2005 Major League Baseball season

February 2024 2005 2005 MLB season Major League Baseball Baseball April 3 – October 26, 2005 162 30 FoxESPN Draft 2005 Major League Baseball draft Justin Upton List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks Arizona Diamondbacks Regular season AL: Alex Rodriguez (NYY)NL: Albert Pujols (STL) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Postseason 2005 Major League Baseball postseason AL 2005 American League Championship Series Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels NL 2005 National League Championship Series Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals World Series 2005 World Series Chicago White Sox Houston Astros Jermaine Dye (CWS) World Series Most Valuable Player Award List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 2004 Major League Baseball season 2004 2006 Major League Baseball season 2006 The 2005 Major League Baseball season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal, which enforced harsher penalties than ever before for steroid use in Major League Baseball. Several players, including veteran Rafael Palmeiro, were suspended under the new policy. Besides the cracking down on steroids, it was also notable that every team in the NL East finished the season with at least 81 wins (at least half of the 162 games played). Additionally it was the first season featuring a baseball team in Washington, D.C. since the second iteration of the Washington Senators last played there in 1971; the Washington Nationals had moved from Montreal, the first relocation of a team in 33 years. The Anaheim Angels changed their name to the Los Angeles Angels. The season ended when the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros in a four-game sweep in the World Series, winning their first championship since 1917. This was the last season in which no no-hit games were pitched until 2025; 2005 was also only the 6th year since 1949 in which no such games were thrown.list a a This was the first season since 1993 that all teams played at least 162 games with no cancellations. Standings start American League New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 3:New York Yankees, 4:Boston Red SoxChicago White Sox 1:Chicago White SoxLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim break National League Atlanta Braves 2:Atlanta BravesSt. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros 1:St. Louis Cardinals, 4:Houston AstrosSan Diego Padres 3:San Diego Padres end Postseason 2005 Major League Baseball postseason Bracket Division Series(ALDS, NLDS) League Championship Series(NLCS, ALCS) World Series American League National League 30 160 1 Chicago White Sox 3 4 Boston 0 2 LA Angels 3 3 NY Yankees 2 1 St. Louis 3 3 San Diego 0 2 Atlanta 1 4 Houston 3 1 Chicago White Sox 4 2 LA Angels 1 1 St. Louis 2 4 Houston 4 AL1 Chicago White Sox 4 NL4 Houston 0 Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series. Statistical leaders Batting Team Statistic American League National League Runs scored Boston Red Sox 910 Cincinnati Reds 820 Hits Boston Red Sox 1579 Chicago Cubs 1506 Home runs Texas Rangers 260 Cincinnati Reds 222 Batting average Boston Red Sox .272 San Francisco Giants .281 Stolen bases Los Angeles Angels 161 New York Mets 153 Individual Statistic American League National League Batting average Michael Young (Texas) .331 Derrek Lee (Chicago) .335 Runs scored Alex Rodriguez (New York) 124 Albert Pujols (St. Louis) 129 Hits Michael Young (Texas) 221 Derrek Lee (Chicago) 199 Home runs Alex Rodriguez (New York) 48 Andruw Jones (Atlanta) 51 Runs batted in David Ortiz (Boston) 148 Andruw Jones (Atlanta) 128 Stolen bases Chone Figgins (Los Angeles) 62 José Reyes (New York) 60 Pitching Team Statistic American League National League Runs allowed Cleveland Indians 642 Houston Astros 609 Earned run average Chicago White SoxCleveland Indians 3.61 St. Louis Cardinals 3.49 Hits allowed Oakland Athletics 1315 Houston Astros 1336 Home runs allowed Oakland Athletics 154 New York Mets 135 Strikeouts Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1126 Chicago Cubs 1256 Individual Statistic American League National League Earned run average Kevin Millwood (Cleveland) 2.86 Roger Clemens (Houston) 1.87 Wins Bartolo Colón (Los Angeles) 21 Dontrelle Willis (Florida) 22 Saves Francisco Rodríguez (Los Angeles)Bob Wickman (Cleveland) 45 Chad Cordero (Washington) 47 Strikeouts Johan Santana (Minnesota) 238 Jake Peavy (San Diego) 216 Managers American League Team Manager CommentsLos Angeles Angels Mike Scioscia Baltimore Orioles Sam PerlozzoBoston Red SoxTerry Francona Chicago White SoxOzzie Guillén Won the World SeriesCleveland Indians Eric Wedge Detroit Tigers± Alan Trammell Kansas City Royals Tony Peña Replaced during the season by Bob SchaeferMinnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire New York Yankees Joe Torre Oakland Athletics Ken Macha Seattle Mariners Mike Hargrove Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lou PiniellaTexas Rangers Buck ShowalterToronto Blue Jays John Gibbons National League Team Manager CommentsArizona Diamondbacks Bob MelvinAtlanta Braves Bobby CoxChicago Cubs Dusty BakerCincinnati Reds Dave Miley Replaced during the season by Jerry NarronColorado Rockies Clint HurdleFlorida Marlins Jack McKeonHouston AstrosPhil GarnerWon the National League pennantLos Angeles Dodgers Jim TracyMilwaukee Brewers Ned YostNew York Mets Willie RandolphPhiladelphia Phillies Charlie ManuelPittsburgh Pirates Lloyd McClendonReplaced during the season by Pete MackaninSt. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa San Diego Padres Bruce BochySan Francisco Giants Felipe AlouWashington Nationals Frank Robinson ±hosted the MLB All Star Game Awards and honors Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueRookie of the YearRyan Howard (PHI)Huston Street (OAK)Cy Young AwardChris Carpenter (STL)Bartolo Colón (LAA)Manager of the YearBobby Cox (ATL)Ozzie Guillén (CWS)Most Valuable PlayerAlbert Pujols (STL)Alex Rodriguez (NYY)Gold Glove AwardsPositionNational LeagueAmerican LeaguePitcherGreg Maddux (CHC)Kenny Rogers (MIN)CatcherMike Matheny (SF)Jason Varitek (BOS)1st BaseDerrek Lee (CHC)Mark Teixeira (TEX)2nd BaseLuis Castillo (FLA)Orlando Hudson (TOR)3rd BaseMike Lowell (FLA)Eric Chavez (OAK)ShortstopOmar Vizquel (SF)Derek Jeter (NYY)OutfieldBobby Abreu (PHI)Jim Edmonds (STL)Andruw Jones (ATL)Torii Hunter (MIN)Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)Vernon Wells (TOR)Silver Slugger AwardsPositionNational LeagueAmerican LeaguePitcher/Designated HitterJason Marquis (STL) David Ortiz (BOS)CatcherMichael Barrett (CHC)Jason Varitek (BOS)1st BaseDerrek Lee (CHC)Mark Teixeira (TEX)2nd BaseJeff Kent (LAD)Alfonso Soriano (TEX)3rd BaseMorgan Ensberg (HOU)Alex Rodriguez (NYY)ShortstopFelipe López (CIN)Miguel Tejada (BAL)OutfieldMiguel Cabrera (FLA)Andruw Jones (ATL)Carlos Lee (MIL)Vladimir Guerrero (LAA)Manny Ramirez (BOS)Gary Sheffield (NYY) Other awards Comeback Players of the Year: Jason Giambi (Designated hitter/first baseman, NYY, American); Ken Griffey Jr. (Center fielder, CIN, National). Edgar Martínez Award (Best designated hitter): David Ortiz (BOS) Hank Aaron Award: David Ortiz (BOS, American); Andruw Jones (ATL, National). Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): John Smoltz (ATL). Rolaids Relief Man Award: Mariano Rivera (NYY, American); Chad Cordero (WSH, National). Delivery Man of the Year (Best Reliever): Mariano Rivera (NYY). Warren Spahn Award (Best left-handed pitcher): Dontrelle Willis (FLA) Player of the Month Month American League National League April Brian Roberts Derrek Lee May Alex Rodriguez Bobby Abreu June Travis Hafner Andruw Jones July Jason Giambi Adam Dunn August Alex Rodriguez Andruw Jones September David Ortiz Randy Winn Pitcher of the Month Month American League National League April Jon Garland Dontrelle Willis May Kenny Rogers Trevor Hoffman June Mark Buehrle Chad Cordero July Barry Zito Andy Pettitte August Bartolo Colón Noah Lowry September José Contreras Andy Pettitte Rookie of the Month Month American League National League April Gustavo Chacín Clint Barmes May Damon Hollins Ryan Church June Joe Blanton Garrett Atkins July Gustavo Chacín Zach Duke August Joe Blanton Zach Duke September Robinson Canó Ryan Howard Home field attendance and payroll Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameEst. payroll%± Percent changeNew York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com95 −5.9%4,090,6968.4%50,502$208,306,81713.1%Los Angeles Dodgershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com71 −23.7%3,603,6463.3%44,489$83,039,000 −10.6%St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com100 −4.8%3,538,98816.1%43,691$92,106,8339.2%Los Angeles Angelshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com953.3%3,404,6860.9%42,033$94,867,822 −5.6%San Francisco Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com75 −17.6%3,181,023 −2.3%39,272$90,199,50010.0%Chicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com79 −11.2%3,099,992 −2.2%38,272$87,032,933 −3.9%San Diego Padreshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com82 −5.7%2,869,787 −4.9%35,429$63,290,83314.3%Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com95 −3.1%2,847,8880.4%35,159$123,505,125 −3.0%New York Metshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8316.9%2,829,92922.0%34,937$101,305,821 −0.7%Houston Astroshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com89 −3.3%2,804,760 −9.2%34,627$76,779,0001.8%Washington Nationalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8120.9%2,731,993264.5%33,728$48,581,50017.9%Seattle Marinershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com699.5%2,725,459 −7.3%33,648$87,754,3347.7%Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com882.3%2,665,304 −18.0%32,905$95,522,0002.5%Baltimore Orioleshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com74 −5.1%2,624,740 −4.3%32,404$73,914,33343.2%Texas Rangershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com79 −11.2%2,525,2210.5%31,176$55,849,0001.5%Atlanta Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com90 −6.3%2,521,1678.3%31,126$86,457,302 −4.1%Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com9919.3%2,342,83321.4%28,924$75,178,00015.3%Milwaukee Brewershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8120.9%2,211,0237.2%27,297$39,934,83345.1%Oakland Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com88 −3.3%2,109,118 −4.2%26,038$55,425,762 −6.7%Arizona Diamondbackshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/attend.shtml Arizona Diamondbacks Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com7751.0%2,059,424 −18.3%25,425$62,629,166 −10.2%Minnesota Twinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com83 −9.8%2,034,2436.4%25,114$56,186,0004.3%Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com71 −1.4%2,024,4315.6%24,993$69,092,00047.5%Toronto Blue Jayshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8019.4%2,014,9956.1%24,876$45,719,500 −8.6%Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com9316.3%2,013,76311.0%24,861$41,502,50020.9%Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com73 −3.9%1,943,067 −15.0%23,696$61,892,58331.9%Colorado Rockieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com67 −1.5%1,914,389 −18.1%23,634$47,839,000 −26.9%Florida Marlinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/attend.shtml Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com830.0%1,852,6087.5%22,872$60,408,83443.3%Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com67 −6.9%1,817,24515.0%22,435$38,133,00018.3%Kansas City Royalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com56 −3.4%1,371,181 −17.5%16,928$36,881,000 −22.5%Tampa Bay Devil Rayshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/attend.shtml Tampa Bay Rays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com67 −4.3%1,141,669 −10.5%14,095$29,679,067 −0.6% Television coverage This was the fifth season that national television coverage was split between ESPN and Fox Sports. ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected weeknight and Sunday night games, and selected Division Series playoff games. Fox televised Saturday baseball, the All-Star Game, selected Division Series games, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. Events March 24 – a spring training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies was abandoned after five innings because of a swarm of bees which settled over the field.Bees swarm Rockies’ game https://www.deseret.com/2005/3/25/19883877/bees-swarm-rockies-game www.deseret.com October 16, 2023 April 29 – The highly anticipated matchup of Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros vs. Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs took place at Minute Maid Park, two of the most acclaimed pitchers of the modern era (between them are 11 Cy Young awards—7 and 4, respectively). Both Clemens and Maddux had 300 career wins at this point in their careers, a feat that is arguably impossible for modern era pitchers to achieve since the advent of middle and closing relief rosters. The Cubs went on to win the game 3–2. June 18 – Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees hits the first grand slam of his 11-year major league career, as the Yankees defeat the Chicago Cubs 8–1.Pellowski Michael J The Little Giant Books of Baseball Facts 2007 Sterling Publishing Co United States 978-1-4027-4273-6 352 registration https://archive.org/details/littlegiantbooko0000pell/page/352 July 15 – Rafael Palmeiro of the Baltimore Orioles became the 26th member of the 3,000-hit club with a double in the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmera01.shtml Rafael Palmeiro Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference July 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430120559/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmera01.shtml April 30, 2011 live mdy-all July 26 – Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs recorded his 3,000th career strikeout by striking out Omar Vizquel of the San Francisco Giants in the third inning. Maddux became the 13th to reach this mark in Major League history.Every member of the 3,000-strikeout club https://www.mlb.com/news/3-000-strikeout-club-c303580736 2026-03-18 MLB.com en See also 2005 Nippon Professional Baseball season Notes list a aMajor League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1936, 1939, 1942–1943, 1949, 1959, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000, 2005 and 2025. References External links 2005 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons