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2006 California League season

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2006 California League season
LeagueCalifornia League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – September 4
Games140
Teams10
Regular season
League championsSan Jose Giants
Season MVPReid Brignac, Visalia Oaks
Playoffs
League championsInland Empire 66ers
  Runners-upVisalia Oaks
CALL seasons

The 2006 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, as three teams from each division qualified for the post-season, the winner of each half of the season plus playoff qualifiers.

The Inland Empire 66ers won the California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

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2006 California League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Bakersfield Blaze Bakersfield, California Texas Rangers Sam Lynn Ballpark
Modesto Nuts Modesto, California Colorado Rockies John Thurman Field
San Jose Giants San Jose, California San Francisco Giants San Jose Municipal Stadium
Stockton Ports Stockton, California Oakland Athletics Banner Island Ballpark
Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Tampa Bay Devil Rays Recreation Park
South High Desert Mavericks Adelanto, California Kansas City Royals Maverick Stadium
Inland Empire 66ers San Bernardino, California Seattle Mariners Arrowhead Credit Union Park
Lake Elsinore Storm Lake Elsinore, California San Diego Padres Lake Elsinore Diamond
Lancaster JetHawks Lancaster, California Arizona Diamondbacks Clear Channel Stadium
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga, California Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter

Map of teams

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North Division South Division

Regular season

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Summary

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  • The San Jose Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the second consecutive season.

Standings

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North Division
Team Win Loss % GB
San Jose Giants 82 58 .586
Visalia Oaks 75 65 .536 7
Stockton Ports 69 71 .493 13
Modesto Nuts 66 74 .471 16
Bakersfield Blaze 58 82 .414 26
South Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Lake Elsinore Storm 74 66 .529
High Desert Mavericks 73 67 .521 1
Inland Empire 66ers 72 68 .514 2
Lancaster JetHawks 68 72 .486 6
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 63 77 .450 11

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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Stat Player Total
AVG Luis Pérez, Stockton Ports .334
H Chris Rahl, Lancaster JetHawks 186
R Fernando Perez, Visalia Oaks 123
2B Chris Nowak, Visalia Oaks 45
3B Chris Frey, Modesto Nuts
Fernando Perez, Visalia Oaks
9
HR Brandon Burgess, Lancaster JetHawks 26
RBI Chris Nowak, Visalia Oaks 103
SB Emilio Bonifácio, Lancaster JetHawks 61

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W James Houser, Visalia Oaks
Chris Mason, Visalia Oaks
12
ERA Franklin Morales, Modesto Nuts 3.68
CG Doug Mathis, Bakersfield Blaze
Greg Smith, Lancaster JetHawks
2
SHO Greg Smith, Lancaster JetHawks 2
SV Brian Anderson, San Jose Giants 37
IP Fernando Rodriguez, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 163.1
SO Franklin Morales, Modesto Nuts 179

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Division semi-finals Division finals Finals
         
N1 San Jose bye
 
N1 San Jose 2
N2 Visalia 3
N2 Visalia 2
N3 Stockton 1
N2 Visalia 2
S1 Inland Empire 3
S1 Inland Empire bye
 
S1 Inland Empire 3
S2 Lake Elsinore 1
S2 Lake Elsinore 2
S3 High Desert 1

Awards

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California League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Reid Brignac, Visalia Oaks

See also

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References

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  1. ^ CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 19, 2025
  2. ^ 2006 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 19, 2025
  3. ^ 2006 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 19, 2025
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2006 California League season
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