The 2005 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 36th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee. They finished third in the National League Central. This was the Brewers’ first non-losing season since 1992, and marked a return to relevance as the Brewers qualified for the playoffs in nine of the ensuing 20 seasons — and finished better than .500 in thirteen of those seasons.

Offseason December 13, 2004: Scott Podsednik was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later and Luis Vizcaíno to the Chicago White Sox for Carlos Lee. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Travis Hinton (minors) (January 10, 2005) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.Scott Podsednik Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 21, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 29, 2005: Brooks Kieschnick was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Regular season

Opening Day starters Russell Branyan Brady Clark Doug Davis J. J. Hardy Geoff Jenkins Carlos Lee Damian Miller Lyle Overbay Junior Spivey Ben Sheets

Season standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Transactions May 27, 2005: Tim Crabtree was released by the Milwaukee Brewers. July 27, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Roster 2005 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLGCarlos Lee16261885164410321141357.265.487Brady Clark1455999418331113531047.306.426Geoff Jenkins148538871574212586056.292.513Lyle Overbay158537801483411972178.276.449Bill Hall1465016914639617621839.291.495Damian Miller11438550105251943037.273.413J.J. Hardy1243724692221950044.247.384Rickie Weeks Jr.96360568613213421540.239.394Russell Branyan8520223521101231139.257.490Chad Moeller66199234191723013.206.367Jeff Cirillo771852952150423423.281.427Junior Spivey49182224381517718.236.374Wes Helms951681850131424014.298.458Chris Magruder10113816289021337.203.312Prince Fielder39592174021002.288.458Corey Hart2157911212726.193.368Trent Durrington281433100251.214.286Dave Krynzel5700000000.000.000Nelson Cruz8511100002.200.400Julio Mosquera1100000000.000.000Pitcher totals16232113347201708.106.140Team totals162544872614133271917568979531.259.423 Source:

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SODoug Davis11113.8435350222.21961039593208Chris Capuano18123.9935350219.02121059791176Ben Sheets1093.3322220156.2142665825141Víctor Santos4134.5729240141.215387726089Tomo Ohka764.3522200126.114565612881Derrick Turnbow711.746903967.14915132464Wes Obermueller145.26238065.07441353633Gary Glover545.571511064.27441402058Matt Wise443.36490164.13725242562Rick Helling312.39157049.03913131842Jorge De La Rosa224.46380042.14823213842Julio Santana354.50410142.03421211949Ricky Bottalico224.54400241.24324211929Justin Lehr113.89230034.23219151823Dana Eveland115.97270131.24021211823Tommy Phelps024.63290123.12512121214Kane Davis112.70150016.210651011José Capellán112.87170015.21765514Mike Adams012.70130113.112441014Team totals81813.97162162461438.013826976355691173 Source:

Awards and records 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Carlos Lee, outfield, reserve

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of six minor league affiliates in 2005. The Nashville Sounds won the Pacific Coast League championship.

