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2005 Atlanta Braves season

2005 Atlanta Braves
National League East Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkTurner Field
CityAtlanta
Record90–72 (.556)
Divisional place1st
OwnersTime Warner
General managersJohn Schuerholz
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionTBS Superstation
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)
FSN South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
RadioWGST
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 and the 135th season overall. The Braves won their 11th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox, finishing 2 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves lost the NLDS 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

  • October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves.[1]
  • December 3, 2004: Julio Franco was resigned in free agency to the Atlanta Braves.[2]
  • December 11, 2004: Dan Kolb was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and José Capellán. The Atlanta Braves sent Alec Zumwalt (minors) (December 14, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.[3]
  • December 16, 2004: Ex-All-star Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.[4]
  • January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[5]
  • March 31, 2005: Jorge Sosa was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for Nick Green.[6]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Position Name
Starting Pitcher John Smoltz
Catcher Johnny Estrada
First Baseman Adam LaRoche
Second Baseman Marcus Giles
Third Baseman Chipper Jones
Shortstop Rafael Furcal
Left Fielder Brian Jordan
Center Fielder Andruw Jones
Right Fielder Raúl Mondesí

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Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 90 72 .556 — 53‍–‍28 37‍–‍44
Philadelphia Phillies 88 74 .543 2 46‍–‍35 42‍–‍39
Florida Marlins 83 79 .512 7 45‍–‍36 38‍–‍43
New York Mets 83 79 .512 7 48‍–‍33 35‍–‍46
Washington Nationals 81 81 .500 9 41‍–‍40 40‍–‍41

Record vs. opponents

2005 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ 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

  • April 15, 2005: John Foster signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[10]
  • June 1, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves.[11]
  • July 31, 2005: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Román Colón and Zach Miner.[12]
  • August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).[13]
  • Notable picks in the 2005 Draft include Joey Devine (26th pick overall), Yunel Escobar (2nd round), and Jordan Schafer (3rd round).

