2005 Los Angeles Dodgers season

2005 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	71–91 (.438)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Frank McCourt
President	Jamie McCourt
General managers	Paul DePodesta
Managers	Jim Tracy
Television	FSN West 2; KCOP (13) Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Steve Lyons
Radio	KFWB Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner, Al Downing KWKW Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
Seasons

The 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 116th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 48th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 43rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California.

The Dodgers suffered from a rash of injuries to key players such as closer Éric Gagné, shortstop César Izturis and outfielder J. D. Drew and fell to their second worst record in Los Angeles history, finishing in fourth place in the National League West. After the season, manager Jim Tracy and General Manager Paul DePodesta were both fired and the team was torn apart. This was also the last season to be broadcast on KCOP (13).

Offseason

• January 11, 2005: Acquired Dioner Navarro, William Juarez, Danny Muegge and Beltrán Pérez from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Shawn Green and cash.
• March 20, 2005: Acquired Jason Phillips from the New York Mets for Kaz Ishii.
• March 30, 2005: Traded David Ross to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	82	80	.506	—	46‍–‍35	36‍–‍45
Arizona Diamondbacks	77	85	.475	5	36‍–‍45	41‍–‍40
San Francisco Giants	75	87	.463	7	37‍–‍44	38‍–‍43
Los Angeles Dodgers	71	91	.438	11	40‍–‍41	31‍–‍50
Colorado Rockies	67	95	.414	15	40‍–‍41	27‍–‍54

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

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
César Izturis	Shortstop
Hee-Seop Choi	First baseman
J. D. Drew	Right fielder
Jeff Kent	Second baseman
Milton Bradley	Center fielder
José Valentín	Third baseman
Ricky Ledée	Left fielder
Jason Phillips	Catcher
Derek Lowe	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• August 9, 2005: Acquired José Cruz Jr. from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later (Tony Schrager).

Roster

2005 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 47 Wilson Álvarez 43 Yhency Brazobán 51 Jonathan Broxton 58 Buddy Carlyle 55 Giovanni Carrara 46 Elmer Dessens 15 Scott Erickson 38 Éric Gagné 27 D. J. Houlton 58 Edwin Jackson 56 Hong-Chih Kuo 23 Derek Lowe 57 Franquelis Osoria 31 Brad Penny 45 Odalis Pérez 50 Duaner Sánchez 40 Steve Schmoll 56 Derek Thompson 36 Jeff Weaver 59 Kelly Wunsch		Catchers 18 Paul Bako 41 Dioner Navarro  9 Jason Phillips 54 Mike Rose Infielders 49 Willy Aybar  5 Hee-Seop Choi 25 Mike Edwards  3 César Izturis 12 Jeff Kent 52 Brian Myrow 66 Norihiro Nakamura 26 Antonio Perez 13 Óscar Robles  8 Olmedo Sáenz 10 José Valentín		Outfielders 21 Milton Bradley 52 Chin-Feng Chen 22 José Cruz Jr.  7 J. D. Drew  6 Jason Grabowski 33 Ricky Ledée 17 Jason Repko 49 Cody Ross 28 Jayson Werth		Manager 16 Jim Tracy Coaches 48 Jim Colborn (pitching) 44 Jon Debus (bullpen) 35 Glenn Hoffman (third base) 14 Jim Lett (bench) 11 Manny Mota 30 John Shelby (1st base) 29 Tim Wallach (hitting)

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Jeff Weaver	34	34	224.0	14-11	4.22	43	157	3
Derek Lowe	35	35	222.0	12-15	3.61	55	146	2
Brad Penny	29	29	175.1	7-9	3.90	41	122	1
D.J. Houlton	35	19	129.0	6-9	5.16	52	90	0
Odalis Pérez	19	19	108.2	7-8	4.56	28	74	0
Edwin Jackson	7	6	28.2	2-2	6.28	17	13	0
Derek Thompson	4	3	18.0	0-0	3.50	10	13	0