Game log Game Log April (10-13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 4 @ Pirates 9–2 Sheets (1-0) Pérez (0-1) 38,016 1-0 2 April 6 @ Pirates 10–2 Davis (1-0) Wells (0-1) 12,077 2-0 3 April 8 @ Cubs 6–3 de la Rosa (1-0) Leicester (0-1) Adams (1) 39,892 3-0 4 April 9 @ Cubs 0–4 Zambrano (0-1) Sheets (0-1) 38,743 3-1 5 April 10 @ Cubs 5–6 Rusch (2-0) Turnbow (0-1) 39,076 3-2 6 April 11 Pirates 6–2 Davis (2-0) Wells (0-2) 42,458 4-2 7 April 12 Pirates 2–4 Redman (1-0) Glover (0-1) Mesa (3) 10,927 4-3 8 April 13 Pirates 6–2 de la Rosa (2-0) White (0-2) 11,021 5-3 9 April 15 Cardinals 0–3 Suppan (1-1) Sheets (1-2) Isringhausen (3) 22,676 5-4 10 April 16 Cardinals 3–5 Carpenter (2-1) Davis (2-1) Isringhausen (4) 30,732 5-5 11 April 17 Cardinals 2–3 Marquis (2-0) Adams (0-1) Isringhausen (5) 21,144 5-6 12 April 18 Dodgers 3–7 Pérez (3-0) Capuano (0-1) 11,728 5-7 13 April 19 Dodgers 6–8 Carrara (2-0) Phelps (0-1) Brazobán (3) 11,029 5-8 14 April 20 @ Astros 1–6 Oswalt (3-1) Sheets (1-3) 26,119 5-9 15 April 21 @ Astros 7–8 Pettitte (1-1) Davis (2-2) Lidge (5) 32,173 5-10 16 April 22 @ Giants 6–1 Santos (1-0) Rueter (0-2) 36,994 6-10 17 April 23 @ Giants 2–6 Tomko (1-3) Capuano (0-2) Benítez (4) 37,341 6-11 18 April 24 @ Giants 8–5 Glover (1-1) Williams (0-2) Turnbow (1) 36,604 7-11 – April 25 @ Cardinals Postponed (rain) 19 April 26 @ Cardinals 3–5 Suppan (2-2) Davis (2-3) Flores (1) 28,787 7-12 20 April 27 @ Cardinals 3–6 Carpenter (4-1) Santos (1-1) Tavárez (1) 38,343 7-13 21 April 28 @ Cardinals 4–3 Capuano (1-2) Marquis (3-1) Turnbow (2) ? 8-13 22 April 29 Reds 4–3 Glover (2-1) Claussen (1-2) Turnbow (3) 21,332 9-13 23 April 30 Reds 6–5 Turnbow (1-1) Valentine (0-1) 23,880 10-13 May (14-14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 24 May 1 Reds 13–3 Davis (3-3) Ortiz (0-1) 23,036 11-13 25 May 3 Cubs 4–1 Capuano (2-2) Zambrano (2-1) Turnbow (4) 27,079 12-13 26 May 4 Cubs 4–3 Turnbow (2-1) Novoa (0-1) 28,392 13-13 27 May 5 Cubs 6–5 Turnbow (3-1) Hawkins (1-2) 31,721 14-13 28 May 6 Mets 4–7 Zambrano (2-3) Davis (3-4) Looper (7) 21,067 14-14 29 May 7 Mets 5–7 Martínez (4-1) Santana (0-1) Hernández (1) 39,589 14-15 30 May 8 Mets 5–4 Turnbow (4-1) DeJean (1-1) 17,626 15-15 31 May 9 Phillies 2–4 Wolf (2-4) Santos (1-2) Wagner (8) 11,103 15-16 32 May 10 Phillies 8–5 Santana (1-1) Adams (0-2) Bottalico (1) 12,082 16-16 33 May 11 Phillies 5–2 Davis (4-4) Lidle (2-3) Turnbow (5) 13,175 17-16 34 May 13 @ Pirates 4–3 Capuano (3-2) Mesa (0-1) Turnbow (6) 23,845 18-16 35 May 14 @ Pirates 0–2 Redman (2-3) Santos (1-3) 21,772 18-17 36 May 15 @ Pirates 2–4 Williams (4-3) Glover (2-2) Mesa (13) 15,134 18-18 37 May 16 @ Nationals 2–5 Armas (1-1) Davis (4-5) Ayala (1) 26,606 18-19 38 May 17 @ Nationals 8–2 Obermueller (1-0) Vargas (0-1) 26,427 19-19 39 May 18 @ Nationals 0–1 Majewski (1-0) Capuano (3-3) 29,216 19-20 40 May 19 @ Nationals 2–3 Hernández (7-2) Santos (1-4) Cordero (10) 30,968 19-21 41 May 20 @ Twins 1–7 Silva (3-2) Glover (2-3) 30,073 19-22 42 May 21 @ Twins 6–0 Davis (5-5) Radke (4-4) 32,106 20-22 43 May 22 @ Twins 5–6 Crain (3-0) Wise (0-1) 28,466 20-23 44 May 23 Rockies 2–1 Capuano (4-3) Chacón (1-4) Bottalico (2) 11,855 21-23 45 May 24 Rockies 6–1 Santos (2-4) Francis (4-2) 17,759 22-23 46 May 25 Rockies 11–1 Glover (3-3) Wright (2-5) 24,916 23-23 47 May 27 Astros 3–0 Davis (6-5) Oswalt (5-6) Turnbow (7) 22,173 24-23 48 May 28 Astros 6–9 Rodríguez (1-1) Sheets (1-4) Lidge (9) 37,845 24-24 49 May 29 Astros 1–2 Pettitte (3-5) Capuano (4-4) Lidge (10) 34,402 24-25 50 May 30 @ Padres 1–2 Linebrink (2-1) de la Rosa (2-1) 36,152 24-26 51 May 31 @ Padres 4–8 Reyes (3-0) Glover (3-4) 23,124 24-27 June (12-15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 52 June 1 @ Padres 5–2 Davis (7-5) Lawrence (3-6) Santana (1) 27,692 25-27 53 June 2 @ Dodgers 4–6 Carrara (5-2) Sheets (1-5) Gagné (4) 32,004 25-28 54 June 3 @ Dodgers 7–5 Capuano (5-4) Weaver (5-5) Turnbow (8) 41,528 26-28 55 June 4 @ Dodgers 1–2 Houlton (1-0) Santos (2-5) Gagné (5) 46,287 26-29 56 June 5 @ Dodgers 6–10 Penny (3-2) Obermueller (1-1) 40,876 26-30 57 June 6 Yankees 4–3 Davis (8-5) Johnson (5-5) Turnbow (9) 34,627 27-30 58 June 7 Yankees 2–1 Sheets (2-5) Pavano (4-5) Turnbow (10) 35,611 28-30 59 June 8 Yankees 3–12 Mussina (6-4) Capuano (5-5) 37,586 28-31 60 June 10 @ Phillies 2–5 Madson (3-2) Wise (0-2) 27,225 28-32 61 June 11 @ Phillies 5–7 Cormier (2-1) Bottalico (0-1) Urbina (10) 33,455 28-33 62 June 12 @ Phillies 2–6 Lidle (6-4) Sheets (2-6) 40,385 28-34 63 June 13 @ Devil Rays 3–5 Waechter (3-3) Capuano (5-6) Báez (8) 8,878 28-35 64 June 14 @ Devil Rays 4–0 Ohka (5-3) Fossum (2-5) 8,897 29-35 65 June 15 @ Devil Rays 3–5 Nomo (4-6) Santos (2-6) Báez (9) 8,801 29-36 66 June 17 @ Blue Jays 5–9 Walker (2-0) Davis (8-6) 17,615 29-37 67 June 18 @ Blue Jays 5–2 Sheets (3-6) Halladay (10-4) Phelps (1) 25,264 30-37 68 June 19 @ Blue Jays 5–2 Capuano (6-6) Towers (5-6) Turnbow (11) 30,480 31-37 69 June 20 Cubs 4–5 Maddux (6-4) Ohka (5-4) Dempster (9) 40,126 31-38 70 June 21 Cubs 2–4 Williams (1-2) Santos (2-7) Dempster (10) 40,300 31-39 71 June 22 Cubs 9–4 