Roster

2005 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

2005 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 53–28; Away: 37–44)
April: 14–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Marlins 0–9 Beckett (1–0) Smoltz (0–1) — 57,405 0–1
2 April 6 @ Marlins 2–1 (13) Bernero (1–0) Bump (0–1) Kolb (1) 20,317 1–1
3 April 7 @ Marlins 4–2 Hudson (1–0) Burnett (0–1) Kolb (2) 19,108 2–1
4 April 8 Mets 3–1 Thomson (1–0) Zambrano (0–1) Kolb (3) 50,939 3–1
5 April 9 Mets 6–3 Bernero (2–0) Heilman (0–1) — 40,604 4–1
6 April 10 Mets 1–6 Martinez (1–0) Smoltz (0–2) — 36,601 4–2
7 April 11 Nationals 11–2 Hampton (1–0) Day (0–1) — 16,584 5–2
8 April 12 Nationals 3–4 Ayala (1–0) Kolb (0–1) Cordero (1) 20,122 5–3
9 April 13 Nationals 4–11 Ohka (1–1) Thomson (1–1) — 19,093 5–4
10 April 15 @ Phillies 11–4 Ramirez (1–0) Floyd (1–1) — 31,408 6–4
11 April 16 @ Phillies 1–2 Lieber (3–0) Smoltz (0–3) Wagner (2) 36,820 6–5
12 April 17 @ Phillies 1–2 (10) Madson (1–1) Kolb (0–2) — 32,008 6–6
13 April 18 @ Astros 1–0 (12) Sosa (1–0) Wheeler (0–2) Kolb (4) 31,672 7–6
14 April 19 @ Astros 3–5 Backe (1–0) Thomson (1–2) Lidge (4) 32,146 7–7
15 April 20 @ Nationals 0–2 Day (1–1) Ramirez (1–1) Cordero (3) 27,374 7–8
16 April 21 @ Nationals 2–1 Reitsma (1–0) Cordero (2–1) Kolb (5) 30,728 8–8
17 April 22 Phillies 6–2 Hampton (2–0) Myers (1–1) Kolb (6) 26,837 9–8
18 April 23 Phillies 11–1 Hudson (2–0) Wolf (1–2) — 31,656 10–8
19 April 24 Phillies 4–0 Thomson (2–2) Padilla (0–2) — 26,713 11–8
20 April 25 @ Mets 4–5 Heilman (2–2) Ramirez (1–2) Looper (3) 16,874 11–9
21 April 26 @ Mets 4–3 Smoltz (1–3) Martinez (2–1) Foster (1) 31,511 12–9
22 April 27 @ Mets 8–4 Hampton (3–0) Glavine (1–3) — 21,087 13–9
23 April 29 Cardinals 5–6 Mulder (3–1) Hudson (2–1) Reyes (1) 33,833 13–10
24 April 30 Cardinals 3–2 Kolb (1–2) Journell (0–1) — 35,789 14–10
May: 14–13 (Home: 10–3; Away: 4–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25 May 1 Cardinals 2–1 Smoltz (2–3) Suppan (2–3) Kolb (7) 34,304 15–10
26 May 3 Marlins 6–11 Leiter (1–2) Hampton (3–1) — 22,299 15–11
27 May 4 Marlins 5–2 Hudson (3–1) Burnett (3–2) Kolb (8) 25,082 16–11
28 May 5 Astros 9–3 Thomson (3–2) Backe (2–2) — 20,553 17–11
29 May 6 Astros 9–4 Smoltz (3–3) Oswalt (4–3) — 26,987 19–11
30 May 7 Astros 4–1 Ramirez (2–2) Pettitte (2–3) Kolb (9) 36,452 19–11
31 May 8 Astros 16–0 Hampton (4–1) Astacio (0–1) — 32,498 20–11
32 May 9 @ Rockies 6–7 Wright (2–2) Hudson (3–2) Tsao (3) 20,307 20–12
33 May 10 @ Rockies 9–5 Sosa (2–0) Jennings (1–4) — 20,415 21–12
34 May 11 @ Rockies 5–6 Tsao (1–0) Kolb (1–3) — 19,631 21–13
35 May 13 @ Dodgers 4–7 Carrara (4–0) Reitsma (1–1) Brazoban (11) 53,689 21–14
36 May 14 @ Dodgers 5–1 Bernero (3–0) Perez (4–4) — 49,112 22–14
37 May 15 @ Dodgers 5–2 Hudson (4–2) Alvarez (1–1) Kolb (10) 53,239 23–14
38 May 16 @ Padres 3–5 Linebrink (1–1) Reitsma (1–2) Hoffman (12) 25,958 23–15
39 May 17 @ Padres 2–3 Reyes (2–0) Kolb (1–4) — 31,330 23–16
40 May 18 @ Padres 4–8 Eaton (6–1) Ramirez (2–3) Hoffman (13) 31,670 23–17
41 May 20 @ Red Sox 3–4 Miller (1–0) Hudson (4–3) Foulke (11) 35,332 23–18
