The 2006 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 37th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the ninth in the National League, and 38th overall. They finished the season in fourth place in the National League Central and did not make the playoffs.
Offseason December 7, 2005: Lyle Overbay was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Ty Taubenheim to the Toronto Blue Jays for David Bush, Gabe Gross, and Zach Jackson.Lyle Overbay Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 6, 2006: Russell Branyan was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.Russell Branyan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
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 July 28, 2006: David Bell was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilfrido Laureano (minors).
Roster 2006 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Bullpen) (pitching) (first base) (third base) (hitting) (bench)
Game log
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 5-2 || Lehr (1–0) || Torres (0–1) || Turnbow (1) || 45,023 || 1-0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 4 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 7-5 || Capuano (1-0) || Santos (0-1) || Turnbow (2) || 15,515 || 2-0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 5 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 3-2 || Wise (1-0) || Marte (0-1) || Turnbow (3) || 15,430 || 3-0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 7 || Arizona Diamondbacks || 3-1 || Bush (1-0) || Ortiz (0-1) || Turnbow (4) || 25,737 || 4-0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || Arizona Diamondbacks || 5-4 || Kolb (1-0) || Vizcaíno (0-1) || || 29,226 || 5-0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || Arizona Diamondbacks || 0-7 || Vargas (1-0) || Capuano (1-1) || || 28,115 || 5-1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 10 || @ St. Louis Cardinals || 4-6 || Mulder (1-0) || Ohka (0-1) || Isringhausen (3) || 41,936 || 5-2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 12 || @ St. Louis Cardinals || 3-5 || Marquis (2-0) || Bush (1-1) || || 40,648 || 5-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 13 || @ St. Louis Cardinals || 4-3 || de la Rosa (1-0) || Isringhausen (0-2) || Turnbow (5) || 40,222 || 6-3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || @ New York Mets || 3-4 || Glavine (2-0) || Capuano (1-2)|| Wagner (3) || 37,489 || 6-4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 15 || @ New York Mets || 8-2 || Ohka (1-1) || Trachsel (1-1) || || 55,830 || 7-4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 16 || @ New York Mets || 3-9 || Bannister (2-0) || Sheets (0-1) || || 38,119 || 7-5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 17 || @ Houston Astros || 7-8 || Astacio (1-0) || Wise (1-1) || Lidge (4) || 26,093 || 7-6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 18 || @ Houston Astros || 12-13 || Oswalt (3-0) || Davis (0-1) || Lidge (5) || 27,994 || 7-7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 19 || @ Houston Astros || 7-2 || Capuano (2-2) || Pettitte (1-3) || || 27,002 || 8-7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 20 || Cincinnati Reds || 8-12 || Belisle (1-0) || Lehr (1-1) || || 15,347 || 8-8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 21 || Cincinnati Reds || 1-3 || Arroyo (3-0) || Sheets (0-2) || Weathers (4) || 29,825 || 8-9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 22 || Cincinnati Reds || 11-0 || Bush (2-1) || Claussen (1-2) || || 35,768 || 9-9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 23 || Cincinnati Reds || 0-11 || Harang (3-1) || Davis (0-2) || || 29,174 || 9-10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || Atlanta Braves || 3-2 || Capuano (3-2) || Davies (1-2) || Turnbow (6) || 11,660 || 10-10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 25 || Atlanta Braves || 4-2 || Ohka (2-1) || Hudson (1-2) || Turnbow (7) || 16,276 || 11-10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 26 || Atlanta Braves || 5-4 || Sheets (1-2) || Sosa (0-4) || Turnbow (8) || 18,511 || 12-10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ Chicago Cubs || 2-6 || Maddux (5-0) || Bush (2-2) || || 39,522 || 12-11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 29 || @ Chicago Cubs || 16-2 || Davis (1-2) || Rusch (1-4) || || 40,644 || 13-11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 30 || @ Chicago Cubs || 9-0 || Capuano (4-2) || Zambrano (0-2) || || 39,229 || 14-11
