The 2005 Chicago Cubs season was the 134th season of the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
franchise, the 130th in the
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
and the 90th at
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Wh ...
. The Cubs finished 79–83, 4th place in the
NL Central
The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...
. This was the first season for the WGN-TV broadcast pairing of Bob Brenly and Len Kasper.
Offseason
*December 31, 2004: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
*January 20, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* February 2, 2005:
Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and C ...
was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors).
* February 2, 2005:
Jeromy Burnitz
Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player. Burnitz was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets (1993–94, 2002–03), Cleveland Indians (1995–96), Milwaukee B ...
was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
*February 8, 2005:
Scott McClain
Scott Michael McClain (born May 19, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is a scout in Nippon Professional Baseball.
A versatile athlete, he played quarterback for Atascadero High School in Atascadero, California and signed ...
was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
*March 30, 2005: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
Record vs. opponents
Transactions
*May 2, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
*May 27, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
*July 7, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs.
*August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).
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
[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007]
References
2005 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference*Season standings:''
National League Central Standingson ESPN.com
*Game Logs:
:1st Half
Chicago Cubs Game Logon ESPN.com
:2nd Half
Chicago Cubs Game Logon ESPN.com
*Batting Statistics:''
Chicago Cubs Batting Statson ESPN.com
*Pitching Statistics:''
Chicago Cubs Pitching Statson ESPN.com
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...