The 2005

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baseball team looked to improve on their 51–111 record from 2004. They looked to contend in what was once again a weak

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West Division. They finished the season with a record of 77–85, good for second place in the division.

Offseason

* December 11, 2004:

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was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. * December 21, 2004:

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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

Record vs. opponents

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''

Minor League

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References

External links

Arizona Diamondbacks official web site

2005 Arizona Diamondbacks at Baseball Reference

2005 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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