2005 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2005 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1998)
Western Division (since 1998)
Location
BankOne Ballpark (since 1998)
Phoenix, Arizona (since 1998)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ken Kendrick Jeff Moorad
General manager(s)	Joe Garagiola, Jr., Bob Gebhard
Manager(s)	Bob Melvin
Local television	FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola, Matt Williams)
Local radio	KTAR (620 AM) (Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Thom Brennaman, Ken Phelps)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team looked to improve on their 51-111 record from 2004. They looked to contend in what was once again a weak National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 77-85, good for second place in the division.

Offseason

• December 11, 2004: Russ Ortiz was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• December 21, 2004: Craig Counsell was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• January 11, 2005: Shawn Green was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Dioner Navarro, Beltrán Pérez, Danny Muegge (minors), and William Juarez (minors).
• January 11, 2005: Randy Johnson was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees for Javier Vázquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro, and cash.

Regular season

Notable Transactions

• July 31, 2005: Buddy Groom was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

Season standings

National League West

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	82	80	0.506	—	46–35	36–45
Arizona Diamondbacks	77	85	0.475	5	36–45	41–40
San Francisco Giants	75	87	0.463	7	37–44	38–43
Los Angeles Dodgers	71	91	0.438	11	40–41	31–50
Colorado Rockies	67	95	0.414	15	40–41	27–54

Record vs. opponents

2005 National League Records Source: [1]
Team	ARI	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

Roster

2005 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers 57 Armando Almanza 41 Greg Aquino 30 Brian Bruney 50 Jason Bulger 21 Randy Choate 32 Lance Cormier 55 Shawn Estes 49 Édgar González 44 Mike Gosling 28 Buddy Groom 37 Brad Halsey 31 Matt Herges 76 Mike Koplove 36 Kerry Ligtenberg 39 Javier López 38 Brandon Lyon 52 Brandon Medders 57 Dustin Nippert 48 Russ Ortiz 47 José Valverde 29 Claudio Vargas 23 Javier Vázquez 56 Óscar Villarreal 17 Brandon Webb 45 Tim Worrell		Catchers  5 Koyie Hill 19 Chris Snyder 35 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 10 Alex Cintrón 34 Tony Clark 10 Royce Clayton  4 Craig Counsell 25 Troy Glaus  1 Andy Green 16 Conor Jackson 11 Matt Kata 18 Chad Tracy		Outfielders 22 José Cruz, Jr. 20 Luis Gonzalez 15 Shawn Green  9 Scott Hairston  6 Quinton McCracken 27 Luis Terrero	Manager  3 Bob Melvin Coaches  8 Mike Aldrete (hitting) 33 Jay Bell (bench)  2 Brett Butler (first base) 13 Mark Davis (pitching) 53 Glenn Sherlock (bullpen) 14 Carlos Tosca (third base)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Sidewinders	Pacific Coast League	Chip Hale
AA	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	Tony Perezchica
A	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	Bill Plummer
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Mark Haley
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Jay Gainer
Rookie	Missoula Osprey	Pioneer League	Jim Presley

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: South Bend

External links

• Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
• 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com