2006 Chicago Cubs season

The 2006 Chicago Cubs season was the 135th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 131st in the National League and the 91st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished with a record of 66–96 in last place of the National League Central. Chicago was managed by Dusty Baker.

Offseason December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto.Juan Pierre Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 10, 2006: Jacque Jones was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.Jacque Jones Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 6, 2006: Jeff Samardzija was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft.

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Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches (hitting) (special asst) (bullpen) (first base) (bench) (pitching) (third base)

Game log

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || @ Reds || 16–7 || Ohman (1–0) || Harang (0–1)|| || 42,591 || 1–0 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Arroyo (1–0) || Rusch (0–1)|| Weathers (1) || 27,287 || 1–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Maddux (1–0) || Suppan (0–1) || || 40,869 || 2–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 8 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Howry (1–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Dempster (1)|| 40,182 || 3–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || Cardinals || 8–4 || Williamson (1–0) || Isringhausen (0–1)|| || 39,839 || 4–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || Reds || 9–2 || Arroyo (2–0) || Rusch (0–2) || || 36,708 || 4–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Reds || 4–1 || Maddux (2–0) || Claussen (0–1) || Dempster (2) || 37,252 || 5–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || Reds || 8–3 || Milton (2–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || || 40,881 || 5–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Pirates || 8–6 || Marshall (1–0) || Santos (1–2) || || 20,233 || 6–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Duke (1–1) || Williams (0–1) || Gonzalez (2) || 34,264 || 6–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Rusch (1–2) || Snell (0–1) || || 15,020 || 7–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Maddux (3–0) || Tomko (1–1) || Dempster (3) || 33,511 || 8–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Saito (1–0) || Ohman (1–1) || || 37,342 || 8–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Williamson (2–0) || Báez (0–1) || Dempster (4) || 41,288 || 9–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Cardinals || 9–3 || Mulder (2–0) || Williams (0–2) || || 41,379 || 9–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Ponson (2–0) || Rusch (1–3) || Isringhausen (5) || 41,424 || 9–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Maddux (4–0) || Marquis (3–1) || || 41,373 || 10–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || Marlins || 6–3 || Aardsma (1–0) || Johnson (1–2) || Dempster (5) || 36,865 || 11–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Marlins || 3–1 || Marshall (2–0) || Willis (1–1) || Dempster (6) || 38,680 || 12–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Marlins || 7–5 || Nolasco (1–0) || Williamson (2–1) || Borowski (3) || 39,611 || 12–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Brewers || 6–2 || Maddux (5–0) || Bush (2–2) || || 39,522 || 13–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Brewers || 16–2 || Davis (1–2) || Rusch (1–4) || || 40,644 || 13–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 30 || Brewers || 9–0 || Capuano (4–2) || Zambrano (0–2) || || 39,229 || 13–10

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || Pirates || 2–1 || Howry (2–0) || Grabow (0–1)|| Dempster (7) || 36,602 || 14–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || Pirates || 8–0 || Duke (2–2) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 39,110 || 14–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Batista (3–1) || Maddux (5–1) || Valverde (8) || 25,335 || 14–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–0 || Cruz (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || || 24,565 || 14–13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Padres || 1–0 || Cassidy (2–0) || Williamson (2–2) || || 37,123 || 14–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Cassidy (3–0) || Howry (2–1) || || 37,745 || 14–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Williams (3–1) || Guzmán (0–2) || Sweeney (1) || 39,847 || 14–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Padres || 8–3 || Young (3–2) || Maddux (5–2) || || 24,139 || 14–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Schmidt (3–2) || Hill (0–2) || || 39,357 || 14–18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Giants || 8–1 || Zambrano (1–2) || Cain (1–5) || || 39,655 || 15–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || @ Giants || 9–3 || Wright (3–3) || Marshall (2–1) || || 38,132 || 15–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || Padres || 10–5 || Sweeney (2–0) || Rusch (1–5) || || 39,245 || 15–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 13 || Padres || 4–3 || Meredith (1–0) || Dempster (0–1) || Hoffman (7) || 40,095 || 15–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 14 || Padres || 9–0 || Hensley (2–2) || Hill (0–3) || || 39,570 || 15–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 16 || Nationals || 4–0 || Zambrano (2–2) || Hernández (1–5) || || 39,298 || 16–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || Nationals || 5–0 || Marshall (3–1) || Day (2–4) || || 39,757 || 17–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 18 || Nationals || 5–3 || Ortiz (1–4) || Wood (0–1) || Cordero (4) || 40,517 || 17–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Buehrle (5–2) || Maddux (5–3) || || 39,301 || 17–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 7–0 || García (7–1) || Hill (0–4) || || 39,387 || 17–25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 43 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 7–4 || Zambrano (3–2) || Cotts (0–2) || Dempster (8) || 38,645 || 18–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 9–1 || Nolasco (3–1) || Marshall (3–2) || || 9,462 || 18–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Marlins || 5–4 || Kensing (1–1) || Dempster (0–2) || || 10,979 || 18–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 24 || @ Marlins || 9–3 || Moehler (2–4) || Maddux (5–4) || || 7,720 || 18–28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 26 || Braves || 6–5 || Remlinger (2–2) || Dempster (0–3) || Ray (1) || 40,865 || 18–29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 27 || Braves || 2–1 || Ramírez (1–0) || Marshall (3–3) || Remlinger (2) || 41,526 || 18–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 28 || Braves || 13–12 || Villarreal (7–0) || Eyre (0–1) || Ray (2) || 41,698 || 18–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 29 || Reds || 7–3 || Wood (1–1) || Ramirez (2–4) || Dempster (9) || 40,072 || 19–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 30 || Reds || 8–3 || Maddux (6–4) || Claussen (3–6) || || 39,000 || 20–31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 31 || Reds || 3–2 || Milton (3–2) || Zambrano (3–3) || Coffey (2) || 39,810 || 20–32

