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April 19, 2006: Orioles lose by 14 on Tuesday, turn tables on Cleveland and score 18 on Wednesday
Early in the 2006 season, the Baltimore Orioles were no strangers…
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April 21, 2006: Alfonso Soriano’s three home runs lead Nationals over Braves
A weak offense marked the Washington Nationals’ 2005 season,…
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May 1, 2006: Johnny Damon’s return to Fenway overshadowed by Doug Mirabelli trade
After 86 years, the 2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series,…
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May 12, 2006: Phillies’ Cole Hamels shines in major-league debut
Cole Hamels was still unsigned in August 2002, two months after…
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May 19, 2006: David Wright’s walk-off hit powers Mets to comeback win
Overcoming an early four-run deficit, the Mets rallied for a…
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May 20, 2006: Diamondbacks ride Brandon Webb’s arm and bat to rout over Braves
Expectations for the Atlanta Braves heading into the 2006 season…
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May 24, 2006: Yankees overcome Manny Ramírez’s 2 home runs to beat Red Sox
In May 2006 the New York Yankees lost two of three games at Yankee…
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June 18, 2006: Ryan Zimmerman hits his first walk-off home run
A crowd of 45,157, the largest in the history of the young Washington…
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June 30, 2006: Colorado’s Josh Fogg outduels Seattle’s Jamie Moyer in record time
The host Mariners were ending their best month in three years,…
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July 1, 2006: Shin-Soo Choo’s inside-the-park home run wins the game for Tacoma
On July 1, 2006, the Tacoma Rainiers hosted the San Jose Grizzlies…
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July 4, 2006: Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman provides the walk-off fireworks
A relatively small crowd of 23,1181 assembled at RFK Stadium…
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July 28, 2006: Astros rookie Luke Scott hits for the cycle with first career home run
When the Houston Astros called their Triple-A affiliate, the…
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July 29, 2006: Randy Johnson has a bad day, and so do Yankees in 19-6 meltdown to Devil Rays
The 54,485 fans filling Yankee Stadium on a hot July afternoon…
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August 22, 2006: Beltran’s walk-off eclipses Delgado’s 400th career homer
The New York Mets outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals to win their…
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September 2, 2006: Kevin Kouzmanoff blasts first big-league pitch for grand slam
Any time a young minor-league player is called up to the major…
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September 2, 2006: Devil Rays turn rare triple play against Mariners
Some fans claim they’ve seen it all. Yet a crowd of only 14,503…
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September 3, 2006: Ryan Howard’s 3 home runs power Phillies’ win over Braves
“Three homers in a game. I’ve never done that before,”…
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September 13, 2006: Switch-hitter Gary Matthews Jr. completes natural cycle as Rangers rout Tigers
The Detroit Tigers were baseball’s biggest surprise of 2006.…
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September 15, 2006: Carlos Villanueva collects first hit, first RBI, and first win in a thesaurus-worthy outing
“A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents…
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September 18, 2006: Dodgers hit four consecutive home runs in 9th inning, rally to beat Padres
The 2006 version of the Los Angeles Dodgers was one of the franchise’s…
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September 21, 2006: David Ortiz’s 51st home run establishes new Red Sox record, eclipsing Jimmie Foxx
With his 51st home run of 2006, hit off Johan Santana of the…
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September 22, 2006: Ryan Howard equals Philadelphia single-season records with 58th home run
In 1932 the MVP winners in both the American and National Leagues…
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October 1, 2006: Devern Hansack throws an ‘unofficial’ no-hitter for Red Sox
When does a pitcher throw a complete-game shutout without giving…
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October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call
When the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks,…