Davis (9-6) Zambrano (4-4) 41,453 32-39 72 June 23 Cubs 8–7 Bottalico (1-1) Remlinger (0-2) Turnbow (12) 42,288 33-39 73 June 24 Twins 3–1 Capuano (7-6) Radke (5-7) Turnbow (13) 36,023 34-39 74 June 25 Twins 7–6 Wise (1-2) Santana (7-4) Turnbow (14) 44,685 35-39 75 June 26 Twins 2–5 Lohse (6-6) Santos (2-8) 34,324 35-40 76 June 28 @ Cubs 0–2 Zambrano (5-4) Davis (9-7) Dempster (12) 39,574 35-41 77 June 29 @ Cubs 2–3 Novoa (2-1) Santana (1-2) 38,846 35-42 78 June 30 @ Cubs 10–6 Capuano (8-6) Maddux (7-5) 38,631 36-42 July (16-12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 79 July 1 Pirates 8–4 Wise (2-2) Redman (4-7) 21,804 37-42 80 July 2 Pirates 5–3 Bottalico (2-1) Torres (2-4) Turnbow (15) 29,052 38-42 81 July 3 Pirates 10–11 Meadows (3-1) Phelps (0-2) Mesa (20) 28,323 38-43 82 July 4 @ Marlins 3–2 Sheets (4-6) Jones (1-3) Turnbow (16) 24,207 39-43 83 July 5 @ Marlins 6–4 Capuano (9-6) Beckett (8-6) Turnbow (17) 16,441 40-43 84 July 6 @ Marlins 4–5 De Los Santos (1-0) Obermueller (1-2) 17,079 40-44 85 July 7 @ Marlins 3–11 Moehler (4-6) Santos (2-9) 33,897 40-45 86 July 8 @ Braves 1–2 Kolb (2-5) Santana (1-3) 29,402 40-46 87 July 9 @ Braves 9–6 Sheets (5-6) Davies (4-3) 40,514 41-46 88 July 10 @ Braves 8–4 Capuano (10-6) Colón (1-5) 24,916 42-46 89 July 14 Nationals 4–2 Wise (3-2) Majewski (2-1) Turnbow (18) 30,611 43-46 90 July 15 Nationals 4–3 Santana (2-3) Ayala (7-6) 40,690 44-46 91 July 16 Nationals 3–5 Loaiza (6-5) Bottalico (2-2) Cordero (32) 45,079 44-47 92 July 17 Nationals 5–3 Ohka (6-4) Drese (7-8) Turnbow (19) 23,543 45-47 93 July 18 @ Cardinals 4–11 Morris (11-2) Santos (2-10) 41,827 45-48 94 July 19 @ Cardinals 5–4 Wise (4-2) Tavárez (1-2) Turnbow (20) 44,270 46-48 95 July 20 @ Cardinals 2–4 Mulder (11-5) Sheets (5-7) Isringhausen (27) 40,904 46-49 96 July 21 @ Cardinals 12–7 Capuano (11-6) Marquis (9-7) 44,002 47-49 97 July 22 @ Reds 6–11 Ortiz (6-6) Ohka (6-5) 21,370 47-50 98 July 23 @ Reds 11–7 Santos (3-10) Claussen (4-8) 36,320 48-50 99 July 24 @ Reds 2–3 Weathers (6-1) Santana (2-4) 18,856 48-51 100 July 25 Diamondbacks 4–2 Sheets (6-7) Worrell (0-2) Turnbow (21) 20,062 49-51 101 July 26 Diamondbacks 7–2 Eveland (1-0) Webb (8-8) 31,128 50-51 102 July 27 Diamondbacks 0–3 Vargas (4-5) Ohka (6-6) Bruney (12) 28,971 50-52 103 July 28 Giants 0–3 Hennessey (4-3) Santos (3-11) Walker (17) 22,252 50-53 104 July 29 Giants 6–7 Fassero (2-6) Wise (4-3) Walker (18) 28,652 50-54 105 July 30 Giants 7–1 Sheets (7-7) Schmidt (7-6) 38,462 51-54 106 July 31 Giants 5–1 Capuano (12-6) Lowry (6-11) 36,148 52-54