The 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 116th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 48th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 43rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California.
The Dodgers suffered from a rash of injuries to key players such as closer Éric Gagné, shortstop César Izturis and outfielder J. D. Drew and fell to their second worst record in Los Angeles history, finishing in fourth place in the National League West. After the season, manager Jim Tracy and General Manager Paul DePodesta were both fired and the team was torn apart. This was also the last season to be broadcast on KCOP (13).
Offseason January 11, 2005: Acquired Dioner Navarro, William Juarez, Danny Muegge and Beltrán Pérez from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Shawn Green and cash. March 20, 2005: Acquired Jason Phillips from the New York Mets for Kaz Ishii. March 30, 2005: Traded David Ross to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
Regular season
Season standings
National League West
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position César Izturis ShortstopHee-Seop Choi First basemanJ. D. Drew Right fielderJeff Kent Second basemanMilton BradleyCenter fielderJosé ValentínThird basemanRicky Ledée Left fielderJason PhillipsCatcherDerek Lowe Starting pitcher
Notable transactions August 9, 2005: Acquired José Cruz Jr. from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later (Tony Schrager).
Roster 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (pitching) (bullpen) (third base) (bench)
(1st base) (hitting)
Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldDodgers team member
|- bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || || || @ Diamondbacks || W 8–7 || || || || || || 3–1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || || || @ Diamondbacks || W 12–10 || || || || || || 4–1 || W4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || || || @ Diamondbacks || L 4–5 || || || || || || 4–2 || L1
|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:00p.m. PDT || 76th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan)
Starting Pitchers stats Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG Jeff Weaver 34 34 224.0 14-11 4.22 43 1573 Derek Lowe 35 35 222.0 12-15 3.61 551462 Brad Penny 29 29 175.1 7-9 3.90 41 122 1 D.J. Houlton 35 19 129.0 6-9 5.16 52 900 Odalis Pérez 19 19 108.2 7-8 4.56 28740 Edwin Jackson 7 6 28.2 2-2 6.28 17 130 Derek Thompson 4 3 18.0 0-0 3.50 10 13 0
Relief Pitchers stats Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV Yhency Brazobán 74 0 72.2 2-2 5.33 32 61 21 Duaner Sánchez 79 0 82.0 4-7 3.73 36 71 8 Giovanni Carrara 72 0 75.2 7-4 3.93 38 56 0 Steve Schmoll 48 0 46.2 2-2 5.01 22 29 3 Kelly Wunsch 46 0 23.2 1-1 4.56 14 22 0 Elmer Dessens 28 7 65.2 1-2 3.56 19 37 0 Scott Erickson 19 8 55.1 1-4 6.02 25 15 0 Franquelis Osoria 24 0 29.2 0-2 3.94 8 15 0 Wilson Álvarez 21 2 24.0 1-4 5.63 7 16 0 Buddy Carlyle 10 0 14.0 0-0 8.36 4 13 0 Jonathan Broxton 14 0 13.2 1-0 5.93 12 22 0 Éric Gagné 14 0 13.1 1-0 2.70 3 22 8 Hong-Chih Kuo 9 0 5.1 0-1 6.75 5 10 0
Batting Stats Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB Jason Phillips C/1B 121 399 .238 38 95 10 55 0 Dioner Navarro C 50 176 .273 21 48 3 14 0 Paul Bako C 13 40 .250 1 10 0 4 0 Mike Rose C 15 43 .209 2 9 1 1 0 Hee-Seop Choi 1B 133 320 .253 40 81 15 42 1 Jeff Kent 2B/1B 149 553 .289 100 160 29 105 6 César Izturis SS 106 444 .257 48 114 2 31 8 Mike Edwards 3B/LF 88 239 .247 23 593 15 1 Óscar Robles 3B/SS/2B 110 364 .272 44 99 5 34 0 Olmedo Sáenz 1B/3B/DH 109 319 .263 39 84 15 63 0 Antonio Perez 3B/2B/SS 98 259 .297 28 773 23 11 José Valentín 3B/LF 56 147 .170 1725 2 14 3 Willy Aybar 3B/2B 26 86.326 12 28 1 10 3 Norihiro Nakamura 3B/1B 17 39 .1281 5 0 3 0 Brian Myrow 1B 19 20 .200 2 4 0 0 0 J. D. Drew RF/CF 72 252 .286 48 72 15 36 1 Milton Bradley CF 75 283 .290 49 8213 38 6 Ricky Ledée LF/RF 102 237 .278 31 66 7 39 0 Jason Repko LF/CF/RF 129 276 .221 43 61 8 30 5 Jayson Werth LF/RF/CF 102 337 .234 46 79 7 11 José Cruz Jr. RF 47 156 .301 23476 22 0 Jason Grabowski LF 65 112 .161 14 18 4 12 1 Cody Ross RF 14 25 .160 1 4 0 1 0 Chin-Feng Chen LF 7 8 .250 1 2 0 2 0
2005 Awards 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jeff Kent starting second baseman César Izturis reserve Silver Slugger Award Jeff Kent
Farm system
Teams in BOLD won the League Championship
Major League Baseball draft
The Dodgers selected 51 players in this draft. Of those, 13 of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round draft pick as a result of signing free agent Derek Lowe but gained a supplemental first round pick and a second round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent Adrián Beltré.
