79	83	0.488	18	40–41	39–42
Florida Marlins	78	84	0.481	19	42–39	36–45
Washington Nationals	71	91	0.438	26	41–40	30–51

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

• December 8, 2005: Edgar Rentería was traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte.^[1]
• July 20, 2006: Bob Wickman was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Max Ramirez (minors).^[2]

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 11,3 Edgar Rentería 12 Daryle Ward		Outfielders 23 Matt Diaz  7 Jeff Francoeur 25 Andruw Jones 33 Brian Jordan 18 Ryan Langerhans 20 Scott Thorman		Manager  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)

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

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Ortiz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville^[3]

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

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteed01.shtml
2. Bob Wickman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007