42 May 21 @ Red Sox 7–5 Davies (1–0) Wakefield (4–3) — 35,008 24–18
43 May 22 @ Red Sox 2–5 Clement (5–0) Colon (0–1) — 34,844 24–19
44 May 23 Mets 8–6 Ramirez (3–3) Ishii (0–3) Kolb (11) 26,132 25–19
45 May 24 Mets 4–0 Hudson (5–3) Glavine (3–5) — 28,927 26–19
46 May 25 Mets 3–0 Davies (2–0) Zambrano (2–5) Reitsma (1) 33,250 27–19
47 May 27 Phillies 1–5 Lidle (5–3) Smoltz (3–4) — 31,501 27–20
48 May 28 Phillies 5–12 Lieber (6–4) Ramirez (3–4) — 34,975 27–21
49 May 29 Phillies 7–2 Hudson (6–3) Myers (4–3) — 37,615 28–21
50 May 30 @ Nationals 2–3 Ohka (4–3) Davies (2–1) Cordero (12) 39,705 28–22
51 May 31 @ Nationals 4–5 Ayala (3–3) Colon (0–2) Cordero (13) 29,512 28–23
June: 15–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 8–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
52 June 1 @ Nationals 5–4 Smoltz (4–4) Carrasco (1–1) Reitsma (2) 28,280 29–23
53 June 2 @ Nationals 6–8 Carrasco (2–1) Kolb (1–5) Cordero (14) 29,225 29–24
54 June 3 @ Pirates 1–3 Wells (4–4) Hudson (6–4) Mesa (15) 27,643 29–25
55 June 4 @ Pirates 1–0 Foster (1–0) Gonzalez (0–2) Reitsma (3) 33,649 30–25
56 June 5 @ Pirates 2–5 Perez (4–4) Bernero (3–1) Mesa (16) 28,717 30–26
57 June 6 Angels 2–4 Donnelly (3–1) Smoltz (4–5) Rodriguez (11) 23,104 30–27
58 June 7 Angels 3–2 Ramirez (4–4) Byrd (5–5) Reitsma (4) 25,276 31–27
59 June 8 Angels 4–8 Donnelly (4–1) Foster (1–1) — 27,747 31–28
60 June 10 Athletics 4–6 Haren (4–7) Colon (0–3) Street (3) 28,535 31–29
61 June 11 Athletics 5–3 Smoltz (5–5) Duchscherer (2–1) — 36,004 31–30
62 June 12 Athletics 5–11 Zito (3–7) Boyer (0–1) — 27,819 32–30
63 June 13 @ Rangers 3–7 Young (6–3) Hudson (6–5) — 41,594 32–31
64 June 14 @ Rangers 7–2 Sosa (3–0) Astacio (2–8) — 30,221 32–31
65 June 15 @ Rangers 5–9 Park (7–1) Davies (2–2) Cordero (17) 33,663 33–32
66 June 16 @ Reds 5–2 Smoltz (6–5) Claussen (3–4) Reitsma (5) 23,362 34–32
67 June 17 @ Reds 10–5 Ramirez (5–4) Ortiz (2–5) — 27,023 35–32
68 June 18 @ Reds 6–1 Bernero (4–1) Milton (3–9) — 41,737 36–32
69 June 19 @ Reds 8–11 Weathers (4–0) Bernero (4–2) — 28,836 36–33
70 June 21 Marlins 5–0 Smoltz (7–5) Burnett (4–5) — 28,686 37–33
71 June 22 Marlins 8–0 Ramirez (6–4) Moehler (2–5) — 30,216 38–33
72 June 23 Marlins 0–8 Willis (12–2) Sosa (3–1) — 29,826 38–34
73 June 24 Orioles 7–5 Davies (3–2) Penn (2–1) Reitsma (6) 43,822 39–34
74 June 25 Orioles 5–4 Vasquez (1–0) Williams (4–4) — 44,106 40–34
75 June 26 Orioles 8–1 Smoltz (8–5) Lopez (7–3) — 37,157 41–34
76 June 27 @ Marlins 7–2 (8) Ramirez (7–4) Moehler (2–6) — 16,341 42–34
77 June 28 @ Marlins 9–1 Sosa (4–1) Willis (12–3) — 20,129 43–34
78 June 29 @ Marlins 5–6 (13) Riedling (4–1) Bernero (4–3) — 23,512 43–35
79 June 30 @ Marlins 2–6 Beckett (8–5) Colon (0–4) — 23,147 43–36
July: 18–8 (Home: 11–2; Away: 7–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
80 July 1 @ Phillies 9–1 Smoltz (9–5) Padilla (3–8) — 45,004 44–36
81 July 2 @ Phillies 3–6 Myers (6–4) Ramirez (7–5) Wagner (20) 29,205 44–37
82 July 3 @ Phillies 4–3 Brower (3–1) Wagner (1–1) Reitsma (7) 39,732 45–37
83 July 4 Cubs 4–0 Davies (4–2) Wood (1–2) — 52,274 46–37
84 July 4 Cubs 5–1 Colon (1–4) Maddux (7–6) — 34,698 47–37
