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2006 Chicago White Sox season

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Chicago White Sox

| season = 2006

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = Central

| ballpark = U.S. Cellular Field

| city = Chicago

| record = 90–72 (.556)

| divisional_place = 3rd

| owners = Jerry Reinsdorf

|general_managers = Kenny Williams

| managers = Ozzie Guillén

| television = WGN-TV/WCIU-TV
Comcast Sportsnet
(Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson)

| radio =WSCR
(Chris Singleton, Ed Farmer)
WRTO (AM)
(Hector Molina)

|}}

The 2006 Chicago White Sox season was their first since winning the World Series the season before. They finished with a record of 90–72, good enough for third place in the American League Central, six games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.

Offseason

  • November 25, 2005: Jim Thome was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Aaron Rowand, and Daniel Haigwood (minors). The Chicago White Sox sent Gio González (minors) (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
  • November 30, 2005: Paul Konerko was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/konerpa01.shtml|title = Paul Konerko Stats}}
  • December 13, 2005: Rob Mackowiak was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Damaso Marte.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marteda01.shtml|title=Damaso Marte Stats}}
  • December 20, 2005: Javier Vázquez was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago White Sox for Orlando Hernández, Luis Vizcaíno and Chris Young.
  • January 19, 2006: Jorge Velandia and Agustín Montero was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml|title = Jorge Velandia Stats}}
  • March 8, 2006: Jeff Bajenaru was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Cintrón.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bajenje01.shtml|title=Jeff Bajenaru Stats}}
  • March 20, 2006: Joe Borchard was traded to the Seattle Mariners by the Chicago White Sox for Matt Thornton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borchjo01.shtml|title=Joe Borchard Stats}}

Regular season

= Season standings =

{{2006 AL Central standings|highlight=Chicago White Sox}}

= Record vs. opponents =

{{2006 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CWS}}

= Game log =

{{MLB Game log|bgcolor=#000000|fgcolor=white|year=2006 White Sox}}

{{MLB Game log month|bgcolor=silver|fgcolor=black|month=April (17–7) – home (9–3) – road (8–4)|time=y|box=y|hide=y}}

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 1 || April 2 || Indians || 10–4 || McCarthy (1–0) || Cabrera (0–1) || || 2:59 || 38,802 || 1–0 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604020.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 2 || April 4 || Indians || 2–8 || Westbrook (1–0) || García (0–1) || || 2:35 || 37,591 || 1–1 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604040.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 3 || April 5 || Indians || 3 – 4 {{small|(11)}} || Graves (1–0) || Cotts (0–1) || || 4:00 || 33,586 || 1–2 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604050.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 4 || April 7 || @ Royals || 7–11 || Wood (1–0) || Garland (0–1) || || 2:51 || 23,204 || 1–3 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200604070.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 5 || April 8 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Dessens (1–0) || Politte (0–1) || Burgos (1) || 2:47 || 18,031 || 1–4 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200604080.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 6 || April 9 || @ Royals || 3–1 || Buehrle (1–0) || Elarton (0–2) || Jenks (1) || 2:17 || 15,094 || 2–4 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200604090.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 7 || April 10 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || García (1–1) || Bonderman (1–1) || Jenks (2) || 2:14 || 44,179 || 3–4 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200604100.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 8 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Contreras (1–0) || Robertson (1–1) || Jenks (3) || 2:14 || 12,601 || 3–4 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200604120.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 9 || April 13 || @ Tigers || 13–9 || Garland (1–1) || Verlander (1–1) || || 3:12 || 14,027 || 5–4 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200604130.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 10 || April 14 || Blue Jays || 7–13 || Walker (1–1) || Vázquez (0–1) || || 3:15 || 31,418 || 5–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604140.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 11 || April 15 || Blue Jays || 4–2 || Buehrle (2–0) || Burnett (0–1) || Jenks (4) || 2:10 || 33,247 || 6–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604150.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 12 || April 16 || Blue Jays || 6 – 4 {{small|(5)}} || García (2–1) || Towers (0–3) || || 1:36 || 27,337 || 7–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604160.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 13 || April 17 || Royals || 9–0 || Contreras (2–0) || Mays (0–2) || || 2:29 || 27,889 || 8–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604170.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 14 || April 18 || Royals || 4–1 || Garland (2–1) || Affeldt (0–2) || Jenks (5) || 2:19 || 21,901 || 9–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604180.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 15 || April 19 || Royals || 4–0 || Vázquez (1–1) || Elarton (0–4) || Jenks (6) || 2:34 || 25,459 || 10–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604190.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 16 || April 21 || Twins || 7–1 || Buehrle (3–0) || Santana (0–3) || || 2:29 || 31,287 || 11–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604210.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 17 || April 22 || Twins || 9–2 || García (3–1) || Radke (2–2) || || 3:01 || 38,955 || 12–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604220.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 18 || April 23 || Twins || 7–3 || Contreras (1–1) || Silva (1–3) || || 2:24 || 38,102 || 13–5 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200604230.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 19 || April 24 || @ Mariners || 3 – 4 {{small|(11)}} || Mateo (2–0) || McCarthy (1–1) || || 3:07 || 20,390 || 13–6 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200604240.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 20 || April 25 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Vázquez (2–1) || Piñeiro (2–2) || Logan (1) || 2:46 || 20,451 || 14–6 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200604250.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 21 || April 26 || @ Mariners || 1–5 || Washburn (2–3) || Buehrle (3–1) || || 2:12 || 23,848 || 14–7 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200604260.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 22 || April 28 || @ Angels || 8–5 || García (4–1) || Weaver (1–3) || || 3:03 || 43,940 || 15–7 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200604280.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 23 || April 29 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Contreras (4–0) || Santana (3–2) || Jenks (7) || 2:24 || 40,065 || 16–7 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200604290.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 24 || April 30 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Politte (1–1) || Shields (1–2) || Cotts (1) || 2:35 || 44,135 || 17–7 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200604300.shtml box]

{{MLB Game log month end}}

{{MLB Game log month|bgcolor=silver|fgcolor=black|month=May (16–12) – home (10–3) – road (6–9)|time=y|box=y|hide=y}}

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 25 || May 1 || @ Indians || 8–6 || Vázquez (3–1) || Lee (2–2) || Jenks (8) || 3:44 || 17,845 || 18–7 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200605010.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 26 || May 2 || @ Indians || 1–7 || Sabathia (1–0) || Buehrle (3–2) || || 2:38 || 22,630 || 18–8 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200605020.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 27 || May 3 || Mariners || 6 – 5 {{small|(11)}} || Jenks (1–0) || Woods (1–1) || || 3:16 || 27,569 || 19–8 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200605030.shtml box]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 28 || May 4 || Mariners || 4–1 || Contreras (5–0) || Hernández (1–4) || Jenks (9) || 2:22 || 26,313 || 20–8 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605040.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 29 || May 5 || Royals || 4–5 || Dessens (2–1) || Jenks (1–1) || Burgos (4) || 2:49 || 33,628 || 20–9 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605050.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 30 || May 6 || Royals || 9–2 || Vázquez (4–1) || Hernández (1–2) || || 2:38 || 38,593 || 21–9 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605060.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 31 || May 7 || Royals || 3–2 || McCarthy (2–1) || Dessens (2–2) || Jenks (10) || 2:36 || 38,870 || 22–9 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605070.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 32 || May 9 || Angels || 9–1 || García (5–1) || Gregg (2–1) || || 2:34 || 36,539 || 23–9 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605090.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 33 || May 10 || Angels || 5–12 || Santana (3–1) || Haeger (0–1) || Rodríguez (10) || 3:15 || 31,034 || 23–10 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605100.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbbbbb"

| – || May 11 || Angels ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain), {{small|rescheduled for August 7}}

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 34 || May 12 || @ Twins || 1–10 || Santana (4–3) || Garland (2–2) || || 2:26 || 30,473 || 23–11 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200605120.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 35 || May 13 || @ Twins || 4–8 || Radke (4–4) || Vázquez (4–2) || || 2:52 || 33,021 || 23–12 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200605130.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 36 || May 14 || @ Twins || 9–7 || Buehrle (4–2) || Silva (2–6) || Jenks (11) || 3:01 || 21,796 || 24–12 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200605140.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 37 || May 15 || @ Twins || 7–3 || García (6–1) || Baker (1–4) || || 3:04 || 19,413 || 25–12 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200605150.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 38 || May 16 || @ Devil Rays || 7–10 || Kazmir (6–2) || McCarthy (2–2) || Walker (6) || 3:11 || 11,566 || 25–13 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200605160.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 39 || May 17 || @ Devil Rays || 5–2 || Garland (3–2) || Lugo (0–2) || Jenks (12) || 2:39 || 11,607 || 26–13 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200605170.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 40 || May 18 || @ Devil Rays || 4–5 || Hendrickson (3–2) || Vázquez (1–1) || Walker (7) || 2:40 || 11,607 || 26–14 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200605180.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 41 || May 19 || Cubs || 6–1 || Buehrle (5–2) || Maddux (5–3) || || 2:07 || 39,301 || 27–14 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605190.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 42 || May 20 || Cubs || 7–0 || García (7–1) || Hill (0–4) || || 2:38 || 39,387 || 28–14 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605200.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 43 || May 21 || Cubs || 4–7 || Zambrano (3–2) || Cotts (0–2) || Dempster (8) || 2:40 || 38,645 || 28–15 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605210.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 44 || May 22 || Athletics || 5 – 4 {{small|(10)}} || Jenks (2–1) || Flores (0–1) || || 3:06 || 39,354 || 29–15 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605220.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 45 || May 23 || Athletics || 9–3 || Vázquez (5–3) || Saarloos (2–2) || || 3:00 || 38,860 || 30–15 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605230.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 46 || May 24 || Athletics || 3–2 || Buehrle (6–2) || Haren (4–4) || Jenks (13) || 2:31 || 38,434 || 31–15 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200605240.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 47 || May 26 || @ Blue Jays || 2–8 || Lilly (5–4) || García (7–2) || || 2:43 || 22,729 || 31–16 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200605260.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 48 || May 27 || @ Blue Jays || 2 – 3 {{small|(11)}} || Schoeneweis (1–0) || Nelson (0–1) || || 3:32 || 30,063 || 31–17 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200605270.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 49 || May 28 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Garland (4–2) || Taubenheim (0–2) || Jenks (14) || 2:50 || 35,277 || 32–17 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200605280.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 50 || May 29 || @ Indians || 11–0 || Vázquez (6–3) || Lee (3–5) || || 2:48 || 31,803 || 33–17 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200605290.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 51 || May 30 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Sabathia (5–1) || Buehrle (6–3) || Wickman (8) || 2:43 || 20,944 || 33–18 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200605300.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 52 || May 31 || @ Indians || 0–5 || Westbrook (5–3) || García (7–3) || || 2:46 || 21,671 || 33–19 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200605310.shtml box]

{{MLB Game log month end}}

{{MLB Game log month|bgcolor=silver|fgcolor=black|month=June (19–8) – home (10–5) – road (9–3)|time=y|box=y|hide=y}}

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 53 || June 1 || @ Indians || 8–12 || Cabrera (1–1) || Thornton (0–1) || || 3:06 || 20,846 || 33–20 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200606010.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 54 || June 2 || Rangers || 3–4 || Cordero (5–3) || McCarthy (2–3) || Otsuka (10) || 2:54 || 32,802 || 33–21 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606020.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 55 || June 3 || Rangers || 8–6 || Vázquez (7–3) || Padilla (5–4) || Jenks (15) || 3:20 || 38,697 || 34–21 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606030.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 56 || June 4 || Rangers || 2–10 || Rheinecker (2–0) || Buehrle (6–4) || || 2:26 || 35,915 || 34–22 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606040.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 57 || June 6 || Tigers || 4–3 || McCarthy (3–3) || Rodney (4–2) || Jenks (16) || 2:42 || 37,192 || 35–22 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606060.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 58 || June 7 || Tigers || 4–3 || Contreras (6–0) || Verlander (7–4) || Jenks (17) || 2:31 || 37,612 || 36–22 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606070.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 59 || June 8 || Tigers || 2–6 || Rogers (8–3) || Garland (4–3) || || 2:29 || 37,354 || 36–23 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606080.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 60 || June 9 || Indians || 5–4 || Thornton (1–1) || Betancourt (0–2) || Jenks (18) || 2:50 || 33,909 || 37–23 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606090.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 61 || June 10 || Indians || 4 – 3 {{small|(11)}} || Montero (1–0) || Wickman (1–1) || || 3:29 || 36,265 || 38–23 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606100.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 62 || June 11 || Indians || 8–10 || Westbrook (6–3) || García (7–4) || Wickman (9) || 3:13 || 34,410 || 38–24 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606110.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 63 || June 12 || @ Rangers || 8–3 || Contreras (7–0) || Koronka (4–4) || || 2:40 || 29,182 || 39–24 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200606120.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 64 || June 13 || @ Rangers || 5–2 || Garland (5–3) || Loe (3–6) || Jenks (19) || 2:43 || 18,354 || 40–24 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200606130.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 65 || June 14 || @ Rangers || 0–8 || Padilla (6–4) || Vázquez (7–4) || || 2:23 || 28,776 || 40–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200606140.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 66 || June 15 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Buehrle (7–4) || Rheinecker (2–1) || || 2:35 || 19,424 || 41–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200606150.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 67 || June 16 || @ Reds || 12–4 || García (8–4) || Claussen (3–8) || || 2:37 || 32,673 || 42–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200606160.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 68 || June 17 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Thornton (2–1) || Coffey (3–1) || Jenks (20) || 3:09 || 39,451 || 43–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200606170.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 69 || June 18 || @ Reds || 8–1 || Garland (6–3) || Harang (7–5) || || 2:35 || 31,569 || 44–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200606180.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 70 || June 20 || Cardinals || 20–6 || Vázquez (8–4) || Mulder (6–5) || || 3:23 || 39,463 || 45–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606200.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 71 || June 21 || Cardinals || 13–5 || Buehrle (8–4) || Marquis (9–5) || || 2:20 || 37,897 || 46–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606210.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 72 || June 22 || Cardinals || 1–0 || García (9–4) || Reyes (1–1) || Jenks (21) || 2:00 || 39,509 || 47–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606220.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 73 || June 23 || Astros || 7–4 || Contreras (8–0) || Pettitte (6–8) || Jenks (22) || 2:50 || 37,700 || 48–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606230.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 74 || June 24 || Astros || 6 – 5 {{small|(10)}} || Thornton (3–1) || Wheeler (1–5) || || 3:19 || 38,377 || 49–25 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606240.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 75 || June 25 || Astros || 9 – 10 {{small|(13)}} || Nieve (3–3) || McCarthy (3–4) || || 4:25 || 38,516 || 49–26 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200606250.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 76 || June 27 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Buehrle (9–4) || Snell (7–5) || Jenks (23) || 2:29 || 24,976 || 50–26 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200606270.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 77 || June 28 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || García (10–4) || Maholm (2–7) || Jenks (24) || 2:31 || 23,118 || 51–26 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200606280.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 78 || June 29 || @ Pirates || 6–7 || Gonzalez (2–3) || Politte (1–2) || || 2:46 || 21,380 || 51–27 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200606290.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 79 || June 30 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Garland (7–3) || Marshall (4–7) || || 2:53 || 40,720 || 52–27 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200606300.shtml box]

