2006 Los Angeles Dodgers season

Major League Baseball team season

2006 Los Angeles Dodgers

National League Wild Card Winners
League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Dodger Stadium
City| Los Angeles
Record| 88–74 (.543)
Divisional place| 2nd
Owners| Frank McCourt
President| Jamie McCourt
General managers| Ned Colletti
Managers| Grady Little
Television| Fox Sports Prime Ticket; KCAL-TV (9)
Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Steve Lyons
Radio| KFWB
Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner, Jerry Reuss
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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In 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers looked to improve their record from 2005. The team switched General Managers from Paul DePodesta to Ned Colletti, and hired Grady Little as the new manager. This was also their first season to be broadcast on KCAL-TV (9). The Dodgers won 88 games and the National League wild card. In the NLDS the Dodgers dropped three straight games to the New York Mets, ending their season. This was the last time the Dodgers were swept in the postseason until 2023.

## Offseason

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* December 13, 2005: Acquired Andre Ethier from the Oakland Athletics for Milton Bradley and Antonio Perez.
* December 19, 2005: Signed free agent Nomar Garciaparra.
* January 4, 2006: Acquired Jae Seo and Tim Hamulack from the New York Mets for Duaner Sánchez and Steve Schmoll.
* January 14, 2006: Acquired Danys Báez and Lance Carter from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Edwin Jackson and Chuck Tiffany.

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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#### National League West

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San Diego Padres | 88 | 74  | .543  | —  | 43‍–‍38  | 45‍–‍36
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74  | .543  | —  | 49‍–‍32  | 39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants | 76 | 85  | .472  | 11½  | 43‍–‍38  | 33‍–‍47
Arizona Diamondbacks | 76 | 86  | .469  | 12  | 39‍–‍42  | 37‍–‍44
Colorado Rockies | 76 | 86  | .469  | 12  | 44‍–‍37  | 32‍–‍49

#### Record vs. opponents

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2006 National League record

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Team  | AZ  | 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

## Game log

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Legend

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Bold | Dodgers team member

2006 Game Log

April (12-13)

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1 | April 3 | Atlanta Braves | 11-10 | Villarreal (1-0) | Lowe (0-1) | Reitsma (1) | 56,000 | 0-1
2 | April 4 | Atlanta Braves | 4-5 | Penny (1-0) | Smoltz (0-1) | Báez (1) | 36,249 | 1-1
3 | April 5 | Atlanta Braves | 9-8 | Villarreal (2-0) | Osoria (0-1) | Reitsma (2) | 35,292 | 1-2
4 | April 7 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 5-3 | Tomko (1-0) | Floyd (0-1) | Báez (2) | 25,518 | 2-2
\-- | April 8 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 3:05pm | PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for April 9
5 | April 9 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 3-6 | Gordon (1-1) | Hamulack (0-1) | None | – | 2-3
6 | April 9 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 6-2 | Penny (2-0) | Lieber (0-2) | None | 38,056 | 3-3
7 | April 10 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 8-3 | Pérez (1-0) | Duke (0-1) | None | 39,129 | 4-3
8 | April 11 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 6-7 | Torres (1-1) | Carter (0-1) | Gonzalez (1) | 17,240 | 4-4
9 | April 12 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 5-9 | Torres (2-1) | Kuo (0-1) | None | 13,237 | 4-5
10 | April 13 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 13-5 | Lowe (1-1) | Pérez (0-2) | None | 18,134 | 5-5
11 | April 14 | San Francisco Giants | 2-1 | Wright | Kuo (0-2) | Worrell (4) | 45,940 | 5-6
12 | April 15 | San Francisco Giants | 1-3 | Pérez (2-0) | Schmidt (0-2) | Báez (3) | 55,132 | 6-6
13 | April 16 | San Francisco Giants | 2-0 | Hennessey (1-0) | Seo (0-1) | Worrell (5) | 47,024 | 6-7
14 | April 17 | Chicago Cubs | 4-1 | Maddux (3-0) | Tomko (1-1) | Dempster (3) | 33,551 | 6-8
15 | April 18 | Chicago Cubs | 1-2 | Saito (1-0) | Ohman (1-1) | None | 37,340 | 7-8
16 | April 19 | Chicago Cubs | 5-4 | Williamson (2-0) | Báez (0-1) | Dempster (4) | 41,288 | 7-9
17 | April 21 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3-6 | Pérez (3-0) | Hernandez (1-3) | Daez (4) | 44,294 | 8-9
18 | April 22 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 5-4 | Batista (2-0) | Seo (0-2) | Valverde (3) | 51,878 | 8-10
19 | April 23 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-6 | Tomko (2-1) | Ortiz (0-3) | Báez (5) | 48,394 | 9-10
20 | April 24 | @ Houston Astros | 6-2 | Saito (2-0) | Lidge (0-1) | Báez (6) | 28,382 | 10-10
21 | April 25 | @ Houston Astros | 3-4 (14) | Astacio (2-0) | Kuo (0-3) | None | 30,451 | 10-11
22 | April 26 | @ Houston Astros | 5-8 | Rodríguez (4-0) | Pérez (3-1) | None | 32,874 | 10-12
23 | April 28 | @ San Diego Padres | 3-0 | Seo (1-2) | Young (2-2) | Báez (7) | 36,435 | 11-12
24 | April 29 | @ San Diego Padres | 4-2 | Tomko (3-1) | Hensley (1-2) | Báez (8) | 44,337 | 12-12
25 | April 30 | @ San Diego Padres | 5-6 (10) | Linebrink (2-2) | Hamulack (0-2) | None | 38,116 | 12-13

May (18-10)

