2005 Atlanta Braves season

2005 Atlanta Braves
2005 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 90–72 (.556)
Divisional place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Time Warner
General manager(s) John Schuerholz
Manager(s) Bobby Cox
Local television TBS Superstation
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)
FSN South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio WGST
WKLS
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 2005 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 40th season in Atlanta. The Braves won their 15th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. This was Atlanta's final division title in their consecutive run. The Braves lost the 2005 Divisional Series to the Houston Astros, 3 games to 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

Regular season

Opening Day starters[9]

Position Name
Starting PitcherJohn Smoltz
Catcher Johnny Estrada
First BasemanAdam LaRoche
Second BasemanMarcus Giles
Third BasemanChipper Jones
ShortstopRafael Furcal
Left FielderBrian Jordan
Center FielderAndruw Jones
Right FielderRaúl Mondesí

Season standings

National League East

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 90 72 0.556 — 53–28 37–44
Philadelphia Phillies 88 74 0.543 2 46–35 42–39
Florida Marlins 83 79 0.512 7 45–36 38–43
New York Mets 83 79 0.512 7 48–33 35–46
Washington Nationals 81 81 0.500 9 41–40 40–41

Record vs. opponents

2005 National League Records

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 3–3 5–2 2–4 11–7 2–4 3–3 13–5 2–4 1–6 3–4 3–4 10–9 7–11 2–5 2–4 8–10
Atlanta 3–3 — 6–1 7–3 2–4 10–8 5–1 3–3 3–3 13–6 9–10 4–3 1–5 4–2 3–3 10–9 7–8
Chicago 2–5 1–6 — 6–9 4–3 5–4 9–7 4–2 7–9 2–4 2–4 11–5 4–3 5–2 10–6 1–5 6–9
Cincinnati 4–2 3–7 9–6 — 3–3 2–4 4–12 3–4 6–10 3–3 3–4 9–7 4–2 3–5 5–11 5–1 7-8
Colorado 7–11 4–2 3–4 3–3 — 3–3 1–5 11–8 1–5 3–4 2–4 3–7 7–11 7–11 4–4 2–4 6–9
Florida 4–2 8–10 4–5 4–2 3–3 — 4–3 5–2 3–4 8–10 9–10 3–4 2–4 4–2 3–4 9–9 10–5
Houston 3–3 1–5 7–9 12–4 5–1 3-4 — 4–2 10–5 5–5 6–0 9–7 4–3 3–4 5–11 5–2 7–8
Los Angeles 5–13 3–3 2–4 4–3 8–11 2–5 2–4 — 5–1 3–3 3–3 5–2 11–7 9–10 2–5 2–4 5–13
Milwaukee 4–2 3–3 9–7 10–6 5–1 4–3 5–10 1–5 — 3–3 4–5 9–7 3–4 4–3 5–11 4–4 8–7
New York 6–1 6–13 4–2 3–3 4–3 10–8 5–5 3–3 3–3 — 11–7 3–3 4–2 3–3 2–5 11–8 5–10
Philadelphia 4-3 10–9 4–2 4–3 4–2 10–9 0–6 3–3 5–4 7–11 — 4–3 6–0 5–1 4–2 11–8 7–8
Pittsburgh 4–3 3–4 5–11 7–9 7–3 4–3 7–9 2–5 7–9 3–3 3–4 — 3–4 2–4 4–12 1–5 5–7
San Diego 9–10 5–1 3–4 2–4 11–7 4–2 3–4 7–11 4–3 2–4 0–6 4–3 — 12–6 4–3 5–1 7–11
San Francisco 11–7 2–4 2–5 5–3 11–7 2–4 4–3 10–9 3–4 3–3 1–5 4–2 6–12 — 2–4 3–3 6–12
St. Louis 5–2 3–3 6–10 11–5 4–4 4-3 11–5 5–2 11–5 5–2 2–4 12–4 3–4 4–2 — 4–2 10–5
Washington 4–2 9–10 5–1 1–5 4–2 9-9 2–5 4–2 4–4 8–11 8–11 5–1 1–5 3–3 2–4 — 12–6

Notable transactions

Roster

2005 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA
Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

2005 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3–1. Game 4 was a thrilling series clinching 18 inning victory for Houston, and has been cited by many critics as "The greatest first round game in MLB history".

GameScoreDate
1Houston 10, Atlanta 5 October 5
2Atlanta 7, Houston 1 October 6
3Houston 7, Atlanta 3 October 8
4Houston 7, Atlanta 6 (18 innings) October 9

Awards and honors

2005 Major League Baseball season

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

Level Team League Manager
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 Ortiz

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml
  2. ↑ Julio Franco Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kolbda01.shtml#trans
  4. ↑ Tim Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sosajo02.shtml#trans
  7. ↑ "September 14, 2005 Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  8. ↑ Bowman, Mark (September 14, 2005). "Andruw hits two milestones with homer; Braves center fielder belts No. 50 of 2005, No. 300 of career". MLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  9. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO200504050.shtml
  10. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fostejo01.shtml#trans
  11. ↑ Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/farnsky01.shtml#trans
  13. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml
  14. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  15. ↑ Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory
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