2006 Pacific Coast League season

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The 2006 Pacific Coast League season was the 104th season in the league's history. It ended with the Tucson Sidewinders winning the city's first championship since 1993. The Sidewinders also won the first Bricktown Showdown.

Nashville and Iowa finished tied for the American Conference North title, but the Sounds qualified for the playoffs by virtue of a 9-7 record in the season series between the two clubs.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

American Conference[edit]

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Nashville Sounds 76 68 .528 -- Frank Kremblas Milwaukee Brewers
Iowa Cubs 76 68 .528 -- Bobby Dickerson Chicago Cubs
Memphis Redbirds 58 86 .403 18 Danny Sheaffer St. Louis Cardinals
Omaha Royals 53 91 .368 23 Mike Jirschele Kansas City Royals
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Round Rock Express 85 59 .590 -- Jackie Moore Houston Astros
Oklahoma RedHawks 74 70 .514 11 Tim Ireland/Mike Boulanger Texas Rangers
New Orleans Zephyrs 72 71 .503 12½ Tim Foli Washington Nationals
Albuquerque Isotopes 70 72 .493 14 Dean Treanor Florida Marlins

Pacific Conference[edit]

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Salt Lake Bees 81 63 .563 -- Brian Harper Los Angeles Angels
Tacoma Rainiers 74 70 .514 7 Dave Brundage Seattle Mariners
Portland Beavers 68 76 .472 13 Todd Claus San Diego Padres
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 66 77 .462 14½ Tom Runnells Colorado Rockies
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Tucson Sidewinders 91 53 .632 -- Chip Hale Arizona Diamondbacks
Sacramento River Cats 78 66 .542 13 Tony DeFrancesco Oakland Athletics
Las Vegas 51s 67 77 .465 24 Jerry Royster Los Angeles Dodgers
Fresno Grizzlies 61 83 .424 30 Shane Turner San Francisco Giants

Playoffs[edit]

  Conference Championships Championship Finals
                 
AN  Nashville Sounds 2  
AS  Round Rock Express 3  
    AS  Round Rock Express 0
  NS  Tucson Sidewinders 3
NN  Salt Lake Bees 1
NS  Tucson Sidewinders 3  

Conference Championships[edit]

Nashville vs. Round Rock
Date Away Home
September 6 Round Rock 0 Nashville 4
September 7 Round Rock 4 Nashville 3
September 8 Nashville 5 Round Rock 6
10 innings
September 9 Nashville 2 Round Rock 0
September 10 Nashville 0 Round Rock 8
Round Rock wins series 3-2
Tucson vs. Salt Lake
Date Away Home
September 6 Salt Lake 3 Tucson 4
11 innings
September 7 Salt Lake 2 Tucson 4
September 8 Tucson 3 Salt Lake 5
September 9 Tucson 10 Salt Lake 8
Tucson wins series 3-1

Championship Finals[edit]

Tucson vs. Round Rock
Date Away Home
September 12 Round Rock 1 Tucson 3
September 13 Round Rock 3 Tucson 6
September 14 Tucson 6 Round Rock 3
Tucson wins series 3-0 and
advances to Bricktown Showdown

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]

References[edit]

  • Will Lingo, ed.: 2007 Almanac, Baseball America, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2006.

External Links[edit]