2005 Boston Red Sox season
2005 Boston Red Sox | ||
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Division | East Division | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston | |
Record | 95–67 (.586) | |
Owners | John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) | |
Managers | Terry Francona | |
Television | WSBK-TV NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy) | |
Radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WROL (Bill Kulik, Uri Berenguer, Juan Báez) | |
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The Boston Red Sox' 2005 season included the Boston Red Sox attempting to win the American League East in the American League. The Red Sox finished 95-67, with the same record as the New York Yankees. Because the Yankees won the head-to-head season series, they won the tie-breaker for the American League East division title, and the Red Sox, with the best record of a non-division winner, were designated as winners of the American League Wild Card.
Offseason
The Red Sox made a few notable offseason moves coming off their 2004 World Series championship. The team brought back Jason Varitek by re-signing the veteran catcher to a 4-year $40 million deal.[1]
Management sought to fill the void left by Orlando Cabrera and Pokey Reese at shortstop by signing free agent Edgar Rentería to a 4-year $40 million year with a 5th year option.[1] The move sat well with fans because Rentería was coming off a very successful 2004 campaign with St. Louis Cardinals. Rentería hit .287 with 10 homeruns and 72 RBI in 2004.[2]
The Red Sox front office looked to bolster their starting pitching by signing two veteran pitchers. The need for starting pitching was a point of emphasize due to the departure of Pedro Martínez to the New York Mets after 7 years in a Red Sox uniform.[3] The first pitcher signed was former Padres starter David Wells. Wells was coming off a surprising 2004 season with the Padres in which he posted a 3.73 ERA over 195 innings pitched at the age of 41.[4] The second pitcher signed was former Cubs starter Matt Clement. Clement was coming off a season in which he posted a respectable 3.68 ERA over 181 innings pitched.[5]
An unfavorable offseason transaction also occurred before the 2005 season. Management traded away fan favorite outfielder Dave Roberts to the Padres in exchange for shortstop Ramon Vazquez and left fielder Jay Payton. Roberts played a huge role as a base stealer during the 2004 World Series run for the Red Sox.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
Boston Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 54–27 | 41–40 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21 | 36–45 | 38–43 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28 | 40–41 | 27–54 |
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
- December 19, 2004: Edgar Rentería was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[7]
- January 10, 2005: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[8]
- May 2, 2005: John Olerud was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[9]
- June 7, 2005: Jacoby Ellsbury was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2005.[10]
- June 7, 2005: Clay Buchholz was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2005.[11]
- July 19, 2005: Alan Embree was released by the Boston Red Sox.[12]
- August 9, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[13]
- August 19, 2005: Mark Bellhorn was released by the Boston Red Sox.[14]
- August 25, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was released by the Boston Red Sox.[13]
Opening Day Lineup
18 | Johnny Damon | CF |
16 | Edgar Rentería | SS |
24 | Manny Ramirez | LF |
34 | David Ortiz | DH |
15 | Kevin Millar | 1B |
33 | Jason Varitek | C |
44 | Jay Payton | RF |
11 | Bill Mueller | 3B |
12 | Mark Bellhorn | 2B |
3 | David Wells | P |
Roster
Game log
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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 |
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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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ER = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
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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 |
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ALDS
Game | Score | Date |
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1 | Boston 2, Chicago 14 | October 4 |
2 | Boston 4, Chicago 5 | October 5 |
3 | Chicago 5, Boston 3 | October 7 |
The Chicago White Sox swept the Red Sox in the American League Division Series. The White Sox went on to win the World Series that year against the Houston Astros. The Red Sox were forced to play in the 2005 Postseason as a wild card team even though they had the same regular season record as their interdivision rival the New York Yankees. That is due to the fact that the Yankees had won the regular season head to head matchups versus the Red Sox 10-9.
A crucial moment of the series came in game 2 when Red Sox second baseman Tony Graffanino made a crucial error that led to the White Sox scoring 3 unearned runs in the fifth inning. A slow groundball hit to the right side of the infield was able to get past Graffanino and a key double play was not turned. Later in the inning, White Sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi hit a 3-run homerun to give the White Sox a 1 run lead.[15] Red Sox pitcher David Wells was pitching well in the game until the error. The error is viewed by many fans as having le the Red Sox Game 2 and eventually the American League Division Series.
Red Sox ace Curt Schilling did not start a game in the American League Division Series after pitching in the last game of the season against the Yankees.
Farm system
References
- Season standings: American League East Standings on ESPN.com
- Game logs:
- 1st Half: Boston Red Sox Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Boston Red Sox Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Boston Red Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Boston Red Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
- 2005 Boston Red Sox season at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 2005 Boston Red Sox season at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "2005 Boston Red Sox Transactions: Free Agency, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Edgar Rentería Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Pedro Martínez Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "David Wells Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Matt Clement Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "2004 Boston Red Sox Transactions: Free Agency, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Edgar Renteria Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Josias Manzanillo Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Olerud Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jacoby Ellsbury Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Clay Buchholz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Alan Embree Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Ricky Bottalico Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Mark Bellhorn Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jenkins, Lee (October 6, 2005). "Red Sox Create Another Moment of Infamy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory