2005 Major League Baseball season

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2005 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 3 – October 26, 2005
Number of games162
Number of teams30
TV partner(s) Fox, ESPN
Draft
Top draft pick Justin Upton
Picked by Arizona Diamondbacks
Regular Season
Season MVP AL: Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
NL: Albert Pujols (STL)
Postseason
AL champions Chicago White Sox
  AL runners-up Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
NL champions Houston Astros
  NL runners-up St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions Chicago White Sox
  Runners-up Houston Astros
World Series MVP Jermaine Dye (CWS)
MLB seasons

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 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 34 years and currently the last time this has occurred in the majors.

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The Anaheim Angels changed their name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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.

As of the 2023 season, this is the last season in which no no-hit games were pitched; 2005 was also only the 6th year since 1949 in which no such games were thrown. [a]

This was the first season since 1993 that all teams played at least 162 games with no cancellations.

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS) 		League Championship Series
(NLCS, ALCS) 		World Series
         
1 Chicago White Sox 3
4 Boston 0
1 Chicago White Sox4
American League
2 LA Angels 1
2 LA Angels 3
3 NY Yankees 2
AL1 Chicago White Sox4
NL4 Houston 0
1 St. Louis 3
3 San Diego 0
1 St. Louis 2
National League
4 Houston4
2 Atlanta 1
4 Houston 3

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 of Anaheim 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 Sox
Cleveland 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

TeamManagerComments
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Mike Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles Sam Perlozzo
Boston Red Sox Terry Francona
Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillén Won the World Series
Cleveland Indians Eric Wedge
Detroit Tigers± Alan Trammell
Kansas City Royals Tony Peña Replaced during the season by Bob Schaefer
Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire
New York Yankees Joe Torre
Oakland Athletics Ken Macha
Seattle Mariners Mike Hargrove
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lou Piniella
Texas Rangers Buck Showalter
Toronto Blue Jays John Gibbons

National League

TeamManagerComments
Arizona Diamondbacks Bob Melvin
Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox
Chicago Cubs Dusty Baker
Cincinnati Reds Dave Miley Replaced during the season by Jerry Narron
Colorado Rockies Clint Hurdle
Florida Marlins Jack McKeon
Houston Astros Phil Garner Won the National League pennant
Los Angeles Dodgers Jim Tracy
Milwaukee Brewers Ned Yost
New York Mets Willie Randolph
Philadelphia Phillies Charlie Manuel
Pittsburgh Pirates Lloyd McClendon Replaced during the season by Pete Mackanin
St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa
San Diego Padres Bruce Bochy
San Francisco Giants Felipe Alou
Washington Nationals Frank Robinson

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

Awards and honors

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican League
Rookie of the Year Ryan Howard (PHI) Huston Street (OAK)
Cy Young Award Chris Carpenter (STL) Bartolo Colón (LAA)
Manager of the Year Bobby Cox (ATL) Ozzie Guillén (CWS)
Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols (STL) Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
Gold Glove Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
Pitcher Greg Maddux (CHC) Kenny Rogers (MIN)
Catcher Mike Matheny (SF) Jason Varitek (BOS)
1st Base Derrek Lee (CHC) Mark Teixeira (TEX)
2nd Base Luis Castillo (FLA) Orlando Hudson (TOR)
3rd Base Mike Lowell (FLA) Eric Chavez (OAK)
Shortstop Omar Vizquel (SF) Derek Jeter (NYY)
Outfield Bobby Abreu (PHI)
Jim Edmonds (STL)
Andruw Jones (ATL)		 Torii Hunter (MIN)
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Vernon Wells (TOR)
Silver Slugger Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Jason Marquis (STL) David Ortiz (BOS)
Catcher Michael Barrett (CHC) Jason Varitek (BOS)
1st Base Derrek Lee (CHC) Mark Teixeira (TEX)
2nd Base Jeff Kent (LAD) Alfonso Soriano (TEX)
3rd Base Morgan Ensberg (HOU) Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
Shortstop Felipe López (CIN) Miguel Tejada (BAL)
Outfield Miguel Cabrera (FLA)
Andruw Jones (ATL)
Carlos Lee (MIL)		 Vladimir Guerrero (LAA)
Manny Ramirez (BOS)
Gary Sheffield (NYY)

