The Colorado Rockies' 2005 season was the 13th for the Rockies, attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 67–95, last in the NL West. The team have their lowest home attendance with below 2 million fans in total largely due to poor play.
In their 8–0 loss to the Washington Nationals on August 13, the Rockies had 19 baserunners without scoring a run, an MLB record for a 9-inning game.
Offseason December 18, 2004: Danny Ardoin was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 6, 2005: Desi Relaford and Dustan Mohr were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies. March 30, 2005: Charles Johnson was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Chris Narveson to the Boston Red Sox for Byung-hyun Kim and cash.
Regular season
Season standings
National League West
Record vs. opponents
Transactions June 7, 2005: Troy Tulowitzki was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2005. July 13, 2005: Preston Wilson was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Washington Nationals for Zach Day, J.J. Davis, and cash. July 13, 2005: Joe Kennedy was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Jay Witasick to the Oakland Athletics for Eric Byrnes and Omar Quintanilla. July 28, 2005: Shawn Chacón was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Yankees for Ramón Ramírez and Eduardo Sierra (minors). July 30, 2005: Eric Byrnes was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Bigbie. July 31, 2005: Desi Relaford was released by the Colorado Rockies. August 5, 2005: Sun-Woo Kim was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals.
Major League debuts Batters: Jeff Baker (Apr 4) Cory Sullivan (Apr 4) Eddy Garabito (May 27) Ryan Shealy (Jun 14) Ryan Spilborghs (Jul 16) Omar Quintanilla (Jul 31) Pitchers: Ryan Speier (Apr 4) Marcos Carvajal (Apr 6) Mike Esposito (Sep 21)
Roster 2005 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (pitching) (first base) (hitting) (third base) (bullpen) (bench) (bullpen catcher)
Game log
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 4 || Padres || 12–10 || Speier (1–0) || Hoffman (0–1) || || 47,661 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 6 || Padres || 14–6 || Hammond (1–0) || Jennings (0–1) || || 20,721 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Giants || 10–8 || Christiansen (1–0) || Fuentes (0–1) || || 37,015 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 9 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Eyre (1–0) || Dohmann (0–1) || Benítez (2) || 37,993 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 10 || @ Giants || 11–4 || Schmidt (2–0) || Kennedy (0–1) || || 38,588 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–0 || Halsey (1–0) || Jennings (0–2) || Lyon (3) || 18,742 || 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 12 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Webb (2–0) || Fuentes (0–2) || Lyon (4) || 37,355 || 1–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Estes (1–0) || B. Kim (0–1) || Bruney (1) || 19,272 || 1–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || Giants || 13–6 || Lowry (1–0) || Wright (0–1) || || 22,551 || 1–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 16 || Giants || 5–4 || Kennedy (1–1) || Schmidt (2–1) || Tsao (1) || 23,439 || 2–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 17 || Giants || 8–6 || Herges (1–0) || B. Kim (0–2) || Benítez (3) || 27,107 || 2–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 18 || Diamondbacks || 5–3 || Webb (3–0) || Speier (1–1) || Lyon (5) || 18,563 || 2–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || Diamondbacks || 8–1 || Francis (1–0) || Estes (1–1) || || 18,235 || 3–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Wright (1–1) || Lidle (0–2) || || 25,961 || 4–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Phillies || 6–3 || Lieber (4–0) || Kennedy (1–2) || Wagner (3) || 21,749 || 4–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || Dodgers || 9–1 || Jennings (1–2) || Weaver (2–1) || || 20,321 || 5–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || Dodgers || 8–6 || Chacón (1–0) || Pérez (3–1) || Tsao (2) || 30,272 || 6–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Dodgers || 8–6 || Carrara (3–0) || B. Kim (0–3) || Brazobán (5) || 28,117 || 6–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 26 || Marlins || 9–3 || Beckett (4–1) || Wright (1–2) || || 18,855 || 6–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 29 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Pérez (4–1) || Jennings (1–3) || Brazobán (6) || 40,150 || 6–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 30 || @ Dodgers || 6–2 || Penny (1–0) || Kennedy (1–3) || Brazobán (7) || 54,123 || 6–15
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 1 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Lowe (2–2) || Chacón (1–1) || Brazobán (8) || 46,243 || 6–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 2 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Eaton (3–1) || Francis (1–1) || Hoffman (5) || 20,966 || 6–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 3 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Otsuka (1–2) || Witasick (0–1) || Hoffman (6) || 22,547 || 6–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 4 || @ Padres || 8–7 (12) || Reyes (1–0) || Carvajal (0–1) || || 25,444 || 6–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || @ Marlins || 7–0 || Willis (6–0) || Kennedy (1–4) || || 21,566 || 6–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Beckett (5–2) || Chacón (1–2) || Jones (2) || 26,218 || 6–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 8 || @ Marlins || 8–3 || Francis (2–1) || Leiter (1–3) || || 17,538 || 7–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 9 || Braves || 7–6 || Wright (2–2) || Hudson (3–2) || Tsao (3) || 20,307 || 8–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 10 || Braves || 9–5 || Sosa (2–0) || Jennings (1–4) || || 20,415 || 8–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 11 || Braves || 6–5 || Tsao (1–0) || Kolb (1–3) || || 19,631 || 9–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 12 || Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Ortiz (3–2) || Chacón (1–3) || || 18,184 || 9–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 13 || Diamondbacks || 18–3 || Francis (3–1) || Halsey (2–2) || || 20,233 || 10–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 14 || Diamondbacks || 10–4 || Webb (5–0) || Wright (2–3) || || 23,367 || 10–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 15 || Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Estes (4–3) || Jennings (1–5) || Bruney (2) || 28,071 || 10–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 17 || Giants || 9–4 || Kennedy (2–4) || Lowry (1–5) || || 20,026 || 11–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 18 || Giants || 3–2 || Brower (2–1) || Fuentes (0–3) || Walker (4) || 18,620 || 11–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 19 || Giants || 3–1 || Francis (4–1) || Tomko (3–6) || Fuentes (1) || 21,877 || 12–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ Pirates || 9–4 || Redman (3–3) || Wright (2–4) || || 31,656 || 12–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Pirates || 8–3 || Pérez (2–4) || Jennings (1–6) || González (1) || 37,504 || 12–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Kennedy (3–4) || Fogg (3–3) || Fuentes (2) || 20,853 || 13–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 2–1 || Capuano (4–3) || Chacón (1–4) || Bottalico (2) || 11,855 || 13–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 24 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Santos (2–4) || Francis (4–2) || || 17,759 || 13–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ Brewers || 11–1 || Glover (3–3) || Wright (2–5) || || 24,916 || 13–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 5–2 || Jennings (2–6) || Zambrano (3–3) || || 38,393 || 14–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 10–3 || Wellemeyer (1–0) || Kennedy (3–5) || || 38,771 || 14–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 5–1 || Rusch (4–1) || B. Kim (0–4) || || 39,368 || 14–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 11–6 || Novoa (1–1) || Carvajal (0–2) || || 40,322 || 14–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Marquis (6–3) || Witasick (0–2) || Isringhausen (15) || 34,239 || 14–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 31 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Jennings (3–6) || Mulder (7–2) || Fuentes (3) || 23,519 || 15–35
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 1 || Cardinals || 8–6 || Morris (6–0) || Neal (0–2) || Isringhausen (16) || 22,266 || 15–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Fuentes (1–3) || Isringhausen (0–1) || || 21,381 || 16–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 3 || Reds || 12–4 || Francis (5–2) || Milton (3–7) || || 20,035 || 17–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 4 || Reds || 7–5 || Wright (3–5) || Harang (4–3) || Fuentes (4) || 20,561 || 18–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 5 || Reds || 8–6 || Neal (1–2) || Wagner (2–2) || Fuentes (5) || 24,426 || 19–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || White Sox || 9–3 || García (6–3) || Kennedy (3–6) || || 25,030 || 19–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 7 || White Sox || 2–1 || Contreras (3–2) || B. Kim (0–5) || Hermanson (14) || 21,576 || 19–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || White Sox || 15–5 || Hernández (7–1) || Francis (5–3) || || 23,268 || 19–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 10 || Tigers || 2–0 || Wright (4–5) || Maroth (4–7) || Fuentes (6) || 20,275 || 20–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 11 || Tigers || 6–4 || Bonderman (7–4) || Jennings (3–7) || Percival (4) || 30,192 || 20–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 12 || Tigers || 7–3 || B. Kim (1–5) || Robertson (2–4) || || 22,078 || 21–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 14 || @ Indians || 11–2 || Westbrook (3–9) || Francis (5–4) || || 17,631 || 21–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 15 || @ Indians || 7–6 (11) || Howry (4–1) || Neal (1–3) || || 20,986 || 21–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 16 || @ Indians || 2–1 || Millwood (2–4) || Wright (4–6) || Wickman (18) || 19,244 || 21–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 17 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Jennings (4–7) || Cabrera (5–6) || Fuentes (7) || 49,004 || 22–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || @ Orioles || 7–2 || Ponson (7–4) || B. Kim (1–6) || || 43,067 || 22–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 19 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Penn (2–0) || Francis (5–5) || Ryan (18) || 45,945 || 22–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 20 || @ Astros || 7–0 || Pettitte (4–7) || Kennedy (3–7) || || 28,237 || 22–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 21 || @ Astros || 6–5 || Qualls (2–3) || Wright (4–7) || Lidge (17) || 28,788 || 22–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Clemens (6–3) || Jennings (4–8) || || 39,415 || 22–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 24 || Royals || 12–4 || B. Kim (2–6) || Carrasco (2–3) || || 24,584 || 23–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 25 || Royals || 4–2 || Francis (6–5) || Hernández (5–8) || Fuentes (8) || 27,673 || 24–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 26 || Royals || 9–4 || Kennedy (4–7) || Lima (1–6) || || 21,080 || 25–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 27 || Astros || 11–5 || Rodríguez (3–3) || Wright (4–8) || || 21,877 || 25–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"