The 2006 Cleveland Indians season was the 106th season for the franchise. It began with the Cleveland Indians attempting to win the American League Central and make the playoffs. The Indians finished with a mediocre 78–84 record and missed the playoffs. It was the final season before Progressive bought the naming rights to then-Jacobs Field.
2006 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Record | 78–84 (.481) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Larry Dolan | |
General managers | Mark Shapiro | |
Managers | Eric Wedge | |
Television | SportsTime Ohio (John Sanders, Rick Manning, Mike Hegan) WKYC (Jim Donovan, Rick Manning, Mike Hegan) | |
Radio | WTAM · WMMS Cleveland Indians Radio Network (Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan) | |
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Offseason
editRegular season
editOn September 2, 2006, Kevin Kouzmanoff became the 23rd Major Leaguer to hit a home run in his first Major League at bat, the 12th American Leaguer to do so, and the second of 2006 (along with Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals). He was only the third player to have the home run be a grand slam.[3] Kouzmanoff is only one of two players in Major League Baseball history to hit a grand slam on his first pitch ever seen in the Major Leagues, along with Daniel Nava. The pitcher who gave up the hit was Edinson Vólquez.
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 54–27 | 42–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 1 | 46–35 | 49–32 |
Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | 34–47 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 |
Transactions
edit- 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.[4]
- July 20, 2006: Bob Wickman was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Max Ramirez (minors).[5]
- July 26, 2006: Ben Broussard was traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Shin-Soo Choo. The Seattle Mariners sent Shawn Nottingham (minors) (August 24, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.[6]
- August 9, 2006: Todd Hollandsworth was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
editBatting
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Ronnie Belliard | 93
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350
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43
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102
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21
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0
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8
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44
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.291
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2
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Rafael Betancourt | 3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Casey Blake | 109
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401
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63
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113
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20
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1
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19
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68
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.282
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6
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Aaron Boone | 104
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354
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50
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89
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19
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1
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7
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46
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.251
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5
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Ben Broussard | 88
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268
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44
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86
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14
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0
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13
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46
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.321
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0
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Paul Byrd | 2
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4
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.250
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0
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Fernando Cabrera | 3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Fausto Carmona | 5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Shin-Soo Choo | 45
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146
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23
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43
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11
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3
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3
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22
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.295
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5
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Ryan Garko | 50
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185
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28
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54
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12
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0
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7
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45
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.292
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0
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Franklin Gutierrez | 43
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136
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21
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37
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9
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0
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1
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8
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.272
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0
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Travis Hafner | 129
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454
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100
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140
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31
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1
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42
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117
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.308
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0
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Todd Hollandsworth | 56
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156
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21
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37
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12
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1
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6
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27
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.237
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0
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Joe Inglett | 64
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201
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26
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57
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8
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3
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2
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21
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.284
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5
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Kevin Kouzmanoff | 16
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56
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4
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12
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2
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0
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3
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11
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.214
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0
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Tim Laker | 4
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13
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1
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4
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1
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0
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0
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2
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.308
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0
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Cliff Lee | 2
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6
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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.167
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0
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Héctor Luna | 37
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127
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14
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35
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7
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1
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2
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17
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.276
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0
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Andy Marte | 50
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164
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20
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37
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15
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1
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5
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23
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.226
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0
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Victor Martinez | 153
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572
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82
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181
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37
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0
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16
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93
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.316
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0
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Tom Mastny | 1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Lou Merloni | 9
