2006 California League season
Appearance
| 2006 California League season | |
|---|---|
| League | California League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 6 – September 4 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | San Jose Giants |
| Season MVP | Reid Brignac, Visalia Oaks |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Inland Empire 66ers |
| Runners-up | Visalia Oaks |
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
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
[edit]- The San Jose Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the second consecutive season.
Standings
[edit]| 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
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- The Inland Empire 66ers won their fifth California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in five games.
Playoff bracket
[edit]| 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
[edit]| California League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Reid Brignac, Visalia Oaks |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 19, 2025
- ^ 2006 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 19, 2025
- ^ 2006 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 19, 2025