2006 Major League Baseball season
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 Atlanta Braves failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since 1990. Individual achievements included Barry Bonds who, despite questions surrounding his alleged steroid use and involvement in the BALCO scandal, surpassed Babe Ruth for second place on the career home runs list. The American League continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game, and ninth of the prior 10 contests.
Players of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their World Series victory.
Players of the Minnesota Twins celebrate Justin Morneau's Walk-off home run in victory against the Baltimore Orioles, June 11.
The 2006 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2006 season. The 102nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Cardinals won the series in five games to win their tenth World Series championship. This was the third World Series meeting between the Tigers and the Cardinals, the first in 38 years. The Cardinals won the first in 1934, and the Tigers won the second in 1968; each went the full seven games.
Anthony Reyes started and won Game 1 on the mound for the Cardinals.
Craig Monroe hit a home run for the second consecutive game in the series.
Chris Carpenter, the winning pitcher in Game 3.
David Eckstein's RBI in the eighth inning provided the winning margin for the Cardinals.