{{MLB Game log month end}}

{{MLB Game log month|bgcolor=silver|fgcolor=black|month=July (10–15) – home (5–8) – road (5–7)|time=y|box=y|hide=y}}

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 80 || July 1 || @ Cubs || 8–6 || Cotts (1–2) || Dempster (1–5) || Jenks (25) || 3:05 || 41,027 || 53–27 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200607010.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 81 || July 2 || @ Cubs || 11–15 || Zambrano (7–3) || Buehrle (9–5) || Howry (2) || 2:53 || 40,919 || 53–28 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200607020.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 82 || July 3 || Orioles || 1–8 || Bédard (9–6) || García (10–5) || || 2:24 || 38,829 || 53–29 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607030.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 83 || July 4 || Orioles || 13–0 || Contreras (9–0) || López (5–10) || || 2:48 || 37,300 || 54–29 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607040.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 84 || July 5 || Orioles || 4–2 || Garland (8–3) || Cabrera (4–6) || Jenks (26) || 2:27 || 38,872 || 55–29 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607050.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 85 || July 6 || Orioles || 11–8 || Vázquez (9–4) || Ortiz (0–1) || Thornton (1) || 3:03 || 35,266 || 56–29 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607060.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 86 || July 7 || Red Sox || 2–7 || Lester (4–0) || Buehrle (9–6) || || 2:46 || 39,355 || 56–30 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607070.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 87 || July 8 || Red Sox || 6–9 || Beckett (11–4) || Riske (0–2) || Papelbon (26) || 3:50 || 39,497 || 56–31 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607080.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 88 || July 9 || Red Sox || 6 – 5 {{small|(19)}} || Politte (2–2) || Seánez (2–1) || || 6:19 || 39,335 || 57–31 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607090.shtml box]

|- style=""

|colspan=11 style="background-color:#bbcaff" | All-Star Break: AL defeats NL 4–3 at PNC Park

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 89 || July 14 || @ Yankees || 5–6 || Farnsworth (3–4) || Contreras (9–1) || Rivera (20) || 2:41 || 55,069 || 57–32 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200607140.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 90 || July 15 || @ Yankees || 3–14 || Mussina (11–3) || Buehrle (9–7) || || 3:00 || 55,019 || 57–33 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200607150.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 91 || July 16 || @ Yankees || 4–6 || Wright (6–5) || García (10–6) || Rivera (21) || 2:59 || 54,781 || 57–34 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200607160.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 92 || July 18 || @ Tigers || 7–1 || Garland (9–3) || Robertson (8–6) || || 2:28 || 39,153 || 58–34 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200607180.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 93 || July 19 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Bonderman (10–4) || Vázquez (9–5) || || 2:36 || 39,693 || 58–35 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200607190.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 94 || July 20 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || Zumaya (5–1) || Contreras (9–2) || Jones (25) || 2:29 || 41,075 || 58–36 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200607200.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 95 || July 21 || Rangers || 3–10 || Mahay (1–1) || Buehrle (9–8) || Bauer (2) || 2:44 || 38,246 || 58–37 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607210.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 96 || July 22 || Rangers || 1–3 || Cordero (7–4) || Jenks (2–2) || Otsuka (26) || 3:09 || 39,250 || 58–38 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607220.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 97 || July 23 || Rangers || 5–0 || Garland (10–3) || Padilla (10–6) || || 2:10 || 38,312 || 59–38 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607230.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 98 || July 24 || Twins || 4–7 || Radke (9–7) || Vázquez (9–6) || || 2:54 || 39,750 || 59–39 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607240.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 99 || July 25 || Twins || 3–4 || Santana (12–5) || Contreras (9–3) || Nathan (20) || 2:37 || 36,984 || 59–40 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607250.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 100 || July 26 || Twins || 4–7 || Silva (6–9) || Buehrle (9–9) || Nathan (21) || 2:49 || 39,387 || 59–41 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200607260.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 101 || July 28 || @ Orioles || 6–4 || Thornton (4–1) || Ray (1–3) || Jenks (27) || 2:56 || 35,382 || 60–41 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200607280.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 102 || July 29 || @ Orioles || 13–11 || Garland (11–3) || Johnson (0–1) || Jenks (28) || 3:46 || 34,598 || 61–41 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200607290.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 103 || July 30 || @ Orioles || 7–8 || Rodríguez (1–1) || Jenks (2–3) || || 3:03 || 28,725 || 61–42 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200607300.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 104 || July 31 || @ Royals || 8–4 || Contreras (10–3) || Hernández (2–6) || || 2:43 || 12,903 || 62–42 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200607310.shtml box]

{{MLB Game log month end}}

{{MLB Game log month|bgcolor=silver|fgcolor=black|month=August (16–13) – home (10–7) – road (6–6)|time=y|box=y|hide=y}}

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 105 || August 1 || @ Royals || 7 – 5 {{small|(10)}} || Riske (1–2) || Burgos (2–4) || Jenks (29) || 3:20 || 11,609 || 63–42 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200608010.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 106 || August 2 || @ Royals || 3–7 || Hudson (4–3) || García (10–7) || || 2:43 || 10,901 || 63–43 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200608020.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 107 || August 4 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Garland (12–3) || Halladay (13–3) || Jenks (30) || 2:48 || 30,060 || 64–43 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200608040.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 108 || August 5 || @ Blue Jays || 7–1 || Vázquez (10–6) || Rosario (1–2) || || 2:55 || 35,117 || 65–43 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200608050.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 109 || August 6 || @ Blue Jays || 3–7 || Burnett (3–5) || Contreras (10–4) || || 2:38 || 36,453 || 65–44 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR200608060.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 110 || August 7 || Angels || 3–6 || Escobar (8–9) || Buehrle (9–10) || Rodríguez (27) || 2:40 || 37,477 || 65–45 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608070.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 111 || August 8 || Yankees || 6–5 || Jenks (3–3) || Proctor (4–3) || || 3:47 || 39,872 || 66–45 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608080.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 112 || August 9 || Yankees || 6–7 || Johnson (12–9) || Garland (12–4) || Rivera (29) || 3:17 || 39,406 || 66–46 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608090.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 113 || August 10 || Yankees || 5–4 || Vázquez (11–6) || Mussina (13–5) || Jenks (31) || 3:26 || 39,289 || 67–46 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608100.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 114 || August 11 || Tigers || 5–0 || Contreras (11–4) || Verlander (14–5) || || 2:13 || 39,378 || 68–46 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608110.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 115 || August 12 || Tigers || 4–3 || MacDougal (1–0) || Rogers (11–6) || Jenks (32) || 2:25 || 38,873 || 69–46 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608120.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 116 || August 13 || Tigers || 7–3 || García (11–7) || Miner (7–3) || Jenks (33) || 3:01 || 38,931 || 70–46 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608130.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 117 || August 14 || Royals || 12–2 || Garland (13–4) || Redman (7–7) || || 2:37 || 39,938 || 71–46 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608140.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 118 || August 15 || Royals || 2–4 || Hernández (3–7) || Vázquez (11–7) || Nelson (1) || 2:43 || 35,690 || 71–47 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608150.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 119 || August 16 || Royals || 4–10 || Bernero (1–0) || Contreras (11–5) || || 2:44 || 36,998 || 71–48 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608160.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 120 || August 17 || Royals || 5–4 || Buehrle (10–10) || Pérez (0–1) || Jenks (34) || 2:43 || 37,839 || 72–48 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608170.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 121 || August 18 || @ Twins || 3–7 || Neshek (3–0) || García (11–8) || || 2:45 || 43,204 || 72–49 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200608180.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 122 || August 19 || @ Twins || 4–1 || Garland (14–4) || Radke (12–9) || Jenks (35) || 2:32 || 46,215 || 73–49 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200608190.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 123 || August 20 || @ Twins || 3–7 || Santana (15–5) || Vázquez (11–8) || || 2:47 || 42,537 || 73–50 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200608200.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 124 || August 21 || @ Tigers || 1–7 || Verlander (15–6) || Contreras (11–6) || || 2:29 || 39,278 || 73–51 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200608210.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 125 || August 22 || @ Tigers || 0–4 || Rogers (13–6) || Buehrle (10–11) || || 2:28 || 39,361 || 73–52 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200608220.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 126 || August 23 || @ Tigers || 7–5 || García (12–8) || Miner (7–5) || Jenks (36) || 3:10 || 40,187 || 74–52 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200608230.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 127 || August 24 || @ Tigers || 10–0 || Garland (15–4) || Robertson (11–10) || || 2:14 || 41,565 || 75–52 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200608240.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 128 || August 25 || Twins || 4–5 || Crain (3–5) || MacDougal (1–1) || Nathan (27) || 2:59 || 35,931 || 75–53 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608250.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 129 || August 26 || Twins || 7 – 8 {{small|(11)}} || Eyre (1–0) || Thornton (4–2) || || 3:37 || 38,636 || 75–54 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608260.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 130 || August 27 || Twins || 6–1 || Buehrle (11–11) || Silva (8–12) || || 2:21 || 35,193 || 76–54 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608270.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 131 || August 29 || Devil Rays || 12–9 || García (13–8) || Fossum (6–6) || Jenks (37) || 3:13 || 35,313 || 77–54 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608290.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 132 || August 30 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Garland (16–4) || Meadows (2–5) || Jenks (38) || 2:50 || 38,874 || 78–54 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608300.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 133 || August 31 || Devil Rays || 3 – 5 {{small|(10)}} || Lugo (2–2) || McCarthy (3–5) || McClung (3) || 3:06 || 33,178 || 78–55 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200608310.shtml box]

