The 2006 Texas Rangers season was the 46th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 35th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 13th season at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The Rangers finished the 2006 season, third in the American League West. They had two players feature in the 2006 All-Star Game: Michael Young who in his 3rd appearance was named the All Star Game's Most Valuable Player; and Gary Matthews Jr. making his first appearance.

Offseason December 8, 2005: Termel Sledge was traded by the Washington Nationals with Armando Galarraga and Brad Wilkerson to the Texas Rangers for Alfonso Soriano. January 6, 2006: Termel Sledge was traded by the Texas Rangers with Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Young to the San Diego Padres for Billy Killian (minors), Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Rod Barajas, C Mark Teixeira, 1B Ian Kinsler, 2B* Hank Blalock, 3B Michael Young, SS Brad Wilkerson, LF Laynce Nix, CF Kevin Mench, RF Phil Nevin, DH Kevin Millwood, RHP

*Rookie

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions July 28, 2006: Carlos Lee was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Nelson Cruz to the Texas Rangers for Laynce Nix, Kevin Mench, Francisco Cordero, and Julian Cordero (minors).Carlos Lee Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com August 4, 2006: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.Randall Simon Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com September 1, 2006: Randall Simon was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Texas Rangers.

Roster 2006 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers Catchers

InfieldersOutfielders Manager

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

Game log

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 3 || Red Sox || 7–3 || Schilling || Millwood (0–1) || || 51,541 || 0–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 2 || April 4 || Red Sox || 10–4 || Padilla (1–0) || Wakefield || || 29,442 || 1–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 5 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Beckett || Loe (0–1) || Papelbon || 32,416 || 1–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 6 || Tigers || 10–6 || Robertson || Dickey (0–1) || || 21,713 || 1–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 7 || Tigers || 5–2 || Maroth || Koronka (0–1) || Rodney || 21,155 || 1–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 8 || Tigers || 7–0 || Verlander || Millwood (0–2) || || 35,066 || 1–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || Tigers || 5–3 || Padilla (2–0) || Rogers || Cordero (1) || 31,032 || 2–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Angels || 5–2 || Lackey || Loe (0–2) || Rodríguez || 38,003 || 2–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Romero || Cordero (0–1) || || 40,012 || 2–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 12 || @ Angels || 11–3 || Koronka (1–1) || Escobar || || 42,911 || 3–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 14 || @ Athletics || 6–3 || Millwood (1–2) || Zito || || 14,049 || 4–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Harden || Padilla (2–1) || Street || 16,186 || 4–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Cordero (1–1) || Street || || 21,256 || 5–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 18 || @ Mariners || 7–4 || Koronka (2–1) || Hernández || Cordero (2) || 17,927 || 6–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 19 || @ Mariners || 9–6 || Putz || Cordero (1–2)|| || 17,613 || 6–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Bauer (1–0) || Guardado || Cordero (3) || 17,917 || 7–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 21 || Devil Rays || 13–7 || Wilson (1–0) || McClung || || 25,129 || 8–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 22 || Devil Rays || 6–5 || Cordero (2–2) || Orvella || || 35,302 || 9–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 23 || Devil Rays || 8–3 || Koronka (3–1) || Fossum || || 29,232 || 10–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 24 || Athletics || 3–2 || Blanton || Wilson (1–1) || Duchscherer || 23,802 || 10–10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 25 || Athletics || 6–5 || Cordero (3–2) || Gaudin || || 25,492 || 11–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–4 || Duchscherer || Wilson (1–2) || Kennedy || 23,756 || 11–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ Indians || 7–6 || Davis || Bauer (1–1) || Wickman || 22,106 || 11–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || April 29 || @ Indians || 7–5 || Millwood (2–2) || Carmona|| Otsuka (1) || 37,496 || 12–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 25 || April 30 || @ Indians || 8–4 || Padilla (3–1) || Davis || || 22,989 || 13–12

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Devil Rays || 3–0 || Loe (1–2) || McClung || Otsuka (2) || 7,295 || 14–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 2 || @ Devil Rays || 7–5 || Tejeda (1–0) || Hendrickson || Otsuka (3) || 7,147 || 15–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 3 || Orioles || 2–1 || Bauer (2–1) || Halama || || 23,783 || 16–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 4 || Orioles || 8–2 || Millwood (3–2) || Chen || || 21,962 || 17–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || Yankees || 8–7 || Mussina || Padilla (3–2) || Rivera || 39,002 || 17–13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || Yankees || 6–1 || Chacón || Loe (1–3) || || 48,634 || 17–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 7 || Yankees || 8–5 || Wang || Tejeda (1–1) || || 46,013 || 17–15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 8 || Twins || 6–4 || Koronka (4–1) || Radke || Otsuka (4) || 18,608 || 18–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 9 || Twins || 15–5 || Silva || Millwood (3–3) || Liriano || 19,309 || 18–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 10 || Twins || 4–3 || Lohse || Padilla (3–3) || Nathan || 23,037 || 18–17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 12 || @ Red Sox || 6–0 || Loe (2–3) || Clement || || 36,102 || 19–17 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 13 || @ Red Sox || colspan=5|Postponed || 19–17 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || May 14 || @ Red Sox || colspan=5|Postponed || 19–17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 37 || May 15 || @ Yankees || 4–2 || Millwood (4–3) || Farnsworth || Otsuka (5) || 41,115 || 20–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 16 || @ Yankees || 14–13 || Rivera || Otsuka (0–1) || || 40,757 || 20–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 17 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || Wang || Loe (2–4) || Rivera || 52,547 || 20–19 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 18 || @ Yankees || 6–2 || Padilla (4–3) || Wright || || 47,194 || 21–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 19 || @ Astros || 5–3 || Qualls || Benoit (0–1) || Lidge || 40,790 || 21–20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ Astros || 6–0 || Millwood (5–3) || Pettitte || || 41,480 || 22–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 21 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Buchholz || Koronka (4–2) || || 37,979 || 22–21 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 22 || Angels || 3–2 || Loe (3–4) || Escobar || Otsuka (6) || 22,032 || 23–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 23 || Angels || 7–6 || Carrasco || Cordero (3–3) || Rodríguez || 21,833 || 23–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 24 || Angels || 8–5 || Weaver || Tejeda (1–2) || || 16,536 || 23–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 25 || Athletics || 8–7 || Otsuka (1–1) || Street || || 22,006 || 24–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 26 || Athletics || 5–3 || Cordero (4–3) || Gaudin || Otsuka (7) || 27,791 || 25–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 27 || Athletics || 6–3 || Zito || Loe (3–5) || Street || 41,226 || 25–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 28 || Athletics || 4–3 || Padilla (5–3) || Saarloos || Otsuka (8) || 38,905 || 26–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || May 29 || Mariners || 2–0 || Rheinecker (1–0) || Washburn || Bauer (1) || 23,771 || 27–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 30 || Mariners || 6–4 || Millwood (6–3) || Meche || Otsuka (9) || 18,084 || 28–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 31 || Mariners || 14–5 || Hernández || Koronka (4–3) || || 19,131 || 28–25

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 2 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Cordero (5–3) || McCarthy || Otsuka (10) || 32,802 || 29–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 3 || @ White Sox || 8–6 || Vázquez || Padilla (5–4) || Jenks || 38,697 || 29–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 4 || @ White Sox || 10–2 || Rheinecker (2–0) || Buehrle || || 35,915 || 30–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Royals || 6–2 || Millwood (7–3) || Elarton || Cordero (4) || 11,715 || 31–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Royals || 4–2 || Otsuka (2–1) || Burgos || Cordero (5) || 11,246 || 32–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Royals || 16–12 || Gobble || Mahay (0–1) || || 11,815 || 32–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 9 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Papelbon || Cordero (5–4) || || 36,133 || 32–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 10 || @ Red Sox || 7–4 || Corey (1–0) || Tavárez || Otsuka (11) || 36,920 || 33–28 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || June 10 || @ Red Sox || colspan=5|Postponed || 33–28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Delcarmen || Otsuka (2–2) || || 36,232 || 33–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 63 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 13–6 || Wasdin (1–0) || Pauley || || 35,602 || 34–29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 12 || @ White Sox || 8–3 || Contreras || Koronka (4–4) || || 29,182 || 34–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 65 || June 13 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Garland || Loe (3–6) || Jenks || 18,354 || 34–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 14 || @ White Sox || 8–0 || Padilla (6–4) || Vázquez || || 28,776 || 35–31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 15 || @ White Sox || 8–2 || Buehrle || Rheinecker (2–1) || || 19,424 || 35–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 68 || June 16 || Diamondbacks || 5–3 || Millwood (8–3) || Webb || Otsuka (12) || 28,167 || 36–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 17 || Diamondbacks || 8–4 || Koronka (5–4) || Jarvis || || 41,165 || 37–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 18 || Diamondbacks || 10–7 || Cordero (6–4) || Vizcaíno || Otsuka (13) || 24,358 || 38–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 20 || Padres || 6–5 || Thompson || Feldman (0–1) || Hoffman || 24,064 || 38–33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 21 || Padres || 3–2 || Linebrink || Otsuka (2–3) || Hoffman || 29,047 || 38–34 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 22 || Padres || 5–3 || Rheinecker (3–1) || Hensley || Otsuka (14) || 24,637 || 39–34 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 74 || June 23 || @ Rockies || 8–6 || Koronka (6–4) || Francis || Otsuka (15) || 28,360 || 40–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 24 || @ Rockies || 11–6 || Fogg || Tejeda (1–3) || || 31,439 || 40–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 25 || @ Rockies || 3–0 || Kim || Padilla (6–5) || Fuentes || 28,313 || 40–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 77 || June 27 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Morris || Millwood (8–4) || Accardo || 36,053 || 40–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Lowry || Rheinecker (3–2) || || 37,275 || 40–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Sánchez || Feldman (0–2) || Accardo || 38,212 || 40–39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb"