The 2005

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season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the

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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

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. After June 23, the team started slipping on the way to a losing record and manager

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's dismissal in early August.

Offseason

* December 7, 2004:

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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

Record vs. opponents

Season summary

The

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

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and the

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Transactions

*June 8, 2005:

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was traded by the

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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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Frederick''Baseball America 2006 Directory.''

References

2005 Baltimore Orioles team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
2005 Baltimore Orioles season
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