Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team 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.
Offseason
- December 7, 2004: B.J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
- January 18, 2005: Midre Cummings was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
- 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).[3]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.[4]
- July 30, 2005: Eric Byrnes was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Bigbie.[5]
- August 11, 2005: Midre Cummings was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
Roster
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Frederick[6][7]
References
- ^ B.J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Midre Cummings Stats".
- ^ Sammy Sosa Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Eli Marrero Stats".
- ^ Eric Byrnes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2006 Directory.
- 2005 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
- 2005 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
