The New York Yankees went 97-65 in 2006, a .599 winning percentage — the best record in baseball. They scored 930 runs and allowed 767, a run differential of +163. The offence ranked the best in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.40 staff ERA was 12th of 30. Their 119 team wRC+ was 19% above league average — the best in MLB. Derek Jeter led the position players at 7.3 WAR, and Mike Mussina the rotation at a 3.51 ERA.
The 2006 season
Month by month, the streaks, and the record in the games that are argued about.
They finished first in the AL East, 10 games clear. They spent 87 of 182 days in first place, led by as many as 12 games on September 27 and were as far as 4 games back on June 29. Their best month was May at 18-10, their worst June at 14-12. The longest runs were a 6-game winning streak from September 9 to September 14 and a 4-game losing streak from April 4 to April 8. They were 50-31 at home and 47-34 on the road, 24-22 in one-run games and 45-39 against clubs that finished .500 or better. The most lopsided win was 16-1 at the Devil Rays on September 25; the heaviest defeat, 19-1 at the Indians on July 4.
Record by month. March games count toward April, October’s toward September.
Month
W
L
Pct
RS
RA
Diff
March/April
13
10
.565
144
91
+53
May
18
10
.643
163
142
+21
June
14
12
.538
118
120
-2
July
16
9
.640
145
137
+8
August
18
12
.600
175
138
+37
Sept/Oct
18
12
.600
185
139
+46
Splits. Extra innings are blank for a season whose games predate the innings count.
Games
W-L
Pct
Home
50-31
.617
Road
47-34
.580
One-run games
24-22
.522
Extra innings
7-3
.700
Within the division
46-28
.622
Against .500+ clubs
45-39
.536
Decided by 5+ runs
38-21
.644
Last 10
5-5
.500
2006 postseason
In October the New York Yankees lost the ALDS to the Tigers 3-1.
ALDS vs Tigers1-3 L
Game 1, October 3 W 8-4 vs Tigers
Game 2, October 5 L 3-4 vs Tigers
Game 3, October 6 L 0-6 at Tigers
Game 4, October 7 L 3-8 at Tigers
American League East standings, 2006
Final standings. The division page has the rest of its season.
American League East, 2006. Games back of the best record in the division.
The players whose season belongs to this club, by position and then by dbWAR. A player traded mid-season is listed with the club he played most of his games for, so a deadline arrival may appear on his other club’s page instead.
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.
Day and night divide the home schedule, and so do weekend and weekday. The road line is a different question.
Split
Games
Avg
Med
Low
High
All home
81
52,392
54,046
35,642
55,246
Night
46
51,840
53,606
35,642
55,246
Day
35
53,118
54,216
41,432
55,155
Weekend
40
53,403
54,263
47,204
55,245
Weekday
41
51,407
53,444
35,642
55,246
On the road
81
38,040
39,406
16,421
56,289
Through the season
Average home crowd by month.
Month
Games
Average
Apr
12
47,396
May
13
50,511
Jun
16
54,105
Jul
11
54,394
Aug
13
53,261
Sep
15
53,806
Oct
1
54,886
By season
Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.
Game time
First pitch to final out across 161 completed games, 2006.
Regulation
3:06
151 games
All games
3:08
Extra innings
3:41
10 of them
Longest
3:59
2006-05-11, 9 inn
Shortest
2:28
2006-05-12
By situation
Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
Split
Games
Avg
Med
Fastest
Longest
All
161
3:08
3:07
2:17
4:45
Regulation
151
3:06
3:05
2:17
4:45
Extra innings
10
3:41
3:42
3:07
4:17
Home
80
3:06
3:05
2:28
3:59
Road
81
3:10
3:08
2:17
4:45
Day
57
3:08
3:05
2:32
3:59
Night
104
3:08
3:07
2:17
4:45
Through the season
Average completed game by month.
Month
Games
Average
Apr
12
3:10
May
13
3:04
Jun
16
3:02
Jul
11
3:01
Aug
13
3:06
Sep
14
3:12
Oct
1
3:02
By season
Regulation games only, in minutes. 186 minutes this season.
Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.
Record versus run differential
New York Yankees are 97-65, a .599 win rate, while their +163 run differential implies .587. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.
