2006 Cincinnati Reds season

2006 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Great American Ball Park (since 2003)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Robert Castellini
General manager(s)	Wayne Krivsky
Manager(s)	Jerry Narron
Local television	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Steve Stewart, Joe Nuxhall)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
< Previous season     Next season  >

The Cincinnati Reds' 2006 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Reds making a bid to win the NL Central division, although just falling short, finishing in third place. The Reds had a final record of 80–82 and were managed by Jerry Narron.

Regular season

Season summary

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.

The Reds finished in 12th out of 16 teams in the National League in attendance.

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.

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

2006 National League Records Source: [1]
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

Notable transactions

• April 7, 2006: Brandon Phillips was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jeff Stevens (minors) (June 13, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
• July 13, 2006: Felipe López was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Austin Kearns and Ryan Wagner to the Washington Nationals for Gary Majewski, Royce Clayton, Bill Bray, Brendan Harris, and Daryl Thompson (minors).
• August 9, 2006: Todd Hollandsworth was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.

Roster

2006 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
Pitchers 61 Bronson Arroyo 31 Matt Belisle 45 Bill Bray 53 Mike Burns 34 Brandon Claussen 56 Todd Coffey 36 Rheal Cormier 51 Ryan Franklin 57 Justin Germano 48 Mike Gosling 45,81 Eddie Guardado 45 Chris Hammond 39 Aaron Harang 52 Jason Johnson 64 Sun-Woo Kim 28 Kyle Lohse 38 Gary Majewski 46 Joe Mays 50 Kent Mercker 63 Chris Michalak 22 Eric Milton 54 Elizardo Ramírez 60 Scott Schoeneweis 37 Brian Shackelford 35 Jason Standridge 25 David Weathers 00 Rick White 52 Dave Williams 52 Esteban Yan		Catchers 23 Jason LaRue 26 David Ross 17 Javier Valentín Infielders 33 Rich Aurilia  9 Juan Castro  2 Royce Clayton 12 Edwin Encarnación 57 Brendan Harris 21 Scott Hatteberg  2 Felipe López 62 Ray Olmedo  4 Brandon Phillips 15 Tony Womack		Outfielders 19 Chris Denorfia 44 Adam Dunn  6 Ryan Freel  3 Ken Griffey, Jr. 16 Todd Hollandsworth 30 Norris Hopper 28 Austin Kearns 30 Quinton McCracken 16 Cody Ross 00 Brandon Watson 15 DeWayne Wise Other batters 54 Andy Abad		Manager 41 Jerry Narron Coaches 55 Mark Berry (third base) 49 Chris Chambliss (hitting)  7 Bucky Dent (bench) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 32 John Moses (first base) 58 Vern Ruhle (pitching)

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
LF	Adam Dunn	160	561	131	.234	40	92
3B	Edwin Encarnación	117	406	112	.276	15	72
CF	Ken Griffey, Jr.	109	428	108	.252	27	72
SS	Felipe López	85	343	92	.268	9	30
2B	Brandon Phillips	149	536	148	.276	17	75
C	David Ross	90	247	63	.255	21	52
RF	Austin Kearns	87	325	89	.274	16	50
1B	Scott Hatteberg	141	456	132	.289	13	51

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
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 Valentin	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

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

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

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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Bats	International League	Rick Sweet
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Jayhawk Owens
A	Sarasota Reds	Florida State League	Donnie Scott
A	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	Billy Gardner, Jr.
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Luis Aguayo
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Rick Burleson

References

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Cincinnati Reds Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Cincinnati Reds Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Cincinnati Reds Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Cincinnati Reds Pitching Stats on ESPN.com