2006 New York Yankees

	2006 New York Yankees ; 2006 AL East Champions
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969); ;
	Location
	Yankee Stadium (Since 1976); New York City, New York (Since 1903);
	2006 Information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	YES Network ; WWOR
Local radio	WCBS
Baseball-Reference	2006 New York Yankees

2006 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Clinched Division: September 20, 2006

Manager: Joe Torre

Coaches: Larry Bowa, Ron Guidry, Joe Kerrigan, Don Mattingly, Lee Mazzilli and Tony Pena

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

The 2006 New York Yankees played their 104th season in New York, and the 106th overall going back to their origins in Baltimore, MD. The season finished with the Yankees winning the AL East Division. They were defeated in the Division Series by the Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 1.

Awards and Honors[edit]

All-Stars: Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez
AL Gold Glove: Derek Jeter (SS)
AL Silver Slugger Award: Robinson Cano (2B) and Derek Jeter (SS)
Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Melky Cabrera (OF)

Season standings[edit]

AL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Yankees	97	65	--	.599
Toronto Blue Jays	87	75	10	.537
Boston Red Sox	86	76	11	.531
Baltimore Orioles	70	92	27	.432
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	61	101	36	.377

Postseason[edit]

American League Division Series[edit]

The 2006 American League Division Series was played between New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. New York finished 1st in the American League East, while Detroit won the wild card. Detroit ended up winning the series 3-1.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Win/Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	October 3	Detroit	4 - 8	New York (AL)		Wang		56,291	1-0
2	October 5	Detroit	4 - 3	New York (AL)		Mussina		56,252	1-1
3	October 6	New York (AL)	0 - 6	Detroit		Johnson		43,440	1-2
4	October 7	New York (AL)	3 - 8	Detroit		Wright		43,126	1-3