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26 | May 1 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 2-3 | Vargas (3-1) | Penny (2-1) | Valverde (6) | 20,100 | 12-14
27 | May 2 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 8-10 | Vizcaino (1-2) | Saito (2-1) | Valverde (7) | 23,216 | 12-15
28 | May 3 | San Diego Padres | 11-5 | Cassidy (1-0) | Osoria (0-2) | None | 33,352 | 12-16
29 | May 4 | San Diego Padres | 3-0 | Embree (1-0) | Saito (2-2) | Hoffman (5) | 34,137 | 12-17
30 | May 5 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3-4 | Báez (1-1) | Wise (2-2) | None | 47,731 | 13-17
31 | May 6 | Milwaukee Brewers | 4-5 | Báez (2-1) | Demaria (0-1) | None | 46,087 | 14-17
32 | May 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2-10 | Sele (1-0) | Bush (2-4) | None | 53,528 | 15-17
33 | May 9 | Houston Astros | 7-12 | Saito (3-2) | Wheeler (0-2) | None | 55,992 | 16-17
34 | May 10 | Houston Astros | 6-9 | Tomko (4-1) | Buchholz (2-2) | None | 33,595 | 17-17
35 | May 11 | Houston Astros | 4-2 | Rodríguez (5-1) | Lowe (1-2) | Wheeler (1) | 37,133 | 17-18
36 | May 12 | @ San Francisco Giants | 6-1 | Penny (3-1) | Morris (2-4) | None | 42,885 | 18-18
37 | May 13 | @ San Francisco Giants | 5-6 | Benítez (2-0) | Báez (2-2) | None | 42,864 | 18-19
38 | May 14 | @ San Francisco Giants | 6-3 | Pérez (4-1) | Kline (1-1) | Beimel (1) | 42,985 | 19-19
39 | May 15 | @ Colorado Rockies | 5-4 | Tomko (5-1) | Ramírez (2-1) | Saito (1) | 20,208 | 20-19
40 | May 16 | @ Colorado Rockies | 1-5 | Kim (2-1) | Lowe (1-3) | None | 23,192 | 20-20
41 | May 17 | @ Colorado Rockies | 3-2 | Penny (4-1) | Jennings (2-4) | Báez (9) | 30,296 | 21-20
42 | May 19 | Los Angeles Angels | 3-16 | Sele (2-0) | Weaver (1-7) | None | 55,655 | 22-20
43 | May 20 | Los Angeles Angels | 4-8 | Beimel (1-0) | Shields (1-3) | None | 55,587 | 23-20
44 | May 21 | Los Angeles Angels | 0-7 | Lowe (2-3) | Santana (4-2) | None | 55,662 | 24-20
45 | May 22 | Colorado Rockies | 1-6 | Seo (2-2) | Kim (2-2) | None | 33,652 | 25-20
46 | May 23 | Colorado Rockies | 1-8 | Penny (5-1) | Jennings (2-5) | None | 40,228 | 26-20
47 | May 24 | Colorado Rockies | 1-7 | Sele (3-0) | Cook (5-4) | None | 39,299 | 27-20
48 | May 26 | @ Washington Nationals | 4-10 | Hernández (3-5) | Tomko (5-2) | None | 22,712 | 27-21
49 | May 27 | @ Washington Nationals | 3-1 | Lowe (3-3) | Stanton (1-5) | Saito (2) | 26,867 | 28-21
50 | May 28 | @ Washington Nationals | 4-10 | Ortiz (3-4) | Seo (2-3) | None | 30,348 | 28-22
51 | May 29 | @ Atlanta Braves | 12-5 | Beimel (2-0) | Thomson (2-4) | None | 41,825 | 29-22
52 | May 30 | @ Atlanta Braves | 8-3 | Báez (3-2) | Remlinger (2-3) | None | 29,517 | 30-22
53 | May 31 | @ Atlanta Braves | 3-9 | Hudson (5-3) | Tomko (5-3) | None | 28,880 | 30-23

June (11-15)

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54 | June 1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2-7 | Lowe (4-3) | Floyd (4-3) | None | 38,643 | 31-23
55 | June 2 | Philadelphia Phillies | 8-6 | Geary (2-0) | Báez (3-3) | Gordon (16) | 55,142 | 31-24
56 | June 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2-8 | Penny (6-1) | Brito (0-1) | None | 46,561 | 32-24
57 | June 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 6-4 | Geary (3-0) | Beimel (2-1) | Gordon (17) | 48,270 | 32-25
58 | June 5 | New York Mets | 4-1 | Soler (1-1) | Tomko (5-4) | Bradford (1) | 34,420 | 32-26
59 | June 6 | New York Mets | 5-8 | Lowe (5-3) | Martínez (5-2) | Gagné (1) | 46,347 | 33-26
60 | June 7 | New York Mets | 9-7 | Glavine (9-2) | Pérez (4-2) | Wagner (12) | 44,320 | 33-27
61 | June 9 | @ Colorado Rockies | 3-0 | Penny (7-1) | Kim (3-4) | Saito (3) | 30,455 | 34-27
62 | June 10 | @ Colorado Rockies | 9-12 | Jennings (4-6) | Tomko (5-5) | Fuentes (13) | 35,557 | 34-28
63 | June 11 | @ Colorado Rockies | 6-5 | Báez (4-3) | Fuentes (1-1) | Saito (4) | 29,221 | 35-28
64 | June 13 | @ San Diego Padres | 1-9 | Park (4-3) | Sele (3-1) | None | 30,371 | 35-29
65 | June 14 | @ San Diego Padres | 3-5 | Linebrink (3-2) | Kuo (0-4) | Hoffman (15) | 30,011 | 35-30
66 | June 15 | @ San Diego Padres | 7-3 | Broxton (1-0) | Sikorski (0-1) | None | 33,382 | 36-30
67 | June 16 | @ Oakland Athletics | 3-7 | Zito (8-3) | Tomko (5-6) | None | 30,161 | 36-31
68 | June 17 | @ Oakland Athletics | 4-5 (17) | Karsay (1-0) | Seo (2-4) | None | 35,077 | 36-32
69 | June 18 | @ Oakland Athletics | 2-5 | Blanton (7-6) | Sele (3-2) | Street (17) | 35,077 | 36-33
70 | June 20 | Seattle Mariners | 9-4 | Piñeiro (6-7) | Penny (7-2) | Soriano (2) | 43,949 | 36-34
71 | June 21 | Seattle Mariners | 8-5 | Mateo (4-0) | Báez (4-4) | Putz (12) | 40,419 | 36-35
72 | June 22 | Seattle Mariners | 2-4 | Lowe (6-3) | Hernández (7-7) | None | 46,207 | 37-35
73 | June 23 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-10 | Tomko (6-6) | Pérez (2-10) | None | 55,823 | 38-35
74 | June 24 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0-7 | Sele (4-2) | Duke (5-7) | None | 47,785 | 39-35
75 | June 25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-7 | Penny (8-2) | Wells (0-2) | Saito (5) | 55,545 | 40-35
76 | June 26 | @ Minnesota Twins | 2-8 | Silva (4-8) | Billingsley (0-1) | None | 22,528 | 40-36
77 | June 27 | @ Minnesota Twins | 2-9 | Liriano (8-1) | Lowe (6-4) | None | 30,681 | 40-37
78 | June 28 | @ Minnesota Twins | 3-6 | Santana (9-4) | Pérez (4-3) | Nathan (13) | 34,157 | 40-38
79 | June 30 | @ Los Angeles Angels | 6-1 | Penny (9-2) | Colon (0-4) | None | 44,233 | 41-38