– July 6 Cubs Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 7
85 July 7 (1) Cubs 6–0 Ramirez (8–5) Prior (5–3) — 32,711 48–37
86 July 7 (2) Cubs 9–4 Foster (2–1) Novoa (2–2) — 34,847 49–37
87 July 8 Brewers 2–1 Kolb (2–5) Santana (1–3) — 29,402 50–37
88 July 9 Brewers 6–9 Sheets (5–6) Davies (4–3) — 40,514 50–38
89 July 10 Brewers 4–8 Capuano (10–6) Colon (1–5) — 24,916 50–39
76th All-Star Game in Detroit, Michigan
90 July 14 @ Mets 3–6 Hernandez (5–2) Brower (3–2) Looper (21) 43,319 50–40
91 July 15 @ Mets 2–1 Smoltz (10–5) Hernandez (5–3) Reitsma (8) 34,444 51–40
92 July 16 @ Mets 3–0 Hudson (7–5) Zambrano (4–8) Reitsma (9) 36,078 52–40
93 July 17 @ Mets 1–8 Martinez (11–3) Hampton (4–2) — 34,983 52–41
94 July 18 @ Giants 6–1 Sosa (5–1) Correia (1–1) — 42,277 53–41
95 July 19 @ Giants 4–5 Walker (3–2) Kolb (2–6) — 42,494 53–42
96 July 20 @ Giants 4–1 Smoltz (11–5) Lowry (6–10) Reitsma (10) 42,371 54–42
97 July 22 @ Diamondbacks 5–6 (10) Cormier (6–1) Brower (3–3) — 27,348 54–43
98 July 23 @ Diamondbacks 3–2 Reitsma (2–2) Valverde (1–4) — 32,673 55–43
99 July 24 @ Diamondbacks 2–3 Vazquez (9–9) Ramirez (8–6) Bruney (11) 30,280 55–44
100 July 26 Nationals 3–2 (10) Reitsma (3–2) Stanton (1–3) — 43,308 56–44
101 July 27 Nationals 4–3 Kolb (3–6) Majewski (2–2) Reitsma (11) 40,625 57–44
102 July 28 Nationals 5–4 Sosa (6–1) Drese (7–10) Reitsma (12) 40,269 58–44
103 July 29 Pirates 2–1 Ramirez (9–6) Williams (8–8) McBride (1) 36,767 59–44
104 July 30 Pirates 9–6 Davies (5–3) Redman (5–11) Reitsma (13) 47,441 60–44
105 July 31 Pirates 5–4 Smoltz (12–5) Grabow (2–1) Reitsma (14) 33.275 61–44
August: 14–14 (Home: 7–9; Away: 7–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106 August 1 Pirates 1–4 Duke (4–0) Hudson (7–6) Mesa (26) 25,875 61–45
107 August 2 @ Reds 12–2 Sosa (7–1) Ortiz (6–7) — 25,680 62–45
108 August 3 @ Reds 5–8 Claussen (6–8) Ramirez (9–7) Mercker (3) 37,157 62–46
109 August 4 @ Reds 7–4 Davies (6–3) Harang (7–10) Reitsma (15) 23,285 63–46
110 August 5 @ Cardinals 3–11 Mulder (13–5) Smoltz (12–6) — 47,838 63–47
111 August 6 @ Cardinals 8–1 Hudson (8–6) Marquis (9–10) — 48,565 64–47
112 August 7 @ Cardinals 3–5 King (3–2) Reitsma (3–3) — 47,714 64–48
113 August 9 Giants 7–1 Ramirez (10–7) Hennessey (4–4) — 27,230 65–48
114 August 10 Giants 5–4 (12) Boyer (1–1) Cooper (0–1) — 24,032 66–48
115 August 11 Giants 3–5 Schmidt (9–6) Hudson (8–7) Walker (20) 26,577 66–49
116 August 12 Diamondbacks 0–8 Vargas (6–6) Sosa (7–2) — 32,006 66–50
117 August 13 Diamondbacks 9–5 Foster (3–1) Cormier (7–3) — 36,817 67–50
118 August 14 Diamondbacks 13–8 Hampton (5–2) Vazquez (9–12) — 30,098 68–50
119 August 16 Dodgers 4–6 Carrara (7–4) Reitsma (3–4) Sanchez (1) 24,692 68–51
120 August 17 Dodgers 10–2 Hudson (9–7) Perez (7–7) — 23,028 69–51
121 August 18 Dodgers 4–7 Weaver (11–8) Thomson (3–3) Sanchez (2) 24,101 69–52
122 August 19 Padres 7–12 Park (10–6) Hampton (5–3) — 35,071 69–53
123 August 20 Padres 2–7 (13) Seanez (5–1) Devine (0–1) — 37,133 69–54
124 August 21 Padres 6–2 Sosa (8–2) Otsuka (1–5) — 26,077 70–54
125 August 22 @ Cubs 4–2 Hudson (10–7) Wood (3–4) — 38,767 71–54
