The 2005 Chicago Cubs season was the 134th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 130th in the

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and the 90th at

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. The Cubs finished 79–83, 4th place in the

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. 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 was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors). * February 2, 2005:

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was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. *February 8, 2005: Scott McClain 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
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National League Central Standings
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Chicago Cubs Game Log
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