2005 Cleveland Indians season

2005 Cleveland Indians
Division	Central Division
Ballpark	Jacobs Field
City	Cleveland, Ohio
Record	93–69 (.574)
Owners	Larry Dolan
Managers	Eric Wedge
Television	Fox Sports Ohio (John Sanders, Rick Manning, Mike Hegan)
Radio	WTAM Cleveland Indians Radio Network (Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan)
Seasons

The 2005 Cleveland Indians season was the 105th season for the franchise. It involved the Indians attempting to win the American League Central division. They had a very good September (with 17 wins and 9 losses), and went into a season-closing series with the Chicago White Sox with a chance to tie the White Sox record (though the White Sox held the tiebreaker and had already won the division) and make it into the playoffs, but lost three close games to finish 6 games behind the White Sox, who were the eventual World Series winners, eliminating Cleveland from the possibility to go to the playoffs.

Offseason

• November 3, 2004: Ernie Young was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
• November 24, 2004: Bob Wickman was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
• January 17, 2005: Juan González was signed as a free agent by the Indians. His season – and his career – ended on his first regular season at-bat, when he pulled a leg muscle trying to run out a ground ball.

Regular season

Season standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	99	63	.611	—	47‍–‍34	52‍–‍29
Cleveland Indians	93	69	.574	6	43‍–‍38	50‍–‍31
Minnesota Twins	83	79	.512	16	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers	71	91	.438	28	39‍–‍42	32‍–‍49
Kansas City Royals	56	106	.346	43	34‍–‍47	22‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

2005 American League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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

• June 7, 2005: Tim Lincecum was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 42nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.

Roster

2005 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 63 Rafael Betancourt 56 Fernando Cabrera 50 Jason Davis 39 Scott Elarton 36 Jeremy Guthrie 46 Bob Howry 31 Cliff Lee 59 Matt Miller 34 Kevin Millwood 53 Arthur Rhodes 54 David Riske 52 CC Sabathia 47 Scott Sauerbeck 30 Brian Tallet 32 Kazuhito Tadano 37 Jake Westbrook 26 Bob Wickman		Catchers 44 Josh Bard 41 Víctor Martínez Infielders 20 Ronnie Belliard 17 Aaron Boone 23 Ben Broussard 12 Alex Cora 48 Travis Hafner 11 José Hernández  8 Jeff Liefer  2 Jhonny Peralta  7 Brandon Phillips 15 Ramón Vázquez		Outfielders  1 Casey Blake 10 Coco Crisp  9 Jason Dubois  9 Jody Gerut 16 Juan González 38 Franklin Gutiérrez 38 Ryan Ludwick 24 Grady Sizemore Other batters 25 Ryan Garko		Manager 22 Eric Wedge Coaches 25 Buddy Bell (bench) 29 Jeff Datz (first base)  4 Luis Isaac (bullpen) 33 Eddie Murray (hitting) 35 Joel Skinner (third base) -- Robby Thompson (bench) 43 Dan Williams (bullpen catcher) 51 Carl Willis (pitching)

Game Log

2005 Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 43–38; Away: 50–31)
April: 9–14 (Home: 3–7; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap
May: 16–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap
June: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap 65 June 17 Diamondbacks 13–6 Lee (8–3) Halsey (4–5) Jacobs Field 23,138 35–30 W7 66 June 18 Diamondbacks 3–1 Elarton (4–2) Webb (7–3) Wickman (19) Jacobs Field 28,306 35–30 W8 67 June 19 Diamondbacks 3–2 Westbrook (4–9) Estes (5–5) Wickman (20) Jacobs Field 27,416 37–30 W9
July: 13–16 (Home: 6–9; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap
August: 19–8 (Home: 8–6; Away: 11–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap
September: 19–8 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Indians team member

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
Josh Bard	34	83	6	16	4	0	1	9	.193	0
Ronnie Belliard	145	536	71	152	36	1	17	78	.284	2
Rafael Betancourt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Casey Blake	147	523	72	126	32	1	23	58	.241	4
Aaron Boone	143	511	61	124	19	1	16	60	.243	9
Ben Broussard	142	466	59	119	30	5	19	68	.255	2
Alex Cora	49	146	11	30	5	2	1	8	.205	6
Coco Crisp	145	594	86	178	42	4	16	69	.300	15
Jason Davis	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jason Dubois	14	45	6	10	0	0	2	2	.222	0
Scott Elarton	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Ryan Garko	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jody Gerut	44	138	12	38	9	1	1	12	.275	1
Juan González	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Franklin Gutierrez	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Travis Hafner	137	486	94	148	42	0	33	108	.305	0
José Hernández	84	234	28	54	7	0	6	31	.231	1
Bob Howry	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Cliff Lee	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jeff Liefer	19	56	5	11	2	0	1	8	.196	0
Ryan Ludwick	19	41	8	9	0	0	4	5	.220	0
Victor Martinez	147	547	73	167	33	0	20	80	.305	0
Matt Miller	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Kevin Millwood	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Jhonny Peralta	141	504	82	147	35	4	24	78	.292	0
Brandon Phillips	6	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Arthur Rhodes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
CC Sabathia	2	6	1	2	1	0	1	4	.333	0
Scott Sauerbeck	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Grady Sizemore	158	640	111	185	37	11	22	81	.289	22
Ramón Vázquez	12	24	1	6	3	0	0	1	.250	0
Jake Westbrook	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Bob Wickman	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Totals	162	5609	790	1522	337	30	207	760	.271	62

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K
Rafael Betancourt	4	3	2.79	54	0	1	67.2	23	21	17	73
Fernando Cabrera	2	1	1.47	15	0	0	30.2	7	5	11	29
Jason Davis	4	2	4.69	11	4	0	40.1	22	21	20	32
Scott Elarton	11	9	4.61	31	31	0	181.2	100	93	48	103
Jeremy Guthrie	0	0	6.00	1	0	0	6.0	4	4	2	3
Bob Howry	7	4	2.47	79	0	3	73.0	23	20	16	48
Cliff Lee	18	5	3.79	32	32	0	202.0	91	85	52	143
Matt Miller	1	0	1.82	23	0	1	29.2	6	6	10	23
Kevin Millwood	9	11	2.86	30	30	0	192.0	72	61	52	146
Arthur Rhodes	3	1	2.08	47	0	0	43.1	13	10	12	43
David Riske	3	4	3.10	58	0	1	72.2	28	25	15	48
CC Sabathia	15	10	4.03	31	31	0	196.2	92	88	62	161
Scott Sauerbeck	1	0	4.04	58	0	0	35.2	18	16	16	35
Kaz Tadano	0	0	2.25	1	0	0	4.0	1	1	0	1
Brian Tallet	0	0	7.71	2	0	0	4.2	4	4	3	2
Jake Westbrook	15	15	4.49	34	34	0	210.2	121	105	56	119
Bob Wickman	0	4	2.47	64	0	45	62.0	17	17	21	41
Totals	93	69	3.61	162	162	51	1452.2	642	582	413	1050

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates

Classification level	Team	League	Season article
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	2005 Buffalo Bisons season
AA	Akron Aeros	Eastern League	2005 Akron Aeros season
Advanced A	Kinston Indians	Carolina League
A	Lake County Captains	South Atlantic League
Short Season A	Mahoning Valley Scrappers	New York–Penn League
Rookie	Burlington Indians	Appalachian League

References

• 2005 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
• 2005 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac