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2006 Kansas City Royals season

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

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Kansas City Royals

| season = 2006

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = Central

| ballpark = Kauffman Stadium

| city = Kansas City, Missouri

| record = {{winpct|62|100|record=y}}

| divisional_place = 5th

| owners = David Glass

| general_managers = Allard Baird, Dayton Moore

| managers = Buddy Bell

| television =KMCI
Royals Sports Television Network
(Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis)

| radio =WHB
KLRX
(Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre)

|}}

The 2006 Kansas City Royals season was the 38th season for the franchise, and their 34th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals finished fifth in the American League Central with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses and missed the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{2006 AL Central standings|highlight=Kansas City Royals}}

= Record vs. opponents =

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

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #27408B; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 2006 Kansas City Royals
colspan="10" style="background-color: #74B4FA; color: #27408B; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|48|Jeremy Affeldt}}

{{MLBplayer|39|Steve Andrade}}

{{MLBplayer|27|Denny Bautista}}

{{MLBplayer|58|Adam Bernero}}

{{MLBplayer|38|Chris Booker}}

{{MLBplayer|47|Ryan Braun}}

{{MLBplayer|50|Ambiorix Burgos}}

{{MLBplayer|36|Jorge de la Rosa}}

{{MLBplayer|47|Elmer Dessens}}

{{MLBplayer|53|Joselo Díaz}}

{{MLBplayer|52|Scott Dohmann}}

{{MLBplayer|38|Brandon Duckworth}}

{{MLBplayer|37|Scott Elarton}}

{{MLBplayer|36|Seth Etherton}}

{{MLBplayer|41|Jimmy Gobble}}

{{MLBplayer|23|Zack Greinke}}

{{MLBplayer|40|Runelvys Hernández}}

{{MLBplayer|34|Luke Hudson}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Bobby Keppel}}

{{MLBplayer|54|Mike MacDougal}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Joe Mays}}

{{MLBplayer|55|Joe Nelson}}

{{MLBplayer|43|Leo Núñez}}

{{MLBplayer|57|Joel Peralta}}

{{MLBplayer|45|Odalis Pérez}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Mark Redman}}

{{MLBplayer|51|Andrew Sisco}}

{{MLBplayer|39|Kyle Snyder}}

{{MLBplayer|36|Steve Stemle}}

{{MLBplayer|56|Todd Wellemeyer}}

{{MLBplayer|46|Mike Wood}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer| 6|Paul Bako}}

{{MLBplayer|14|John Buck}}

{{MLBplayer|28|Paul Phillips}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer| 4|Ángel Berroa}}

{{MLBplayer|13|Andrés Blanco}}

{{MLBplayer| 3|Esteban Germán}}

{{MLBplayer| 2|Tony Graffanino}}

{{MLBplayer|15|Mark Grudzielanek}}

{{MLBplayer|30|Jeff Keppinger}}

{{MLBplayer|11|Doug Mientkiewicz}}

{{MLBplayer| 7|Ángel Sánchez}}

{{MLBplayer|39|Ryan Shealy}}

{{MLBplayer|12|Matt Stairs}}

{{MLBplayer|24|Mark Teahen}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer|35|Emil Brown}}

{{MLBplayer|32|Shane Costa}}

{{MLBplayer| 9|David DeJesus}}

{{MLBplayer| 1|Joey Gathright}}

{{MLBplayer|45|Aaron Guiel}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Mitch Maier}}

{{MLBplayer|44|Kerry Robinson}}

{{MLBplayer|16|Reggie Sanders}}

Other batters

{{MLBplayer| 7|Justin Huber}}

{{MLBplayer|29|Mike Sweeney}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer|25|Buddy Bell}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer| 8|Mike Barnett}} (hitting)

{{MLBplayer|26|Andre David}} (hitting)

{{MLBplayer|13|Bill Doran}} (bench)

{{MLBplayer|18|Fred Kendall}} (bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|33|Bob McClure}} (pitching)

{{MLBplayer|49|Brian Poldberg}} (first base)

{{MLBplayer|17|Luis Silverio}} (third base)

Player stats

=Batting=

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | G

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | AB

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | H

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | Avg.

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | HR

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | RBI

align=center

| Paul Bako C

| 56

| 153

| 32

| .209

| 0

| 10

align=center

| Ángel Berroa SS

| 132

| 474

| 111

| .234

| 9

| 54

align=center

| Emil Brown OF

| 147

| 527

| 151

| .287

| 15

| 81

align=center

| John Buck C

| 114

| 371

| 91

| .245

| 11

| 50

align=center

| Shane Costa OF

| 72

| 237

| 65

| .274

| 3

| 27

align=center

| David DeJesus OF

| 119

| 491

| 145

| .295

| 8

| 56

align=center

| Joey Gathright OF

| 134

| 383

| 91

| .238

| 1

| 41

align=center

| Esteban Germán 2B

| 106

| 279

| 91

| .326

| 3

| 34

align=center

| Tony Graffanino 3B

| 69

| 220

| 59

| .268

| 5

| 32

align=center

| Mark Grudzielanek 2B

| 134

| 548

| 163

| .297

| 7

| 52

align=center

| Doug Mientkiewicz 1B

| 91

| 314

| 89

| .283

| 4

| 43

align=center

| Reggie Sanders OF

| 88

| 325

| 80

| .246

| 11

| 49

align=center

| Ryan Shealy 1B

| 51

| 193

| 54

| .280

| 7

| 36

align=center

| Matt Stairs DH

| 77

| 226

| 59

| .261

| 8

| 32

align=center

| Mike Sweeney 1B

| 60

| 217

| 56

| .258

| 8

| 33

align=center

| Mark Teahen 3B

| 109

| 393

| 114

| .290

| 18

| 69

==Other batters==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | G

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | AB

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | H

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | Avg.

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | HR

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | RBI

align=center

| Jeremy Affeldt P

| 3

| 2

| 0

| .000

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Andrés Blanco SS

| 33

| 87

| 21

| .241

| 0

| 9

align=center

| Brandon Duckworth P

| 2

| 3

| 1

| .333

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Scott Elarton P

| 2

| 3

| 1

| .333

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Aaron Guiel OF

| 19

| 50

| 11

| .220

| 3

| 7

align=center

| Justin Huber DH

| 5

| 10

| 2

| .200

| 0

| 1

align=center

| Bob Keppel P

| 2

| 2

| 0

| .000

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Jeff Keppinger 2B

| 22

| 60

| 16

| .267

| 2

| 8

align=center

| Mitch Maier OF

| 5

| 13

| 2

| .154

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Paul Phillips C

| 23

| 65

| 18

| .277

| 1

| 5

align=center

| Mark Redman P

| 1

| 1

| 0

| .000

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Kerry Robinson OF

| 18

| 64

| 17

| .266

| 0

| 5

align=center

| Ángel Sánchez SS

| 8

| 27

| 6

| .222

| 0

| 1

align=center

| Todd Wellemeyer P

| 4

| 2

| 0

| .000

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Mike Wood P

| 2

| 3

| 0

| .000

| 0

| 0

Note: Pitchers batting data also included above

= Starting and other pitchers =

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games pitched; SHO = Shutouts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | G

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | IP

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | W

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | L

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | ERA

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | SO

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | CG

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | SHO

align=center

| Jeremy Affeldt LHP

| 27

| 70.0

| 4

| 6

| 5.91

| 28

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Denny Bautista RHP

| 8

| 35.0

| 0

| 2

| 5.66

| 22

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Adam Bernero RHP

| 3

| 13.0

| 1

| 0

| 1.35

| 12

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Jorge de la Rosa LHP

| 10

| 48.2

| 3

| 4

| 5.18

| 36

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Brandon Duckworth RHP

| 10

| 45.2

| 1

| 5

| 6.11

| 27

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Scott Elarton RHP

| 20

| 114.2

| 4

| 9

| 5.34

| 49

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Seth Etherton RHP

| 2

| 7.2

| 1

| 1

| 9.39

| 4

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Runelvys Hernández RHP

| 21

| 114.2

| 4

| 9

| 6.58

| 50

| 1

| 1

align=center

| Luke Hudson RHP

| 26

| 102.0

| 7

| 6

| 5.12

| 64

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Bobby Keppel RHP

| 8

| 34.1

| 0

| 4

| 5.50

| 20

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Joe Mays RHP

| 6

| 23.2

| 0

| 4

| 10.27

| 9

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Odalis Pérez LHP

| 12

| 67.0

| 2

| 4

| 5.64

| 48

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Mark Redman LHP

| 29

| 167.0

| 11

| 10

| 5.71

| 76

| 2

| 1

align=center

| Kyle Snyder RHP

| 1

| 2.0

| 0

| 0

| 22.50

| 2

| 0

| 0

align=center

| Mike Wood RHP

| 23

| 64.2

| 3

| 3

| 5.71

| 29

| 0

| 0

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | G

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | W

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | L

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | SV

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | ERA

! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" | SO

align=center

| Ambiorix Burgos RHP

| 68

| 4

| 5

| 18

| 5.52

| 72

align=center

| Andrew Sisco LHP

| 65

| 1

| 3

| 1

| 7.10

| 52

align=center

| Joel Peralta RHP

| 64

| 1

| 3

| 1

| 4.40

| 57

align=center

| Jimmy Gobble LHP

| 60

| 4

| 6

| 2

| 5.14

| 80

align=center

| Elmer Dessens RHP

| 43

| 5

| 7

| 2

| 4.50

| 36

align=center

| Joe Nelson RHP

| 43

| 1

| 1

| 9

| 4.43

| 44

align=center

| Todd Wellemeyer RHP

| 28

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 3.63

| 37

align=center

| Scott Dohmann RHP

| 21

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 7.99

| 22

align=center

| Ryan Braun RHP

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 6.75

| 6

align=center

| Juan Carlos Oviedo RHP

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4.73

| 7

align=center

| Steve Stemle RHP

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 15.00

| 0

align=center

| Joselo Díaz RHP

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 10.80

| 3

align=center

| Steve Andrade RHP

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 9.64

| 5

align=center

| Mike MacDougal RHP

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0.00

| 2

align=center

| Zack Greinke RHP

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 4.26

| 5

align=center

| Chris Booker RHP

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 54.00

| 0

Farm system

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Omaha Royals|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Mike Jirschele

|level16=AA |team16=Wichita Wranglers|league16=Texas League|manager16=Frank White

|level17=A |team17=High Desert Mavericks|league17=California League|manager17=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=carter002jef Jeff Carter]

|level18=A |team18=Burlington Bees|league18=Midwest League|manager18=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gabell001jam Jim Gabella]

|level19=Rookie|team19=AZL Royals|league19=Arizona League|manager19=Lloyd Simmons

|level20=Rookie|team20=Idaho Falls Chukars|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Brian Rupp

}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/2006.shtml 2006 Kansas City Royals team] at Baseball-Reference
  • [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2006&t=KCA 2006 Kansas City Royals team] at baseball-almanac.com

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