2006 Atlanta Braves season

The 2006 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 136th for the franchise and 41st in Atlanta. During the season, the Braves attempted to win the National League East.

Finishing with a 79–83 record, not only did the Braves miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990, but also their first losing season that same season. In failing to reach the postseason, Atlanta ended their streak of fourteen consecutive division titles. Atlanta outscored its opponents 849 to 805 on the season, a run differential that corresponded to a Pythagorean winning percentage of .524 (an expected 85–77 record), making the team's sub-.500 finish an underperformance relative to its run production.

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Transactions December 8, 2005: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Andy Marte. July 20, 2006: Bob Wickman was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Max Ramirez (minors).Bob Wickman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com

Roster 2006 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders OutfieldersManager

Coaches (bench) (bullpen) (third base) (first base)

(hitting)

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 3 || @ Dodgers || 11–10 || Villarreal (1–0) || Lowe (0–1) || Reitsma (1) || 56,000 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 4 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Penny (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || Baez (1) || 36,249 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 5 || @ Dodgers || 9–8 || Villarreal (2–0) || Osoria (0–1) || Reitsma (2) || 35,292 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 6 || @ Giants || 4–6 || Fassero (1–0) || Sosa (0–1) || Worrell (2) || 42,795 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 7 || @ Giants || 14–6 || Remlinger (1–0) || Walker (0–1) || — || 39,737 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 8 || @ Giants || 6–12 || Wright (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 39,050 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 9 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Worrell (1–0) || Reitsma (0–1) || — || 37,321 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 10 || Phillies || 5–3 || Villarreal (3–0) || Franklin (0–1) || Reitsma (3) || 47,332 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 12 || Phillies || 5–7 || Lidle (1–1) || Sosa (0–2) || Gordon (1) || 37,107 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 13 || Phillies || 6–7 || Floyd (1–1) || Davies (0–1) || Gordon (2) || 22,911 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 14 || Padres || 5–4 || Villarreal (4–0) || Linebrink (0–1) || Reitsma (4) || 36,406 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 15 || Padres || 2–0 || Smoltz (1–1) || Peavy (1–2) || — || 40,151 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || April 16 || Padres || 3–4 || Linebrink (1–1) || Remlinger (1–1) || Hoffman (1) || 24,589 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || April 17 || @ Mets || 3–4 || Martinez (3–0) || Sosa (0–3) || Wagner (4) || 36,867 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 18 || @ Mets || 7–1 || Davies (1–1) || Zambrano (1–1) || — || 30,322 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 19 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Hudson (1–1) || Glavine (2–1) || — || 40,861 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 3–7 || Stanton (1–2) || Cormier (0–1) || — || 24,597 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 22 || @ Nationals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 23 || @ Nationals || 3–1 || Cormier (1–1) || Majewski (1–1) || Remlinger (1) || 21,569 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || April 24 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Capuano (3–2) || Davies (1–2) || Turnbow (6) || 11,660 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || April 25 || @ Brewers || 2–4 || Ohka (2–1) || Hudson (1–2) || Turnbow (7) || 16,276 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 26 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Sheets (1–2) || Sosa (0–4) || Turnbow (8) || 18,511 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || April 28 || Mets || 2–5 || Martinez (5–0) || Smoltz (1–2) || Wagner (6) || 45,389 || 9–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 29 || Mets || 0–1 || Glavine (3–2) || Thomson (0–1) || Wagner (7) || 46,387 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 30 || Mets || 8–5 || Davies (2–2) || Trachsel (2–2) || Reitsma (5) || 35,245 || 10–14

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 1 || Rockies || 2–0 || Hudson (2–2) || Jennings (1–2) || — || 19,212 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || May 2 || Rockies || 5–4 || Cormier (2–1) || King (1–2) || Reitsma (6) || 22,813 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 3 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Cormier (2–0) || Remlinger (1–2) || Gordon (9) || 26,443 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Lidle (3–3) || Thomson (0–2) || Rhodes (1) || 24,842 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || May 5 || @ Mets || 7–8 || Julio (1–1) || Sosa (0–5) || — || 47,720 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 6 || @ Mets || 5–6 || Fortunato (1–0) || Hudson (2–3) || Julio (1) || 48,369 || 12–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 7 || @ Mets || 13–3 || Smoltz (2–2) || Lima (0–1) || — || 48,100 || 13–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 9 || @ Marlins || 10–2 || Thomson (1–2) || Moehler (0–4) || — || 6,079 || 14–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || May 10 || @ Marlins || 3–11 || Johnson (3–2) || Davies (2–3) || — || 6,299 || 14–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 11 || @ Marlins || 9–1 || Hudson (3–3) || Willis (1–4) || — || 8,717 || 15–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || May 12 || Nationals || 6–2 || Smoltz (3–2) || Ortiz (0–4) || — || 31,818 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 13 || Nationals || 8–5 || Reitsma (1–1) || Cordero (1–1) || — || 37,040 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || May 14 || Nationals || 1–8 || Armas (4–2) || Thomson (1–3) || — || 31,062 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 15 || Marlins || 11–8 || Villarreal (5–0) || Messenger (0–2) || Reitsma (7) || 19,254 || 18–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 16 || Marlins || 4–3 || McBride (1–0) || Borowski (0–1) || — || 22,427 || 19–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 17 || Marlins || 6–4 || Villarreal (6–0) || Messenger (0–3) || — || 25,647 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 18 || Marlins || 9–1 || Sosa (1–5) || Olsen (2–3) || — || 29,996 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || May 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–10 || Valverde (2–1) || Reitsma (1–2) || — || 25,056 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–13 || Webb (7–0) || Smith (0–1) || — || 35,382 || 21–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Hudson (4–3) || Cruz (1–3) || McBride (1) || 33,102 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 22 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Smoltz (4–2) || Peavy (3–5) || Reitsma (8) || 25,869 || 23–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || May 23 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Thompson (2–0) || Sosa (1–6) || Hoffman (8) || 25,315 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 24 || @ Padres || 10–6 || Thomson (2–3) || Young (3–3) || — || 23,740 || 24–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Remlinger (2–2) || Dempster (0–3) || Ray (1) || 40,865 || 25–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Ramirez (1–0) || Marshall (3–3) || Remlinger (2) || 41,526 || 26–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 13–12 || Villarreal (7–0) || Eyre (0–1) || Ray (2) || 41,698 || 27–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 29 || Dodgers || 5–12 || Beimel (2–0) || Thomson (2–4) || — || 41,825 || 27–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || May 30 || Dodgers || 3–8 || Baez (3–2) || Remlinger (2–3) || — || 29,517 || 27–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 31 || Dodgers || 9–3 || Hudson (5–3) || Tomko (5–3) || — || 28,880 || 28–25

