The 2005

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season was the 136th season for the franchise in

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, and their third season at

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. It consisted of the Reds finishing in fifth place in the

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Division and failing to improve on their 76–86 record from 2004. The Reds were managed by

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for most of the season, and after being fired, was followed by

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. The Reds missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980-89.

Offseason

*November 15, 2004: Kenny Kelly was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *December 15, 2004: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *December 27, 2004: Eric Milton was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. * February 4, 2005

Barry Larkin Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2004. He briefly played in the minor leagues before making hi ...

announced his retirement. He played all 19 seasons with the Reds.

Regular season

Season information

The Reds finished with an overall record of 73-89, 16 games under .500, and in 5th place behind the division winner, the

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. They were 27 games behind the Cardinals in their division, and 16 games behind the second place team, the

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, the eventual

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champions. The Reds finished 8 games behind the third place team, the

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, and 6 games behind the fourth place team, the

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. The Reds were six games ahead of the last place team, the

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. Sean Casey led the team in

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with an average of .312.

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led the team in both

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s and RBI, with 40 and 101, respectively.

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led the team in wins with 11. Felipe López was the only Red to make the National League All-Star team. The Reds finished in 13th out of 16 teams in the National League in attendance. The Reds scored 820 runs and allowed 889 runs. Ken Griffey Jr. led the team in season salary at $12,500,000.

Season standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*July 1, 2005: Jason Standridge was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. *July 20, 2005: Kenny Kelly was selected off waivers by the Washington Nationals from the Cincinnati Reds.

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 Cincinnati Reds season
at ''Baseball Reference''
National League Central Standings
on ESPN.com
Cincinnati Reds Batting Stats
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Cincinnati Reds Pitching Stats
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