| 2006 Seattle Mariners | |
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| League | American League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Safeco Field |
| City | Seattle, Washington |
| Record | 78–84 (.481) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Nintendo of America (represented by Howard Lincoln) |
| General manager | Bill Bavasi |
| Manager | Mike Hargrove |
| Television | KSTW 11 FSN Northwest (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner) |
| Radio | KOMO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner) |
The 2006 Seattle Mariners season was the 30th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 7th full season (8th overall) at Safeco Field and their third consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League (AL) West, finishing with a 78–84 (.481) record.
Two players were featured in the All-Star Game: Ichiro Suzuki, making his sixth appearance in the All-Star Game, and José López, with his only appearance. Suzuki led the majors with 224 hits and 186 singles.
The Mariners' longest winning streak was five games, which they reached twice, between June 16–21 and June 24–29. Their longest losing streak was 11 games, from August 10–20.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 49–32 | 44–37 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 45–36 | 44–37 |
| Texas Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | 39–42 | 41–40 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 15 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
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| Baltimore | — | 3–15 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 8–11 | 9–9 | ||
| Boston | 15–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 16–2 | ||
| Chicago | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 14–4 | ||
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 | ||
| Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 13–6 | — | 14–4 | 3–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 15–3 | ||
| Kansas City | 1–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 8–10 | 4–14 | — | 3–7 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–8 | ||
| Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 10–9 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 16–2 | ||
| New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 3–6 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 8–2 | 10–8 | 10–8 | ||
| Oakland | 4–2 | 7–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–11 | 4–6 | 6–3 | — | 17–2 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 8–10 | ||
| Seattle | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 9–10 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–17 | — | 6–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 14–4 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 2–7 | 1–6 | 5–13 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 3–6 | 6–12 | 11–7 | ||
| Texas | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 2–8 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 11–8 | 12–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 2–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
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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 |
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| RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 161 | 695 | 224 | .322 | 9 | 49 |
| C | Kenji Johjima | 144 | 506 | 147 | .291 | 18 | 76 |
| LF | Raúl Ibañez | 159 | 626 | 181 | .289 | 33 | 123 |
| SS | Yuniesky Betancourt | 157 | 558 | 161 | .289 | 8 | 47 |
| 2B | José López | 151 | 603 | 170 | .282 | 10 | 79 |
| 3B | Adrián Beltré | 156 | 620 | 166 | .268 | 25 | 89 |
| 1B | Richie Sexson | 158 | 591 | 156 | .264 | 34 | 107 |
| DH | Carl Everett | 92 | 308 | 70 | .227 | 11 | 33 |
| CF | Jeremy Reed | 67 | 212 | 46 | .217 | 6 | 17 |
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 |
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| Willie Bloomquist | 102 | 251 | 62 | .247 | 1 | 15 |
| Ben Broussard | 56 | 164 | 39 | .238 | 8 | 17 |
| René Rivera | 35 | 99 | 15 | .152 | 2 | 4 |
| Chris Snelling | 36 | 96 | 24 | .250 | 3 | 8 |
| Eduardo Pérez | 43 | 87 | 17 | .195 | 1 | 11 |
| Adam Jones | 32 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Morse | 21 | 43 | 16 | .372 | 0 | 11 |
| Roberto Petagine | 31 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Lawton | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Dobbs | 23 | 27 | 10 | .370 | 0 | 3 |
| T.J. Bohn | 18 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Borchard | 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Oswaldo Navarro | 4 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillermo Quiróz | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félix Hernández | 31 | 191.0 | 12 | 14 | 4.52 | 176 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 31 | 187.0 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 | 103 |
| Gil Meche | 32 | 186.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.48 | 156 |
| Jamie Moyer | 25 | 160.0 | 6 | 12 | 4.39 | 82 |
| Cha Seung Baek | 6 | 34.1 | 4 | 1 | 3.67 | 23 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joel Piñeiro | 40 | 165.2 | 8 | 13 | 6.36 | 87 |
| Jake Woods | 37 | 105.1 | 7 | 4 | 4.20 | 66 |
| Ryan Feierabend | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 | 11 |
| César Jiménez | 4 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 |
| Francisco Cruceta | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | H | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jon Huber | 16 | 16.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.08 | 11 |
| Mark Lowe | 15 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.93 | 20 |
| Rafael Soriano | 53 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.25 | 65 |
| J. J. Putz | 72 | 78.1 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 2.30 | 104 |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 15 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 6 |
| Julio Mateo | 48 | 53.2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4.19 | 31 |
| George Sherrill | 72 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4.28 | 42 |
| Sean Green | 24 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 15 |
| Jeff Harris | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
| Eddie Guardado | 28 | 23.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.48 | 22 |
| Emiliano Fruto | 23 | 36.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 | 34 |
| Travis Chick | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 2 |
| Jorge Campillo | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
| Bobby Livingston | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 |
| Clint Nageotte | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Positions in brackets are in league with other MLB teams
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Team | G | AB | H | R | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mariners | 162 | 5,670 (2nd) | 1,540 (10th) | 756 (21st) | .272 (11th) | 172 (18th) | 703 (24th) |
| Opponents | 162 | 5,611 | 1,500 | 792 | .267 | 183 | 758 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts
| Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO |
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| Mariners | 162 | 1,446.2 (12th) | 78 (18th) | 84 (11th) | 4.60 (19th) | 1,067 (14th) | 6 (22nd) |
League champions: Inland Empire
| 2006 Seattle Mariners draft picks | |
|---|---|
| Brandon Morrow was the Mariners first round pick in 2006. | |
| Information | |
| Owner | Nintendo of America |
| General Manager | Bill Bavasi |
| Manager | Mike Hargrove |
| First pick | Brandon Morrow |
| Draft positions | 5 |
| Number of selections | 50 |
| Players signed (Rule 4) | 26 (before deadline) |
| Links | |
| Results | Baseball Reference |
| Official Site | The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners |
| Years | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 |
Below is a complete list of Seattle Mariners draft picks from the June 2006 draft.
The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft but not the Rule 5 draft in 2006.
The 2006 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 to 7. The Mariners selected a total of 50 players in the draft. Of those 50 players, the Mariners signed 26 players. They did however sign multiple players after the draft deadline.
| Round (Pick) | Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
| Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
| Bold | Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
| Italics | Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |




