2006 San Francisco Giants season, the Glossary
The 2006 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 124th year in Major League Baseball, their 49th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their sixth at AT&T Park.[1]
Table of Contents
101 relations: Arizona Complex League, Arizona Complex League Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Armando Benítez, Augusta GreenJackets, Barry Bonds, Billy Sadler, Brad Hennessey, Brian Sabean, Brian Wilson (baseball), California League, Chad Santos, Class A Short Season, Colorado Rockies, Connecticut Defenders, Daniel Ortmeier, Dave Flemming, Dave Machemer, Dave Righetti, Double-A (baseball), Duane Kuiper, Eastern League (1938–present), Eliézer Alfonzo, Felipe Alou, Fox Sports Networks, Fred Lewis, Fresno Grizzlies, Gene Glynn, Greg Papa, Hank Aaron, Jack Taschner, Jamey Wright, Jason Ellison, Jason Schmidt, Jeff Fassero, Jeremy Accardo, Joe Lefebvre, Jon Miller, Jonathan Sánchez, José Vizcaíno, Justin Knoedler, Kevin Correia, Kevin Frandsen, KLOK (AM), KNBR (AM), KTVU, Lance Niekro, Lenn Sakata, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luis Pujols, ... Expand index (51 more) »
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Arizona Complex League
The Arizona Complex League (ACL) is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona, since 1988.
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Arizona Complex League Giants
The Arizona Complex League Giants are a professional baseball team competing as a Rookie-level affiliate of the San Francisco Giants in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Armando Benítez
Armando Benítez (born November 3, 1972) is a Dominican former major league relief pitcher.
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Augusta GreenJackets
The Augusta GreenJackets are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
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Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Billy Sadler
William Henry Sadler IV (born September 21, 1981) is a former right-handed relief pitcher.
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Brad Hennessey
Brad Martin Hennessey (born February 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Brian Sabean
Brian R. Sabean (born July 1, 1956), nicknamed "Sabes", is an American baseball executive for the New York Yankees.
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Brian Wilson (baseball)
Brian Patrick Wilson (born March 16, 1982), nicknamed "the Beard" and "B-Weezy", is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.
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California League
The California League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in California.
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Chad Santos
Chad Roque Santos (born April 28, 1981) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman.
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Class A Short Season
Class A Short Season (officially Short-Season A) was a level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States from 1965 through 2020.
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Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver.
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Connecticut Defenders
The Connecticut Defenders were a Minor League Baseball team based in Norwich, Connecticut.
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Daniel Ortmeier
Daniel David Ortmeier (born May 11, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman.
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Dave Flemming
David Braxton Flemming (born May 31, 1976) is an American sportscaster who has been a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball since 2003.
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Dave Machemer
David Ritchie Machemer (born May 24, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, scout, and minor league manager.
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Dave Righetti
David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958), nicknamed "Rags", is an American professional baseball coach and former player.
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Double-A (baseball)
Double-A (officially Class AA) is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946, below only Triple-A. There are currently 30 teams classified at the Double-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball, organized into three leagues: the Eastern League, the Southern League, and the Texas League.
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Duane Kuiper
Duane Eugene Kuiper (born June 19, 1950), nicknamed "Kuip", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player.
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Eastern League (1938–present)
The Eastern League (EL) is a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) sports league that has operated under that name since 1938, with the exception of the 2021 season, during which the league operated under the moniker Double-A Northeast.
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Eliézer Alfonzo
Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo (born February 7, 1979) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher.
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Felipe Alou
Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, coach and manager.
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Fox Sports Networks
Fox Sports Networks (FSN), formerly known as Fox Sports Net, was the collective name for a group of regional sports channels in the United States.
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Fred Lewis
Frederick Deshaun Lewis (born December 9, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
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Fresno Grizzlies
The Fresno Grizzlies are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
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Gene Glynn
Eugene Patrick Glynn (born September 22, 1956, at Waseca, Minnesota) is an American professional baseball coach and a former minor league manager and second baseman.