126 August 23 @ Cubs 1–10 Williams (4–6) Thomson (3–4) — 38,273 71–55
127 August 24 @ Cubs 3–1 Sosa (9–2) Prior (9–5) Farnsworth (7) 38,033 72–55
128 August 26 @ Brewers 1–3 Sheets (10–9) Ramirez (10–8) Turnbow (29) 30,670 72–56
129 August 27 @ Brewers 8–4 Smoltz (13–6) Santos (4–13) — 42,464 73–56
130 August 28 @ Brewers 5–2 Hudson (11–7) Capuano (14–9) — 35,060 74–56
– August 29 Nationals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 31
131 August 30 Nationals 2–3 Bergmann (1–0) Sosa (9–3) Cordero (42) 20,001 74–57
132 August 31 (1) Nationals 5–3 Ramirez (11–8) Loaiza (9–10) Farnsworth (8) N/A 75–57
133 August 31 (2) Nationals 3–4 Stanton (2–3) Reitsma (3–5) Cordero (43) 25,555 75–58
September/October: 15–14 (Home: 11–5; Away: 4–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
134 September 1 Nationals 8–7 (10) Davies (7–3) Ayala (8–7) — 19,053 76–58
135 September 2 Reds 7–4 Hudson (12–7) Milton (7–13) Farnsworth (9) 27,041 77–58
136 September 3 Reds 9–3 Sosa (10–3) Hudson (6–7) — 40,212 78–58
137 September 4 Reds 3–8 (12) Belisle (3–6) Kolb (3–7) — 34,472 78–59
138 September 5 Mets 4–2 Boyer (2–1) Trachsel (1–1) Farnsworth (10) 33,045 79–59
139 September 6 Mets 3–1 Smoltz (14–6) Martinez (13–7) Farnsworth (11) 21,068 80–59
140 September 7 Mets 4–3 (10) Foster (4–1) Looper (4–7) — 28,564 81–59
141 September 9 @ Nationals 6–8 Majewski (3–3) Foster (4–2) Cordero (44) 36,295 81–60
142 September 10 @ Nationals 4–0 Sosa (11–3) Hernandez (15–7) — 44,083 82–60
143 September 11 @ Nationals 9–7 McBride (1–0) Cordero (2–4) Farnsworth (12) 31,834 83–60
144 September 12 @ Phillies 1–4 Brito (1–0) Hudson (12–8) Wagner (33) 21,169 83–61
145 September 13 @ Phillies 4–5 Fultz (4–0) Boyer (2–2) Wagner (34) 24,311 83–62
146 September 14 @ Phillies 4–12 Lidle (11–10) Ramirez (11–9) — 23,125 83–63
147 September 15 @ Phillies 6–4 Sosa (12–3) Myers (12–8) Farnsworth (13) 27,804 84–63
148 September 16 @ Mets 0–4 Martinez (15–7) Smoltz (14–7) — 37,519 84–64
149 September 17 @ Mets 7–4 Hudson (13–8) Trachsel (1–3) Farnsworth (14) 34,191 85–64
150 September 18 @ Mets 1–4 Glavine (11–13) Thomson (3–5) — 31,703 85–65
151 September 20 Phillies 4–1 Sosa (13–3) Lidle (11–11) — 25,701 86–65
152 September 21 Phillies 6–10 (10) Geary (2–1) Davies (7–4) — 27,030 86–66
153 September 22 Phillies 0–4 Lieber (16–12) Hudson (13–9) — 26,301 86–67
154 September 23 Marlins 4–3 Boyer (3–2) Jones (1–5) Farnsworth (15) 39,076 87–67
155 September 24 Marlins 6–1 Thomson (4–5) Moehler (6–11) — 51,775 88–67
156 September 25 Marlins 5–3 Boyer (4–2) Burnett (12–12) Farnsworth (16) 48,147 89–67
157 September 26 Rockies 5–6 Speier (2–1) Reitsma (3–6) Fuentes (31) 23,788 89–68
158 September 27 Rockies 12–3 Hudson (14–9) Cook (6–2) — 25,306 90–68
159 September 28 Rockies 5–10 Francis (14–12) Davies (7–5) — 29,971 90–69
160 September 30 @ Marlins 2–5 Villone (4–5) Thomson (4–6) Jones (39) 25,461 90–70
161 October 1 @ Marlins 4–6 Resop (2–0) Kolb (3–8) Jones (40) 28,392 90–71
162 October 2 @ Marlins 6–7 (10) Villone (5–5) Davies (7–6) — 29,214 90–72
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Braves team member

