2006 American League Division Series
Wild-card Tigers beat the Yankees 3–1 to open the 2006 postseason.
The 2006 American League Division Series, the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball's 2006 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Saturday, October 7. The wild card Detroit Tigers (95–67) beat the East Division champion New York Yankees (97–65) three games to one, while the Oakland Athletics swept the Minnesota Twins 3–0.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- New York Yankees (AL East champions, 97–65)
- Result
- Tigers won 3–1
- Dates
- October 3–7, 2006
- Tigers' seed
- Wild card (95–67)
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Background
The AL playoff race of 2006 was unusually dramatic, with the last divisional championship and the wild card berth undecided until the final day of the season. In the AL Central, the Twins won the division by a single game over the Tigers after Detroit, who had led the division for the entire season, lost their last five games, the last a 10–8 loss to the Kansas City Royals on the final day.
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