July (9-17)

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80 | July 1 | @ Los Angeles Angels | 2-9 | Escobar (6-9) | Hendrickson (4-9) | None | 43,891 | 41-39
81 | July 2 | @ Los Angeles Angels | 0-4 | Lackey (6-5) | Billingsley (0-2) | None | 44,223 | 41-40
82 | July 3 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-10 | Lowe (7-4) | Cruz (3-4) | None | 47,698 | 42-40
83 | July 4 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3-11 | Sele (5-2) | Gonzalez (2-2) | None | 55,816 | 43-40
84 | July 5 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-5 | Penny (10-2) | Vargas (7-5) | Saito (6) | 38,505 | 44-40
85 | July 6 | San Francisco Giants | 5-4 | Hennessey (4-1) | Hendrickson (4-10) | Benítez (9) | 42,515 | 44-41
86 | July 7 | San Francisco Giants | 7-9 | Báez (5-4) | Accardo (1-3) | Saito (7) | 53,991 | 45-41
87 | July 8 | San Francisco Giants | 11-7 | Lowry (4-5) | Lowe (7-5) | Benítez (10) | 46,496 | 45-42
88 | July 9 | San Francisco Giants | 1-3 | Sele (6-2) | Schmidt (6-5) | Saito (8) | 41,849 | 46-42
89 | July 13 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 2-3 (14) | Looper (5-1) | Pérez (4-4) | None | 45,156 | 46-43
90 | July 14 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 0-5 | Carpenter (8-4) | Lowe (7-6) | None | 45,704 | 46-44
91 | July 15 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 1-2 (10) | Looper (6-1) | Báez (5-5) | None | 46,068 | 46-45
92 | July 16 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 3-11 | Reyes (2-3) | Penny (10-3) | None | 44,741 | 46-46
93 | July 17 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 3-8 | González (3-2) | Sele (6-3) | None | 23,513 | 46-47
94 | July 18 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-1 | Billingsley (1-2) | Cruz (3-5) | None | 27,478 | 47-47
95 | July 19 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 0-8 | Batista (9-5) | Lowe (7-7) | None | 23,616 | 47-48
96 | July 20 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 2-5 | Webb (11-3) | Hendrickson (4-11) | Julio (11) | 25,329 | 47-49
97 | July 21 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2-0 | Suppan (7-5) | Penny (10-4) | Isringhausen (27) | 47,987 | 47-50
98 | July 22 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6-1 | Weaver (4-11) | Sele (6-4) | None | 50,438 | 47-51
99 | July 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6-1 | Marquis (12-7) | Billingsley (1-3) | None | 43,650 | 47-52
100 | July 24 | San Diego Padres | 7-6 (11) | Brocail (1-0) | Carrara (0-1) | Hoffman (27) | 38,050 | 47-53
101 | July 25 | San Diego Padres | 7-3 | Park (7-6) | Hendrickson (4-12) | None | 51,334 | 47-54
102 | July 26 | San Diego Padres | 10-3 | Peavy (5-10) | Penny (10-5) | None | 44,181 | 47-55
103 | July 28 | Washington Nationals | 1-13 | Billingsley (2-3) | Armas (7-6) | None | 55,825 | 48-55
104 | July 29 | Washington Nationals | 5-7 | Lowe (8-7) | O'Connor (3-7) | Broxton (1) | 41,540 | 49-55
105 | July 30 | Washington Nationals | 3-4 | Broxton (2-0) | Rauch (3-2) | Saito (9) | 43,346 | 50-55

August (21-7)

