2005 Major League Baseball season

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 division 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. after more than 4 decades, with the Washington Nationals having moved from Montreal.

This article is about the 2005 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2005 in baseball.
2005 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 3 – October 26, 2005
Number of games162
Number of teams30
Draft
Top draft pickJustin Upton
Picked byArizona Diamondbacks
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
NL: Albert Pujols (STL)
League Postseason
AL championsChicago White Sox
  AL runners-upLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim
NL championsHouston Astros
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsChicago White Sox
  Runners-upHouston Astros
World Series MVPJermaine Dye (CHW)

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 2019 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]

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

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

Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.

Statistical leaders

Team
Statistic American League National League
Runs scored Boston Red Sox910 Cincinnati Reds820
Hits Boston Red Sox1579 Chicago Cubs1506
Home runs Texas Rangers260 Cincinnati Reds222
Batting average Boston Red Sox.272 San Francisco Giants.281
Stolen bases Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim161 New York Mets153

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

Team
Statistic American League National League
Runs allowed Cleveland Indians642 Houston Astros609
Earned run average Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians		3.61 St. Louis Cardinals3.49
Hits allowed Oakland Athletics1315 Houston Astros1336
Home runs allowed Oakland Athletics154 New York Mets135
Strikeouts Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim1126 Chicago Cubs1256

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 Comments
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
Team Manager Comments
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 YearRyan Howard (PHI)Huston Street (OAK)
Cy Young AwardChris Carpenter (STL)Bartolo Colón (LAA)
Manager of the YearBobby Cox (ATL)Ozzie Guillén (CHW)
Most Valuable PlayerAlbert Pujols (STL)Alex Rodriguez (NYY)
Gold Glove Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
PitcherGreg 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 Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
Pitcher/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

Player of the Month
MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Brian RobertsDerrek Lee
May Alex RodriguezBobby Abreu
June Travis HafnerAndruw Jones
July Jason GiambiAdam Dunn
August Alex RodriguezAndruw Jones
September David OrtizRandy Winn

Pitcher of the Month
MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Jon GarlandDontrelle Willis
May Kenny RogersTrevor Hoffman
June Mark BuehrleChad Cordero
July Barry ZitoAndy Pettitte
August Bartolo ColónNoah Lowry
September José ContrerasAndy Pettitte

Rookie of the Month
MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Gustavo ChacínClint Barmes
May Damon HollinsRyan Church
June Joe BlantonGarrett Atkins
July Gustavo ChacínZach Duke
August Joe BlantonZach Duke
September Robinson CanóRyan Howard

Home Field Attendance & Payroll
Team Name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per Game Est. Payroll %±
New York Yankees[1] 95 -5.9% 4,090,696 8.4% 50,502 $208,306,817 13.1%
Los Angeles Dodgers[2] 71 -23.7% 3,603,646 3.3% 44,489 $83,039,000 -10.6%
St. Louis Cardinals[3] 100 -4.8% 3,538,988 16.1% 43,691 $92,106,833 9.2%
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[4] 95 3.3% 3,404,686 0.9% 42,033 $94,867,822 -5.6%
San Francisco Giants[5] 75 -17.6% 3,181,023 -2.3% 39,272 $90,199,500 10.0%
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 $63,290,833 14.3%
Boston Red Sox[8] 95 -3.1% 2,847,888 0.4% 35,159 $123,505,125 -3.0%
New York Mets[9] 83 16.9% 2,829,929 22.0% 34,937 $101,305,821 -0.7%
Houston Astros[10] 89 -3.3% 2,804,760 -9.2% 34,627 $76,779,000 1.8%
Washington Nationals[11] 81 20.9% 2,731,993 264.5% 33,728 $48,581,500 17.9%
Seattle Mariners[12] 69 9.5% 2,725,459 -7.3% 33,648 $87,754,334 7.7%
Philadelphia Phillies[13] 88 2.3% 2,665,304 -18.0% 32,905 $95,522,000 2.5%
Baltimore Orioles[14] 74 -5.1% 2,624,740 -4.3% 32,404 $73,914,333 43.2%
Texas Rangers[15] 79 -11.2% 2,525,221 0.5% 31,176 $55,849,000 1.5%
Atlanta Braves[16] 90 -6.3% 2,521,167 8.3% 31,126 $86,457,302 -4.1%
Chicago White Sox[17] 99 19.3% 2,342,833 21.4% 28,924 $75,178,000 15.3%
Milwaukee Brewers[18] 81 20.9% 2,211,023 7.2% 27,297 $39,934,833 45.1%
Oakland Athletics[19] 88 -3.3% 2,109,118 -4.2% 26,038 $55,425,762 -6.7%
Arizona Diamondbacks[20] 77 51.0% 2,059,424 -18.3% 25,425 $62,629,166 -10.2%
Minnesota Twins[21] 83 -9.8% 2,034,243 6.4% 25,114 $56,186,000 4.3%
Detroit Tigers[22] 71 -1.4% 2,024,431 5.6% 24,993 $69,092,000 47.5%
Toronto Blue Jays[23] 80 19.4% 2,014,995 6.1% 24,876 $45,719,500 -8.6%
Cleveland Indians[24] 93 16.3% 2,013,763 11.0% 24,861 $41,502,500 20.9%
Cincinnati Reds[25] 73 -3.9% 1,943,067 -15.0% 23,696 $61,892,583 31.9%
Colorado Rockies[26] 67 -1.5% 1,914,389 -18.1% 23,634 $47,839,000 -26.9%
Florida Marlins[27] 83 0.0% 1,852,608 7.5% 22,872 $60,408,834 43.3%
Pittsburgh Pirates[28] 67 -6.9% 1,817,245 15.0% 22,435 $38,133,000 18.3%
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%

Events

• 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.

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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