|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || Houston Astros || 4-2 || Wise (2-1) || Wheeler (0-1) || Turnbow (9) || 12,258 || 15-11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 2 || Houston Astros || 5-8 || Nieve (1-0) || Sheets (1-3) || Lidge (9) || 12,664 || 15-12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || San Francisco || 0-2 || Schmidt (2-2) || Bush (2-3) || || 17,358 || 15-13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 4 || San Francisco || 7-4 || Davis (2-2) || Hennessey (2-1) || Turnbow (10) || 21,038 || 16-13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || @ Los Angeles Dodgers || 3-4 || Báez (1-1) || Wise (2-2) || || 47,731 || 16-14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || @ Los Angeles Dodgers || 4-5 || Báez (1-2) || Demaria (0-1) || || 46,087 || 16-15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 7 || @ Los Angeles Dodgers || 2-10 || Sele (1-0) || Bush (2-4) || || 53,532 || 16-16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 9 || @ San Diego Padres || 5-4 || Kolb (2-0) || Hoffman (0-1) || Turnbow (11) || 22,196 || 17-16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 10 || @ San Diego Padres || 0-3 || Park (2-1) || Capuano (4-3) || Hoffman (6) || 20,088 || 17-17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 11 || @ San Diego Padres || 5-8 || Peavy (3-3) || Hendrickson (0-1) || || 22,500 || 17-18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 12 || New York Mets || 9-6 || Bush (3-4) || Lima (0-2) || Turnbow (12) || 26,362 || 18-18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 13 || New York Mets || 8-9 || Bradford (2-1) || Turnbow (0-1) || Wagner (8) || 45,150 || 18-19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 14 || New York Mets || 6-5 || de la Rosa (2-0) || Bradford (2-2) || || 28,104 || 19-19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 16 || Philadelphia Phillies || 3-2 || Turnbow (1-1) || Franklin (1-3) || || 14,592 || 20-19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 17 || Philadelphia Phillies || 8-7 || Capellan (1-0) || Rhodes (0-1) || || 20,874 || 21-19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 18 || Philadelphia Phillies || 5-4 || Lehr (2-1) || Ryan Madson (4-2) || Turnbow (13) || 27,419 || 22-19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 19 || Minnesota Twins || 1-7 || Liriano (2-0) || Davis (2-3) || || 28,462 || 22-20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 20 || Minnesota Twins || 10-16 || Baker (2-4) || Hendrickson (0-2) || || 43,422 || 22-21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 21 || Minnesota Twins || 5-3 || Capuano (5-3) || Crain (0-2) || Turnbow (14) || 35,180 || 23-21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 22 || @ Cincinnati Reds || 5-15 || Arroyo (6-2) || Bush (3-5) || || 16,567 || 23-22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 23 || @ Cincinnati Reds || 3-7 || Ramírez (2-3) || Eveland (0-1) || || 16,528 || 23-23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 24 || @ Cincinnati Reds || 6-2 || Davis (3-3) || Claussen (3-5) || || 29,065 || 24-23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 26 || @ Philadelphia Phillies || 6-5 || Turnbow (2-1) || Gordon (2-2) || Shouse (1) || 43,852 || 25-23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Philadelphia Phillies || 9-6 || Wise (3-2) || Franklin (1-4) || Turnbow (15) || 32,089 || 26-23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 28 || @ Philadelphia Phillies || 2-6 || Madson (5-3) || Eveland (0-2) || || 35,674 || 26-24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 29 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 3-14 || Duke (3-6) || Davis (3-4) || || 17,561 || 26-25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 30 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 1-12 || Santos (3-5) || de la Rosa (2-1) || || 14,300 || 26-26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 31 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 1-6 || Snell (5-3) || Capuano (5-4) || || 15,434 || 26-27
