World Series 2006

World Series 2006

team Victories Regular season St. Louis Cardinals 4th 83-78, 51.6%, GA: 1½ Detroit Tigers 1 95-67, 58.6%, GB: 1
Period:	October 21 - October 27, 2006
MVP:	David Eckstein (Cardinals)
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The 2006 World Series was the 102nd edition of the Major League Baseball finals . The series started on October 21, 2006 and ended on October 27, 2006. It faced the champion of the American League , the Detroit Tigers and the champion of the National League , the St. Louis Cardinals . The St. Louis Cardinals won the "Best of Seven" series in just five games. The Cardinals won Games 1, 3, 4, and 5. The Detroit Tigers could only win Game 2.

It was the third time the Tigers and Cardinals met in the World Series. In the first meeting in 1934 the Cardinals won, in the second in 1968 the Tigers. Both series went over the full seven games.

For MVP of the World Series was David Eckstein selected.

The way to the World Series

	League Division Series					League Championship Series					World Series
	1	New York Yankees	1
	4th	Detroit Tigers	3
						4th	Detroit Tigers	4th
	American League
						3	Oakland Athletics	0
	2	Minnesota Twins	0
	3	Oakland Athletics	3
											AL4	Detroit Tigers	1
											NL3	St. Louis Cardinals	4th
	1	New York Mets	3
	4th	Los Angeles Dodgers	0
						1	New York Mets	3
	National League
						3	St. Louis Cardinals	4th
	2	San Diego Padres	1
	3	St. Louis Cardinals	3

Games

Comerica Park Busch stage III

2006 World Series venues

game	date	guest	Score	home	Score	Total status (StL-Det)	spectator
1	October 21, 2006	St. Louis	7th	Detroit	2	1-0	42,479
2	October 22, 2006	St. Louis	1	Detroit	3	1-1	42,533
3	October 24, 2006	Detroit	0	St. Louis	5	2-1	46,513
4th	October 26, 2006¹	Detroit	4th	St. Louis	5	3-1	46,470
5	October 27, 2006²	Detroit	2	St. Louis	4th	4-1	46,638
St. Louis wins 4-1

Game 4 was scheduled for October 25th, but was canceled due to rain and postponed to October 26th.
²Game 5 was accordingly also postponed one day.

Trivia

National anthem singer

• Game 1: Bob Seger (sang "America the Beautiful")
• Game 2: Anita Baker
• Game 3: Trace Adkins
• Game 4: Nikko Smith (son of Ozzie Smith )
• Game 5: Billy Ray Cyrus

Symbolic first pitch

• Game 1: Al Kaline and Willie Horton
• Game 2: Sparky Anderson
• Game 3: Ozzie Smith
• Game 4: Lou Brock
• Game 5: Stan Musial

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2006 World Series Game 1 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
2. ↑ 2006 World Series Game 2 - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
3. ↑ 2006 World Series Game 3 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
4. ↑ 2006 World Series Game 4 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
5. ↑ 2006 World Series Game 5 - Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.