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Greg Papa
Gregory Charles Papa (born October 10, 1962) is an American sportscaster, currently employed as the radio play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976.
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Jack Taschner
Jack Gerard Taschner (born April 21, 1978) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
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Jamey Wright
Jamey Alan Wright (born December 24, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Jason Ellison
Jason Jerome Ellison (born April 4, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder.
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Jason Schmidt
Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973), is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
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Jeff Fassero
Jeffrey Joseph Fassero (born January 5, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
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Jeremy Accardo
Jeremiah Lee Accardo (born December 8, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
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Joe Lefebvre
Joseph Henry Lefebvre (born February 22, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
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Jon Miller
Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball.
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Jonathan Sánchez
Jonathan Omar Sánchez (born November 19, 1982), nicknamed "the Kid" and "the Comeback Kid", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher.
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José Vizcaíno
José Luis Vizcaíno Pimental (born March 26, 1968) is a Dominican former professional baseball player.
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Justin Knoedler
Justin Joseph Knoedler (born July 17, 1980 in Springfield, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball catcher.
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Kevin Correia
Kevin John Correia (born August 24, 1980), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Kevin Frandsen
Kevin Vincent Frandsen (born May 24, 1982) is an American sports broadcaster and former professional baseball utility player.
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KLOK (AM)
KLOK (1170 kHz "Punjabi Radio USA 1170 AM") is a commercial AM radio station in the United States broadcasting a radio format of Punjabi language talk and Punjabi music.
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KNBR (AM)
KNBR (680 kHz) is a AM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on a clear channel from transmitting facilities in Redwood City, California.
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KTVU
KTVU (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Oakland, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's Fox network outlet.
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Lance Niekro
Lance William Niekro (born January 29, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Florida Southern Moccasins.
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Lenn Sakata
Lenn Haruki Sakata (born June 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977 to 1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship team.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles.
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Luis Pujols
Luis Bienvenido Pujols Toribio (born November 18, 1955) is a Dominican former professional baseball player coach and manager.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.
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Mark Gardner (baseball)
Mark Allan Gardner (born March 1, 1962) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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Mark Sweeney
Mark Patrick Sweeney (born October 26, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for several teams from 1995 to 2008.
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Matt Cain
Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the San Francisco Giants from 2005 to 2017.
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Matt Morris (baseball)
Matthew Christian Morris (born August 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Mike Krukow
Michael Edward Krukow (born January 21, 1952), nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player.
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Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)
William Michael Stanton (born June 2, 1967) is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who pitched for eight teams in Major League Baseball between 1989 and 2007.
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Minor League Baseball
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.
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Moisés Alou
Moisés Rojas-Alou Beltré (born July 3, 1966) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League.
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National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions.
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Noah Lowry
Noah Ryan Lowry (born October 10, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Northwest League
The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada.
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Omar Vizquel
Omar Enrique Vizquel González (born April 24, 1967), nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop.
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Oracle Park
Oracle Park is a baseball stadium in the SoMa district of San Francisco, California.
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Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Western United States.
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Pat Misch
Patrick Theodore Joseph Misch (born August 18, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Pedro Feliz
Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975), is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals.
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Peter Magowan
Peter Alden Magowan (April 5, 1942 – January 27, 2019) was an American businessman.
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Randy Winn
Dwight Randolph Winn (born June 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player.
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Ray Durham
Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.
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Roberto Kelly
Roberto Conrado Kelly (born October 1, 1964) is a Panamanian baseball manager and former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball.
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Ron Wotus
Ronald Allan Wotus (born March 3, 1961) is an American retired professional baseball player and coach.
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Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a baseball team located in Keizer, Oregon, who are charter members of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, a four-team league entirely based in the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area and playing all their home games at Volcanoes Stadium.
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San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
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San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco.
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San Jose Giants
The San Jose Giants are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
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Scott Munter
Scott Michael Munter (born March 7, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
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Shane Turner
Shane Lee Turner (born January 8, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player.