Player stats

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Johnny Estrada 105 357 93 .261 4 39
1B Adam LaRoche 141 451 117 .259 20 78
2B Marcus Giles 152 577 168 .291 15 63
SS Rafael Furcal 154 616 175 .284 12 58
3B Chipper Jones 109 358 106 .296 21 72
LF Kelly Johnson 87 290 70 .241 9 40
CF Andruw Jones 160 586 154 .263 51 128
RF Jeff Francoeur 70 257 77 .300 14 45

Other batters

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
Ryan Langerhans 128 326 87 .267 8 42
Wilson Betemit 115 246 75 .305 4 20
Julio Franco 108 233 64 .275 9 42
Brian Jordan 76 231 57 .247 3 24
Brian McCann 59 180 50 .278 5 23
Pete Orr 112 150 45 .300 1 8
Raúl Mondesí 41 142 30 .211 4 17
Andy Marte 24 57 8 .140 0 4
Brayan Peña 18 39 7 .179 0 4
Eddie Pérez 16 38 5 .211 2 6
Todd Hollandsworth 24 35 6 .171 1 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Smoltz 33 229.2 14 7 3.06 169
Horacio Ramírez 33 202.1 11 9 4.63 80
Tim Hudson 29 192.0 14 9 3.52 115
John Thomson 17 98.2 4 6 4.47 61
Mike Hampton 12 69.1 5 3 3.50 27
Seth Greisinger 1 5.0 0 0 3.60 2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jorge Sosa 44 134.0 13 3 2.55 85
Kyle Davies 21 87.2 7 6 4.93 62
Román Colón 23 44.1 1 5 5.28 30
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Chris Reitsma 76 3 6 15 3.93 42
Danny Kolb 65 3 8 11 5.93 39
John Foster 62 4 2 1 4.15 32
Blaine Boyer 43 4 2 0 3.11 33
Jim Brower 37 1 2 0 4.20 28
Adam Bernero 36 4 3 0 6.51 37
Kevin Gryboski 31 0 0 0 2.98 8
Kyle Farnsworth 26 0 0 10 1.98 32
Macay McBride 23 1 0 1 5.79 22
Jorge Vásquez 7 1 0 0 3.00 9
Anthony Lerew 7 0 0 0 5.63 5
Joey Devine 5 0 1 0 12.60 3
Jay Powell 5 0 0 0 0.00 1
Tom Martin 4 0 0 0 19.29 0
Matt Childers 3 0 0 0 4.50 2
Chuck James 2 0 0 0 1.59 5
Frank Brooks 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Postseason

Game log

2005 Postseason Game Log
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 5 Astros 5–10 Pettitte (1–0) Hudson (0–1) — 40,590 0–1
2 October 6 Astros 7–1 Smoltz (1–0) Clemens (0–1) — 46,181 1–1
3 October 8 @ Astros 3–7 Oswalt (1–0) Sosa (0–1) — 43,759 1–2
4 October 9 @ Astros 6–7 (18) Clemens (1–1) Devine (0–1) — 43,413 1–3

Awards and honors

2005 Major League Baseball season

  • Bobby Cox was voted the National League Manager of the Year for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in total.
  • John Smoltz was chosen to receive the Roberto Clemente Award. With this honor included, Smoltz became the only player in MLB history to win a Cy Young, and reliever of the year award.
  • Andruw Jones led the National League in home runs and runs batted in. He was the recipient of a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and the Hank Aaron Award. Jones also finished second in voting for National League Most Valuable Player.
  • Jeff Francoeur finished third in voting for National League Rookie of the Year.

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

See also: Minor League Baseball
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. ^ "Dewayne Wise Stats".
  2. ^ Julio Franco Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ "Danny Kolb Stats".
  4. ^ Tim Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ "Jorge Sosa Stats".
  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. ^ "Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins Box Score, April 5, 2005".
  10. ^ "John Foster Stats".
  11. ^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ^ "Kyle Farnsworth Stats".
  13. ^ "Todd Hollandsworth Stats".
  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
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlanta_Braves_season