2005 Chicago Cubs season
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| Manager(s) | Dusty Baker |
| Local television |
CSN Chicago Superstation WGN WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Bob Brenly) |
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WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo) |
| Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2005 Chicago Cubs season was the 133rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 130th in the National League and the 90th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished 79–83, 4th place in the NL Central. 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.[1]
- January 20, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- 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).[3]
- February 8, 2005: Scott McClain was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[4]
- March 30, 2005: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Chicago Cubs.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | — | 50–31 | 50–31 |
| Houston Astros | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 11 | 53–28 | 36–45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 19 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 21 | 38–43 | 41–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 27 | 42–39 | 31–50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 33 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Transactions
- May 2, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- May 27, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- July 7, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).[1]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G=Games played; AB=At Bats; H=Hits; Avg.=Batting Average; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Mike Quade |
| AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | Southern League | Bobby Dickerson |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Richie Zisk |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Julio Garcia |
| Short-Season A | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Trey Forkerway |
| Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Steve McFarland |
References
- 2005 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
- Season standings: National League Central Standings on ESPN.com
- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: Chicago Cubs Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Chicago Cubs Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Chicago Cubs Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ransoco01.shtml
- ↑ Sammy Sosa Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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