2006 World Series
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McRae expresses no regrets after dismissal...World Series. His tenure was longer than his predecessors under La Russa. The Cardinals won the 2006 World Series and captured the 2008 team batting title with McRae. This season, an inefficient, often impatient offense came under scrutiny... In this article: Hal McRae, Tony La Russa, The Cardinals, Mark McGwire, Albert Pujols, St. Louis, Surgery, and Cancer |
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NPR | October 26, 2009
Mark McGwire Back In Baseball As Hitting Coach
...million contract expires at the end of the month. La Russa has led the Cardinals to eight postseason appearances and a 2006 World Series title, and he's third on baseball's career victories list, trailing only Connie Mack and John McGraw.
In this article: Mark McGwire, Tony La Russa, St. Louis Cardinals, Steroid, Baseball, Busch Stadium, 2006 World Series, Hal McRae, John McGraw, and Connie Mack
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ESPN | October 26, 2009
Tony La Russa will return to St. Louis Cardinals in 2010
...expire at the end of the month. He's led the Cardinals to eight postseason appearances and a 2006 World Series title, and he's third on the career victories list, trailing only Connie Mack and John McGraw. Information from The Associated...
In this article: Tony La Russa, St. Louis Cardinals, Mark McGwire, Angels, Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankees, Buster Olney, Mike Scioscia, and MLB
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USATODAY.com | October 25, 2009
La Russa: 'Closer' to decision about returning to Cardinals
...they'd like La Russa to return. He's led the Cardinals to eight postseason appearances and a 2006 World Series title, and he's third on the career victories list, trailing only Connie Mack and John McGraw. Copyright 2009 The Associated...
In this article: Tony La Russa, Cardinals, St. Louis, All rights reserved, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2006 World Series, John McGraw, Connie Mack, and USA Today
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The Seattle Times | October 25, 2009
La Russa: 'Closer' to decision; McGwire next?
...Jr. and Mozeliak have both said they'd like La Russa to return. He's led the Cardinals to eight postseason appearances and a 2006 World Series title, and he's third on the career victories list, trailing only Connie Mack and John McGraw.
In this article: Tony La Russa, Mark McGwire, Cardinals, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Steroid, 2006 World Series, Hal McRae, and John McGraw
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Kansas City Star | October 18, 2009
Thirty-fifth anniversary of Tommy John surgery
...lot of questions surrounded Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter. Carpenter, the 2005 Cy Young Award winner, had helped the Cardinals win the 2006 World Series. But he made just four starts in 2007 and '08 combined. After undergoing...
In this article: Tommy John surgery, Surgery, Chris Carpenter, Cardinals, Bruce Chen, Cy Young Award, 2006 World Series, and James Andrews
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The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion, St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won the Series in five games, taking Games 1, 3, 4 and 5. The Tigers won game 2 amidst the controversy over the apparent foreign substance on Kenny Rogers' hand. This was the third Series meeting between the Tigers and the Cardinals. St. Louis won the first in 1934, and Detroit won the second in 1968; each went the full seven games. The 1968 Series was the last before divisional play and an extra round of playoffs began.
It was only the fifth time in 40 years that the Series featured two teams that had both remained in the same city since the formation of the American League in 1901, the last time being the 2004 World Series between St. Louis and the Boston Red Sox. The last three prior to 2004 were in 1975 (Boston-Cincinnati), 1968 (Detroit-St. Louis) and 1967 (Boston-St. Louis).
The Cardinals, who moved into Busch Stadium in April, became the fourth team to win the Series in their home stadium's debut season, joining the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates (Forbes Field), 1912 Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park) and 1923 New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium). St. Louis also won their tenth Fall Classic, second to only the Yankees' 26 titles. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, who won the 1989 World Series title with the Athletics, became the second manager in history to lead teams in both leagues to championships, joining Sparky Anderson.
- Date:
- October 01, 0021
- Champion:
- St. Louis Cardinals (4)
- Manager:
- Tony La Russa
- Season:
- 83-78, .516, GA: 1½
- Runner Up:
- Detroit Tigers (1)
- Manager:
- Jim Leyland
- Season:
- 95-67, .586, GB: 1
- MVP:
- David Eckstein
- Hall of Famers:
- none.
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