2005 Baltimore Orioles season

The 2005 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The team started off hot, compiling a record of 42 wins and 30 losses while spending 62 days in first place in the AL East. After June 23, the team started slipping on the way to a losing record and manager Lee Mazzilli's dismissal in early August.

2005 Baltimore Orioles
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore
Record	74–88 (.457)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Peter Angelos
General managers	Jim Beattie/Mike Flanagan
Managers	Lee Mazzilli and Sam Perlozzo
Television	WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, Buck Martinez, Fred Manfra, Dave Raymond)
Radio	WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Joe Angel, Dave Raymond)
Seasons

Offseason

• December 7, 2004: B.J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
• January 18, 2005: Midre Cummings was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
• February 2, 2005: Sammy Sosa was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors).

Regular season

Season standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

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

Season summary

The Baltimore Orioles were in contention up to the all-star break, in second place, posting a record of 47–40. The Orioles trailed the Red Sox by just 2 games. The Orioles, however, posted a 27–48 record after the all-star break, finishing 21 games behind the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.

Transactions

• June 8, 2005: Eli Marrero was traded by the Kansas City Royals for minor leaguer Pete Maestrales.
• July 30, 2005: Eric Byrnes was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Bigbie.
• August 11, 2005: Midre Cummings was released by the Baltimore Orioles.

Roster

2005 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 23,19 James Baldwin 30 Rick Bauer 45 Érik Bédard 40 Tim Byrdak 35 Daniel Cabrera 27 Bruce Chen 28 Eric DuBose 38 Jason Grimsley 50 Jorge Julio 41 Steve Kline 13 Rodrigo López 61 John Maine 36 John Parrish 49 Hayden Penn 43 Sidney Ponson 47 Aaron Rakers 37 Chris Ray 39 Steve Reed 52 B. J. Ryan 53 Todd Williams		Catchers 26 Sal Fasano  9 Gerónimo Gil 18 Javy López 77 Eli Whiteside Infielders 64 Bernie Castro 23,58 Alejandro Freire 14 Chris Gomez  6 Melvin Mora 25 Rafael Palmeiro  1 Brian Roberts 67 Ed Rogers 10 Miguel Tejada 75 Walter Young		Outfielders  3 Larry Bigbie 15 Eric Byrnes 37 Napoleón Calzado  3 Midre Cummings 16 Jeff Fiorentino 31 Jay Gibbons 16 Eli Marrero 32 Luis Matos 11 David Newhan 15 Ramón Nivar 28 Keith Reed 21 Sammy Sosa 17 B. J. Surhoff		Manager 13 Lee Mazzilli  2 Sam Perlozzo Coaches 48 Terry Crowley (hitting) 24 Rick Dempsey (first base) 44 Elrod Hendricks (bullpen catcher) 34 Ray Miller (pitching)  2 Sam Perlozzo (bench) 49 Tom Trebelhorn (third base)

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	Javy López	103	395	110	.278	15	49
1B	Rafael Palmeiro	110	369	98	.266	18	60
2B	Brian Roberts	143	561	176	.314	18	73
3B	Melvin Mora	149	593	168	.283	27	88
SS	Miguel Tejada	162	654	199	.304	26	98
LF	Larry Bigbie	67	206	51	.248	5	21
CF	Luis Matos	121	389	109	.280	4	32
RF	Sammy Sosa	102	380	84	.221	14	45
DH	Jay Gibbons	139	488	135	.277	26	79

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
BJ Surhoff	91	303	78	.257	5	34
Chris Gomez	89	219	61	.279	1	18
David Newhan	96	218	44	.202	5	21
Eric Byrnes	52	167	32	.192	3	11
Sal Fasano	64	160	40	.250	11	20
Gerónimo Gil	62	125	24	.192	4	17
Bernie Castro	24	80	23	.288	0	7
Alejandro Freire	25	65	16	.246	1	4
Eli Marrero	22	50	11	.220	3	10
Jeff Fiorentino	13	44	11	.250	1	5
Walter Young	14	33	10	.303	1	3
Ramón Nivar	7	13	4	.308	0	1
Eli Whiteside	9	12	3	.250	0	1
Keith Reed	6	5	1	.200	0	1
Napoleón Calzado	4	5	1	.200	0	0
Midre Cummings	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Ed Rogers	8	1	1	1.000	1	2

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
Rodrigo López	35	209.1	15	12	4.90	118
Bruce Chen	34	197.1	13	10	3.83	133
Daniel Cabrera	29	161.1	10	13	4.52	157
Érik Bédard	24	141.2	6	8	4.00	125
Sidney Ponson	23	130.1	7	11	6.21	68

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
John Maine	10	40.0	2	3	6.30	24
Hayden Penn	8	38.1	3	2	6.34	18

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
BJ Ryan	69	1	4	36	2.43	100
Todd Williams	72	5	5	1	3.30	38
Jorge Julio	67	3	5	0	5.90	58
Steve Kline	67	2	4	0	4.28	36
Tim Byrdak	41	0	1	1	4.05	31
Chris Ray	41	1	3	0	2.66	43
Steve Reed	30	1	2	0	6.61	15
Jason Grimsley	22	1	2	0	5.73	10
James Baldwin	20	0	0	0	3.20	20
Eric DuBose	15	2	3	0	4.05	31
John Parrish	14	1	0	0	3.12	25
Aaron Rakers	10	1	0	0	3.29	11
Rick Bauer	5	0	0	0	9.72	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Ottawa Lynx	International League	Dave Trembley
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	Don Werner
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Bien Figueroa
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	Gary Kendall
A-Short Season	Aberdeen IronBirds	New York–Penn League	Andy Etchebarren
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Jesus Alfaro

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Frederick

References

• 2005 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
• 2005 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com