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || June 1 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Cruz (3–3) || Ramirez (1–1) || Julio (2) || 23,376 || 28–26 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || June 2 || Diamondbacks || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || June 3 || Diamondbacks || 2–4 || Gonzalez (1–0) || Smoltz (4–3) || Julio (3) || 27,126 || 28–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || June 3 || Diamondbacks || 9–13 || Vargas (6–2) || Thomson (2–5) || — || 40,212 || 28–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || June 4 || Diamondbacks || 3–9 || Batista (6–2) || Sosa (1–7) || — || 29,141 || 28–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || June 5 || Nationals || 4–5 || Hernandez (5–5) || Hudson (5–4) || Cordero (10) || 20,702 || 28–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 6 || Nationals || 5–3 || Ramirez (2–1) || Hill (0–1) || Ray (3) || 23,497 || 29–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 || June 7 || Nationals || 2–5 || Ortiz (5–4) || Smoltz (4–4) || Cordero (11) || 32,001 || 29–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 8 || @ Astros || 4–7 || Pettitte (5–7) || Thomson (2–6) || Lidge (16) || 35,752 || 29–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 9 || @ Astros || 2–7 || Nieve (2–3) || Sosa (1–8) || — || 37,097 || 29–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 10 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Hudson (6–4) || Buchholz (3–6) || Ray (4) || 41,808 || 30–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 || June 11 || @ Astros || 4–14 || Rodriguez (8–3) || Ramirez (2–2) || — || 39,523 || 30–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 13 || @ Marlins || 1–4 || Johnson (5–4) || Smoltz (4–5) || Borowski (9) || 6,940 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 || June 14 || @ Marlins || 5–6 || Tankersley (1–0) || Villarreal (7–1) || — || 8,097 || 30–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 15 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Nolasco (5–3) || Sosa (1–9) || Borowski (10) || 7,162 || 30–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 16 || Red Sox || 1–4 || Lester (1–0) || Hudson (6–5) || Papelbon (21) || 51,038 || 30–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 17 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Beckett (8–3) || Cormier (2–2) || Papelbon (22) || 49,364 || 30–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 || June 18 || Red Sox || 7–10 || Seanez (2–0) || McBride (1–1) || Papelbon (23) || 48,826 || 30–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 5–6 || Schoeneweis (2–0) || Yates (0–1) || Ryan (18) || 26,915 || 30–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 21 || Blue Jays || 3–6 || Lilly (7–7) || Hudson (6–6) || Ryan (19) || 26,232 || 30–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 || June 22 || Blue Jays || 2–3 || Taubenheim (1–4) || Remlinger (2–4) || Ryan (20) || 26,829 || 30–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 23 || @ Devil Rays || 4–3 || Sosa (2–9) || Harville (0–1) || — || 21,280 || 31–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 || June 24 || @ Devil Rays || 2–3 || Corcoran (1–0) || Cormier (2–3) || Harville (1) || 26,686 || 31–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || June 25 || @ Devil Rays || 4–1 || James (1–0) || Hendrickson (4–8) || Sosa (1) || 20,556 || 32–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 || June 26 || @ Yankees || 2–5 || Johnson (9–6) || Hudson (6–7) || Rivera (17) || 54,226 || 32–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Ramirez (3–2) || Wright (4–5) || — || 53,763 || 33–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Villone (1–1) || Sosa (2–10) || — || 54,186 || 33–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 || June 30 || Orioles || 5–3 || James (2–0) || Birkins (2–1) || Sosa (2) || 34,581 || 34–46

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || July 1 || Orioles || 4–7 || Birkins (3–1) || Hudson (6–8) || — || 38,414 || 34–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || July 2 || Orioles || 10–3 || Ramirez (4–2) || Benson (9–6) || — || 27,693 || 35–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 83 || July 3 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Smoltz (5–5) || Reyes (1–3) || Sosa (3) || 40,011 || 36–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 84 || July 4 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Carpenter (7–4) || Thomson (2–7) || Isringhausen (25) || 47,514 || 36–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 5 || Cardinals || 14–4 || James (3–0) || Suppan (6–5) || — || 28,705 || 37–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 86 || July 6 || Reds || 8–7 || Ray (1–0) || Coffey (3–4) || — || 28,446 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 87 || July 7 || Reds || 5–10 || Milton (5–4) || Ramirez (4–3) || — || 32,315 || 38–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 8 || Reds || 4–1 || Smoltz (6–5) || Harang (9–6) || Ray (5) || 44,718 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || July 9 || Reds || 8–3 || Villarreal (8–1) || Arroyo (9–6) || — || 31,908 || 40–49 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 77th All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania