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The 2006 Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series with the lowest regular-season victory total (83) in a fully-played season in major league history.
The 2006 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2006 season. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
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The Padres were awarded the Western Division title over the Dodgers due to their winning the season series against Los Angeles 13–5. The Mets and the Cardinals met in the NL Championship Series, with the Cardinals becoming the National League champion and going on to defeat the American League champion Detroit Tigers in the 2006 World Series.
The 2006 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of the National League side in Major League Baseball’s 2006 postseason, began on October 12 and ended on October 19; it was scheduled to begin on October 11, but was postponed a day because of inclement weather.
The 2006 World Baseball Classic final 4 teams are Japan, Cuba, Korea and the Dominican Republic, with the United States at 3–3 failing to qualify for the semi-finals. . Under the leadership of manager Sadaharu Oh and veterans Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan (5–3) wins the Classic, defeating Cuba (5–3) in the single championship
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 125th season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 115th season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 1st at Busch Stadium III. The season started out with a bang, as the team raced out to a 31–16 record by late May.
The 2006 New York Yankees season was the 104th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The season finished with the Yankees winning the American League East. They were defeated in the ALDS by the Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 1. Hideki Matsui (left) and Derek Jeter (right) on April 3, 2006.