The Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

' 2006 season

2006 Major League Baseball season

In , the Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series with the lowest regular season victory total in history. The American League continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game; the A.L. has won nine...

was the 106th season of the Athletics franchise and its 43rd in Oakland. The A's finished 1st in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 West with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. In the postseason the team swept the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

 in three games in the American League Division Series

American League Division Series

In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series...

, then were swept in four games by the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 in the American League Championship Series

American League Championship Series

In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series , played in October, is a round in the postseason that determines the winner of the American League pennant...

. This was the last appearance by an Athletics team in the postseason (as of 2011) and their ALCS appearance marks the best postseason result of the Billy Beane

Billy Beane

William Lamar "Billy" Beane III is a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics...

 era.

It was the last season as manager for Ken Macha

Ken Macha

Kenneth Edward Macha is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During an 8-year managing career, he managed the Oakland Athletics , whom he guided to the American League's Western Division championship in both his first and final seasons with the team, and the Milwaukee Brewers...

 and the last season on the team for Barry Zito

Barry Zito

Barry Zito is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, where he won the 2002 American League Cy Young Award and made three All-Star teams....

. The season featured a comeback year from Frank Thomas who had performed poorly the previous two seasons due to injury. Thomas, who signed a one year deal with the A's for this season, led the team with 39 home runs.

Offseason

• November 29, 2005: Esteban Loaiza was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
• December 9, 2005: Scott McClain
  Scott McClain
  Scott Michael McClain is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is a scout in Nippon Professional Baseball....
  
   was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
• December 13, 2005: Milton Bradley was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Antonio Perez to the Oakland Athletics for Andre Ethier.
• January 31, 2006: Frank Thomas signed as a Free Agent.

Roster

2006 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches (bullpen) (bench) (first base) (hitting) (third base) (pitching)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dan Haren Dan Haren Daniel John Haren is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.- High-school and college career :...	34	223.0	14	13	4.12	176
Barry Zito Barry Zito Barry Zito is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, where he won the 2002 American League Cy Young Award and made three All-Star teams....	34	221.0	16	10	3.83	151
Joe Blanton Joe Blanton Joseph Matthew Blanton is a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.-College career:...	32	194.3	16	12	4.82	107
Esteban Loaiza Esteban Loaiza Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna [lo-EYE-sa] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher...	26	154.7	11	9	4.89	97
Rich Harden Rich Harden James Richard Harden is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher.-Early years:Harden attended Claremont Secondary School in Victoria, British Columbia. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 38th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft...	9	46.7	4	0	4.24	49

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system