2005 Baltimore Orioles

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 2005 Baltimore Orioles went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 800, and played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Team leaders included Melvin Mora (27 HR, 88 RBI) and Rodrigo Lopez (15-12, 4.90 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
4th Rank
729 R 800 RA
Diff -71

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729 Runs Scored
800 Runs Allowed
-71 Run Diff
2,624K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 equal to the 2005 league average (.267)
OBP .327 1% below the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .433 2% above the 2005 league average (.424)
Team ERA 4.56 5% worse than the 2005 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 729 5% below the 2005 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park at Camden Yards
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,624,804
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Avg per Game 32,404

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Brian Roberts 0.314 2 Miguel Tejada 0.304 3 Bernie Castro 0.287 4 Melvin Mora 0.283 5 Luis Matos 0.280

Home Runs

1 Melvin Mora 27 2 Jay Gibbons 26 3 Miguel Tejada 26 4 Rafael Palmeiro 18 5 Brian Roberts 18

RBI

1 Miguel Tejada 98 2 Melvin Mora 88 3 Jay Gibbons 79 4 Brian Roberts 73 5 Rafael Palmeiro 60
2005 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Miguel Tejada 162 654 89 199 50 5 26 98 40 83 5 0.304
Melvin Mora 149 593 86 168 30 1 27 88 50 112 7 0.283
Brian Roberts 143 561 92 176 45 7 18 73 67 83 27 0.314
Jay Gibbons 139 488 72 135 33 3 26 79 28 56 0 0.277
Javy Lopez 103 395 47 110 24 1 15 49 19 68 0 0.278
Luis Matos 121 389 53 109 20 2 4 32 27 58 17 0.280
Sammy Sosa 102 380 39 84 15 1 14 45 39 84 1 0.221
Rafael Palmeiro 110 369 47 98 13 0 18 60 43 43 2 0.266
B. J. Surhoff 91 303 30 78 11 2 5 34 11 32 0 0.257
Chris Gomez 89 219 27 61 11 0 1 18 27 17 2 0.279
David Newhan 96 218 31 44 9 0 5 21 22 45 9 0.202
Larry Bigbie 67 206 22 51 9 1 5 21 21 49 3 0.248
Eric Byrnes 52 167 17 32 7 1 3 11 11 33 3 0.192
Sal Fasano 64 160 25 40 3 0 11 20 9 41 0 0.250
Geronimo Gil 64 125 7 24 3 0 4 17 5 23 0 0.192
Bernie Castro 24 80 14 23 3 1 0 7 9 10 6 0.287
Alejandro Freire 25 65 7 16 3 0 1 4 6 17 0 0.246
Eli Marrero 22 50 8 11 3 2 3 10 4 20 0 0.220
Jeff Fiorentino 13 44 7 11 2 0 1 5 2 10 1 0.250
Walter Young 14 33 2 10 1 0 1 3 4 7 0 0.303
Ramon Nivar 7 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.308
Eli Whiteside 9 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Napoleon Calzado 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Keith Reed 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Rodrigo Lopez 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Sidney Ponson 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bruce Chen 34 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Midre Cummings 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
James Baldwin 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daniel Cabrera 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hayden Penn 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Eddie Rogers 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Rick Bauer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Bedard 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Byrdak 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric DuBose 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Grimsley 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jorge Julio 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Maine 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Parrish 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Rakers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Ray 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Reed 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
B. J. Ryan 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Williams 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 B. J. Ryan 2.43 2 Chris Ray 2.66 3 Todd Williams 3.30 4 Bruce Chen 3.83 5 Erik Bedard 4.00

Wins

1 Rodrigo Lopez 15 2 Bruce Chen 13 3 Daniel Cabrera 10 4 Sidney Ponson 7 5 Erik Bedard 6

Strikeouts

1 Daniel Cabrera 157 2 Bruce Chen 133 3 Erik Bedard 125 4 Rodrigo Lopez 118 5 B. J. Ryan 100
2005 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rodrigo Lopez 15 12 4.90 35 35 0 209.1 232 114 63 118
Bruce Chen 13 10 3.83 34 32 0 197.1 187 84 63 133
Daniel Cabrera 10 13 4.52 29 29 0 161.1 144 81 87 157
Erik Bedard 6 8 4.00 24 24 0 141.2 139 63 57 125
Sidney Ponson 7 11 6.21 23 23 0 130.1 177 90 48 68
Todd Williams 5 5 3.30 72 0 1 76.1 72 28 26 38
Jorge Julio 3 5 5.90 67 0 0 71.2 76 47 24 58
B. J. Ryan 1 4 2.43 69 0 36 70.1 54 19 26 100
Steve Kline 2 4 4.28 67 0 0 61.0 59 29 30 36
Chris Ray 1 3 2.66 41 0 0 40.2 34 12 18 43
John Maine 2 3 6.30 10 8 0 40.0 39 28 24 24
Hayden Penn 3 2 6.34 8 8 0 38.1 46 27 21 18
Steve Reed 1 2 6.61 30 0 0 32.2 41 24 11 15
Eric DuBose 2 3 5.52 15 3 0 29.1 28 18 19 17
Tim Byrdak 0 1 4.05 41 0 1 26.2 27 12 21 31
James Baldwin 0 0 1.61 12 0 0 22.1 17 4 3 12
Jason Grimsley 1 2 5.73 22 0 0 22.0 24 14 9 10
John Parrish 1 0 3.12 14 0 0 17.1 19 6 17 25
Aaron Rakers 1 0 3.29 10 0 0 13.2 11 5 3 11
Rick Bauer 0 0 9.72 5 0 0 8.1 13 9 4 5

👥 Roster (46)

James Baldwin Rick Bauer Erik Bedard Larry Bigbie Tim Byrdak Eric Byrnes Daniel Cabrera Napoleon Calzado Bernie Castro Bruce Chen Midre Cummings Eric DuBose +34 more

46 players

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The 2005 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The record for the 2005 Baltimore Orioles reads 74 wins and 88 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. The run column shows 729 for and 800 against. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 4.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.36. The 729 runs scored compare with a league average of 771 per club, 5% fewer. The home park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, recorded 2,624,804 in attendance, about 32,404 a game.

Melvin Mora led the club in home runs with 27. The RBI leader was Miguel Tejada, with 98. Rodrigo Lopez was the top winner, with 15 victories. Daniel Cabrera struck out 157, the most on the club. B. J. Ryan closed out 36 saves. In all, the roster shows 46 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 2005 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 2005 Baltimore Orioles finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Melvin Mora led the 2005 Baltimore Orioles with 27 home runs.
What was the 2005 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 2005 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.56.
Did the 2005 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 2005 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Who led the 2005 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Melvin Mora (27 HR, 88 RBI) and Rodrigo Lopez (15-12, 4.90 ERA).
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