MLB Season History - 2005

2005 MLB Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE 1. Kenny Lofton .335 2. Derrek Lee .335 3. Placido Polanco .331 4. Michael Young .331 5. Albert Pujols .330 Complete Leaders	HOME RUNS 1. Andruw Jones 51 2. Alex Rodriguez 48 3. David Ortiz 47 4. Derrek Lee 46 5. Manny Ramirez 45 Complete Leaders	RUNS BATTED IN 1. David Ortiz 148 2. Manny Ramirez 144 3. Mark Teixeira 144 4. Alex Rodriguez 130 5. Andruw Jones 128 Complete Leaders
WINS 1. Dontrelle Willis 22 2. Bartolo Colon 21 3. Chris Carpenter 21 4. Roy Oswalt 20 5. Jon Garland 18 Complete Leaders	STRIKEOUTS 1. Johan Santana 238 2. Jake Peavy 216 3. Chris Carpenter 213 4. Randy Johnson 211 5. Pedro Martinez 208 Complete Leaders	ERA 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 Complete Leaders

2005 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-NY Yankees	95	67	.586	--	53-28	42-39	886	786	+100
y-Boston	95	67	.586	--	54-27	41-40	907	805	+102
Toronto	80	82	.494	15	43-38	37-44	775	705	+70
Baltimore	74	88	.457	21	36-45	38-43	729	800	-71
Tampa Bay	67	95	.414	28	40-41	27-54	750	936	-186
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Chicago Sox	99	63	.611	--	47-34	52-29	741	645	+96
Cleveland	93	69	.574	6	43-38	50-31	790	643	+147
Minnesota	83	79	.512	16	45-36	38-43	688	662	+26
Detroit	71	91	.438	28	39-42	32-49	723	787	-64
Kansas City	56	106	.346	43	34-47	22-59	702	935	-233
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-LA Angels	95	67	.586	--	49-32	46-35	761	643	+118
Oakland	88	74	.543	7	45-36	43-38	772	658	+114
Texas	79	83	.488	16	44-37	35-46	865	858	+7
Seattle	69	93	.426	26	39-42	30-51	699	751	-52
2005 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Atlanta	90	72	.556	--	53-28	37-44	769	674	+95
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	2	46-35	42-39	807	726	+81
Florida	83	79	.512	7	45-36	38-43	717	732	-15
NY Mets	83	79	.512	7	48-33	35-46	722	648	+74
Washington	81	81	.500	9	41-40	40-41	639	673	-34
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-St. Louis	100	62	.617	--	50-31	50-31	805	634	+171
y-Houston	89	73	.549	11	53-28	36-45	693	609	+84
Milwaukee	81	81	.500	19	46-35	35-46	726	697	+29
Chicago Cubs	79	83	.488	21	38-43	41-40	703	714	-11
Cincinnati	73	89	.451	27	42-39	31-50	820	889	-69
Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	33	34-47	33-48	680	769	-89
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-San Diego	82	80	.506	--	46-35	36-45	684	726	-42
Arizona	77	85	.475	5	36-45	41-40	696	856	-160
San Francisco	75	87	.463	7	37-44	38-43	649	745	-96
LA Dodgers	71	91	.438	11	40-41	31-50	685	755	-70
Colorado	67	95	.414	15	40-41	27-54	740	862	-122

2005 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 12, 2005	AL 7, NL 5	Comerica Park	Detroit, MI	41,617	Mark Buehrle	John Smoltz	Miguel Tejada
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2005 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	Chicago White Sox defeated Houston Astros	4-0
League Championship Series	Chicago White Sox defeated Los Angeles Angels	4-1
League Championship Series	Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals	4-2
League Divisional Series	Los Angeles Angels defeated New York Yankees	3-2
League Divisional Series	Chicago White Sox defeated Boston Red Sox	3-0
League Divisional Series	Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves	3-1
League Divisional Series	St. Louis Cardinals defeated San Diego Padres	3-0
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2005 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
Alex Rodriguez	NYY	AL MVP
Albert Pujols	STL	NL MVP
Bartolo Colon	LAA	AL Cy Young
Chris Carpenter	STL	NL Cy Young
Ozzie Guillen	CWS	AL Manager of the Year
Bobby Cox	ATL	NL Manager of the Year
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2005 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Justin Upton	SS	Arizona Diamondbacks
2	Alex Gordon	3B	Kansas City Royals
3	Jeffrey Clement	C	Seattle Mariners
4	Ryan Zimmerman	3B	Washington Nationals
5	Ryan Braun	3B	Milwaukee Brewers
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2005 No-Hitters

No no-hitters.

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Glossary

• x - Clinched Division
• y - Clinched Wild Card
• * - Clinched Best League Record