{{MLB Game log month end}}

{{MLB Game log month|bgcolor=silver|fgcolor=black|month=September/October (12–17) – home (5–6) – road (7–11)|time=y|box=y|hide=y}}

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 134 || September 1 || @ Royals || 5–7 || Hernández (5–8) || Contreras (11–7) || Nelson (5) || 2:58 || 15,501 || 78–56 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200609010.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 135 || September 2 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Buehrle (12–11) || Pérez (1–3) || Jenks (39) || 2:35 || 18,028 || 79–56 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200609020.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 136 || September 3 || @ Royals || 7–3 || Redman (9–8) || García (13–9) || || 2:46 || 20,407 || 79–57 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200609030.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 137 || September 4 || @ Red Sox || 2 – 3 {{small|(10)}} || Timlin (6–4) || McCarthy (3–6) || || 3:07 || 36,206 || 79–58 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200609040.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 138 || September 5 || @ Red Sox || 0–1 || Gabbard (1–3) || Vázquez (11–9) || Timlin (4) || 2:13 || 35,912 || 79–59 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200609050.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 139 || September 6 || @ Red Sox || 8–1 || Contreras (12–7) || Snyder (4–4) || || 2:47 || 35,923 || 80–59 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200609060.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 140 || September 7 || Indians || 1–9 || Lee (12–10) || Buehrle (12–12) || || 3:01 || 34,671 || 80–60 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609070.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 141 || September 8 || Indians || 7–6 || Thornton (5–2) || Mastny (0–1) || || 3:17 || 37,188 || 81–60 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609080.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 142 || September 9 || Indians || 10–8 || Garland (17–4) || Carmona (1–9) || Thornton (2) || 3:22 || 38,422 || 82–60 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609090.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 143 || September 10 || Indians || 2–5 || Sabathia (11–9) || McCarthy (3–7) || || 2:51 || 37,723 || 82–61 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609100.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 144 || September 11 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Contreras (13–7) || Lackey (11–10) || Jenks (40) || 2:22 || 39,316 || 83–61 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200609110.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 145 || September 12 || @ Angels || 3 – 4 {{small|(11)}} || Carrasco (5–3) || Jenks (3–4) || || 3:03 || 39,304 || 83–62 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200609120.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 146 || September 13 || @ Angels || 9–0 || García (14–9) || Saunders (5–3) || || 2:37 || 37,030 || 84–62 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200609130.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 147 || September 15 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || Loaiza (10–8) || Garland (17–5) || Street (33) || 2:48 || 26,809 || 84–63 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200609150.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 148 || September 16 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Zito (16–9) || Thornton (5–3) || Street (34) || 2:53 || 32,169 || 84–64 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200609160.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 149 || September 17 || @ Athletics || 4–5 || Blanton (16–11) || Contreras (13–8) || Duchscherer (9) || 2:38 || 28,806 || 84–65 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200609170.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 150 || September 18 || Tigers || 2–8 || Rogers (16–6) || Buehrle (12–13) || || 2:54 || 39,427 || 84–66 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609180.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 151 || September 19 || Tigers || 7–0 || García (15–9) || Verlander (16–9) || || 2:25 || 38,850 || 85–66 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609190.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 152 || September 20 || Tigers || 2–6 || Bonderman (13–8) || Garland (17–6) || || 2:53 || 38,971 || 85–67 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609200.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 153 || September 21 || Mariners || 0–9 || Woods (6–3) || Vázquez (11–10) || || 2:37 || 33,976 || 85–68 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609210.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 154 || September 22 || Mariners || 6–11 || Fruto (2–1) || Contreras (13–9) || || 3:23 || 37,557 || 85–69 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609220.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 155 || September 23 || Mariners || 11–7 || Haeger (1–1) || Piñeiro (8–13) || || 2:31 || 37,400 || 86–69 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609230.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 156 || September 24 || Mariners || 12–7 || García (16–9) || Feierabend (0–1) || || 2:58 || 37,518 || 87–69 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA200609240.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 157 || September 25 || @ Indians || 1–14 || Lee (13–11) || Garland (17–7) || || 2:32 || 15,913 || 87–70 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200609250.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 158 || September 26 || @ Indians || 0–6 || Sabathia (12–11) || Vázquez (11–11) || || 2:19 || 16,080 || 87–71 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200609260.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 159 || September 27 || @ Indians || 2–1 || McCarthy (4–7) || Carmona (1–10) || Haeger (1) || 2:08 || 16,404 || 88–71 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200609270.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 160 || September 29 || @ Twins || 4–3 || García (17–9) || Bonser (7–6) || Jenks (41) || 2:27 || 45,439 || 89–71 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200609290.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"

| 161 || September 30 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Garland (18–7) || Garza (3–6) || || 2:34 || 46,219 || 90–71 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200609300.shtml box]

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"

| 162 || October 1 || @ Twins || 1–5 || Silva (11–15) || Vázquez (11–12) || || 2:56 || 45,182 || 90–72 || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200610010.shtml box]

