2005 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs logo.svg 2005 National League Central Wrigley Field Chicago 79–83 (48.8%) 4th Tribune Company Jim Hendry Dusty Baker CSN ChicagoSuperstation WGNWCIU-TV(Len Kasper, Bob Brenly) WGN(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo) chc CHC The 2005 Chicago Cubs season was the 134th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 130th in the National League and the 90th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished 79–83, fourth place in the National League Central. This was the first season for the WGN-TV broadcast pairing of Bob Brenly and Len Kasper. Offseason December 31, 2004: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml Todd Hollandsworth Stats January 20, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ransoco01.shtml Cody Ransom Stats February 2, 2005: Sammy Sosa was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors).Sammy Sosa Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 2, 2005: Jeromy Burnitz was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1982551 Burnitz deal could climb to $11.5M 2005-02-02 ESPN.com 2018-04-17 February 8, 2005: Scott McClain was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml Scott McClain Stats March 30, 2005: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Chicago Cubs. Regular season Cubs 23 Sandberg.svg Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs 23 2005 After his Hall of Fame induction, Ryne Sandberg had his number 23 retired in a ceremony at Wrigley Field on August 28, 2005. Season standings National League Central Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Transactions May 2, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml Trent Hubbard Stats May 27, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. July 7, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs. August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors). Roster 2005 Chicago Cubs RosterPitchers 56 Cliff Bartosh 48 Joe Borowski 46 Ryan Dempster 47 Chad Fox 32 LaTroy Hawkins 53 Rich Hill 49 John Koronka 31 Greg Maddux 52 Sergio Mitre 51 Jon Leicester 44 Roberto Novoa 50,45 Will Ohman 22 Mark Prior 37 Mike Remlinger 33 Glendon Rusch 37 Jermaine Van Buren 40 Todd Wellemeyer 32 Jerome Williams 48 Scott Williamson 34 Kerry Wood 43 Michael Wuertz 38 Carlos ZambranoCatchers  8 Michael Barrett 9,24 Henry Blanco Infielders 11 Ronny Cedeño 29 Mike Fontenot  5 Nomar Garciaparra 25 Derrek Lee  1 José Macías  9 Scott McClain 13 Neifi Pérez 16 Aramis Ramírez 55 Ryan Theriot  7 Todd Walker 19 Enrique Wilson Outfielders  3 Jeromy Burnitz  4 Jason Dubois  9 Jody Gerut  4 Ben Grieve 15 Jerry Hairston Jr. 28 Todd Hollandsworth 50 Matt Lawton 19 Matt Murton 20 Corey Patterson Other batters 17 Adam Greenberg 58 Geovany SotoManager 12 Dusty Baker Coaches  2 Gene Clines (hitting)  6 Sonny Jackson (special asst) 59 Juan Lopez (bullpen) 36 Gary Matthews (first base) 39 Dick Pole (bench) 41 Larry Rothschild (pitching) 35 Chris Speier (third base) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI C Michael Barrett 133 424 117 .276 16 61 1B Derrek Lee 158 594 199 .335 46 107 2B Todd Walker 110 397 121 .305 12 40 SS Neifi Pérez 154 572 157 .274 9 54 3B Aramis Ramírez 123 463 140 .302 31 92 LF Todd Hollandsworth 107 268 68 .254 5 35 CF Corey Patterson 126 451 97 .215 13 34 RF Jeromy Burnitz 160 605 156 .258 24 87 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI Jerry Hairston Jr. 114 380 99 .261 4 30 Nomar Garciaparra 62 230 65 .283 9 30 José Macías 112 177 45 .254 1 13 Henry Blanco 54 161 39 .242 6 25 Jason Dubois 52 142 34 .239 7 22 Matt Murton 51 140 45 .321 7 14 Ronny Cedeño 41 80 24 .300 1 6 Matt Lawton 19 78 19 .244 1 5 Enrique Wilson 15 22 3 .136 0 0 Ben Grieve 23 20 5 .250 0 1 Jody Gerut 11 14 1 .071 0 0 Scott McClain 13 14 2 .143 0 1 Ryan Theriot 9 13 2 .154 0 0 Mike Fontenot 7 2 0 .000 0 0 Geovany Soto 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Adam Greenberg 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts PlayerGIPWLERASO Greg Maddux 35 225.0 13 15 4.24 136 Carlos Zambrano 33 223.1 14 6 3.26 202 Mark Prior 27 166.2 11 7 3.67 188 Jerome Williams 18 106.0 6 8 3.91 59 John Koronka 4 15.2 1 2 7.47 10 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts PlayerGIPWLERASO Glendon Rusch 46 145.1 9 8 4.52 111 Kerry Wood 21 66.0 3 4 4.23 77 Sergio Mitre 21 60.1 2 5 5.37 37 Rich Hill 10 23.2 0 2 9.13 21 Jon Leicester 6 9.0 0 2 9.00 7 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts PlayerGWLSVERASO Ryan Dempster 63 5 3 33 3.13 89 Michael Wuertz 75 6 2 0 3.81 89 Will Ohman 69 2 2 0 2.91 45 Roberto Novoa 49 4 5 0 4.43 47 Mike Remlinger 35 0 3 0 4.91 30 Todd Wellemeyer 22 2 1 1 6.12 32 LaTroy Hawkins 21 1 4 4 3.32 13 Cliff Bartosh 19 0 2 0 5.49 15 Scott Williamson 17 0 0 0 5.65 23 Joe Borowski 11 0 0 0 6.55 11 Chad Fox 11 0 0 1 6.75 11 Jermaine Van Buren 6 0 2 0 3.00 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Mike Quade AA West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Southern League Bobby Dickerson A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Richie Zisk A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Julio Garcia A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Trey Forkerway Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Steve McFarlandJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2005 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Season standings: National League Central Standings on ESPN.com Game logs: 1st half: Chicago Cubs Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Chicago Cubs Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Chicago Cubs Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 100 53em Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs Season, 2005 Chicago Cubs Category:2005 in Chicago