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106 | August 1 | @ Cincinnati Reds | 10-4 | Sele (7-4) | Bray (2-2) | None | 25,127 | 51-55
107 | August 2 | @ Cincinnati Reds | 5-3 | Penny (11-5) |  | Saito (10) | 22,114 | 52-55
108 | August 3 | @ Cincinnati Reds | 3-0 | Maddux (10-11) | Milton (7-7) | Saito (11) | 26,045 | 53-55
109 | August 4 | @ Florida Marlins | 6-2 | Lowe (9-7) | Sánchez (4-2) | None | 15,416 | 54-55
110 | August 5 | @ Florida Marlins | 10-2 | Billingsley (3-3) | Johnson (9-6) | None | 17,863 | 55-55
111 | August 6 | @ Florida Marlins | 7-3 | Hendrickson (5-12) | Olsen (9-5) | None | 14,182 | 56-55
112 | August 7 | Colorado Rockies | 2-7 | Penny (12-5) | Fogg (7-7) | None | 44,593 | 57-55
113 | August 8 | Colorado Rockies | 2-4 | Tomko (7-6) | Kim (7-7) | Saito (12) | 50,210 | 58-55
114 | August 9 | Colorado Rockies | 3-1 | Affeldt (6-6) | Lowe (9-8) | Fuentes (23) | 46,643 | 58-56
115 | August 10 | Colorado Rockies | 3-4 | Saito (4-2) | Mesa (0-5) | None | 48,699 | 59-56
116 | August 11 | San Francisco Giants | 2-3 | Tomko (8-6) | Stanton (3-6) | Broxton (2) | 53,695 | 60-56
117 | August 12 | San Francisco Giants | 5-6 | Penny (13-5) | Cain (8-9) | Saito (13) | 46,444 | 61-56
118 | August 13 | San Francisco Giants | 0-1 (10) | Saito (5-2) | Chulk (1-1) | None | 55,699 | 62-56
119 | August 14 | Florida Marlins | 2-4 | Lowe (10-8) | Willis (7-10) | Giovanni Carrara (1) | 44,749 | 63-56
120 | August 15 | Florida Marlins | 0-4 | Billingsley (4-3) | Messenger (1-7) | None | 47,960 | 64-56
121 | August 16 | Florida Marlins | 15-4 | Johnson (11-6) | Hendrickson (5-13) | None | 38,185 | 64-57
122 | August 18 | @ San Francisco Giants | 3-7 | Schmidt (10-7) | Penny (13-6) | None | 42,862 | 64-58
123 | August 19 | @ San Francisco Giants | 14-7 | Maddux (11-11) | Hennessey (5-3) | None | 42,833 | 65-58
124 | August 20 | @ San Francisco Giants | 5-2 | Lowe (11-8) | Morris (8-11) | Saito (14) | 42,052 | 66-58
125 | August 21 | @ San Diego Padres | 2-4 | Stauffer (1-0) | Dessens (5-8) | Hoffman (32) | 33,244 | 66-59
126 | August 22 | @ San Diego Padres | 0-1 | Peavy (7-12) | Hendrickson (5-14) | Hoffman (33) | 32,774 | 66-60
127 | August 23 | @ San Diego Padres | 2-7 | Williams (7-4) | Penny (13-7) | None | 36,613 | 66-61
128 | August 25 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 7-9 (15) | Lyon (2-3) | Sele (7-5) | None | 26,293 | 66-62
129 | August 26 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-3 | Broxton (3-0) | Vizcaíno (3-4) | Saito (15) | 40,388 | 67-62
130 | August 27 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 6-3 | Billingsley (5-3) | Hernández (10-11) | Saito (16) | 30,350 | 68-62
131 | August 28 | Cincinnati Reds | 5-6 | Penny (14-7) | Michalak (1-2) | Broxton (3) | 44,176 | 69-62
132 | August 29 | Cincinnati Reds | 5-6 (16) | Lowe (12-8) | Franklin (5-7) | None | 44,697 | 70-62
133 | August 30 | Cincinnati Reds | 3-7 | Maddux (12-11) | Harang (13-10) | None | 47,356 | 71-62

September (16-12)

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134 | September 1 | Colorado Rockies | 3-6 | Lowe (13-8) | Jennings (7-12) | Saito (17) | 49,601 | 72-62
135 | September 2 | Colorado Rockies | 5-14 | Penny (15-7) | Cook (9-13) | None | 48,984 | 73-62
136 | September 3 | Colorado Rockies | 12-5 | Kim (8-10) | Sele (7-6) | None | 44,895 | 73-63
137 | September 4 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 3-6 | Bush (10-10) | Maddux (12-12) | Cordero (17) | 33,645 | 73-64
138 | September 5 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 0-9 | Davis (10-9) | Hendrickson (5-15) | None | 13,427 | 73-65
139 | September 6 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 2-1 | Lowe (14-8) | Capuano (11-10) | Saito (18) | 25,106 | 74-65
140 | September 7 | @ New York Mets | 0-7 | Glavine (13-6) | Penny (15-8) | None | 48,583 | 74-66
141 | September 8 | @ New York Mets | 5-0 | Kuo (1-4) | Maine (5-4) | None | 52,077 | 75-66
142 | September 9 | @ New York Mets | 2-3 | Hernández (10-10) | Maddux (12-13) | Wagner (36) | 47,064 | 75-67
143 | September 10 | @ New York Mets | 9-1 | Stults (1-0) | Trachsel (14-7) | None | 48,760 | 76-67
144 | September 12 | @ Chicago Cubs | 8-9 (11) | Aardsman (2-0) | Hamulack (0-3) | None | 35,618 | 76-68
145 | September 13 | @ Chicago Cubs | 6-0 | Penny (16-8) | Guzman (0-6) | None | 35,868 | 77-68
146 | September 14 | @ Chicago Cubs | 5-6 | Eyre (1-2) | Tomko (8-7) | Howry (5) | 31,361 | 77-69
147 | September 15 | San Diego Padres | 1-3 | Maddux (13-13) | Wells (2-4) | Saito (19) | 52,911 | 78-69
148 | September 16 | San Diego Padres | 11-2 | Williams (9-5) | Billingsley (5-4) | Sweeney (2) | 55,781 | 78-70
149 | September 17 | San Diego Padres | 1-2 | Linebrink (7-3) | Broxton (3-1) | Hoffman (39) | 54,601 | 78-71
150 | September 18 | San Diego Padres | 11-10 (10) | Sele (8-6) | Seánez (3-3) | None | 55,831 | 79-71
151 | September 19 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10-6 | Snell (8-6) | Kuo (1-5) | None | 43,734 | 79-72
152 | September 20 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6-4 | Chacón (7-6) | Maddux (13-14) | Torres (10) | 46,319 | 79-73
153 | September 21 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2-5 | Billingsley (6-4) | Youman (0-2) | Saito (20) | 48,567 | 80-73
154 | September 22 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0-2 | Lowe (15-8) | Vargas (11-10) | Saito (21) | 43,990 | 81-73
155 | September 23 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 9-3 | Batista (11-7) | Penny (16-9) | None | 49,791 | 81-74
156 | September 24 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1-5 | Saito (6-2) | Vizcaino (4-6) | None | 49,822 | 82-74
157 | September 26 | @ Colorado Rockies | 11-4 | Maddux (14-14) | Jennings (9-13) | None | 20,133 | 83-74
158 | September 27 | @ Colorado Rockies | 6-4 | Lowe (16-8) | Cook (9-15) | Saito (22) | 18,858 | 84-74
159 | September 28 | @ Colorado Rockies | 19-11 | Hendrickson (6-15) | King (1-4) | None | 21,154 | 85-74
160 | September 29 | @ San Francisco Giants | 4-3 | Broxton (4-1) | Stanton (7-7) | Saito (23) | 42,587 | 86-74
161 | September 30 | @ San Francisco Giants | 4-2 | Maddux (15-14) | Cain (13-12) | Saito (24) | 42,769 | 87-74

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162 | October 1 | @ San Francisco Giants | 4-3 | Billingsley (7-4) | Hennessey (5-6) | Beimel (2) | 42,831 | 88-74

### Season summary

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After a season battling injuries to team leaders Jeff Kent and all-star Nomar Garciaparra, the Dodgers were able to produce with several young rookies such as Russell Martin, Andre Ethier, James Loney, Chad Billingsley, and Jonathan Broxton. Key reliever Yhency Brazobán was sidelined with Tommy John surgery, and closer Éric Gagné was sidelined with a back injury. However, rookie pitcher Takashi Saito took over the closing role and instantly became one of the game's best closers, ending the season with 24 saves in just half of the season.