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
Yhency Brazobán	74	0	72.2	2-2	5.33	32	61	21
Duaner Sánchez	79	0	82.0	4-7	3.73	36	71	8
Giovanni Carrara	72	0	75.2	7-4	3.93	38	56	0
Steve Schmoll	48	0	46.2	2-2	5.01	22	29	3
Kelly Wunsch	46	0	23.2	1-1	4.56	14	22	0
Elmer Dessens	28	7	65.2	1-2	3.56	19	37	0
Scott Erickson	19	8	55.1	1-4	6.02	25	15	0
Franquelis Osoria	24	0	29.2	0-2	3.94	8	15	0
Wilson Álvarez	21	2	24.0	1-4	5.63	7	16	0
Buddy Carlyle	10	0	14.0	0-0	8.36	4	13	0
Jonathan Broxton	14	0	13.2	1-0	5.93	12	22	0
Éric Gagné	14	0	13.1	1-0	2.70	3	22	8
Hong-Chih Kuo	9	0	5.1	0-1	6.75	5	10	0

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
Jason Phillips	C/1B	121	399	.238	38	95	10	55	0
Dioner Navarro	C	50	176	.273	21	48	3	14	0
Paul Bako	C	13	40	.250	1	10	0	4	0
Mike Rose	C	15	43	.209	2	9	1	1	0
Hee-Seop Choi	1B	133	320	.253	40	81	15	42	1
Jeff Kent	2B/1B	149	553	.289	100	160	29	105	6
César Izturis	SS	106	444	.257	48	114	2	31	8
Mike Edwards	3B/LF	88	239	.247	23	59	3	15	1
Óscar Robles	3B/SS/2B	110	364	.272	44	99	5	34	0
Olmedo Sáenz	1B/3B/DH	109	319	.263	39	84	15	63	0
Antonio Perez	3B/2B/SS	98	259	.297	28	77	3	23	11
José Valentín	3B/LF	56	147	.170	17	25	2	14	3
Willy Aybar	3B/2B	26	86	.326	12	28	1	10	3
Norihiro Nakamura	3B/1B	17	39	.128	1	5	0	3	0
Brian Myrow	1B	19	20	.200	2	4	0	0	0
J. D. Drew	RF/CF	72	252	.286	48	72	15	36	1
Milton Bradley	CF	75	283	.290	49	82	13	38	6
Ricky Ledée	LF/RF	102	237	.278	31	66	7	39	0
Jason Repko	LF/CF/RF	129	276	.221	43	61	8	30	5
Jayson Werth	LF/RF/CF	102	337	.234	46	79	7	11
José Cruz Jr.	RF	47	156	.301	23	47	6	22	0
Jason Grabowski	LF	65	112	.161	14	18	4	12	1
Cody Ross	RF	14	25	.160	1	4	0	1	0
Chin-Feng Chen	LF	7	8	.250	1	2	0	2	0

2005 Awards

• 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Jeff Kent starting second baseman
  • César Izturis reserve
• Silver Slugger Award
  • Jeff Kent

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas 51s	Pacific Coast League	Jerry Royster
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	John Shoemaker
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Scott Little
A	Columbus Catfish	South Atlantic League	Travis Barbary
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Juan Bustabad
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	DSL Dodgers	Dominican Summer League

Teams in BOLD won the League Championship

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 2005 Major League Baseball draft

Luke Hochevar

The Dodgers selected 51 players in this draft. Of those, 13 of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round draft pick as a result of signing free agent Derek Lowe but gained a supplemental first round pick and a second round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent Adrián Beltré.

The first round pick was right-handed pitcher Luke Hochevar out of the University of Tennessee. After a long and controversial negotiation period, Hochevar backed out on a deal to sign with the Dodgers and would re-enter the draft the following year where he signed with the Kansas City Royals.

While several members of this years draft class would make the Majors, none were more than role players.

