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**2006 American League Championship Series**
Dates:	October 10–October 14
MVP:	Plácido Polanco (Detroit)
Television:	Fox
TV announcers:	Thom Brennaman, Steve Lyons (Games 1–3)†, José Mota (Game 4), Lou Piniella
Radio:	ESPN
Radio announcers:	Jon Miller, Joe Morgan
Umpires:	Jerry Crawford, Hunter Wendelstedt, Derryl Cousins, Chuck Meriwether, Gary Cederstrom, Mike Reilly
ALDS:	Detroit Tigers over New York Yankees (3–1)
	Oakland Athletics over Minnesota Twins (3–0)
	2006 World Series

Game 1 in Oakland, CA.

The 2006 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the second round of the 2006 American League playoffs; it began on October 10 and ended on October 14. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics four games to none to advance to the 2006 World Series, and became the fourth AL team to win ten pennants, joining the New York Yankees (39), Athletics (15) and Boston Red Sox (11). Magglio Ordóñez's game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4 sealed the pennant for the Tigers. This ALCS marked the fifth different AL pennant winner in as many years (2006 Tigers, 2005 White Sox, 2004 Red Sox, 2003 Yankees, and 2002 Angels).

The Athletics had defeated the Minnesota Twins, three games to none, in AL Division Series, and the Tigers had defeated the Yankees, three games to one. The Tigers faced the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, but fell to them, four games to one. Oakland had home-field advantage (despite Detroit having a better record) because Oakland was a division champion, but they effectively lost the advantage by losing Games 1 and 2 at home. Detroit hosted Games 3 and 4.

The Athletics were seeking their first AL pennant since 1990, while the Tigers captured the league title for the first time since their 1984 World Series championship year. The series was a rematch of the 1972 American League Championship Series, in which Oakland defeated Detroit in five games (then a best-of-five series). Detroit manager Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series title, became the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both leagues.

† Lyons commentated through Game 3, but was fired by FOX for comments, which the network deemed insensitive to Piniella's Latino background.^[1]

[edit] Summary

[edit] Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers

Detroit wins the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 10	Detroit Tigers – 5, Oakland Athletics – 1	McAfee Coliseum	3:20	35,655^[2]
2	October 11	Detroit Tigers – 8, Oakland Athletics – 5	McAfee Coliseum	3:06	36,168^[3]
3	October 13	Oakland Athletics – 0, Detroit Tigers – 3	Comerica Park	2:57	41,669^[4]
4	October 14	Oakland Athletics – 3, Detroit Tigers – 6	Comerica Park	3:23	42,967^[5]

[edit] Game summaries

[edit] Game 1

Rally sticks given to fans for Game 1 in Oakland.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	1
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	1

WP: Nate Robertson (1–0) LP: Barry Zito (0–1)
HRs: DET – Brandon Inge (1), Iván Rodríguez (1)

Oakland was 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, while Detroit turned four double plays (both are LCS records). Tigers first baseman Sean Casey left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning due to an apparent leg injury.

[edit] Game 2

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	8	11	0
Oakland	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	11	1

WP: Justin Verlander (1–0) LP: Esteban Loaiza (0–1) SV: Todd Jones (1)
HRs: DET – Alexis Gomez (1), Curtis Granderson (1) OAK – Milton Bradley 2 (2), Eric Chavez (1)

Detroit used a four-run fourth inning to erase a 3–1 deficit to take a 2–0 lead in the series. Detroit survived two home runs by Milton Bradley and a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning to escape with a win. Since the ALCS has been increased to a seven-game series, no team has come back to win the series after losing the first two games at home.

[edit] Game 3

Friday, October 13, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Detroit	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	6	0

WP: Kenny Rogers (1–0) LP: Rich Harden (0–1) SV: Todd Jones (2)
HRs: DET – Craig Monroe (1)

Oakland infielder Mark Kiger, who substituted for injured second baseman Mark Ellis in the ALCS, became the first player in modern baseball history to make his major-league debut in a postseason game. ^[6] Kenny Rogers also continued to dominate, not allowing the A's to score once for his second victory in the postseason. Todd Jones picked up his second save.

[edit] Game 4

Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
Detroit	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	6	11	0

WP: Wilfredo Ledezma (1–0) LP: Huston Street (0–1)
HRs: OAK – Jay Payton (1) DET – Magglio Ordóñez 2 (2)

In Game 4, the A's took a 2–0 lead in the first on RBI doubles from Eric Chavez and Milton Bradley. Jay Payton homered in the fourth to make it 3–0. In the fifth, however, the Tigers rallied. Curtis Granderson and Craig Monroe both hit RBI doubles to make it 3–2 Oakland, and Magglio Ordóñez homered in the sixth to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, Ordóñez launched a three-run walk-off home run off Huston Street to win the game and advance the Tigers to the 2006 World Series. Ordóñez's blast was the first pennant-winning home run since Aaron Boone's in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.

[edit] Composite box

2006 ALCS (4–0): Detroit Tigers over Oakland Athletics

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit Tigers	2	1	2	7	3	3	0	0	4	22	39	1
Oakland Athletics	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	9	29	3
Total attendance: 156,459 Average attendance: 39,115

[edit] Series quotes

IN THE AIR TO LEFT FIELD! THE TIGERS MARCH TO THE WORLD SERIES! They celebrated 22 years ago today as World Series champions! And October the 14th, 2006, the Detroit Tigers are American League Champions!

—Thom Brennaman of Fox Sports, calling Magglio Ordóñez's ALCS walk-off home run in Game 4.

Swing and a fly ball, left field, IT'S DEEP, IT'S WAAAY BACK! THE TIGERS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!

—Dan Dickerson, Tigers radio announcer, calling Ordóñez's walkoff on WXYT Detroit.

[edit] References

^ FOX dismisses Lyons for racially insensitive comment, Associated Press. October 14, 2006.
^ "2006 ALCS Game 1 - Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10100OAK2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "2006 ALCS Game 2 - Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10110OAK2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "2006 ALCS Game 3 - Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10130DET2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "2006 ALCS Game 4 - Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10140DET2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ Jenkins, Chris (2006-10-14). "Kiger says historic debut with A's spoiled by loss". The San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/baseball/20061014-9999-1s14alcsnote.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

[edit] External links

2006 NLCS at Baseball Reference

2006 Major League Baseball Postseason
2006 World Series
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[0] FOX dismisses Lyons for racially insensitive comment, Associated Press. October 14, 2006.

[Game1-1] "2006 ALCS Game 1 - Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10100OAK2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.

[Game2-2] "2006 ALCS Game 2 - Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10110OAK2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.

[Game3-3] "2006 ALCS Game 3 - Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10130DET2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.

[Game4-4] "2006 ALCS Game 4 - Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B10140DET2006.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.

[5] Jenkins, Chris (2006-10-14). "Kiger says historic debut with A's spoiled by loss". The San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/baseball/20061014-9999-1s14alcsnote.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

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