Los Angeles had a very streaky season in 2006. After they started just 12–17, the Dodgers went on to win 15 of their next 18 games to improve to 27-20. They were 46-42 at the all-star break, two games back of the San Diego Padres in a tough division (all five teams in the N.L. West were .500 or better at the all-star break). Two Dodger players, Nomar Garciaparra, and Brad Penny, were selected to play in the All-Star Game.

After the all-star break, the Dodgers lost 13 of their first 14 games. As a result, their record dropped to 47–55, and they were in last place in the N.L. West, 7½ games out of first place. Los Angeles bounded back from this losing streak to win 17 out of their next 18 games, the first time the Dodgers did so since 1899. At the end of this winning stretch, Los Angeles was in first place with a record of 64–56. During this stretch, the Dodgers acquired Wilson Betemit from the Atlanta Braves, Julio Lugo from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and pitcher Greg Maddux from the Chicago Cubs. Maddux proved to be the biggest transition for the Dodgers, as he provided the Dodgers' starting rotation with a veteran arm and pitching depth.

The highlight of the 2006 season for Los Angeles was on September 18, against the San Diego Padres. Coming into the four-game series, Los Angeles held a half game lead in the N.L. West over San Diego with two and a half weeks left in the season. Los Angeles won the first game of the series 3–1 after a strong pitching performance by Maddux, extending the Dodgers' lead to a 1½ games over San Diego. The second game of the series was an 11–2 rout in favor of San Diego, trimming the Dodgers lead back to a half game. The third game of the series was a pitchers' duel between San Diego's Chris Young and the Dodgers Derek Lowe. San Diego scored first after Russell Branyan hit a solo home run to make it 1-0. Russell Martin tied the game at 1-1 with a solo home run of his own in the 7th. But San Diego won the game 2-1 when Khalil Greene scored on Terrmel Sledge's single. San Diego's victory gave them a half game lead over the Dodgers in the N.L. West.

The last game of the series on September 18 was a rocky start for the Dodgers. Brad Penny gave up four runs in the first inning, giving San Diego a 4-0 lead. Los Angeles slowly climbed back into the game, and tied the score 4-4 in the third inning. Neither team scored again until San Diego scored two in the top of the 8th to take a 6-4 lead. The Dodgers would cut San Diego's lead to one run after Wilson Betemit drove in Marlon Anderson with an RBI single. San Diego scored three runs in the top of the 9th and appeared to have broken the game wide open with a 9-5 lead. With a four-run lead, San Diego elected to bring in Jon Adkins to pitch the 9th instead of closer Trevor Hoffman, who at the time was just three saves shy of tying the all-time record. Jeff Kent and J. D. Drew hit back-to-back home runs off of Adkins to close the lead to 9–7 with nobody out. San Diego then elected to bring Hoffman in to finish the game. Hoffman however, gave up back-to-back home runs to Martin and Anderson on the first two pitches Hoffman threw, tying the score at 9–9. It was only the fourth time a team hit four consecutive home runs in an inning, and the first time since the Minnesota Twins did so in 1964. San Diego scored a run in the top of the 10th on Josh Bard's RBI single to take a 10-9 lead. However, after Kenny Lofton walked, Nomar Garciaparra hit the game-winning two-run walk off home run. The Dodgers' 11–10 victory gave them a half game lead over San Diego with just two weeks left in the season.

San Diego and Los Angeles finished the season tied for first place in the NL West at 88–74. San Diego, however, was awarded the division title because they had won 13 of 18 games from Los Angeles during the regular season, giving the Dodgers the wild card spot.

### Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day Starters

Name | Position
Rafael Furcal | Shortstop
José Cruz Jr. | Left fielder
J. D. Drew | Right fielder
Jeff Kent | Second baseman
Olmedo Sáenz | First baseman
Bill Mueller | Third baseman
Sandy Alomar Jr. | Catcher
Jason Repko | Center fielder
Derek Lowe | Starting pitcher

### Notable transactions

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* April 24, 2006: Acquired Ben Kozlowski from the Cincinnati Reds for Cody Ross.
* June 27, 2006: Acquired Mark Hendrickson, Toby Hall and cash from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jae Seo, Dioner Navarro and Justin Ruggiano.
* July 23, 2006: Acquired B.J. LaMura from the Chicago White Sox for Sandy Alomar Jr.[1]
* July 25, 2006: Acquired Elmer Dessens from the Kansas City Royals for Odalis Pérez, Blake Johnson, Julio Pimentel and cash.
* July 28, 2006: Acquired Wilson Betemit from the Atlanta Braves for Danys Báez, Willy Aybar and cash.
* July 31, 2006: Acquired Greg Maddux and cash from the Chicago Cubs for César Izturis.
* July 31, 2006: Acquired Julio Lugo from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Joel Guzman and Sergio Pedroza.
* August 31, 2006: Acquired Marlon Anderson from the Washington Nationals with cash for Jhonny Núñez.

### Roster

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2006 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
Pitchers

* 10 Danys Báez
* 97 Joe Beimel
* 58 Chad Billingsley
* 43 Yhency Brazobán
* 51 Jonathan Broxton
* 54 Giovanni Carrara
* 36 Lance Carter
* 45 Elmer Dessens
* 38 Éric Gagné
* 47 Tim Hamulack
* 30 Mark Hendrickson
* 56 Hong-Chih Kuo
* 23 Derek Lowe
* 36 Greg Maddux
* 57 Franquelis Osoria
* 31 Brad Penny
* 45 Odalis Pérez
* 44 Takashi Saito
* 41 Aaron Sele
* 26 Jae Weong Seo
* 50 Eric Stults
* 35 Brett Tomko

|  | Catchers

* 25 Sandy Alomar Jr.
* 26 Einar Díaz
* 26,22 Toby Hall
* 55 Russell Martin
* 30 Dioner Navarro

Infielders

* 49 Willy Aybar
* 10 Wilson Betemit
* 15 Rafael Furcal
* 5 Nomar Garciaparra
* 50 Joel Guzmán
* 3 César Izturis
* 12 Jeff Kent
* 27,29 James Loney
* 3 Julio Lugo
* 18 Ramón Martínez
* 14 Bill Mueller
* 13 Óscar Robles
* 8 Olmedo Sáenz

|  | Outfielders

* 21 Marlon Anderson
* 22 José Cruz Jr.
* 7 J. D. Drew
* 16 Andre Ethier
* 27 Matt Kemp
* 21 Ricky Ledée
* 6 Kenny Lofton
* 17 Jason Repko
* 54 Cody Ross
* 49 Delwyn Young

|  | Manager

* 9 Grady Little

Coaches

* 40 Rick Honeycutt
(pitching)
* 48 Dan Warthen
(bullpen)
* 37 Rich Donnelly
(third base)
* 46 Dave Jauss
(bench)
* 11 Manny Mota
* 25,29 Mariano Duncan
(1st base)
* 33 Eddie Murray
(hitting)

## Starting Pitchers stats

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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

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Derek Lowe | 35 | 34 | 218.0 | 16-8 | 3.63 | 55 | 123 | 1
Brad Penny | 34 | 33 | 189.0 | 16-9 | 4.33 | 54 | 148 | 0
Aaron Sele | 28 | 15 | 103.1 | 8-6 | 4.53 | 30 | 57 | 0
Chad Billingsley | 18 | 16 | 90.0 | 7-4 | 3.80 | 58 | 59 | 0
Mark Hendrickson | 18 | 12 | 75.0 | 2-7 | 4.68 | 28 | 48 | 0
Greg Maddux | 12 | 12 | 73.2 | 6-3 | 3.30 | 14 | 36 | 0
Jae Weong Seo | 19 | 10 | 67.0 | 2-4 | 5.78 | 25 | 49 | 0

## Relief Pitchers stats

[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

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Takashi Saito | 72 | 0 | 78.1 | 6-2 | 2.07 | 23 | 107 | 24
Jonathan Broxton | 68 | 0 | 76.1 | 4-1 | 2.59 | 33 | 97 | 3
Joe Beimel | 62 | 0 | 70.0 | 2-1 | 2.96 | 21 | 30 | 2
Danys Báez | 46 | 0 | 49.2 | 5-5 | 4.35 | 11 | 29 | 9
Tim Hamulack | 33 | 0 | 34.0 | 0-3 | 6.35 | 22 | 34 | 0
Brett Tomko | 44 | 15 | 112.1 | 8-7 | 4.73 | 29 | 76 | 0
Hong-Chih Kuo | 28 | 5 | 59.2 | 1-5 | 4.22 | 33 | 71 | 0
Odalis Pérez | 20 | 8 | 59.1 | 4-4 | 6.83 | 13 | 33 | 0
Giovanni Carrara | 25 | 0 | 27.2 | 0-1 | 4.55 | 7 | 25 | 1
Elmer Dessens | 19 | 0 | 23.0 | 0-1 | 4.70 | 9 | 16 | 0
Eric Stults | 6 | 2 | 17.2 | 1-0 | 5.60 | 7 | 5 | 0
Franquelis Osoria | 12 | 0 | 17.2 | 0-2 | 7.13 | 9 | 13 | 0
Lance Carter | 10 | 0 | 11.2 | 0-1 | 8.49 | 8 | 5 | 0
Yhency Brazobán | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0-0 | 5.40 | 2 | 4 | 0
Éric Gagné | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 1

## Batting Stats

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

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Russell Martin | C | 121 | 415 | .282 | 65 | 117 | 10 | 65 | 10
Dioner Navarro | C | 25 | 75 | .280 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 1
Sandy Alomar Jr. | C | 27 | 62 | .323 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0
Toby Hall | C | 21 | 57 | .368 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0
Einar Díaz | C | 3 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nomar Garciaparra | 1B | 122 | 469 | .303 | 82 | 142 | 20 | 93 | 3
Jeff Kent | 2B/1B | 115 | 407 | .292 | 61 | 119 | 14 | 68 | 1
Rafael Furcal | SS | 159 | 654 | .300 | 113 | 196 | 15 | 63 | 37
Wilson Betemit | 3B | 55 | 174 | .241 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 24 | 1
Olmedo Sáenz | 1B/3B | 103 | 179 | .296 | 30 | 53 | 11 | 48 | 0
Ramón Martínez | 2B/3B/SS/1B/RF | 82 | 176 | .278 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 24 | 0
Julio Lugo | 2B/3B/SS/RF/LF | 49 | 146 | .219 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 6
Willy Aybar | 3B/2B | 43 | 128 | .250 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 1
César Izturis | 3B/SS/2B | 32 | 119 | .252 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 1
Bill Mueller | 3B | 32 | 107 | .252 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1
James Loney | 1B/RF | 48 | 302 | .284 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 1
Óscar Robles | 2B/3B | 29 | 33 | .152 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Joel Guzmán | 3B/1B/LF | 8 | 19 | .211 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0
Andre Ethier | LF | 126 | 396 | .308 | 50 | 122 | 11 | 55 | 5
Kenny Lofton | CF | 129 | 469 | .301 | 79 | 141 | 3 | 41 | 32
J. D. Drew | RF | 146 | 494 | .283 | 84 | 140 | 20 | 100 | 2
José Cruz Jr. | LF/RF/CF | 86 | 223 | .233 | 34 | 52 | 5 | 17 | 5
Matt Kemp | CF/LF/RF | 52 | 154 | .253 | 30 | 39 | 7 | 23 | 6
Jason Repko | CF/RF/LF | 69 | 130 | .254 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 10
Marlon Anderson | LF/RF/2B | 25 | 64 | .375 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2
Ricky Ledée | LF/RF | 43 | 53 | .245 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1
Cody Ross | RF/LF | 8 | 14 | .500 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1
Delwyn Young | RF/LF | 8 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

## 2006 National League Division Series

[edit]

Upon entering the playoffs, they were swept at Shea Stadium. Reliever Joe Beimel cut his hand on glass at a bar while drinking. Beimel told his teammates, he did it in his hotel room but then later revealed the truth. Beimel was sidelined during all of the Division Series.

### Game 1, October 4

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Shea Stadium, Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 1
WP: Guillermo Mota (1-0)  LP: Brad Penny (0-1)  Sv: Billy Wagner (1)
Home runs:
LAD: None
NYM: Carlos Delgado (1), Cliff Floyd (1)

### Game 2, October 5

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Shea Stadium, Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1
New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0
WP: Tom Glavine (1-0)  LP: Hong-Chih Kuo (0-1)  Sv: Billy Wagner (2)
Home runs:
LAD: Wilson Betemit (1)
NYM: None

### Game 3, October 7

[edit]

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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New York | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 2
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2
WP: Pedro Feliciano (1-0)  LP: Jonathan Broxton (0-1)
Home runs:
NYM: None
LAD: Jeff Kent (1)

## 2006 Awards

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* 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Brad Penny starting pitcher
* Nomar Garciaparra reserve
* MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
* Nomar Garciaparra
* Gold Glove Award
* Greg Maddux
* Pitcher of the Month
* Derek Lowe (August 2006)
* Branch Rickey Award
* Tommy Lasorda

## Farm system

[edit]

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Pacific Coast League | Jerry Royster
AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | John Shoemaker
High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Luis Salazar
A | Columbus Catfish | South Atlantic League | Travis Barbary
Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Lance Parrish
Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Juan Bustabad
Rookie | DSL Dodgers | Dominican Summer League |

## Major League Baseball Draft

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Main article: 2006 Major League Baseball draft

Clayton Kershaw

The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers gained an extra first round pick and a supplemental first round pick as a result of losing pitcher Jeff Weaver to the Angels. They also lost their second and third round picks as a result of their signing free agents Rafael Furcal and Bill Mueller.

The top draft pick was left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas. Kershaw would win the 2014 NL MVP Award as well as multiple Cy Young Awards. He also pitched a no-hitter and led the league in ERA for four straight seasons.

The other first round picks were right-handed pitcher Bryan Morris from Motlow State Community College and shortstop Preston Mattingly from Central High School. Morris was part of the Dodgers 2008 trade for Manny Ramirez and eventually made it to the Majors. Mattingly, the son of All-Star first baseman and later Dodgers manager Don Mattingly never panned out. He hit just .232 in 463 minor league games over six seasons before he was eventually released.

2006 Draft Picks

| Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Clayton Kershaw | LHP  | Highland Park High School | Yes  | 2006–present  | MLB
1  | Bryan Morris | RHP  | Motlow State Community College | Yes  | 2006–2017  | MLB
1s  | Preston Mattingly | SS  | Central High School | Yes  | 2006–2011  | A+
4  | Kyle Orr  | 1B  | Lambrick Park Secondary School | Yes  | 2007–2010  | Rookie
5  | Kyle Smit  | RHP  | Spanish Springs High School | Yes  | 2006–2011  | AAA
6  | Garrett White  | LHP  | University of Mississippi | Yes  | 2006–2008  | A+
7  | Jaime Ortiz  | 1B  | Sam Alfonso de Ligorio | Yes  | 2006–2012  | AA
8  | Tommy Giles  | OF  | University of Miami | Yes  | 2006–2011  | AA
9  | Bridger Hunt  | 3B  | University of Central Missouri | Yes  | 2006–2014  | AA
10  | Andy D'Alessio  | 1B  | Clemson University | No
Giants-2007  | 2007–2010  | AA
11  | Justin Fuller  | SS  | Lewis–Clark State College | Yes  | 2006–2010  | AAA
12  | Paul Coleman  | LHP  | Pepperdine University | Yes  | 2006–2007  | A
13  | Nick Akins  | SS  | Los Angeles High School | Yes  | 2006–2013  | A+
14  | Alex White | RHP  | D. H. Conley High School | No
Indians-2010  | 2010–2015  | MLB
15  | Griff Erickson  | C  | Westview High School | Yes  | 2007–2015  | AAA
16  | Justin Coats  | SS  | Texas High School | No  |  |
17  | Michael Rivera  | 2B  | University of Tennessee | Yes  | 2006–2007  | AAA
18  | Joseph Jones  | RHP  | University of Portland | Yes  | 2006–2009  | A+
19  | Martin Beno  | RHP  | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | No
Nationals-2007  | 2007–2010  | A+
20  | Billy Bullock  | RHP  | Riverview High School | No
Twins-2009  | 2009–2013  | AAA
21  | Matt Berezay  | OF  | University of the Pacific | Yes  | 2006–2008  | AA
22  | Christopher Jensen  | OF  | University of California, Los Angeles | Yes  | 2006  | A
23  | Eric Thompson  | RHP  | Roseburg High School | Yes  | 2007–2010  | AAA
24  | John Martin  | C  | Emporia State University | Yes  | 2006–2010  | Rookie
25  | Esteban Lopez  | C  | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Yes  | 2006–2010  | AAA
26  | Kody Kaiser  | 2B  | University of Oklahoma | No
Tigers-2007  | 2007–2011  | AA
27  | Anthony Casario  | C  | Overbrook Senior High School | No
White Sox-2009  | 2009  | Rookie
28  | Taylor Lewis  | RHP  | Canyon del Oro High School | No
Mariners-2008  | 2008–2010  | A
29  | Roberto Pérez | C  | Eugenio Maria De Hostos High School | No
Indians-2009  | 2009–present  | MLB
30  | Alexander Burkard  | LHP  | Milton High School | No
Angels-2010  | 2010–2014  | A+
31  | Jonathan Wilson  | 3B  | St. Charles High School | No  |  |
32  | Jordan Kopycinski  | C  | St. Thomas High School | No  |  |
33  | Curt Bradley  | 2B  | University of Northern Iowa | Yes  | 2007  | Rookie
34  | Luke Yoder  | OF  | Liberty High School | No
Red Sox-2010  | 2010  | Rookie
35  | Nick Buss | OF  | San Diego Mesa College | No
Dodgers-2008  | 2008–2018  | MLB
36  | Robert Taylor  | C  | Laredo Community College | No
Marlins-2008  | 2008–2010  | A+
37  | Anthony Benner  | 3B  | Southwestern College | No
Nationals-2007  | 2007  | A-
38  | Kameron Forte  | C  | Texas High School | No  |  |
39  | Jake Debus  | LHP  | Moraine Valley Community College | No  |  |
40  | Chris Jones  | SS  | Redan High School | No
Indians-2007  | 2007–2016  | AAA
41  | Todd McCraw  | C  | St. James High School | No  |  |
42  | Joe Dispensa  | OF  | St. Rita High School | No  |  |
43  | Jordan Chambless  | RHP  | Texas A&M University | No  |  |
44  | Aaron Barrett | RHP  | Central High School | No
Nationals-2010  | 2010–2022  | MLB
45  | Greg Hendrix  | LHP  | North Atlanta High School | No  | 2011–2012  | Ind
46  | Ryan Aguayo  | 2B  | Servite High School | No  |  |
47  | Brett Sowers  | 3B  | Cherry Creek High School | No  |  |
48  | Tanner Biagini  | 3B  | D. H. Conley High School | No
Rays-2010  | 2010–2011  | A-
49  | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B  | The Woodlands High School | No
Diamondbacks-2009  | 2009–present  | MLB
50  | Kurt Benton  | RHP  | West Stanley High School | No  |  |

