| 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Record | 61–101 (.377) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | Stuart Sternberg |
| General managers | Andrew Friedman |
| Managers | Joe Maddon |
| Television | FSN Florida WXPX (Joe Magrane,Dewayne Staats) |
| Radio | WHNZ (Dave Wills,Andy Freed) WMGG (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) |
The2006Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their ninth since the franchise was created. They finished last in theAmerican League East, posting a league-worst record of 61–101. Theirmanager wasJoe Maddon, who entered his first season with the Devil Rays. The Devil Rays' offense had the fewestruns (689),hits (1,395) andRBI (650) in Major League Baseball, as well as the joint-lowestbatting average (.255) and loweston-base percentage (.314).[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27 | 40–41 | 30–51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | 41–40 | 20–61 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | — | 3–15 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 8–11 | 9–9 | ||
| Boston | 15–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 16–2 | ||
| Chicago | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 14–4 | ||
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 | ||
| Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 13–6 | — | 14–4 | 3–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 15–3 | ||
| Kansas City | 1–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 8–10 | 4–14 | — | 3–7 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–8 | ||
| Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 10–9 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 16–2 | ||
| New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 3–6 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 8–2 | 10–8 | 10–8 | ||
| Oakland | 4–2 | 7–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 4–6 | 6–3 | — | 17–2 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 8–10 | ||
| Seattle | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 9–10 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–17 | — | 6–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 14–4 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–7 | 1–6 | 5–13 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 3–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 | ||
| Texas | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 2–8 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 11–8 | 12–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 2–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
| 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Toby Hall | 64 | 221 | 51 | .231 | 8 | 23 |
| 1B | Travis Lee | 114 | 343 | 77 | .224 | 11 | 31 |
| 2B | Jorge Cantú | 107 | 413 | 103 | .249 | 14 | 62 |
| SS | Julio Lugo | 73 | 289 | 89 | .308 | 12 | 27 |
| 3B | Aubrey Huff | 63 | 230 | 65 | .283 | 8 | 28 |
| LF | Carl Crawford | 151 | 600 | 183 | .305 | 18 | 77 |
| CF | Rocco Baldelli | 92 | 364 | 110 | .302 | 16 | 57 |
| RF | Damon Hollins | 121 | 333 | 76 | .228 | 15 | 33 |
| DH | Jonny Gomes | 117 | 385 | 83 | .216 | 20 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Wigginton | 122 | 444 | 122 | .275 | 24 | 79 |
| Greg Norton | 98 | 294 | 87 | .296 | 17 | 45 |
| Tomás Pérez | 99 | 241 | 51 | .212 | 2 | 16 |
| Dioner Navarro | 56 | 193 | 47 | .244 | 4 | 20 |
| Ben Zobrist | 52 | 183 | 41 | .224 | 2 | 18 |
| B.J. Upton | 50 | 175 | 43 | .246 | 1 | 10 |
| Russell Branyan | 64 | 169 | 34 | .201 | 12 | 27 |
| Joey Gathright | 55 | 154 | 31 | .201 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Paul | 58 | 146 | 38 | .260 | 1 | 8 |
| Delmon Young | 30 | 126 | 40 | .317 | 3 | 10 |
| Kevin Witt | 19 | 61 | 9 | .148 | 2 | 5 |
| Nick Green | 17 | 39 | 3 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Riggans | 10 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Burroughs | 8 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Ordaz | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kazmir | 24 | 144.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.24 | 163 |
| Casey Fossum | 25 | 130.0 | 6 | 6 | 5.33 | 88 |
| James Shields | 21 | 124.2 | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 104 |
| Tim Corcoran | 21 | 90.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.38 | 59 |
| Jae Weong Seo | 17 | 90.0 | 1 | 8 | 5.00 | 39 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 13 | 89.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.81 | 51 |
| Doug Waechter | 11 | 53.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.62 | 25 |
| Jason Hammel | 9 | 44.0 | 0 | 6 | 7.77 | 32 |
| J.P. Howell | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.10 | 33 |
| Brian Stokes | 5 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.88 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth McClung | 39 | 103.0 | 6 | 12 | 6.29 | 59 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Walker | 20 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4.95 | 16 |
| Shawn Camp | 75 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4.68 | 53 |
| Ruddy Lugo | 64 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.81 | 48 |
| Brian Meadows | 53 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5.17 | 35 |
| Jon Switzer | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.54 | 18 |
| Dan Miceli | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.94 | 18 |
| Chad Harville | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.93 | 30 |
| Travis Harper | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.93 | 32 |
| Edwin Jackson | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.45 | 27 |
| Chad Orvella | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.40 | 17 |
| Juan Salas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 |
| Scott Dunn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.74 | 4 |
| Jason Childers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 5 |
| Jesús Colomé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery[10]