2005 Houston Astros

89-73 • .549 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2005 Houston Astros went 89-73 (.549) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 693 runs, allowed 609, and played home games at Minute Maid Park. Team leaders included Morgan Ensberg (36 HR, 101 RBI) and Roy Oswalt (20-12, 2.94 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
2nd Rank
693 R 609 RA
Diff +84

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693 Runs Scored
609 Runs Allowed
+84 Run Diff
2,804K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 2005 league average (.261)
OBP .322 2% below the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .407 1% below the 2005 league average (.414)
Team ERA 3.51 17% better than the 2005 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 693 4% below the 2005 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMinute Maid Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,804,760
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Avg per Game 34,626

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Lance Berkman 0.293 2 Willy Taveras 0.291 3 Orlando Palmeiro 0.284 4 Morgan Ensberg 0.283 5 Jason Lane 0.267

Home Runs

1 Morgan Ensberg 36 2 Craig Biggio 26 3 Jason Lane 26 4 Lance Berkman 24 5 Mike Lamb 12

RBI

1 Morgan Ensberg 101 2 Lance Berkman 82 3 Jason Lane 78 4 Craig Biggio 69 5 Adam Everett 54
2005 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willy Taveras 152 592 82 172 13 4 3 29 25 103 34 0.291
Craig Biggio 155 590 94 156 40 1 26 69 37 90 11 0.264
Adam Everett 152 549 58 136 27 2 11 54 26 103 21 0.248
Morgan Ensberg 150 526 86 149 30 3 36 101 85 119 6 0.283
Jason Lane 145 517 65 138 34 4 26 78 32 105 6 0.267
Lance Berkman 132 468 76 137 34 1 24 82 91 72 4 0.293
Brad Ausmus 134 387 35 100 19 0 3 47 51 48 5 0.258
Mike Lamb 125 322 41 76 13 5 12 53 22 65 1 0.236
Chris Burke 108 318 49 79 19 2 5 26 23 62 11 0.248
Orlando Palmeiro 114 204 22 58 17 2 3 20 15 23 3 0.284
Jose Vizcaino 98 187 15 46 10 2 1 23 15 40 2 0.246
Eric Bruntlett 91 109 19 24 5 2 4 14 10 25 7 0.220
Jeff Bagwell 39 100 11 25 4 0 3 19 18 21 0 0.250
Raul Chavez 37 99 6 17 3 0 2 6 4 18 1 0.172
Luke Scott 34 80 6 15 4 2 0 4 9 23 1 0.188
Roy Oswalt 35 73 1 13 0 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.178
Andy Pettitte 33 62 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.081
Roger Clemens 32 58 2 12 2 0 0 4 5 18 0 0.207
Humberto Quintero 18 54 6 10 1 0 1 8 1 10 0 0.185
Brandon Backe 28 45 5 10 2 2 0 6 3 12 1 0.222
Todd Self 21 45 7 9 2 0 1 4 3 9 0 0.200
Wandy Rodriguez 25 40 3 6 0 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.150
Ezequiel Astacio 22 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.143
Charles Gipson 19 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.182
Brandon Duckworth 7 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Chad Harville 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chad Qualls 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Burns 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Driskill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Franco 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Gallo 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlton Jimerson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Lidge 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Springer 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Strickland 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Wheeler 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Roger Clemens 1.87 2 Dan Wheeler 2.21 3 Brad Lidge 2.29 4 Andy Pettitte 2.39 5 Roy Oswalt 2.94

Wins

1 Roy Oswalt 20 2 Andy Pettitte 17 3 Roger Clemens 13 4 Brandon Backe 10 5 Wandy Rodriguez 10

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 185 2 Roy Oswalt 184 3 Andy Pettitte 171 4 Brad Lidge 103 5 Brandon Backe 97
2005 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roy Oswalt 20 12 2.94 35 35 0 241.2 243 79 48 184
Andy Pettitte 17 9 2.39 33 33 0 222.1 188 59 41 171
Roger Clemens 13 8 1.87 32 32 0 211.1 151 44 62 185
Brandon Backe 10 8 4.76 26 25 0 149.1 151 79 67 97
Wandy Rodriguez 10 10 5.53 25 22 0 128.2 135 79 53 80
Ezequiel Astacio 3 6 5.67 22 14 0 81.0 100 51 25 66
Chad Qualls 6 4 3.28 77 0 0 79.2 73 29 23 60
Dan Wheeler 2 3 2.21 71 0 3 73.1 53 18 19 69
Brad Lidge 4 4 2.29 70 0 42 70.2 58 18 23 103
Russ Springer 4 4 4.73 62 0 0 59.0 49 31 21 54
Chad Harville 0 2 4.46 37 0 0 38.1 36 19 24 33
Mike Burns 0 0 4.94 27 0 0 31.0 29 17 8 20
Mike Gallo 0 1 2.66 36 0 0 20.1 18 6 10 12
Brandon Duckworth 0 1 11.02 7 2 0 16.1 24 20 7 10
John Franco 0 1 7.20 31 0 0 15.0 23 12 9 16
Scott Strickland 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 4.0 4 3 0 2
Travis Driskill 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
HOU def. SLN 4-2
NL Division Series
HOU def. ATL 3-1
World Series
Lost to CHA 4-0

👥 Roster (36)

Ezequiel Astacio Brad Ausmus Brandon Backe Jeff Bagwell Lance Berkman Craig Biggio Eric Bruntlett Chris Burke Mike Burns Raul Chavez Roger Clemens Travis Driskill +24 more

36 players

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The 2005 Houston Astros in brief

The 2005 Houston Astros won 89 games and lost 73, ending up 2nd in the NL Central. This was a year in which the Houston Astros won the pennant and earned a wild-card berth. With 693 runs scored and 609 given up, the 2005 differential was +84. Against a league average of .261, the 2005 Houston Astros batted .256. The staff ERA of 3.51 was 17% better than the league average of 4.22.

The home run leader was Morgan Ensberg, who hit 36. Roy Oswalt was the top winner, with 20 victories. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against SLN 4-2. The NL Division Series ended in a win against ATL 3-1. The World Series ended in a loss against CHA 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Houston Astros

What was the 2005 Houston Astros record?
The 2005 Houston Astros finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Houston Astros in home runs?
Morgan Ensberg led the 2005 Houston Astros with 36 home runs.
What was the 2005 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 2005 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.51.
Did the 2005 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Houston Astros play?
The 2005 Houston Astros played home games at Minute Maid Park.
Who led the 2005 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Morgan Ensberg (36 HR, 101 RBI) and Roy Oswalt (20-12, 2.94 ERA).
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