Season summary Barry Bonds of the Giants pursued his quest toward
Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755 home runs. Bonds finished the season with 734 career home runs, 21 short of tying Aaron's mark. On June 3, 2006, Eliezer Alfonzo made his big league debut. In his debut, his name was misspelled on his jersey (it should have ended in "zo", not "so"). Alfonzo hit a two-run shot in the sixth inning that ultimately won the game against the Mets. The following day, the jersey was still misspelled. The Giants finished 76-85, 11½ games behind the division winner, the
San Diego Padres, and also 11½ games behind the
Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants finished in third place in their division, just ½ game ahead of both the
Arizona Diamondbacks and
Colorado Rockies, who both finished their season with a record of 76-86.
Season standings National League West Record vs. opponents Notable transactions • December 8, 2005: Mark Sweeney was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. • June 6, 2006:
Tim Lincecum was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2006. • July 22, 2006:
Jeremy Accardo was traded to the
Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman
Shea Hillenbrand and relief pitcher
Vinnie Chulk. • July 28, 2006: Mike Stanton was traded by the Washington Nationals to the San Francisco Giants for Shairon Martis (minors).
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