2005 New York Yankees season

The 2005 New York Yankees season was the 103rd season for the New York Yankees franchise. The team finished with a record of 95–67, tied with the Boston Red Sox but won the division due to winning the season series 10–9 over Boston. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they lost in the ALDS in 5 games to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It was their eleventh year making the playoffs in a row.

Offseason December 3, 2004: Kenny Lofton was traded by the New York Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for Félix Rodríguez.Kenny Lofton page at Baseball Reference December 3, 2004: Félix Heredia was traded by the New York Yankees to the New York Mets for Mike Stanton.Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference December 20, 2004: Carl Pavano signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. December 28, 2004: Jaret Wright signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Jaret Wright page at Baseball Reference January 11, 2005: Javier Vázquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro, and cash were traded by New York Yankees to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Randy Johnson.Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference January 21, 2005: Aaron Small signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. February 9, 2005: Buddy Groom signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. February 18, 2005: Ramiro Mendoza signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Ramiro Mendoza page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions July 1, 2005: Mike Stanton was released by the Yankees. July 30, 2005: Alan Embree was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Alan Embree pate at Baseball Reference July 31, 2005: Buddy Groom was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal. August 30, 2005: Mark Bellhorn was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.

Roster 2005 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (bullpen) (bench) (hitting) (third base) (pitching) (first base)

Game log Legend Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game postponed

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || Red Sox || 9–2 || Johnson (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || || 54,818 || 1–0 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 5 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Rivera (1–0) || Foulke (0–1) || || 54,690 || 2–0 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || Red Sox || 3–7 || Timlin (1–0) || Rivera (1–1) || || 55,165 || 2–1 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || Orioles || 5–12 || Ponson (1–0) || Wright (0–1) || || 43,128 || 2–2 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || Orioles || 8–5 || Sturtze (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || Rivera (1) || 50,275 || 3–2 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || Orioles || 2–7 || López (2–0) || Pavano (0–1) || || 46,797 || 3–3 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 11 || @ Red Sox || 1–8 || Wakefield (1–0) || Mussina (0–1) || || 33,072 || 3–4 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Wright (1–1) || Schilling (0–1) || Rivera (2) || 35,115 || 4–4 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Red Sox || 5–8 || Foulke (1–1) || Gordon (0–1) || || 35,251 || 4–5 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Orioles || 1–8 || Chen (1–0) || Pavano (0–2) || || 48,061 || 4–6 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 6–7 || Kline (2–1) || Gordon (0–2) || Ryan (2) || 48,598 || 4–7 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Orioles || 4–8 || Cabrera (1–1) || Brown (0–1) || || 47,883 || 4–8 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || Devil Rays || 19–8 || Wright (2–1) || Bell (1–1) || || 35,282 || 5–8 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 19 || Devil Rays || 2–6 || Nomo (2–1) || Johnson (1–1) || || 45,802 || 5–9 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 20 || @ Blue Jays || 11–2 || Pavano (1–2) || Lilly (0–2) || || 22,838 || 6–9 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 21 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Mussina (1–1) || Chacín (3–1) || Rivera (3) || 23,178 || 7–9 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 22 || Rangers || 3–5 || Young (2–1) || Brown (0–2) || Cordero (8) || 42,710 || 7–10 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 23 || Rangers || 2–10 || Park (2–1) || Wright (2–2) || || 44,731 || 7–11 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 24 || Rangers || 11–1 || Johnson (2–1) || Astacio (1–2) || || 42,732 || 8–11 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Angels || 12–4 || Pavano (2–2) || Colón (3–2) || || 36,328 || 9–11 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Angels || 1–5 || Washburn (1–0) || Mussina (1–2) || || 37,934 || 9–12 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 28 || Angels || 1–3 || Lackey (2–1) || Brown (0–3) || Rodríguez (5) || 51,951 || 9–13 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 29 || Blue Jays || 0–2 || Halladay (4–1) || Johnson (2–2) || || 40,839 || 9–14 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 30 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Rivera (2–1) || Chulk (0–1) || || 47,483 || 10–14 || W1