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Shea Hillenbrand
Shea Matthew Hillenbrand (born July 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Single-A
Single-A, formerly known as Class A and sometimes as Low-A, is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States, below Triple-A, Double-A, and High-A. There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball (MLB), organized into three leagues: the California League, Carolina League, and Florida State League.
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South Atlantic League
The South Atlantic League, often informally called the Sally League, is a Minor League Baseball league with teams predominantly in states along the Atlantic coast of the United States from New York to Georgia.
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Steve Decker
Stephen Michael Decker (born October 25, 1965) is an American former professional baseball catcher.
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Steve Finley
Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for eight teams between 1989 and 2007, most notably the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks; he is one of only two players, along with Matt Herges, to play for all five National League West teams.
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Steve Kline (left-handed pitcher)
Steven James Kline (born August 22, 1972) is an American college baseball coach for the IUP Crimson Hawks.
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Tim Lincecum
Timothy Leroy Lincecum (born June 15, 1984), nicknamed "the Freak", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the San Francisco Giants.
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Tim Worrell
Timothy Howard Worrell (born July 5, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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Tito Fuentes
Rigoberto "Tito" Fuentes Peat (born January 4, 1944) is a retired professional baseball player.
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Todd Greene
Todd Anthony Greene (born May 8, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher.
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Todd Linden
Todd Anthony "Moose" Linden (born June 30, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
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Tomás de la Rosa
Tomás Agramonte de la Rosa (born January 28, 1978, in La Victoria, Dominican Republic) is a former baseball infielder.
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Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto.
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Travis Ishikawa
Travis Takashi Ishikawa (born September 24, 1983) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and current minor-league coach.
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Triple-A (baseball)
Triple-A (officially Class AAA) has been the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946.
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Tyler Walker (baseball)
Tyler Lanier Walker (born May 15, 1976) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.
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Vinnie Chulk
Charles Vincent "Vinnie" Chulk (born December 19, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
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Willie Mac Award
The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey.
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1957 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1957 New York Giants season involved the team finishing in sixth place in the National League with a 69–85 record, 26 games behind the NL and World Champion Milwaukee Braves.
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2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 77th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. 2006 San Francisco Giants season and 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game are 2006 Major League Baseball season.
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2006 San Diego Padres season
The 2006 San Diego Padres season was the 38th season in franchise history. 2006 San Francisco Giants season and 2006 San Diego Padres season are 2006 Major League Baseball season and 2006 in sports in California.
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See also
2006 Major League Baseball season
- 2006 American League Championship Series
- 2006 American League Division Series
- 2006 Arizona Diamondbacks season
- 2006 Atlanta Braves season
- 2006 Baltimore Orioles season
- 2006 Boston Red Sox season
- 2006 Chicago Cubs season
- 2006 Chicago White Sox season
- 2006 Cincinnati Reds season
- 2006 Cleveland Indians season
- 2006 Colorado Rockies season
- 2006 Detroit Tigers season
- 2006 Florida Marlins season
- 2006 Houston Astros season
- 2006 Kansas City Royals season
- 2006 Los Angeles Angels season
- 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers season
- 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- 2006 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby
- 2006 Major League Baseball draft
- 2006 Major League Baseball postseason
- 2006 Major League Baseball season
- 2006 Milwaukee Brewers season
- 2006 Minnesota Twins season
- 2006 National League Championship Series
- 2006 National League Division Series
- 2006 New York Mets season
- 2006 New York Yankees season
- 2006 Oakland Athletics season
- 2006 Philadelphia Phillies season
- 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates season
- 2006 San Diego Padres season
- 2006 San Francisco Giants season
- 2006 Seattle Mariners season
- 2006 St. Louis Cardinals season
- 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
- 2006 Texas Rangers season
- 2006 Toronto Blue Jays season
- 2006 Washington Nationals season
- 2006 World Series
- Major League Baseball on television in the 2000s
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_San_Francisco_Giants_season
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