2005 Draft Picks

Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1s Luke Hochevar RHP University of Tennessee No Royals-2006 2006–2016 MLB 2 Iván DeJesús Jr. SS American Military Academy Yes 2005–2022 MLB 2 Josh Wall RHP Central Private High School Yes 2005–2016 MLB 3 Sergio Pedroza OF California State University, Fullerton Yes 2005–2012 AAA 4 Josh Bell 3B Santaluces Community High School Yes 2005–2019 MLB 5 Jon Meloan RHP University of Arizona Yes 2005–2014 MLB 6 Brent Leach LHP Delta State University Yes 2005–2015 MLB 7 Christopher Hobdy RHP Monterey High School Yes 2005 Rookie 8 David Horlacher RHP Brigham Young University Yes 2005–2006 A 9 Michael Davitt RHP Davidson High School No Angels-2007 2007–2009 A 10 Trayvon Robinson OF Crenshaw High School Yes 2005–present MLB 11 Adam Godwin OF Troy University Yes 2005–2014 AAA 12 Kristopher Krise RHP California State University, Chico Yes 2005–2007 Rookie 13 Steve Johnson RHP St. Paul's School Yes 2005–2018 MLB 14 Scott Van Slyke OF John Burroughs High School Yes 2005–2018 MLB 15 Wilfredo Diaz LHP Yes 2005–2008 A 16 George McDonald C Westchester High School No 17 Kyle Henson C Oak Ridge High School No Giants-2009 2009 A- 18 Kevin Carby SS Booker T. Washington High School No 2010–2011 Ind 19 Drew Locke OF Boston College Yes 2005–2012 AAA 20 Skyler Tripp LHP Davis County High School Yes 2006 Rookie 21 Shane Justis SS Towson University Yes 2005–2009 AA 22 Travis DeBondt OF Oral Roberts University No 23 Jayson Whitehouse OF Spartanburg Methodist College No 24 Jon Dutton LHP Rancho Bernardo High School Yes 2006–2010 A 25 Kyle Foster LHP Lower Columbia College No 26 Jordy Mercer SS Taloga High School No Pirates-2008 2008–2021 MLB 27 Matt Coburn RHP Humble High School No 2009–2010 Ind 28 Timothy Segelke LHP Green River Community College No 29 Kent Williamson RHP Hayden High School No 30 Kyle Morgan OF Bakersfield College No Pirates-2008 2008–2010 A 31 Jonathan Forest RHP No Phillies-2007 2007 Rookie 32 Nathan Hammons LHP Fort Cobb High School No 33 Chris Lemay LHP Yes 2006 Rookie 34 Shawn Loglisci RHP College of Southern Idaho No 35 Rick Taloa 1B Santa Ana College Yes 2005–2007 A 36 Andrew Marquardt RHP St. Francis High School No 37 Justin Wilson LHP Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan High School No Pirates-2009 2009–present MLB 38 Stephen Hermann C Penn-Trafford High School No 39 Jake Debus LHP Victor J. Andrew High School No 40 Jason Mooneyham 1B Chapman University Yes 2005–2007 A+ 41 Christopher Johnson RHP John A. Logan College No 42 Tony Cruz C Okaloosa-Walton College No Cardinals-2007 2007–2018 MLB 43 Brandon Rocha C Los Alamitos High School No 44 Chase d'Arnaud SS Los Alamitos High School No Pirates-2008 2008–2019 MLB 45 Brian Mathews 3B Newton High School Yes 2006–2009 A+ 46 Anthony Benner 3B Eastlake High School No Nationals-2007 2007 A- 47 Mark Sunga 3B Notre Dame High School No 48 Paul Wourms C Thompson Rivers University No 49 Garet Hill RHP Biola University No Phillies-2006 2006–2007 A 50 Mitchell Houck LHP Cypress Bay High School No Mets-2008 2008–2010 A

External links

• 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Archived February 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page