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 1 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 3-4 || Grabow (1-1) || Turnbow (2-2) || || 12,899 || 26-28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 2 || Washington Nationals || 4-10 || Ortiz (4-4) || Eveland (0-3) || || 21,476 || 26-29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 3 || Washington Nationals || 3-4 || Bray (1-0) || Turnbow (2-3) || Cordero (9) || 40,392 || 26-30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 4 || Washington Nationals || 4-8 || Armas (6-3) || de la Rosa (2-2) || || 21,608 || 26-31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 5 || San Diego Padres || 5-2 || Capuano (6-4) || Hensley (4-4) || Turnbow (16) || 13,611 || 27-31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 6 || San Diego Padres || 5-1 || Bush (4-5) || Peavy (4-6) || || 14,722 || 28-31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 7 || San Diego Padres || 5-6 || Cassidy (4-2) || Wise (3-3) || Hoffman (13) || 16,982 || 28-32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 8 || San Diego Padres || 4-3 || Turnbow (3-3) || Cassidy (4-3) || || 20,510 || 29-32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 9 || St. Louis Cardinals || 6-10 || Hancock (2-2) || Winkelsas (0-1) || Isringhausen (19) || 24,490 || 29-33 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 10 || St. Louis Cardinals || 4-3 || Wise (4-3) || Flores (0-1) || Turnbow (17) || 36,981 || 30-33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 11 || St. Louis Cardinals || 5-7 || Hancock (3-2) || Bush (4-6) || Isringhausen (20) || 29,122 || 30-34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 12 || @ Cincinnati Reds || 6-5 || Jackson (1-0) || Mercker (0-1) || Turnbow (18) || 19,279 || 31-34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 13 || @ Cincinnati Reds || 6-4 || Davis (4-4) || Arroyo (8-3) || Turnbow (19) || 21,829 || 32-34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 14 || @ Cincinnati Reds || 0-3 || Hammond (1-1) || Kolb (2-1) || || 27,716 || 32-35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 16 || Cleveland Indians || 6-4 || Capuano (7-4) || Sabathia (5-3) || Turnbow (20) || 33,178 || 33-35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 17 || Cleveland Indians || 3-2 || Capellan (2-0) || Wickman (1-2) || || 42,069 || 34-35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 18 || Cleveland Indians || 6-3 || Turnbow (4-3) || Betancourt (0-3) || || 43,391 || 35-35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 19 || Detroit Tigers || 1-3 || Bonderman (7-4) || Wise (4-4) || Jones (19) || 29,623 || 35-36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 20 || Detroit Tigers || 1-10 || Miner (3-1) || Helling (0-1) || || 33,119 || 35-37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 21 || Detroit Tigers || 4-3 || Capuano (8-4) || Zumaya (3-1) || Turnbow (21) || 31,222 || 36-37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 23 || @ Kansas City Royals || 7-2 || Bush (5-6) || Keppel (0-4) || || 18,112 || 37-37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 24 || @ Kansas City Royals || 5-6 || Duckworth (1-1) || Davis (4-5) || Burgos (12) || 20,464 || 37-38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 25 || @ Kansas City Royals || 0-6 || Redman (5-4) || Helling (0-2) || Gobble (1) || 14,726 || 37-39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 26 || @ Chicago Cubs || 6-0 || Capuano (9-4) || Maddux (7-8) || || 39,698 || 38-39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || June 27 || @ Chicago Cubs || 8-5 || Shouse (1-0) || Dempster (1-4) || Turnbow (22) || 39,399 || 39-39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 28 || @ Chicago Cubs || 3-6 || Howry (3-2) || Kolb (2-2) || Dempster (12) || 39,321 || 39-40 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || June 29 || @ Chicago Cubs || 5-4 || González (1-0) || Prior (0-3) || Turnbow (23) || 39,144 || 40-40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || June 30 || @ Minnesota Twins || 2-8 || Radke (7-7) || Villanueva (0-1) || || 28,412 || 40-41
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 1 || @ Minnesota Twins || 7-10 || Rincón (3-0) || Turnbow (4-4) || Nathan (14) || 35,056 || 40-42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 2 || @ Minnesota Twins || 0-8 || Liriano (9-1) || Jackson (1-1) || || 35,466 || 40-43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 3 || Cincinnati Reds || 8-7 || Wise (5-4) || Coffey (3-3) || || 31,353 || 41-43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 4 || Cincinnati Reds || 5-2 || Davis (5-5) || Arroyo (9-5) || Shouse (2) || 39,280 || 42-43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 5 || Cincinnati Reds || 6-5 || González (2-0) || Standridge (1-1) || || 19,651 || 43-43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 6 || Chicago Cubs || 2-0 || Capuano (10-4) || Maddux (7-9) || || 37,326 || 44-43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb"