2006 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Great American Ball Park | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 80–82 (.494) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Robert Castellini | |
General managers | Wayne Krivsky | |
Managers | Jerry Narron | |
Television | FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Steve Stewart, Joe Nuxhall) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2006 Cincinnati Reds season was the 137th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their fourth season at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. It involved the Reds making a bid to win the National League Central, although just falling short, finishing in third place. The Reds had a final record of 80–82 and were managed by Jerry Narron.
In the offseason before the season started, the Reds changed their ownership and their general manager. One key pickup was pitcher Bronson Arroyo. The Reds finished in third place in the NL Central division, just 3½ games behind the division winner and eventual World Series champion, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds also finished 2 games behind the second place team, the Houston Astros. They finished five games ahead of the fourth place team, the Milwaukee Brewers. They finished thirteen games ahead of the fifth place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and fourteen games ahead of the sixth place team, the Chicago Cubs.
Aaron Harang led the team in wins with 16, and National League All-Star Bronson Arroyo was second with 14. [1]
The Reds finished in 12th out of 16 teams in the National League in attendance. [1]
Scott Hatteberg led the team in batting average and on-base percentage, with .289 and .389, respectively. Adam Dunn led the team in slugging percentage, games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs, total bases, home runs, runs batted in, walks, intentional walks, strikeouts, extra-base hits, and times on base. Edwin Encarnación led the team in doubles (with 33) and hit by pitch (13 times). Ryan Freel had more stolen bases and times caught stealing than anyone else on the team, with 37 and 11, respectively. [1]
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 78 | 0.516 | — | 49–31 | 34–47 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 1½ | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 3½ | 42–39 | 38–43 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 8½ | 48–33 | 27–54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 16½ | 43–38 | 24–57 |
Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 17½ | 36–45 | 30–51 |
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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 |
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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 |
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C | David Ross | 90 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 21 | 52 |
1B | Scott Hatteberg | 141 | 456 | 132 | .289 | 13 | 51 |
2B | Brandon Phillips | 149 | 536 | 148 | .276 | 17 | 75 |
SS | Felipe López | 85 | 343 | 92 | .268 | 9 | 30 |
3B | Edwin Encarnación | 117 | 406 | 112 | .276 | 15 | 72 |
LF | Adam Dunn | 160 | 561 | 131 | .234 | 40 | 92 |
CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 109 | 428 | 108 | .252 | 27 | 72 |
RF | Austin Kearns | 87 | 325 | 89 | .274 | 16 | 50 |
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 |
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Ryan Freel | 132 | 454 | 123 | .271 | 8 | 27 |
Rich Aurilia | 122 | 440 | 132 | .300 | 23 | 70 |
Jason LaRue | 72 | 191 | 37 | .194 | 8 | 21 |
Javier Valentín | 92 | 186 | 50 | .269 | 8 | 27 |
Royce Clayton | 50 | 149 | 35 | .235 | 2 | 13 |
Chris Denorfia | 49 | 106 | 30 | .283 | 1 | 7 |
Juan Castro | 54 | 95 | 27 | .284 | 2 | 14 |
Todd Hollandsworth | 34 | 68 | 18 | .265 | 1 | 8 |
Quinton McCracken | 45 | 53 | 11 | .208 | 1 | 2 |
Ray Olmedo | 30 | 44 | 9 | .205 | 1 | 4 |
Norris Hopper | 21 | 39 | 14 | .359 | 1 | 5 |
DeWayne Wise | 31 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Womack | 9 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
Brendan Harris | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
Cody Ross | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Abad | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bronson Arroyo | 35 | 240.2 | 14 | 11 | 3.29 | 184 |
Aaron Harang | 36 | 234.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.76 | 216 |
Eric Milton | 26 | 152.2 | 8 | 8 | 5.19 | 90 |
Elizardo Ramírez | 21 | 104.0 | 4 | 9 | 5.37 | 69 |
Brandon Claussen | 14 | 77.0 | 3 | 8 | 6.19 | 57 |
Kyle Lohse | 12 | 63.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.57 | 51 |
David Williams | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 7.20 | 16 |
Chris Michalak | 8 | 35.0 | 2 | 4 | 4.89 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Mays | 7 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.33 | 16 |
Sun-Woo Kim | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 |
Justin Germano | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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David Weathers | 67 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.54 | 50 |
Todd Coffey | 81 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3.58 | 60 |
Kent Mercker | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.13 | 17 |
Matt Belisle | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 26 |
Chris Hammond | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.91 | 23 |
Bill Bray | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.23 | 23 |
Rick White | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.26 | 17 |
Brian Shackelford | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 | 15 |
Jason Standridge | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 | 18 |
Rhéal Cormier | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 |
Ryan Franklin | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | 18 |
Gary Majewski | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.40 | 9 |
Scott Schoeneweis | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.63 | 11 |
Eddie Guardado | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.29 | 17 |
Esteban Yan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 8 |
Mike Burns | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.78 | 9 |
Jason Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 4 |
Mike Gosling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
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