2005 Cleveland Indians season
The 2005 Cleveland Indians season was the 105th season for the franchise. It involved the Indians attempting to win the American League Central division. They had a very good September (with 17 wins and 9 losses), and went into a season-closing series with the Chicago White Sox with a chance to tie the White Sox record (though the White Sox held the tiebreaker and had already won the division) and make it into the playoffs, but lost three close games to finish 6 games behind the White Sox, who were the eventual World Series winners, eliminating Cleveland from the possibility to go to the playoffs.
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Record | 93–69 (.574) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Larry Dolan |
General manager(s) | Mark Shapiro |
Manager(s) | Eric Wedge |
Local television | Fox Sports Ohio (John Sanders, Rick Manning, Mike Hegan) |
Local radio | WTAM Cleveland Indians Radio Network (Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan) |
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Offseason
- November 3, 2004: Ernie Young was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[1]
- November 24, 2004: Bob Wickman was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[2]
- January 17, 2005: Juan González was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[3] His season – and his career – ended on his first regular season at-bat, when he pulled a leg muscle trying to run out a ground ball.
Regular season
Season standings
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 47–34 | 52–29 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 | 43–38 | 50–31 |
Minnesota Twins | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Detroit Tigers | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 28 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | 0.346 | 43 | 34–47 | 22–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–10 | 2–6 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 12–6 | 4–6 | 9–10 | 8–10 |
Boston | 10–8 | — | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 7–2 | 7–11 | 12–6 |
Chicago | 6–2 | 3–4 | — | 14–5 | 14–5 | 13–5 | 4–6 | 11–7 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 12–6 |
Cleveland | 6–1 | 2–4 | 5–14 | — | 12–6 | 13–6 | 3–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 15–3 |
Detroit | 5–3 | 4–6 | 5–14 | 6–12 | — | 10–9 | 4–6 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 9–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–13 | 6–13 | 9–10 | — | 2–7 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 3–5 | 2–8 | 3–6 | 9–9 |
Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–4 | 7–2 | — | 6–4 | 6–4 | 10–9 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 15–4 | 1–5 | 12–6 |
Minnesota | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 13–6 | 4–6 | — | 3–3 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–0 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
New York | 11–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 7–2 | 7–3 | 8–11 | 7–3 | 12–6 | 11–7 |
Oakland | 6–4 | 4–6 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 2–7 | — | 12–6 | 4–5 | 11–8 | 5–5 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 3–7 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 6–12 | — | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–6 | 10–8 |
Tampa Bay | 6–12 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 0–6 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 2–4 | — | 6–2 | 8–11 | 3–15 |
Texas | 6–4 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–2 | 4–15 | 6–3 | 3–7 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 2–6 | — | 7–3 | 9–9 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–12 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 3–7 | — | 8–10 |
Notable transactions
- June 7, 2005: Tim Lincecum was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 42nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[4]
Roster
Game log
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April: 9–14 (Home: 3–7; Away: 6–7)
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May: 16–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–6)
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June: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
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July: 13–16 (Home: 6–9; Away: 7–7)
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August: 19–8 (Home: 8–6; Away: 11–2)
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September: 19–8 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–4)
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October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0)
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Josh Bard | 34 | 83 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .193 | 0 |
Ronnie Belliard | 145 | 536 | 71 | 152 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 78 | .284 | 2 |
Rafael Betancourt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Casey Blake | 147 | 523 | 72 | 126 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 58 | .241 | 4 |
Aaron Boone | 143 | 511 | 61 | 124 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 60 | .243 | 9 |
Ben Broussard | 142 | 466 | 59 | 119 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 68 | .255 | 2 |
Alex Cora | 49 | 146 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .205 | 6 |
Coco Crisp | 145 | 594 | 86 | 178 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 69 | .300 | 15 |
Jason Davis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jason Dubois | 14 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | 0 |
Scott Elarton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Ryan Garko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jody Gerut | 44 | 138 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .275 | 1 |
Juan González | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Franklin Gutierrez | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Travis Hafner | 137 | 486 | 94 | 148 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 108 | .305 | 0 |
José Hernández | 84 | 234 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .231 | 1 |
Bob Howry | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Cliff Lee | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jeff Liefer | 19 | 56 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .196 | 0 |
Ryan Ludwick | 19 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .220 | 0 |
Victor Martinez | 147 | 547 | 73 | 167 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 80 | .305 | 0 |
Matt Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Kevin Millwood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jhonny Peralta | 141 | 504 | 82 | 147 | 35 | 4 | 24 | 78 | .292 | 0 |
Brandon Phillips | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Arthur Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
CC Sabathia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | 0 |
Scott Sauerbeck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Grady Sizemore | 158 | 640 | 111 | 185 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 81 | .289 | 22 |
Ramón Vázquez | 12 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
Jake Westbrook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Bob Wickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Totals | 162 | 5609 | 790 | 1522 | 337 | 30 | 207 | 760 | .271 | 62 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Rafael Betancourt | 4 | 3 | 2.79 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 67.2 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 73 |
Fernando Cabrera | 2 | 1 | 1.47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
Jason Davis | 4 | 2 | 4.69 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 32 |
Scott Elarton | 11 | 9 | 4.61 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 181.2 | 100 | 93 | 48 | 103 |
Jeremy Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Bob Howry | 7 | 4 | 2.47 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 73.0 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 48 |
Cliff Lee | 18 | 5 | 3.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.0 | 91 | 85 | 52 | 143 |
Matt Miller | 1 | 0 | 1.82 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 29.2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
Kevin Millwood | 9 | 11 | 2.86 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 192.0 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 146 |
Arthur Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 2.08 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 43 |
David Riske | 3 | 4 | 3.10 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 72.2 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 48 |
CC Sabathia | 15 | 10 | 4.03 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 92 | 88 | 62 | 161 |
Scott Sauerbeck | 1 | 0 | 4.04 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
Kaz Tadano | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Tallet | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Jake Westbrook | 15 | 15 | 4.49 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 210.2 | 121 | 105 | 56 | 119 |
Bob Wickman | 0 | 4 | 2.47 | 64 | 0 | 45 | 62.0 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
Totals | 93 | 69 | 3.61 | 162 | 162 | 51 | 1452.2 | 642 | 582 | 413 | 1050 |
Awards and honors
Minor league affiliates
Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | 2005 Buffalo Bisons season |
AA | Akron Aeros | Eastern League | 2005 Akron Aeros season |
Advanced A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | |
A | Lake County Captains | South Atlantic League | |
Short Season A | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | New York–Penn League | |
Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League |
References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml
- Bob Wickman at Baseball Reference
- Juan Gonzalez transaction at Baseball Reference
- Tim Lincecum at Baseball Reference
- 2005 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 2005 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac