2006 New York Yankees Roster

The 2006 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2006 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2006 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2006 New York Yankees salary list, a 2006 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2006 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I do not think that anybody in baseball could do a better job than what Joe did this year. We went through a lot of adversity, we went through a lot of pains and Joe was able to [harness] it. It was unbelievable. There was a time when we had so many players come and go, trying to find the right players to fill in the lineup. I don't know how Joe was able to deal with that every day." - New York Yankees First Base Coach Tony Pena on MLB.com (Mark Feinsand, 10/08/2006)
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2006 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

38 T.J. Beam 6-07 215 Right Right 1980-08-28
58 Colter Bean 6-06 255 Right Right 1977-01-16
33 Brian Bruney 6-03 225 Right Right 1982-02-17
39 Shawn Chacon 6-03 212 Right Right 1977-12-23
29 Octavio Dotel 6-00 175 Right Right 1973-11-25
46 Scott Erickson 6-04 224 Right Right 1968-02-02
48 Kyle Farnsworth 6-04 220 Right Both 1976-04-14
62 Sean Henn 6-05 200 Left Right 1981-04-23
41 Randy Johnson 6-10 225 Left Right 1963-09-10
58 Jeff Karstens 6-03 175 Right Right 1982-09-24
30 Cory Lidle 5-11 175 Right Right 1972-03-22
35 Mike Mussina 6-02 185 Right Left 1968-12-08
36 Mike Myers 6-03 200 Left Left 1969-06-26
24 Sidney Ponson 6-01 225 Right Right 1976-11-02
43 Scott Proctor 6-01 200 Right Right 1977-01-02
61 Darrell Rasner 6-03 210 Right Right 1981-01-13
42 Mariano Rivera 6-04 170 Right Right 1969-11-29
31 Aaron Small 6-05 200 Right Right 1971-11-23
30 Matt Smith 6-05 225 Left Left 1979-06-15
56 Tanyon Sturtze 6-05 190 Right Right 1970-10-12
31 Jose Veras 6-05 230 Right Right 1980-10-20
47 Ron Villone 6-03 230 Left Left 1970-01-16
40 Chien-Ming Wang 6-03 200 Right Right 1980-03-31
38 Kris Wilson 6-04 225 Right Right 1976-08-06
34 Jaret Wright 6-02 220 Right Right 1975-12-29
26 Sal Fasano 6-02 220 Right Right 1971-08-10
60 Wil Nieves 5-11 160 Right Right 1977-09-25
20 Jorge Posada 6-02 190 Right Both 1971-08-17
33 Kelly Stinnett 5-11 235 Right Right 1970-02-04
14 Miguel Cairo 6-00 160 Right Right 1974-05-04
63 Andy Cannizaro 5-10 170 Right Right 1978-12-19
22 Robinson Cano 6-00 170 Right Left 1981-10-22
25 Jason Giambi 6-02 200 Right Left 1971-01-08
17 Nick Green 6-00 180 Right Right 1978-09-10
2 Derek Jeter 6-03 175 Right Right 1974-06-26
12 Andy Phillips 6-00 205 Right Right 1977-04-06
13 Alex Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-07-27
39 Craig Wilson 6-02 217 Right Right 1976-11-30
53 Bobby Abreu 6-00 160 Right Left 1974-03-11
28 Melky Cabrera 5-11 170 Left Both 1984-08-11
19 Bubba Crosby 5-11 185 Left Left 1976-08-11
18 Johnny Damon 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-11-05
46 Aaron Guiel 5-10 190 Right Left 1972-10-05
26 Terrence Long 6-01 190 Left Left 1976-02-29
55 Hideki Matsui 6-01 210 Right Left 1974-06-12
27 Kevin Reese 5-11 195 Left Left 1978-03-11
11 Gary Sheffield 5-11 190 Right Right 1968-11-18
27 Kevin Thompson 5-10 185 Right Right 1979-09-18
51 Bernie Williams 6-02 205 Right Both 1968-09-13
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The 2006 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 103/102) where 4,200,518 fans witnessed their 2006 Yankees finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2006 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2006 New York Yankees salary list, a 2006 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2006 New York Yankees primary starters list:

2006 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


Robinson Cano
Johnny Damon
Jason Giambi
Derek Jeter
Hideki Matsui
Jorge Posada
Alex Rodriguez
Gary Sheffield
Chien-Ming Wang
Bernie Williams

2006 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Posada (134)
1B Andy Phillips (94)
2B Robinson Cano (118)
3B Alex Rodriguez (151)
SS Derek Jeter (150)
LF Melky Cabrera (116)
CF Johnny Damon (131)
RF Bernie Williams (58)
  
SP Randy Johnson
SP Mike Mussina
SP Chien-Ming Wang
SP Jaret Wright
  
RP T.J. Beam
RP Kyle Farnsworth
RP Mike Myers
RP Scott Proctor
RP Ron Villone
CL Mariano Rivera


2006 New York Yankees
Salaries

Alex Rodriguez $25,680,727.00
Derek Jeter $20,600,000.00
Jason Giambi $20,428,571.00
Mike Mussina $19,000,000.00
Randy Johnson $15,661,427.00
Johnny Damon $13,000,000.00
Hideki Matsui $13,000,000.00
Jorge Posada $12,000,000.00
Gary Sheffield $10,756,171.00
Mariano Rivera $10,500,000.00
Jaret Wright $7,666,667.00
Kyle Farnsworth $5,416,667.00
Shawn Chacon $3,600,000.00
Ron Villone $2,250,000.00
Octavio Dotel $2,000,000.00
Tanyon Sturtze $1,500,000.00
Bernie Williams $1,500,000.00
Aaron Small $1,200,000.00
Mike Myers $1,150,000.00
Miguel Cairo $1,000,000.00
Robinson Cano $381,100.00
Bubba Crosby $354,250.00
Scott Proctor $353,675.00
Chien-Ming Wang $353,175.00
Andy Phillips $331,150.00
Wil Nieves $328,600.00


2006 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Gary Sheffield
#12 Andy Phillips
#13 Alex Rodriguez
#14 Miguel Cairo
#17 Nick Green
#18 Johnny Damon
#19 Bubba Crosby
#20 Jorge Posada
#22 Robinson Cano
#24 Sidney Ponson
#25 Jason Giambi
#26 Sal Fasano
#26 Terrence Long
#27 Kevin Reese
#27 Kevin Thompson
#28 Melky Cabrera
#29 Octavio Dotel
#30 Cory Lidle
#30 Matt Smith
#31 Aaron Small
#31 Jose Veras
#33 Brian Bruney
#33 Kelly Stinnett
#34 Jaret Wright
#35 Mike Mussina
#36 Mike Myers
#38 T.J. Beam
#38 Kris Wilson
#39 Shawn Chacon
#39 Craig Wilson
#40 Chien-Ming Wang
#41 Randy Johnson
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Scott Proctor
#46 Scott Erickson
#46 Aaron Guiel
#47 Ron Villone
#48 Kyle Farnsworth
#51 Bernie Williams
#53 Bobby Abreu
#55 Hideki Matsui
#56 Tanyon Sturtze
#58 Colter Bean
#58 Jeff Karstens
#60 Wil Nieves
#61 Darrell Rasner
#62 Sean Henn
#63 Andy Cannizaro

Did you know that a 2006 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?