| Kansas City Royals | |
| Season: | 2006 |
| League: | American League |
| Division: | Central |
| Ballpark: | Kauffman Stadium |
| City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Record: | 62–100 (.383) |
| Owners: | David Glass |
| General Managers: | Allard Baird, Dayton Moore |
| Managers: | Buddy Bell |
| Television: | KMCI Royals Sports Television Network (Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis) |
| Radio: | WHB KLRX (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre) |
The 2006 Kansas City Royals season was the 38th season for the franchise, and their 36th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals finishing fifth in the American League Central with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses and missed the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.
| 2006 Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches (hitting) (hitting) (bench) (bullpen) (pitching) (first base) (third base) | ||||||
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bako C | 56 | 153 | 32 | .209 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ángel Berroa SS | 132 | 474 | 111 | .234 | 9 | 54 | |
| Emil Brown OF | 147 | 527 | 151 | .287 | 15 | 81 | |
| John Buck C | 114 | 371 | 91 | .245 | 11 | 50 | |
| Shane Costa OF | 72 | 237 | 65 | .274 | 3 | 27 | |
| David DeJesus OF | 119 | 491 | 145 | .295 | 8 | 56 | |
| Joey Gathright OF | 134 | 383 | 91 | .238 | 1 | 41 | |
| Esteban Germán 2B | 106 | 279 | 91 | .326 | 3 | 34 | |
| Tony Graffanino 3B | 69 | 220 | 59 | .268 | 5 | 32 | |
| Mark Grudzielanek 2B | 134 | 548 | 163 | .297 | 7 | 52 | |
| Doug Mientkiewicz 1B | 91 | 314 | 89 | .283 | 4 | 43 | |
| Reggie Sanders OF | 88 | 325 | 80 | .246 | 11 | 49 | |
| Ryan Shealy 1B | 51 | 193 | 54 | .280 | 7 | 36 | |
| Matt Stairs DH | 77 | 226 | 59 | .261 | 8 | 32 | |
| Mike Sweeney 1B | 60 | 217 | 56 | .258 | 8 | 33 | |
| Mark Teahen 3B | 109 | 393 | 114 | .290 | 18 | 69 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Affeldt P | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrés Blanco SS | 33 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 0 | 9 | |
| Brandon Duckworth P | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Elarton P | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Guiel OF | 19 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 3 | 7 | |
| Justin Huber DH | 5 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Keppel P | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Keppinger 2B | 22 | 60 | 16 | .267 | 2 | 8 | |
| Mitch Maier OF | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Phillips C | 23 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 1 | 5 | |
| Mark Redman P | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerry Robinson OF | 18 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ángel Sánchez SS | 8 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 | |
| Todd Wellemeyer P | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Wood P | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games pitched; SHO = Shutouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Affeldt LHP | 27 | 70.0 | 4 | 6 | 5.91 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Bautista RHP | 8 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.66 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Bernero RHP | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jorge de la Rosa LHP | 10 | 48.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Duckworth RHP | 10 | 45.2 | 1 | 5 | 6.11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Elarton RHP | 20 | 114.2 | 4 | 9 | 5.34 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seth Etherton RHP | 2 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 9.39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Runelvys Hernández RHP | 21 | 114.2 | 4 | 9 | 6.58 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Luke Hudson RHP | 26 | 102.0 | 7 | 6 | 5.12 | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Keppel RHP | 8 | 34.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Mays RHP | 6 | 23.2 | 0 | 4 | 10.27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Odalis Pérez LHP | 12 | 67.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.64 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Redman LHP | 29 | 167.0 | 11 | 10 | 5.71 | 76 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kyle Snyder RHP | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Wood RHP | 23 | 64.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.71 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambiorix Burgos RHP | 68 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 5.52 | 72 | |
| Andrew Sisco LHP | 65 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.10 | 52 | |
| Joel Peralta RHP | 64 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.40 | 57 | |
| Jimmy Gobble LHP | 60 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5.14 | 80 | |
| Elmer Dessens RHP | 43 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4.50 | 36 | |
| Joe Nelson RHP | 43 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.43 | 44 | |
| Todd Wellemeyer RHP | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.63 | 37 | |
| Scott Dohmann RHP | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.99 | 22 | |
| Ryan Braun RHP | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 | |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo RHP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.73 | 7 | |
| Steve Stemle RHP | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 | |
| Joselo Díaz RHP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 | |
| Steve Andrade RHP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 5 | |
| Mike MacDougal RHP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | |
| Zack Greinke RHP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 5 | |
| Chris Booker RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.