Other awards

Player of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Brian Roberts Derrek Lee
May Alex Rodriguez Bobby Abreu
June Travis Hafner Andruw Jones
July Jason Giambi Adam Dunn
AugustAlex RodriguezAndruw Jones
September David Ortiz Randy Winn

Pitcher of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational 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

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Gustavo Chacín Clint Barmes
May Damon Hollins Ryan Church
June Joe Blanton Garrett Atkins
July Gustavo Chacín Zach Duke
AugustJoe BlantonZach Duke
September Robinson Canó Ryan Howard

Home field attendance and payroll

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per gameEst. payroll%±
New York Yankees [1] 95-5.9%4,090,6968.4%50,502$208,306,81713.1%
Los Angeles Dodgers [2] 71-23.7%3,603,6463.3%44,489$83,039,000-10.6%
St. Louis Cardinals [3] 100-4.8%3,538,98816.1%43,691$92,106,8339.2%
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [4] 953.3%3,404,6860.9%42,033$94,867,822-5.6%
San Francisco Giants [5] 75-17.6%3,181,023-2.3%39,272$90,199,50010.0%
Chicago Cubs [6] 79-11.2%3,099,992-2.2%38,272$87,032,933-3.9%
San Diego Padres [7] 82-5.7%2,869,787-4.9%35,429$63,290,83314.3%
Boston Red Sox [8] 95-3.1%2,847,8880.4%35,159$123,505,125-3.0%
New York Mets [9] 8316.9%2,829,92922.0%34,937$101,305,821-0.7%
Houston Astros [10] 89-3.3%2,804,760-9.2%34,627$76,779,0001.8%
Washington Nationals [11] 8120.9%2,731,993264.5%33,728$48,581,50017.9%
Seattle Mariners [12] 699.5%2,725,459-7.3%33,648$87,754,3347.7%
Philadelphia Phillies [13] 882.3%2,665,304-18.0%32,905$95,522,0002.5%
Baltimore Orioles [14] 74-5.1%2,624,740-4.3%32,404$73,914,33343.2%
Texas Rangers [15] 79-11.2%2,525,2210.5%31,176$55,849,0001.5%
Atlanta Braves [16] 90-6.3%2,521,1678.3%31,126$86,457,302-4.1%
Chicago White Sox [17] 9919.3%2,342,83321.4%28,924$75,178,00015.3%
Milwaukee Brewers [18] 8120.9%2,211,0237.2%27,297$39,934,83345.1%
Oakland Athletics [19] 88-3.3%2,109,118-4.2%26,038$55,425,762-6.7%
Arizona Diamondbacks [20] 7751.0%2,059,424-18.3%25,425$62,629,166-10.2%
Minnesota Twins [21] 83-9.8%2,034,2436.4%25,114$56,186,0004.3%
Detroit Tigers [22] 71-1.4%2,024,4315.6%24,993$69,092,00047.5%
Toronto Blue Jays [23] 8019.4%2,014,9956.1%24,876$45,719,500-8.6%
Cleveland Indians [24] 9316.3%2,013,76311.0%24,861$41,502,50020.9%
Cincinnati Reds [25] 73-3.9%1,943,067-15.0%23,696$61,892,58331.9%
Colorado Rockies [26] 67-1.5%1,914,389-18.1%23,634$47,839,000-26.9%
Florida Marlins [27] 830.0%1,852,6087.5%22,872$60,408,83443.3%
Pittsburgh Pirates [28] 67-6.9%1,817,24515.0%22,435$38,133,00018.3%
Kansas City Royals [29] 56-3.4%1,371,181-17.5%16,928$36,881,000-22.5%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays [30] 67-4.3%1,141,669-10.5%14,095$29,679,067-0.6%

Television coverage

This was the fifth season that national TV 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

See also

Notes

a Major 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 and 2005.

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