2005 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 2005 National League East champions National League East Turner Field Atlanta 90–72 (.556) 1st Time Warner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox TBS SuperstationTurner South(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)FSN South(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun) WGSTWKLS(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)WWWE(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores) The 2005 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 40th season in Atlanta and the 135th season overall. The Braves won their 11th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox, finishing 2 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Houston Astros, 3–1. Tim Hudson joined the Braves' rotation and rookies Jeff Francoeur, Kelly Johnson and Brian McCann had their first seasons with Atlanta in 2005. Offseason October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml Dewayne Wise Stats December 3, 2004: Julio Franco was resigned in free agency to the Atlanta Braves.Julio Franco Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com December 11, 2004: Dan Kolb was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and José Capellán. The Atlanta Braves sent Alec Zumwalt (minors) (December 14, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kolbda01.shtml#trans Danny Kolb Stats December 16, 2004: Ex-All-star Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.Tim Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com March 31, 2005: Jorge Sosa was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for Nick Green.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sosajo02.shtml#trans Jorge Sosa Stats Regular season On September 15, 2005, Andruw Jones hit his 300th career home run which went 430 ft m off Philadelphia Phillies reliever Geoff Geary in a 12–4 Phillies win. Jones became one of the quickest in Major League history to 300 home runs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200509140.shtml September 14, 2005 Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play April 1, 2009 Baseball-Reference.com The ball landed in the upper deck in left field at Citizens Bank Park.Mark Bowman Andruw hits two milestones with homer; Braves center fielder belts No. 50 of 2005, No. 300 of career September 14, 2005 MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050914&content_id=1210307&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb April 1, 2009 Opening Day starters + Position NameStarting PitcherJohn SmoltzCatcher Johnny EstradaFirst BasemanAdam LaRocheSecond BasemanMarcus GilesThird BasemanChipper JonesShortstopRafael FurcalLeft FielderBrian JordanCenter FielderAndruw JonesRight FielderRaúl Mondesí https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO200504050.shtml Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins Box Score, April 5, 2005 Season standings National League East Record vs. opponents ATL Notable transactions April 15, 2005: John Foster signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fostejo01.shtml#trans John Foster Stats June 1, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves.Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 2005: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Román Colón and Zach Miner.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/farnsky01.shtml#trans Kyle Farnsworth Stats August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml Todd Hollandsworth Stats Notable picks in the 2005 Draft include Joey Devine (26th pick overall), Yunel Escobar (2nd round), and Jordan Schafer (3rd round). Roster 2005 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 50 Adam Bernero 48 Blaine Boyer 27 Frank Brooks 38 Jim Brower 48 Matt Childers 40 Román Colón 26 Kyle Davies 28 Joey Devine 40 Kyle Farnsworth 46 John Foster 48 Seth Greisinger 49 Kevin Gryboski 32 Mike Hampton 15 Tim Hudson 36 Chuck James 51 Dan Kolb 50 Anthony Lerew 38 Tom Martin 49 Macay McBride 43 Jay Powell 30 Horacio Ramírez 37 Chris Reitsma 29 John Smoltz 34 Jorge Sosa 52 John Thomson 36 Jorge Vásquez Catchers 23 Johnny Estrada 16 Brian McCann  8 Brayan Peña 12 Eddie Pérez Infielders 24 Wilson Betemit 14 Julio Franco  1 Rafael Furcal 22 Marcus Giles 10 Chipper Jones 19 Adam LaRoche 11 Andy Marte  4 Pete Orr Outfielders  7 Jeff Francoeur 20 Todd Hollandsworth 27 Kelly Johnson 25 Andruw Jones 33 Brian Jordan 18 Ryan Langerhans 43 Raúl MondesíManager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 53 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 45 Fredi González (third base) 17 Glenn Hubbard (first base) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)  9 Terry Pendleton (hitting) Game log Atlanta Braves 2005 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 53–28; Away: 37–44) y Atlanta Braves April: 14–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 5 || @ Marlins || 0–9 || Beckett (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || — || 57,405 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 2–1 (13) || Bernero (1–0) || Bump (0–1) || Kolb (1) || 20,317 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Hudson (1–0) || Burnett (0–1) || Kolb (2) || 19,108 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 8 || Mets || 3–1 || Thomson (1–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || Kolb (3) || 50,939 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 9 || Mets || 6–3 || Bernero (2–0) || Heilman (0–1) || — || 40,604 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 10 || Mets || 1–6 || Martinez (1–0) || Smoltz (0–2) || — || 36,601 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 11 || Nationals || 11–2 || Hampton (1–0) || Day (0–1) || — || 16,584 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || April 12 || Nationals || 3–4 || Ayala (1–0) || Kolb (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 20,122 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 13 || Nationals || 4–11 || Ohka (1–1) || Thomson (1–1) || — || 19,093 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 15 || @ Phillies || 11–4 || Ramirez (1–0) || Floyd (1–1) || — || 31,408 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || April 16 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Lieber (3–0) || Smoltz (0–3) || Wagner (2) || 36,820 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 17 || @ Phillies || 1–2 (10) || Madson (1–1) || Kolb (0–2) || — || 32,008 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 18 || @ Astros || 1–0 (12) || Sosa (1–0) || Wheeler (0–2) || Kolb (4) || 31,672 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || April 19 || @ Astros || 3–5 || Backe (1–0) || Thomson (1–2) || Lidge (4) || 32,146 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || April 20 || @ Nationals || 0–2 || Day (1–1) || Ramirez (1–1) || Cordero (3) || 27,374 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || Reitsma (1–0) || Cordero (2–1) || Kolb (5) || 30,728 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 22 || Phillies || 6–2 || Hampton (2–0) || Myers (1–1) || Kolb (6) || 26,837 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 23 || Phillies || 11–1 || Hudson (2–0) || Wolf (1–2) || — || 31,656 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 24 || Phillies || 4–0 || Thomson (2–2) || Padilla (0–2) || — || 26,713 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || April 25 || @ Mets || 4–5 || Heilman (2–2) || Ramirez (1–2) || Looper (3) || 16,874 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || April 26 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Smoltz (1–3) || Martinez (2–1) || Foster (1) || 31,511 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 27 || @ Mets || 8–4 || Hampton (3–0) || Glavine (1–3) || — || 21,087 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 29 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Mulder (3–1) || Hudson (2–1) || Reyes (1) || 33,833 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 30 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Kolb (1–2) || Journell (0–1) || — || 35,789 || 14–10 y Atlanta Braves May: 14–13 (Home: 10–3; Away: 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 1 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Smoltz (2–3) || Suppan (2–3) || Kolb (7) || 34,304 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || May 3 || Marlins || 6–11 || Leiter (1–2) || Hampton (3–1) || — || 22,299 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || May 4 || Marlins || 5–2 || Hudson (3–1) || Burnett (3–2) || Kolb (8) || 25,082 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May 5 || Astros || 9–3 || Thomson (3–2) || Backe (2–2) || — || 20,553 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || May 6 || Astros || 9–4 || Smoltz (3–3) || Oswalt (4–3) || — || 26,987 || 19–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || May 7 || Astros || 4–1 || Ramirez (2–2) || Pettitte (2–3) || Kolb (9) || 36,452 || 19–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 8 || Astros || 16–0 || Hampton (4–1) || Astacio (0–1) || — || 32,498 || 20–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || May 9 || @ Rockies || 6–7 || Wright (2–2) || Hudson (3–2) || Tsao (3) || 20,307 || 20–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 10 || @ Rockies || 9–5 || Sosa (2–0) || Jennings (1–4) || — || 20,415 || 21–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || May 11 || @ Rockies || 5–6 || Tsao (1–0) || Kolb (1–3) || — || 19,631 || 21–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 4–7 || Carrara (4–0) || Reitsma (1–1) || Brazoban (11) || 53,689 || 21–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 5–1 || Bernero (3–0) || Perez (4–4) || — || 49,112 || 22–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Hudson (4–2) || Alvarez (1–1) || Kolb (10) || 53,239 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || May 16 || @ Padres || 3–5 || Linebrink (1–1) || Reitsma (1–2) || Hoffman (12) || 25,958 || 23–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || May 17 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Reyes (2–0) || Kolb (1–4) || — || 31,330 || 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || May 18 || @ Padres || 4–8 || Eaton (6–1) || Ramirez (2–3) || Hoffman (13) || 31,670 || 23–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 20 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Miller (1–0) || Hudson (4–3) || Foulke (11) || 35,332 || 23–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 21 || @ Red Sox || 7–5 || Davies (1–0) || Wakefield (4–3) || — || 35,008 || 24–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 || Clement (5–0) || Colon (0–1) || — || 34,844 || 24–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 23 || Mets || 8–6 || Ramirez (3–3) || Ishii (0–3) || Kolb (11) || 26,132 || 25–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 24 || Mets || 4–0 || Hudson (5–3) || Glavine (3–5) || — || 28,927 || 26–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 25 || Mets || 3–0 || Davies (2–0) || Zambrano (2–5) || Reitsma (1) || 33,250 || 27–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May 27 || Phillies || 1–5 || Lidle (5–3) || Smoltz (3–4) || — || 31,501 || 27–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 || May 28 || Phillies || 5–12 || Lieber (6–4) || Ramirez (3–4) || — || 34,975 || 27–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 29 || Phillies || 7–2 || Hudson (6–3) || Myers (4–3) || — || 37,615 || 28–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 || May 30 || @ Nationals || 2–3 || Ohka (4–3) || Davies (2–1) || Cordero (12) || 39,705 || 28–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 31 || @ Nationals || 4–5 || Ayala (3–3) || Colon (0–2) || Cordero (13) || 29,512 || 28–23 y Atlanta Braves June: 15–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || June 1 || @ Nationals || 5–4 || Smoltz (4–4) || Carrasco (1–1) || Reitsma (2) || 28,280 || 29–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || June 2 || @ Nationals || 6–8 || Carrasco (2–1) || Kolb (1–5) || Cordero (14) || 29,225 || 29–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || June 3 || @ Pirates || 1–3 || Wells (4–4) || Hudson (6–4) || Mesa (15) || 27,643 || 29–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || June 4 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Foster (1–0) || Gonzalez (0–2) || Reitsma (3) || 33,649 || 30–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Perez (4–4) || Bernero (3–1) || Mesa (16) || 28,717 || 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || June 6 || Angels || 2–4 || Donnelly (3–1) || Smoltz (4–5) || Rodriguez (11) || 23,104 || 30–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 7 || Angels || 3–2 || Ramirez (4–4) || Byrd (5–5) || Reitsma (4) || 25,276 || 31–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || June 8 || Angels || 4–8 || Donnelly (4–1) || Foster (1–1) || — || 27,747 || 31–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 || June 10 || Athletics || 4–6 || Haren (4–7) || Colon (0–3) || Street (3) || 28,535 || 31–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 11 || Athletics || 5–3 || Smoltz (5–5) || Duchscherer (2–1) || — || 36,004 || 31–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 12 || Athletics || 5–11 || Zito (3–7) || Boyer (0–1) || — || 27,819 || 32–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 || June 13 || @ Rangers || 3–7 || Young (6–3) || Hudson (6–5) || — || 41,594 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || June 14 || @ Rangers || 7–2 || Sosa (3–0) || Astacio (2–8) || — || 30,221 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 15 || @ Rangers || 5–9 || Park (7–1) || Davies (2–2) || Cordero (17) || 33,663 || 33–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || June 16 || @ Reds || 5–2 || Smoltz (6–5) || Claussen (3–4) || Reitsma (5) || 23,362 || 34–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || June 17 || @ Reds || 10–5 || Ramirez (5–4) || Ortiz (2–5) || — || 27,023 || 35–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || June 18 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Bernero (4–1) || Milton (3–9) || — || 41,737 || 36–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 19 || @ Reds || 8–11 || Weathers (4–0) || Bernero (4–2) || — || 28,836 || 36–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || June 21 || Marlins || 5–0 || Smoltz (7–5) || Burnett (4–5) || — || 28,686 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || June 22 || Marlins || 8–0 || Ramirez (6–4) || Moehler (2–5) || — || 30,216 || 38–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 23 || Marlins || 0–8 || Willis (12–2) || Sosa (3–1) || — || 29,826 || 38–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || June 24 || Orioles || 7–5 || Davies (3–2) || Penn (2–1) || Reitsma (6) || 43,822 || 39–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 25 || Orioles || 5–4 || Vasquez (1–0) || Williams (4–4) || — || 44,106 || 40–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || June 26 || Orioles || 8–1 || Smoltz (8–5) || Lopez (7–3) || — || 37,157 || 41–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || June 27 || @ Marlins || 7–2 (8) || Ramirez (7–4) || Moehler (2–6) || — || 16,341 || 42–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 28 || @ Marlins || 9–1 || Sosa (4–1) || Willis (12–3) || — || 20,129 || 43–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 5–6 (13) || Riedling (4–1) || Bernero (4–3) || — || 23,512 || 43–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 30 || @ Marlins || 2–6 || Beckett (8–5) || Colon (0–4) || — || 23,147 || 43–36 y Atlanta Braves July: 18–8 (Home: 11–2; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 9–1 || Smoltz (9–5) || Padilla (3–8) || — || 45,004 || 44–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 || July 2 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Myers (6–4) || Ramirez (7–5) || Wagner (20) || 29,205 || 44–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || July 3 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Brower (3–1) || Wagner (1–1) || Reitsma (7) || 39,732 || 45–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 83 || July 4 || Cubs || 4–0 || Davies (4–2) || Wood (1–2) || — || 52,274 || 46–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 84 || July 4 || Cubs || 5–1 || Colon (1–4) || Maddux (7–6) || — || 34,698 || 47–37 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || July 6 || Cubs || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 7 (1) || Cubs || 6–0 || Ramirez (8–5) || Prior (5–3) || — || 32,711 || 48–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 86 || July 7 (2) || Cubs || 9–4 || Foster (2–1) || Novoa (2–2) || — || 34,847 || 49–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 87 || July 8 || Brewers || 2–1 || Kolb (2–5) || Santana (1–3) || — || 29,402 || 50–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 88 || July 9 || Brewers || 6–9 || Sheets (5–6) || Davies (4–3) || — || 40,514 || 50–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 89 || July 10 || Brewers || 4–8 || Capuano (10–6) || Colon (1–5) || — || 24,916 || 50–39 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 76th All-Star Game in Detroit, Michigan |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 90 || July 14 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Hernandez (5–2) || Brower (3–2) || Looper (21) || 43,319 || 50–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 91 || July 15 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Smoltz (10–5) || Hernandez (5–3) || Reitsma (8) || 34,444 || 51–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 92 || July 16 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Hudson (7–5) || Zambrano (4–8) || Reitsma (9) || 36,078 || 52–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 93 || July 17 || @ Mets || 1–8 || Martinez (11–3) || Hampton (4–2) || — || 34,983 || 52–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Sosa (5–1) || Correia (1–1) || — || 42,277 || 53–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 95 || July 19 || @ Giants || 4–5 || Walker (3–2) || Kolb (2–6) || — || 42,494 || 53–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 96 || July 20 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Smoltz (11–5) || Lowry (6–10) || Reitsma (10) || 42,371 || 54–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 97 || July 22 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–6 (10) || Cormier (6–1) || Brower (3–3) || — || 27,348 || 54–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Reitsma (2–2) || Valverde (1–4) || — || 32,673 || 55–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Vazquez (9–9) || Ramirez (8–6) || Bruney (11) || 30,280 || 55–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 100 || July 26 || Nationals || 3–2 (10) || Reitsma (3–2) || Stanton (1–3) || — || 43,308 || 56–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 101 || July 27 || Nationals || 4–3 || Kolb (3–6) || Majewski (2–2) || Reitsma (11) || 40,625 || 57–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 102 || July 28 || Nationals || 5–4 || Sosa (6–1) || Drese (7–10) || Reitsma (12) || 40,269 || 58–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 103 || July 29 || Pirates || 2–1 || Ramirez (9–6) || Williams (8–8) || McBride (1) || 36,767 || 59–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 104 || July 30 || Pirates || 9–6 || Davies (5–3) || Redman (5–11) || Reitsma (13) || 47,441 || 60–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105 || July 31 || Pirates || 5–4 || Smoltz (12–5) || Grabow (2–1) || Reitsma (14) || 33.275 || 61–44 y Atlanta Braves August: 14–14 (Home: 7–9; Away: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 106 || August 1 || Pirates || 1–4 || Duke (4–0) || Hudson (7–6) || Mesa (26) || 25,875 || 61–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 107 || August 2 || @ Reds || 12–2 || Sosa (7–1) || Ortiz (6–7) || — || 25,680 || 62–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 108 || August 3 || @ Reds || 5–8 || Claussen (6–8) || Ramirez (9–7) || Mercker (3) || 37,157 || 62–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 109 || August 4 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Davies (6–3) || Harang (7–10) || Reitsma (15) || 23,285 || 63–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 110 || August 5 || @ Cardinals || 3–11 || Mulder (13–5) || Smoltz (12–6) || — || 47,838 || 63–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 111 || August 6 || @ Cardinals || 8–1 || Hudson (8–6) || Marquis (9–10) || — || 48,565 || 64–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 112 || August 7 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || King (3–2) || Reitsma (3–3) || — || 47,714 || 64–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 113 || August 9 || Giants || 7–1 || Ramirez (10–7) || Hennessey (4–4) || — || 27,230 || 65–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 114 || August 10 || Giants || 5–4 (12) || Boyer (1–1) || Cooper (0–1) || — || 24,032 || 66–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 115 || August 11 || Giants || 3–5 || Schmidt (9–6) || Hudson (8–7) || Walker (20) || 26,577 || 66–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 116 || August 12 || Diamondbacks || 0–8 || Vargas (6–6) || Sosa (7–2) || — || 32,006 || 66–50 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 117 || August 13 || Diamondbacks || 9–5 || Foster (3–1) || Cormier (7–3) || — || 36,817 || 67–50 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 118 || August 14 || Diamondbacks || 13–8 || Hampton (5–2) || Vazquez (9–12) || — || 30,098 || 68–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 119 || August 16 || Dodgers || 4–6 || Carrara (7–4) || Reitsma (3–4) || Sanchez (1) || 24,692 || 68–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 120 || August 17 || Dodgers || 10–2 || Hudson (9–7) || Perez (7–7) || — || 23,028 || 69–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 121 || August 18 || Dodgers || 4–7 || Weaver (11–8) || Thomson (3–3) || Sanchez (2) || 24,101 || 69–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 122 || August 19 || Padres || 7–12 || Park (10–6) || Hampton (5–3) || — || 35,071 || 69–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 123 || August 20 || Padres || 2–7 (13) || Seanez (5–1) || Devine (0–1) || — || 37,133 || 69–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 124 || August 21 || Padres || 6–2 || Sosa (8–2) || Otsuka (1–5) || — || 26,077 || 70–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125 || August 22 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Hudson (10–7) || Wood (3–4) || — || 38,767 || 71–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 126 || August 23 || @ Cubs || 1–10 || Williams (4–6) || Thomson (3–4) || — || 38,273 || 71–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 127 || August 24 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Sosa (9–2) || Prior (9–5) || Farnsworth (7) || 38,033 || 72–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 128 || August 26 || @ Brewers || 1–3 || Sheets (10–9) || Ramirez (10–8) || Turnbow (29) || 30,670 || 72–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 129 || August 27 || @ Brewers || 8–4 || Smoltz (13–6) || Santos (4–13) || — || 42,464 || 73–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 