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Dempster (1–3) || Hancock (1–2) || || 45,799 || 21–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Rusch (2–5) || Mulder (5–4) || Howry (1) || 45,820 || 22–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Cardinals || 9–6 || Marquis (8–4) || Maddux (6–5) || Isringhausen (18) || 45,753 || 22–33 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Astros || 8–0 || Zambrano (4–3) || Buchholz (3–5) || || 32,814 || 23–33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Rodríguez (7–3) || Wood (1–2) || || 35,903 || 23–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Sampson (1–0) || Marshall (3–4) || Lidge (15) || 42,492 || 23–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Reds || 7–1 || Arroyo (8–2) || Rusch (2–6) || || 26,059 || 23–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 9 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Maddux (7–5) || Ramirez (2–5) || Dempster (10) || 41,064 || 24–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 10 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Zambrano (5–3) || Claussen (3–7) || Dempster (11) || 34,141 || 25–36 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 11 || @ Reds || 9–3 || Mármol (1–0) || Milton (4–3) || || 27,250 || 26–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Astros || 9–2 || Pettitte (6–7) || Marshall (3–5) || || 40,563 || 26–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || Astros || 5–4 || Oswalt (6–3)|| Maddux (7–6) || Lidge (17) || 39,946 || 26–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 15 || Astros || 3–2 || Borkowski (1–0) || Howry (2–2) || Lidge (18) || 40,236 || 26–39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 16 || Tigers || 5–3 || Robertson (7–3) || Rusch (2–7) || Jones (18) || 40,683 ||26–40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || Tigers || 9–3 || Verlander (8–4) || Mármol (1–1) || || 41,459 || 26–41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || Tigers || 12–3 || Rogers (10–3) || Prior (0–1) || || 39,938 || 26–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Indians || 12–8 || Marshall (4–5) || Johnson (3–8) || || 26,769 || 27–42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 20 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Lee (6–5) || Maddux (7–7) || Wickman (10) || 25,049 || 27–43 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 21 || @ Indians || 9–2 || Zambrano (6–3) || Sabathia (5–4) || || 27,182 || 28–43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Twins || 7–2 || Santana (8–4)|| Mármol (1–2) || || 34,361 || 28–44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Bonser (2–1) || Prior (0–2) || Nathan (12) || 42,304 || 28–45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Twins || 8–1 || Radke (6–7) || Marshall (4–6) || || 35,128 || 28–46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 26 || Brewers || 6–0 || Capuano (9–4) || Maddux (7–8) || || 39,698 || 28–47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 27 || Brewers || 8–5 || Shouse (1–0) || Dempster (1–4) || Turnbow (22) || 39,399 || 28–48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 28 || Brewers || 6–3 || Howry (3–2) || Kolb (2–2) || Dempster (12) || 39,321 || 29–48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || Brewers || 5–4 || González (1–0) || Prior (0–3) || Turnbow (23) || 39,144 || 29–49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 30 || White Sox || 6–2 || Garland (7–3) || Marshall (4–7) || || 40,720 || 29–50

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 80 || July 1 || White Sox || 8–6 || Cotts (1–2) || Dempster (1–5) || Jenks (25) || 41,027 || 29–51 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 2 || White Sox || 15–11 || Zambrano (7–3) || Buehrle (9–5) || Howry (2) || 40,919 || 30–51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Clemens (1–2) || Mármol (1–3) || || 41,655 || 30–52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Pettitte (7–9) || Prior (0–4) || || 41,502 || 30–53 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Marshall (5–7) || Oswalt (6–5) || Dempster (13) || 31,952 || 31–53