2006 Chicago Cubs | ||
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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) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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.
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Offseason
- December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto.[1]
- January 10, 2006: Jacque Jones was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 |
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.[3]
Roster
Game log
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April: 13–10 (Home: 7–5 ; Away: 6–5)
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May: 7–22 (Home: 5–9; Away: 2–13)
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June: 9–18 (Home: 1–10 ; Away: 8–8)
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July: 14–12 (Home: 8–5 ; Away: 6–7)
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August: 11–17 (Home: 6–7 ; Away: 5–10)
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September: 11–17 (Home: 8–9 ; Away: 3–8)
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Mike Quade and Bobby Dickerson |
AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | Southern League | Bobby Dickerson and Pat Listach |
A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Don Buford and Buddy Bailey |
A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Jody Davis |
A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Steve McFarland |
Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Carmelo Martínez |
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
- ^ Juan Pierre Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ 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