130 || August 28 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Hudson (11–7) || Capuano (14–9) || — || 35,060 || 74–56 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || August 29 || Nationals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 131 || August 30 || Nationals || 2–3 || Bergmann (1–0) || Sosa (9–3) || Cordero (42) || 20,001 || 74–57 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 132 || August 31 (1) || Nationals || 5–3 || Ramirez (11–8) || Loaiza (9–10) || Farnsworth (8) || N/A || 75–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 133 || August 31 (2) || Nationals || 3–4 || Stanton (2–3) || Reitsma (3–5) || Cordero (43) || 25,555 || 75–58 y Atlanta Braves September/October: 15–14 (Home: 11–5; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 134 || September 1 || Nationals || 8–7 (10) || Davies (7–3) || Ayala (8–7) || — || 19,053 || 76–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 135 || September 2 || Reds || 7–4 || Hudson (12–7) || Milton (7–13) || Farnsworth (9) || 27,041 || 77–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || September 3 || Reds || 9–3 || Sosa (10–3) || Hudson (6–7) || — || 40,212 || 78–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 137 || September 4 || Reds || 3–8 (12) || Belisle (3–6) || Kolb (3–7) || — || 34,472 || 78–59 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 138 || September 5 || Mets || 4–2 || Boyer (2–1) || Trachsel (1–1) || Farnsworth (10) || 33,045 || 79–59 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 139 || September 6 || Mets || 3–1 || Smoltz (14–6) || Martinez (13–7) || Farnsworth (11) || 21,068 || 80–59 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 140 || September 7 || Mets || 4–3 (10) || Foster (4–1) || Looper (4–7) || — || 28,564 || 81–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 141 || September 9 || @ Nationals || 6–8 || Majewski (3–3) || Foster (4–2) || Cordero (44) || 36,295 || 81–60 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 142 || September 10 || @ Nationals || 4–0 || Sosa (11–3) || Hernandez (15–7) || — || 44,083 || 82–60 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 143 || September 11 || @ Nationals || 9–7 || McBride (1–0) || Cordero (2–4) || Farnsworth (12) || 31,834 || 83–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 144 || September 12 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Brito (1–0) || Hudson (12–8) || Wagner (33) || 21,169 || 83–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Fultz (4–0) || Boyer (2–2) || Wagner (34) || 24,311 || 83–62 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 146 || September 14 || @ Phillies || 4–12 || Lidle (11–10) || Ramirez (11–9) || — || 23,125 || 83–63 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 147 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 6–4 || Sosa (12–3) || Myers (12–8) || Farnsworth (13) || 27,804 || 84–63 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 148 || September 16 || @ Mets || 0–4 || Martinez (15–7) || Smoltz (14–7) || — || 37,519 || 84–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 17 || @ Mets || 7–4 || Hudson (13–8) || Trachsel (1–3) || Farnsworth (14) || 34,191 || 85–64 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 150 || September 18 || @ Mets || 1–4 || Glavine (11–13) || Thomson (3–5) || — || 31,703 || 85–65 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 151 || September 20 || Phillies || 4–1 || Sosa (13–3) || Lidle (11–11) || — || 25,701 || 86–65 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 152 || September 21 || Phillies || 6–10 (10) || Geary (2–1) || Davies (7–4) || — || 27,030 || 86–66 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 153 || September 22 || Phillies || 0–4 || Lieber (16–12) || Hudson (13–9) || — || 26,301 || 86–67 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154 || September 23 || Marlins || 4–3 || Boyer (3–2) || Jones (1–5) || Farnsworth (15) || 39,076 || 87–67 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 155 || September 24 || Marlins || 6–1 || Thomson (4–5) || Moehler (6–11) || — || 51,775 || 88–67 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 156 || September 25 || Marlins || 5–3 || Boyer (4–2) || Burnett (12–12) || Farnsworth (16) || 48,147 || 89–67 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 157 || September 26 || Rockies || 5–6 || Speier (2–1) || Reitsma (3–6) || Fuentes (31) || 23,788 || 89–68 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || September 27 || Rockies || 12–3 || Hudson (14–9) || Cook (6–2) || — || 25,306 || 90–68 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 159 || September 28 || Rockies || 5–10 || Francis (14–12) || Davies (7–5) || — || 29,971 || 90–69 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 160 || September 30 || @ Marlins || 2–5 || Villone (4–5) || Thomson (4–6) || Jones (39) || 25,461 || 90–70 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 161 || October 1 || @ Marlins || 4–6 || Resop (2–0) || Kolb (3–8) || Jones (40) || 28,392 || 90–71 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 162 || October 2 || @ Marlins || 6–7 (10) || Villone (5–5) || Davies (7–6) || — || 29,214 || 90–72 |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fcc = LossBold = Braves team member Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Johnny Estrada 105 357 93 .261 4 39 1B Adam LaRoche 141 451 117 .259 20 78 2B Marcus Giles 152 577 168 .291 15 63 SS Rafael Furcal 154 616 175 .284 12 58 3B Chipper Jones 109 358 106 .296 21 72 LF Kelly Johnson 87 290 70 .241 9 40 CF Andruw Jones 160 586 154 .263 51 128 RF Jeff Francoeur 70 257 77 .300 14 45 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ryan Langerhans 128 326 87 .267 8 42 Wilson Betemit 115 246 75 .305 4 20 Julio Franco 108 233 64 .275 9 42 Brian Jordan 76 231 57 .247 3 24 Brian McCann 59 180 50 .278 5 23 Pete Orr 112 150 45 .300 1 8 Raúl Mondesí 41 142 30 .211 4 17 Andy Marte 24 57 8 .140 0 4 Brayan Peña 18 39 7 .179 0 4 Eddie Pérez 16 38 5 .211 2 6 Todd Hollandsworth 24 35 6 .171 1 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO John Smoltz 33 229.2 14 7 3.06 169 Horacio Ramírez 33 202.1 11 9 4.63 80 Tim Hudson 29 192.0 14 9 3.52 115 John Thomson 17 98.2 4 6 4.47 61 Mike Hampton 12 69.1 5 3 3.50 27 Seth Greisinger 1 5.0 0 0 3.60 2 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jorge Sosa 44 134.0 13 3 2.55 85 Kyle Davies 21 87.2 7 6 4.93 62 Román Colón 23 44.1 1 5 5.28 30 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Chris Reitsma 76 3 6 15 3.93 42 Danny Kolb 65 3 8 11 5.93 39 John Foster 62 4 2 1 4.15 32 Blaine Boyer 43 4 2 0 3.11 33 Jim Brower 37 1 2 0 4.20 28 Adam Bernero 36 4 3 0 6.51 37 Kevin Gryboski 31 0 0 0 2.98 8 Kyle Farnsworth 26 0 0 10 1.98 32 Macay McBride 23 1 0 1 5.79 22 Jorge Vásquez 7 1 0 0 3.00 9 Anthony Lerew 7 0 0 0 5.63 5 Joey Devine 5 0 1 0 12.60 3 Jay Powell 5 0 0 0 0.00 1 Tom Martin 4 0 0 0 19.29 0 Matt Childers 3 0 0 0 4.50 2 Chuck James 2 0 0 0 1.59 5 Frank Brooks 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Postseason Game log Atlanta Braves 2005 Postseason Game Log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) y Atlanta Braves National League Division Series: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 5 || Astros || 5–10 || Pettitte (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 40,590 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 6 || Astros || 7–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Clemens (0–1) || — || 46,181 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 8 || @ Astros || 3–7 || Oswalt (1–0) || Sosa (0–1) || — || 43,759 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || October 9 || @ Astros || 6–7 (18) || Clemens (1–1) || Devine (0–1) || — || 43,413 || 1–3 Awards and honors 2005 Major League Baseball season Bobby Cox was voted the National League Manager of the Year for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in total. John Smoltz was chosen to receive the Roberto Clemente Award. With this honor included, Smoltz became the only player in MLB history to win a Cy Young, and reliever of the year award. Andruw Jones led the National League in home runs and runs batted in. He was the recipient of a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and the Hank Aaron Award. Jones also finished second in voting for National League Most Valuable Player. Jeff Francoeur finished third in voting for National League Rookie of the Year. 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Andruw Jones and John Smoltz represented the Atlanta Braves in the 2005 All Star Game. Jones hit a home run and Smoltz took the loss in the game. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Pat Kelly AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Brian Snitker A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Randy Ingle A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Rocket Wheeler Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Paul Runge Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Luis OrtizJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory References 2005 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference Category:National League East champion seasons Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves Season, 2005 Atlanta Braves Season, 2005 Atlanta Category:2005 in Atlanta