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19
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1
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4
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1
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0
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0
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1
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.211
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1
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Jason Michaels | 123
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494
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77
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132
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32
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1
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9
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55
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.267
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9
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Guillermo Mota | 2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Jhonny Peralta | 149
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569
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84
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146
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28
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3
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13
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68
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.257
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0
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Eduardo Pérez | 37
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99
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16
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30
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9
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0
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8
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22
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.303
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0
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Rafael Perez | 3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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CC Sabathia | 3
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9
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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.222
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0
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Kelly Shoppach | 41
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110
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7
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27
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6
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0
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3
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16
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.245
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0
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Grady Sizemore | 162
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655
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134
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190
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53
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11
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28
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76
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.290
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22
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Ramón Vázquez | 34
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67
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11
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14
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2
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0
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1
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8
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.209
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0
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Jake Westbrook | 2
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4
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0
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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.500
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0
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Bob Wickman | 5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Team Totals
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162
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5619
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870
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1576
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351
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27
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196
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839
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.280
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55
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Pitching
editNote: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Rafael Betancourt | 3
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4
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3.81
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50
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0
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3
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56.2
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52
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25
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24
|
11
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48
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Andrew Brown | 0
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0
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3.60
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9
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0
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0
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10.0
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6
|
4
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4
|
8
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7
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Paul Byrd | 10
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9
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4.88
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31
|
31
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0
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179.0
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232
|
120
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97
|
38
|
88
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Fernando Cabrera | 3
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3
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5.19
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51
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0
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0
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60.2
|
53
|
36
|
35
|
32
|
71
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Fausto Carmona | 1
|
10
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5.42
|
38
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7
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0
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74.2
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88
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46
|
45
|
31
|
58
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Jason Davis | 3
|
2
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3.74
|
39
|
0
|
1
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55.1
|
67
|
28
|
23
|
14
|
37
|
Danny Graves | 2
|
1
|
5.79
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13
|
0
|
0
|
14.0
|
18
|
12
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
Jeremy Guthrie | 0
|
0
|
6.98
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
19.1
|
24
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
Jason Johnson | 3
|
8
|
5.96
|
14
|
14
|
0
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77.0
|
108
|
55
|
51
|
22
|
32
|
Juan Lara | 0
|
0
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1.80
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
5.0
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Cliff Lee | 14
|
11
|
4.40
|
33
|
33
|
0
|
200.2
|
224
|
114
|
98
|
58
|
129
|
Tom Mastny | 0
|
1
|
5.51
|
15
|
0
|
5
|
16.1
|
17
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
14
|
Matt Miller | 1
|
0
|
3.45
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
15.2
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
12
|
Guillermo Mota | 1
|
3
|
6.21
|
34
|
0
|
0
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37.2
|
45
|
27
|
26
|
19
|
27
|
Edward Mujica | 0
|
1
|
2.95
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
18.1
|
25
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
Rafael Perez | 0
|
0
|
4.38
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
12.1
|
10
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
15
|
CC Sabathia | 12
|
11
|
3.22
|
28
|
28
|
0
|
192.2
|
182
|
83
|
69
|
44
|
172
|
Scott Sauerbeck | 0
|
1
|
6.23
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
13.0
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
11
|
Brian Sikorski | 2
|
1
|
4.58
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
19.2
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
4
|
24
|
Brian Slocum | 0
|
0
|
5.60
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
17.2
|
27
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
11
|
Jeremy Sowers | 7
|
4
|
3.57
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
88.1
|
85
|
36
|
35
|
20
|
35
|
Jake Westbrook | 15
|
10
|
4.17
|
32
|
32
|
0
|
211.1
|
247
|
106
|
98
|
55
|
109
|
Bob Wickman | 1
|
4
|
4.18
|
29
|
0
|
15
|
28.0
|
29
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
17
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Team Totals
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78
|
84
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4.41
|
162
|
162
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24
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1423.1
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1583
|
782
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698
|
429
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948
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Minor league affiliates
editReferences
edit- ^ Paul Byrd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Todd Hollandsworth Stats".
- ^ Kevin Kouzmanoff (2006). Kouzmanoff's Grand Debut (video clip). MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008.
- ^ "Brandon Phillips Stats".
- ^ Bob Wickman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Ben Broussard Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
External links
editMedia related to 2006 Cleveland Indians season at Wikimedia Commons