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## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Sandy Alomar Stats".
2. ^ 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

## External links

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* 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
* Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
* Baseball-Reference season page
* Baseball Almanac season page

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* Tampa Bay
* Toronto

|

AL Central|

* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Kansas City
* Minnesota

AL West|

* Los Angeles
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Atlanta
* Florida
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Washington

|

NL Central|

* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Milwaukee
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

NL West|

* Arizona
* Colorado
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 2006 MLB draft
* 2006 All-Star Game
* 2006 World Series

* v
* t
* e

Los Angeles Dodgers

* Established in 1884
* Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers
* Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise|

* History
* in Brooklyn
* Seasons
* Award winners
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* First-round draft picks
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Coaches
* Broadcasters
* Radio network
* SportsNet LA
* Hall of Famers
* Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks|

* Washington Park
* Eastern Park
* Ridgewood Park
* Washington Park
* Ebbets Field
* Roosevelt Stadium
* Proposed domed stadium
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Dodger Stadium
* Spring training:
* Latta Park Baseball Field
* Whittington Park
* Majestic Park
* Barrs Field
* Tinker Field
* Clearwater Athletic Field
* City Island Ball Park
* Gran Stadium de La Habana
* Miami Stadium
* Payne Park
* Holman Stadium
* Camelback Ranch

Culture|

* Dodger Dog
* The Boys of Summer
* Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush
* Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
* The Last Innocents
* "I Love L.A."
* It's Good to Be Alive
* "Kernkraft 400"
* The First
* Battle of Chavez Ravine
* Chavez Ravine
* Dodger blue
* Roy Campanella Award
* Historic Dodgertown
* SportsNet LA
* KLAC
* 2011 bankruptcy
* It Happened in Flatbush
* The Jackie Robinson Story
* 42
* Dodgers infield
* The Sound of the Dodgers

Lore|

* Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
* Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 (26 innings)‎
* Tri-Cornered Baseball Game
* "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
* 1955 World Series
* Relocation to Los Angeles
* "Battle of Candlestick"
* Sandy Koufax's perfect game
* Koufax–Drysdale holdout
* Fernandomania
* Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run
* Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak
* MLB China Series
* NL tie-breaker games/series
* 1946 NL tie-breaker series
* 1951 NL tie-breaker series
* 1959 NL tie-breaker series
* 1962 NL tie-breaker series
* 1980 NL West tie-breaker game
* 2018 NL West tie-breaker game

Rivalries|

* Arizona Diamondbacks
* Los Angeles Angels
* New York Yankees
* Subway Series (historically)
* San Diego Padres
* San Francisco Giants
* St. Louis Cardinals

Important figures|

| Hall of Fame members|

* Walter Alston
* Roy Campanella
* Don Drysdale
* Leo Durocher
* Burleigh Grimes
* Gil Hodges
* Willie Keeler
* Sandy Koufax
* Tommy Lasorda
* Walter O'Malley
* Pee Wee Reese
* Branch Rickey
* Jackie Robinson
* Wilbert Robinson
* Duke Snider
* Don Sutton
* Dazzy Vance
* Zack Wheat

|

Ford C. Frick Award recipients|

* Buck Canel
* Jaime Jarrín
* Vin Scully

Miscellaneous|

* Nancy Bea Hefley
* Hilda Chester
* Gladys Goodding
* Nobe Kawano
* Robert Mitchell
* Allan Roth
* Dieter Ruehle

Key personnel|

* Owner: Guggenheim Baseball Management
* President: Stan Kasten
* President of Baseball Operations: Andrew Friedman
* General Manager: Brandon Gomes
* Manager: Dave Roberts

World Series
Championships (7)|

* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1981
* 1988
* 2020

League pennants
(24)|

* American Association: 1889
* National League: 1890
* 1899
* 1900
* 1916
* 1920
* 1941
* 1947
* 1949
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1988
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020

Division titles (21)|

* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981 (first half)
* 1983
* 1985
* 1988
* 1995
* 2004
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023

Wild card berths (3)|

* 1996
* 2006
* 2021

Minor league affiliates|

* Triple-A: Oklahoma City Baseball Club
* Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
* High-A: Great Lakes Loons
* Single-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
* Rookie: Arizona Complex League Dodgers
* Dominican Summer League Dodgers
* Minor League Rosters

Seasons (141)

1880s|

* 1880 · 1881 · 1882 ·  1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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