2005 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2005 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Chicago White Sox won the World Series, defeating the Houston Astros. Andruw Jones led with 51 home runs, David Ortiz led with 148 RBI, and Michael Young led with 221 hits. This page carries the 2005 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

2005 Bracket
World Series CHA def. HOU (4-0)
AL Championship CHA def. LAA (4-1)
NL Championship HOU def. SLN (4-2)
AL Division Series CHA def. BOS (3-0)
AL Division Series LAA def. NYA (3-2)
NL Division Series SLN def. SDN (3-0)
NL Division Series HOU def. ATL (3-1)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

2005 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Derrek Lee .335 2 Placido Polanco .331 3 Michael Young .331 4 Albert Pujols .330 5 Miguel Cabrera .323

OPS qualified

1 Derrek Lee 1.080 2 Albert Pujols 1.039 3 Alex Rodriguez 1.031 4 Travis Hafner 1.003 5 David Ortiz 1.001

Home Runs all players

1 Andruw Jones 51 2 Alex Rodriguez 48 3 David Ortiz 47 4 Derrek Lee 46 5 Manny Ramirez 45

RBI all players

1 David Ortiz 148 2 Manny Ramirez 144 3 Mark Teixeira 144 4 Alex Rodriguez 130 5 Andruw Jones 128

Hits all players

1 Michael Young 221 2 Ichiro Suzuki 206 3 Derek Jeter 202 4 Derrek Lee 199 5 Miguel Tejada 199

Runs all players

1 Albert Pujols 129 2 Alex Rodriguez 124 3 Derek Jeter 122 4 Derrek Lee 120 5 David Ortiz 119

Stolen Bases all players

1 Chone Figgins 62 2 Jose Reyes 60 3 Scott Podsednik 59 4 Juan Pierre 57 5 Carl Crawford 46
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2005 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Roger Clemens 1.87 2 Andy Pettitte 2.39 3 Dontrelle Willis 2.63 4 Pedro Martinez 2.82 5 Chris Carpenter 2.83

WHIP qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 0.95 2 Johan Santana 0.97 3 Roger Clemens 1.01 4 Andy Pettitte 1.03 5 Jake Peavy 1.04

Wins all pitchers

1 Dontrelle Willis 22 2 Chris Carpenter 21 3 Bartolo Colon 21 4 Roy Oswalt 20 5 Chris Capuano 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Johan Santana 238 2 Jake Peavy 216 3 Chris Carpenter 213 4 Randy Johnson 211 5 Doug Davis 208

Saves all pitchers

1 Chad Cordero 47 2 Francisco Rodriguez 45 3 Bob Wickman 45 4 Trevor Hoffman 43 5 Joe Nathan 43
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Chicago White Sox ★ 99-63 Cleveland Indians 93-69 Minnesota Twins 83-79 Detroit Tigers 71-91 Kansas City Royals 56-106

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 95-67 Boston Red Sox 95-67 Toronto Blue Jays 80-82 Baltimore Orioles 74-88 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 67-95

AL West

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ★ 95-67 Oakland Athletics 88-74 Texas Rangers 79-83 Seattle Mariners 69-93

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 100-62 Houston Astros 89-73 Milwaukee Brewers 81-81 Chicago Cubs 79-83 Cincinnati Reds 73-89 Pittsburgh Pirates 67-95

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 90-72 Philadelphia Phillies 88-74 Florida Marlins 83-79 New York Mets 83-79 Washington Nationals 81-81

NL West

San Diego Padres ★ 82-80 Arizona Diamondbacks 77-85 San Francisco Giants 75-87 Los Angeles Dodgers 71-91 Colorado Rockies 67-95

The 2005 season in brief

2005 belonged, by record, to the St. Louis Cardinals: 100-62. The weakest record belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 56-106. In the 2005 standings, the American League East ended with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox level at 95-67, the New York Yankees ranked first, the Atlanta Braves (90-72) held off the Philadelphia Phillies (88-74) in the National League East, the San Diego Padres ran away with the National League West at 82-80, and the Cleveland Indians (93-69) finished a distant second to the Chicago White Sox (99-63) in the American League Central. In the World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros, 4 games to 0. Earlier rounds sent through the Chicago White Sox over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the AL Championship Series (4-1), the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series (4-2), the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series (3-2). Andruw Jones led the majors with 51 home runs, ahead of Alex Rodriguez with 48. Derrek Lee's .335 is the best average on the qualified board, with Placido Polanco next at .331. Derrek Lee cleared the 502-plate-appearance line that 2005's 162 team games set. Every 2005 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 2005 leaders page.

2005 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2005?
The Chicago White Sox won the 2005 World Series, beating the Houston Astros.
How many teams played in 2005?
30 teams played in the 2005 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2005?
Andruw Jones led with 51 home runs in 2005.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2005?
David Ortiz led with 148 RBI in 2005.
Who led MLB in hits in 2005?
Michael Young led with 221 hits in 2005.
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