The first round pick was right-handed pitcher Luke Hochevar out of the University of Tennessee. After a long and controversial negotiation period, Hochevar backed out on a deal to sign with the Dodgers and would re-enter the draft the following year where he signed with the Kansas City Royals.
While several members of this years draft class would make the Majors, none were more than role players.
2005 draft picksRoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1sLuke HochevarRHPUniversity of TennesseeNo Royals-20062006–2016MLB2Iván DeJesús Jr.SS American Military AcademyYes2005–2022MLB2Josh WallRHPCentral Private High SchoolYes2005–2016MLB3Sergio PedrozaOF California State University, FullertonYes2005–2012AAA4Josh Bell3BSantaluces Community High SchoolYes2005–2019 MLB5Jon MeloanRHPUniversity of ArizonaYes2005–2014MLB6Brent LeachLHPDelta State UniversityYes2005–2015MLB7Christopher HobdyRHPMonterey High SchoolYes2005Rookie8David HorlacherRHPBrigham Young UniversityYes2005–2006 A9Michael DavittRHPDavidson High SchoolNoAngels-20072007–2009A10Trayvon RobinsonOFCrenshaw High SchoolYes 2005–2024 MLB11Adam GodwinOFTroy UniversityYes2005–2014AAA12Kristopher KriseRHPCalifornia State University, ChicoYes2005–2007Rookie13Steve JohnsonRHPSt. Paul's SchoolYes 2005–2018 MLB14Scott Van SlykeOF John Burroughs High SchoolYes 2005–2018 MLB15Wilfredo DiazLHP Yes 2005–2008 A16George McDonaldCWestchester High SchoolNo 17Kyle HensonCOak Ridge High SchoolNoGiants-20092009A-18Kevin CarbySS Booker T. Washington High SchoolNo2010–2011 Ind19Drew LockeOFBoston CollegeYes 2005–2012 AAA20Skyler TrippLHPDavis County High SchoolYes 2006 Rookie21Shane JustisSSTowson UniversityYes 2005–2009 AA22Travis DeBondtOFOral Roberts UniversityNo 23Jayson WhitehouseOFSpartanburg Methodist CollegeNo 24Jon DuttonLHP Rancho Bernardo High SchoolYes 2006–2010 A25Kyle FosterLHP Lower Columbia CollegeNo 26Jordy MercerSS Taloga High SchoolNo Pirates-2008 2008–2021 MLB27Matt CoburnRHP Humble High SchoolNo 2009–2010 Ind28Timothy SegelkeLHP Green River Community CollegeNo 29Kent WilliamsonRHP Hayden High SchoolNo 30Kyle MorganOF Bakersfield CollegeNo Pirates-2008 2008–2010 A31Jonathan ForestRHP NoPhillies-2007 2007Rookie32Nathan HammonsLHPFort Cobb High SchoolNo 33Chris LemayLHP Yes 2006 Rookie34Shawn LoglisciRHP College of Southern IdahoNo 35Rick Taloa1B Santa Ana CollegeYes 2005–2007 A36Andrew MarquardtRHP St. Francis High SchoolNo 37Justin WilsonLHP Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan High SchoolNoPirates-2009 2009–2025 MLB38Stephen HermannC Penn-Trafford High SchoolNo 39Jake DebusLHP Victor J. Andrew High SchoolNo 40Jason Mooneyham1B Chapman UniversityYes 2005–2007 A+41Christopher JohnsonRHP John A. Logan CollegeNo 42Tony CruzC Okaloosa-Walton CollegeNo Cardinals-2007 2007–2018 MLB43Brandon RochaC Los Alamitos High SchoolNo 44Chase d'ArnaudSS Los Alamitos High SchoolNo Pirates-2008 2008–2019 MLB45Brian Mathews3B Newton High SchoolYes 2006–2009 A+46Anthony Benner3B Eastlake High SchoolNoNationals-2007 2007 A-47Mark Sunga3B Notre Dame High SchoolNo 48Paul WourmsC Thompson Rivers UniversityNo 49Garet HillRHP Biola UniversityNoPhillies-2006 2006–2007 A50Mitchell HouckLHP Cypress Bay High SchoolNo Mets-2008 2008–2010 A 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
References
External links 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page