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 1 || Blue Jays || 6–8 || Walker (1–0) || Stanton (0–1) || Batista (7) || 54,224 || 10–15 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 2 || @ Devil Rays || 6–2 || Mussina (2–2) || Kazmir (0–3) || || 13,217 || 11–15 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 3 || @ Devil Rays || 4–11 || Waechter (1–1) || Brown (0–4) || || 14,824 || 11–16 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 4 || @ Devil Rays || 8–11 || Fossum (2–1) || Henn (0–1) || Báez (2) || 16,452 || 11–17 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || @ Devil Rays || 2–6 || Hendrickson (1–1) || Wang (0–1) || || 16,662 || 11–18 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 6 || Athletics || 3–6 (10) || Dotel (1–0) || Rivera (2–2) || Calero (1) || 47,973 || 11–19 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 7 || Athletics || 5–0 || Mussina (3–2) || Blanton (0–3) || || 52,776 || 12–19 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 8 || Athletics || 6–0 || Brown (1–4) || Harden (2–2) || || 47,575 || 13–19 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 9 || Mariners || 4–3 || Johnson (3–2) || Nelson (0–1) || Rivera (4) || 38,079 || 14–19 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 10 || Mariners || 7–4 || Wang (1–1) || Sele (2–4) || Rivera (5) || 39,780 || 15–19 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 11 || Mariners || 13–9 || Quantrill (1–0) || Thornton (0–3) || || 47,844 || 16–19 || W4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 13 || @ Athletics || 9–4 || Mussina (4–2) || Harden (2–3) || || 38,636 || 17–19 || W5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 14 || @ Athletics || 15–6 || Brown (2–4) || Blanton (0–4) || || 41,180 || 18–19 || W6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 15 || @ Athletics || 6–4 || Johnson (4–2) || Rincón (1–1) || Rivera (6) || 37,237 || 19–19 || W7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 16 || @ Mariners || 6–3 || Wang (2–1) || Hasegawa (0–1) || Rivera (7) || 37,814 || 20–19 || W8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 17 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Pavano (3–2) || Mateo (1–1) || || 35,549 || 21–19 || W9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 18 || @ Mariners || 6–7 || Nelson (1–1) || Gordon (0–3) || Villone (1) || 37,419 || 21–20 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Brown (3–4) || Zambrano (2–4) || Rivera (8) || 55,740 || 22–20 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 21 || @ Mets || 1–7 || Benson (2–1) || Johnson (4–3) || || 55,800 || 22–21 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Pavano (4–2) || Hernández (2–2) || Rivera (9) || 55,953 || 23–21 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 24 || Tigers || 12–3 || Mussina (5–2) || Ledezma (2–4) || || 37,099 || 24–21 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 25 || Tigers || 4–2 || Wang (3–1) || Maroth (4–4) || Rivera (10) || 51,833 || 25–21 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 26 || Tigers || 4–3 || Brown (4–4) || Bonderman (5–3) || Rivera (11) || 42,835 || 26–21 || W4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 27 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Johnson (5–3) || Wakefield (4–4) || Rivera (12) || 55,051 || 27–21 || W5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 28 || Red Sox || 1–17 || Clement (6–0) || Pavano (4–3) || || 55,315 || 27–22 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 29 || Red Sox || 2–7 || Wells (3–4) || Mussina (5–3) || || 55,235 || 27–23 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 31 || @ Royals || 3–5 || Greinke (1–6) || Brown (4–5) || MacDougal (3) || 18,680 || 27–24 || L3

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || @ Royals || 1–3 || Carrasco (1–1) || Johnson (5–4) || MacDougal (4) || 28,033 || 27–25 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Royals || 2–5 || Jensen (2–1) || Pavano (4–4) || Burgos (2) || 25,590 || 27–26 || L5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Twins || 3–6 || Lohse (5–3) || Mussina (5–4) || Nathan (16) || 41,588 || 27–27 || L6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Twins || 4–3 (10) || Gordon (1–3) || Nathan (1–2) || Rivera (13) || 45,553 || 28–27 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Twins || 3–9 || Silva (4–3) || Brown (4–6) || || 37,349 || 28–28 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Davis (8–5) || Johnson (5–5) || Turnbow (9) || 34,627 || 28–29 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Sheets (2–5) || Pavano (4–5) || Turnbow (10) || 35,611 || 28–30 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Brewers || 12–3 || Mussina (6–4) || Capuano (5–5) || || 37,586 || 29–30 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || @ Cardinals || 1–8 || Marquis (8–3) || Wang (3–2) || || 50,250 || 29–31 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || @ Cardinals || 5–0 || Johnson (6–5) || Mulder (7–4) || Rivera (14) || 50,177 || 30–31 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || King (1–1) || Sturtze (1–1) || Isringhausen (18) || 50,372 || 30–32 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 14 || Pirates || 9–0 || Mussina (7–4) || Wells (5–5) || || 44,541 || 31–32 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 15 || Pirates || 7–5 (10) || Rivera (3–2) || Mesa (0–5) || || 48,828 || 32–32 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || Pirates || 6–1 || Johnson (7–5) || Pérez (5–5) || || 54,734 || 33–32 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 17 || Cubs || 9–6 || Stanton (1–1) || Ohman (2–1) || Rivera (15) || 54,773 || 34–32 || W4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 18 || Cubs || 8–1 || Wang (4–2) || Rusch (5–3) || || 55,284 || 35–32 || W5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 19 || Cubs || 6–3 || Mussina (8–4) || Mitre (2–2) || Rivera (16) || 55,060 || 36–32 || W6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 20 || Devil Rays || 4–5 || Fossum (3–5) || Henn (0–2) || Báez (10) || 43,543 || 36–33 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 21 || Devil Rays || 20–11 || Groom (1–0) || Harper (1–6) || || 40,271 || 37–33 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 22 || Devil Rays || 3–5 || Kazmir (3–5) || Pavano (4–6) || Báez (11) || 48,452 || 37–34 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 23 || Devil Rays || 4–9 || Hendrickson (3–4) || Wang (4–3) || Báez (12) || 45,382 || 37–35 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 24 || Mets || 4–6 || Martínez (8–2) || Mussina (8–5) || || 55,297 || 37–36 || L3