2006 Atlanta Braves
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkTurner Field
CityAtlanta
Record79–83 (.488)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersTime Warner
General managersJohn Schuerholz
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionTBS Superstation
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray, Ron Gant)
FSN South
(Jeff Torborg, Bob Rathbun)
RadioWGST
WKLS
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
Seasons

The 2006 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 136th for the franchise and 41st in Atlanta. During the season, the Braves attempted to win the National League East.

Finishing with a 79–83 record, not only did the Braves miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990, but also their first losing season that same season. In failing to reach the postseason, Atlanta ended their streak of fourteen consecutive division titles.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 9765 0.599 — 50–31 47–34
Philadelphia Phillies 8577 0.525 12 41–40 44–37
Atlanta Braves 7983 0.488 18 40–41 39–42
Florida Marlins 7884 0.481 19 42–39 36–45
Washington Nationals 7191 0.438 26 41–40 30–51

Record vs. opponents

2006 National League record

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona—6–14–24–212–72–44–58–103–31–61–55–19–108–114–31–54–11
Atlanta1–6—6–14–33–311–83–43–32–47–117–113–37–23–44–210–85–10
Chicago2–41–6—10–92–42–47–84–28–83–32–56–90–72–411–82–44–11
Cincinnati2–43–49–10—5–14–210–50–69–103–42–49–72–42–59–65–16-9
Colorado 7–123–34–21–5—3–34–24–152–41–53–43–310–910–82–78–011–4
Florida4–28–114–22–43–3—3–41–57–08–116–135–23–33–31–511–79–9
Houston5–44–38–75–102–44-3—3–310–52–42–413–33–31–59–74–47–11
Los Angeles 10–83–32–46–015–45–13–3—4–23–44–36–45–1313–60–74–25–10
Milwaukee3–34–28–810–94–20–75–102–4—3–35–17–94–36–37–91–56–9
New York6–111–73–34–35–111–84–24–33–3—11–85–45–23–34–212–66–9
Philadelphia5-111–75–24–24–313–64–23–41–58–11—3–32–45–13–39–105–13
Pittsburgh1–53–39–67–93–32–53–134–69–74–53–3—1–56–16–93–33–12
San Diego10–92–77–04–29–103–33–313–53–42–54–25–1—7–124–25–17–8
San Francisco11–84–34–25–28–103–35–16–133–63–31–51–612–7—1–41–58–7
St. Louis3–42–48–116–97–25-17–97–09–72–43–39–62–44–1—4–35–10
Washington5–18–104–21–50–87-114–42–45–16–1210–93–31–55–13–4—7–11

Transactions

Roster

2006 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CBrian McCann130442147.3332493
1BAdam LaRoche149492140.2853290
2BMarcus Giles141550144.2621160
SSÉdgar Rentería149598175.2931470
3BChipper Jones110411133.3242686
LFRyan Langerhans13131576.241728
CFAndruw Jones156565148.26241129
RFJeff Francoeur162651169.26029103

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
Matt Diaz12429797.327732
Wilson Betemit8819956.281929
Pete Orr10215439.25318
Todd Pratt6213528.207419
Scott Thorman5512830.234514
Willy Aybar3611536.31318
Brian Jordan489121.231310
Tony Peña Jr.404410.22713
Martin Prado244211.26219
Brayan Peña234111.26815
Daryle Ward20268.30817

Pitching

Starting 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
John Smoltz35232.01693.49211
Tim Hudson35218.113124.86141
Chuck James25119.01143.7891
John Thomson1880.1274.8246
Horacio Ramírez1476.1554.4837
Kyle Davies1463.1378.3851
Jason Shiell415.2028.6214
Travis Smith14.1014.151

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
Jorge Sosa2687.13105.4658
Lance Cormier2973.2454.8943

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
Bob Wickman2802181.0425
Macay McBride714113.6546
Ken Ray691154.5250
Chad Paronto652303.1841
Óscar Villarreal589103.6155
Tyler Yates562513.9646
Mike Remlinger362424.0319
Chris Reitsma271288.6813
Kevin Barry191105.6119
Peter Moylan150004.8014
Danys Báez110105.4010
Wayne Franklin110007.043
Joey Devine100009.9510
Phil Stockman40002.254
Blaine Boyer200040.500
Anthony Lerew100022.501

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[4]

References

1st Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Atlanta Braves Game Log on ESPN.com
  1. ↑ Ringolsby, Tracy. "Braves' run of division titles ends at 14 Baseball notebook". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Edgar Renteria Stats".
  3. ↑ Bob Wickman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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