Craig Monroe
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Craig Keystone Monroe is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and current sportscaster. He played for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pir
Monroe with the Minnesota Twins in 2008
Monroe (left) talks to teammate Fernando Rodney in 2006.
2006 World Series
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The 2006 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2006 season. The 102nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Det
Craig Monroe
…turned around more than a decade of losing with 95 wins, and made the postseason. He also hit five home runs in the 2006 postseason, which culminated in a World Series appearance. His five postseason home runs tied a Tigers single-postseason franchise record, while his 28 home runs and 92 RBI both established career highs. Monroe…
Pitcher Anthony Reyes started and won Game 1 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.