{{MLB Game log month end}}

{{end}}

= Transactions =

  • April 1, 2006: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml|title = Ernie Young Stats}}
  • May 2, 2006: Jeff Nelson was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nelsoje01.shtml|title=Jeff Nelson Stats}}
  • June 15, 2006: David Riske was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox for Javier Lopez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riskeda01.shtml|title=David Riske Stats}}
  • July 20, 2006: Cliff Politte was released by the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/politcl01.shtml|title=Cliff Politte Stats}}
  • July 23, 2006: Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for B. J. LaMura (minors).{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomasa02.shtml|title = Sandy Alomar Stats}}

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 2006 Chicago White Sox
colspan="10" style="background-color:black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|56|Mark Buehrle}}

{{MLBplayer|52|José Contreras}}

{{MLBplayer|46|Neal Cotts}}

{{MLBplayer|34|Freddy García}}

{{MLBplayer|20|Jon Garland}}

{{MLBplayer|40|Charlie Haeger}}

{{MLBplayer|32|Dustin Hermanson}}

{{MLBplayer|45|Bobby Jenks}}

{{MLBplayer|57|Boone Logan}}

{{MLBplayer|47|Mike MacDougal}}

{{MLBplayer|55|Brandon McCarthy}}

{{MLBplayer|65|Agustín Montero}}

{{MLBplayer|43|Jeff Nelson}}

{{MLBplayer|18|Cliff Politte}}

{{MLBplayer|54|David Riske}}

{{MLBplayer|37|Matt Thornton}}

{{MLBplayer|50|Sean Tracey}}

{{MLBplayer|33|Javier Vázquez}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer|26|Sandy Alomar Jr.}}

{{MLBplayer|12|A. J. Pierzynski}}

{{MLBplayer|39|Chris Stewart}}

{{MLBplayer|36|Chris Widger}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer| 8|Alex Cintrón}}

{{MLBplayer|24|Joe Crede}}

{{MLBplayer|27|Josh Fields}}

{{MLBplayer|17|Ross Gload}}

{{MLBplayer|15|Tadahito Iguchi}}

{{MLBplayer|14|Paul Konerko}}

{{MLBplayer|25|Jim Thome}}

{{MLBplayer| 5|Juan Uribe}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer|44|Brian Anderson}}

{{MLBplayer|23|Jermaine Dye}}

{{MLBplayer|10|Rob Mackowiak}}

{{MLBplayer| 7|Jerry Owens}}

{{MLBplayer|38|Pablo Ozuna}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Scott Podsednik}}

{{MLBplayer|36|Ryan Sweeney}}

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Manager

{{MLBplayer|13|Ozzie Guillén}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer| 3|Harold Baines (bench)}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Don Cooper (pitching)}}

{{MLBplayer|28|Joey Cora (third base)}}

{{MLBplayer|53|Art Kusnyer (bullpen)}}

{{MLBplayer|30|Tim Raines (first base)}}

{{MLBplayer|29|Greg Walker (hitting)}}

= Opening Day lineup =

Player stats

= Batting =

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | R

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | 2B

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | 3B

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | RBI

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | BB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SO

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | AVG

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SB

Sandy Alomar Jr., C

| 19

| 46

| 5

| 10

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 3

| 7

| 35

| .217

| 0

Brian Anderson, CF

| 134

| 365

| 46

| 82

| 23

| 1

| 8

| 33

| 30

| 90

| .225

| 4

Mark Buehrle, P

| 32

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| .000

| 0

Alex Cintrón, SS, 2B

| 91

| 288

| 35

| 82

| 10

| 3

| 5

| 41

| 10

| 35

| .285

| 10

José Contreras, P

| 30

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 2

| .000

| 0

Joe Crede, 3B

| 150

| 544

| 76

| 154

| 31

| 0

| 30

| 94

| 28

| 58

| .283

| 0

Jermaine Dye, RF

| 146

| 539

| 103

| 170

| 27

| 3

| 44

| 120

| 59

| 118

| .315

| 7

Josh Fields, 3B, LF

| 11

| 20

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 5

| 8

| .150

| 0

Freddy García, P

| 33

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| .200

| 0

Jon Garland, P

| 33

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 0

| 3

| .200

| 0

Ross Gload, OF, 1B

| 77

| 156

| 22

| 51

| 8

| 2

| 3

| 18

| 6

| 15

| .327

| 6

Tadahito Iguchi, 2B

| 138

| 555

| 97

| 156

| 24

| 0

| 18

| 67

| 59

| 110

| .281

| 11

Paul Konerko, 1B

| 152

| 566

| 97

| 177

| 30

| 0

| 35

| 113

| 60

| 104

| .313

| 1

Rob Mackowiak, OF, 3B

| 112

| 255

| 31

| 74

| 12

| 1

| 5

| 23

| 28

| 59

| .290

| 5

Brandon McCarthy, P

| 53

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| .200

| 0

Jerry Owens, OF

| 12

| 9

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| .333

| 1

Pablo Ozuna, OF, 2B

| 79

| 189

| 25

| 62

| 12

| 2

| 2

| 17

| 7

| 16

| .328

| 6

A. J. Pierzynski, C

| 140

| 509

| 65

| 150

| 24

| 0

| 16

| 64

| 22

| 72

| .295

| 1

Scott Podsednik, LF

| 139

| 524

| 86

| 137

| 27

| 6

| 3

| 45

| 54

| 96

| .261

| 40

Chris Stewart, C

| 6

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| .000

| 0

Ryan Sweeney, OF

| 18

| 35

| 1

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 5

| 0

| 7

| .229

| 0

Jim Thome, DH

| 143

| 490

| 108

| 141

| 26

| 0

| 42

| 109

| 107

| 147

| .288

| 0

Juan Uribe, SS

| 132

| 463

| 53

| 109

| 28

| 2

| 21

| 71

| 13

| 82

| .235

| 1

Javier Vázquez, P

| 33

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1.000

| 0

Chris Widger, C

| 27

| 76

| 6

| 14

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 9

| 20

| .184

| 0

class="sortbottom"

| {{center|Team Totals}}

| 162

| 5657

| 868

| 1586

| 291

| 20

| 236

| 839

| 502

| 1056

| .280

| 93

= Pitching =

Note: 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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GS

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | R

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ER

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | BB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | K

Mark Buehrle

| 12

| 13

| 4.99

| 32

| 32

| 0

| 204.0

| 247

| 124

| 113

| 36

| 53

| 98

José Contreras

| 13

| 9

| 4.27

| 30

| 30

| 0

| 196.0

| 194

| 101

| 93

| 20

| 59

| 134

Neal Cotts

| 1

| 2

| 5.17

| 70

| 0

| 1

| 54.0

| 60

| 64

| 33

| 31

| 30

| 43

Freddy García

| 17

| 9

| 4.53

| 33

| 33

| 0

| 216.1

| 228

| 116

| 109

| 32

| 51

| 135

Jon Garland

| 18

| 7

| 4.51

| 33

| 32

| 0

| 211.1

| 247

| 112

| 106

| 26

| 45

| 112

Charlie Haeger

| 1

| 1

| 3.44

| 7

| 1

| 1

| 18.1

| 12

| 10

| 7

| 0

| 13

| 19

Dustin Hermanson

| 0

| 0

| 4.05

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 6.2

| 6

| 3

| 3

| 2

| 2

| 5

Bobby Jenks

| 3

| 4

| 4.00

| 67

| 0

| 41

| 69.2

| 66

| 32

| 31

| 5

| 41

| 80

Boone Logan

| 0

| 0

| 8.31

| 21

| 0

| 1

| 17.1

| 21

| 18

| 16

| 2

| 17

| 15

Mike MacDougal

| 1

| 1

| 1.80

| 25

| 0

| 0

| 25.0

| 19

| 5

| 5

| 1

| 6

| 19

Brandon McCarthy

| 4

| 7

| 4.68

| 53

| 2

| 0

| 84.2

| 77

| 44

| 44

| 17

| 42

| 69

Agustín Montero

| 1

| 0

| 5.14

| 11

| 0

| 0

| 14.0

| 15

| 10

| 8

| 3

| 2

| 7

Jeff Nelson

| 0

| 1

| 3.38

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 2.2

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 6

| 2

Cliff Politte

| 2

| 2

| 8.70

| 30

| 0

| 0

| 30.0

| 47

| 30

| 29

| 9

| 22

| 15

David Riske

| 1

| 1

| 3.93

| 33

| 0

| 0

| 34.1

| 32

| 16

| 15

| 4

| 15

| 23

Matt Thornton

| 5

| 3

| 3.33

| 63

| 0

| 2

| 54.0

| 46

| 20

| 20

| 5

| 25

| 49

Sean Tracey

| 0

| 0

| 3.38

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 8.0

| 4

| 3

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 3

Javier Vázquez

| 11

| 12

| 4.84

| 33

| 32

| 0

| 202.2

| 206

| 116

| 109

| 23

| 58

| 184

class="sortbottom"

| {{center|Team Totals}}

| 90

| 72

| 4.61

| 162

| 162

| 46

| 1449.0

| 1534

| 794

| 743

| 200

| 492

| 1012

Farm system

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Charlotte Knights|league15=International League|manager15=Razor Shines

|level16=AA |team16=Birmingham Barons|league16=Southern League|manager16=Chris Cron

|level17=A |team17=Winston-Salem Warthogs|league17=Carolina League|manager17=Rafael Santana

|level18=A|team18=Kannapolis Intimidators|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Omer Muñoz

|level19=Rookie|team19=Bristol White Sox|league19=Appalachian League|manager19=Nick Leyva

|level20=Rookie|team20=Great Falls White Sox|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Bobby Tolan}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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  • Batting Statistics: [https://archive.today/20130102235724/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/Statistics/Team/playerstats?team=chw&pagetype=batting&seasonYear=2006 Chicago White Sox Batting Stats] on ESPN.com
  • Pitching Statistics: [https://archive.today/20130104005043/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/Statistics/Team/playerstats?team=chw&pagetype=pitching&seasonYear=2006 Chicago White Sox Pitching Stats] on ESPN.com

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External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2006.shtml 2006 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]

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