The 2005 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 40th season in Atlanta and the 135th season overall. The Braves won their 11th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox, finishing 2 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Houston Astros, 3–1.
Tim Hudson joined the Braves' rotation and rookies Jeff Francoeur, Kelly Johnson and Brian McCann had their first seasons with Atlanta in 2005.
Offseason October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves. December 3, 2004: Julio Franco was resigned in free agency to the Atlanta Braves.Julio Franco Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com December 11, 2004: Dan Kolb was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and José Capellán. The Atlanta Braves sent Alec Zumwalt (minors) (December 14, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. December 16, 2004: Ex-All-star Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.Tim Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com March 31, 2005: Jorge Sosa was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for Nick Green.
Regular season On September 15, 2005, Andruw Jones hit his 300th career home run which went off Philadelphia Phillies reliever Geoff Geary in a 12–4 Phillies win. Jones became one of the quickest in Major League history to 300 home runs. The ball landed in the upper deck in left field at Citizens Bank Park.
Opening Day starters + Position NameStarting PitcherJohn SmoltzCatcher Johnny EstradaFirst BasemanAdam LaRocheSecond BasemanMarcus GilesThird BasemanChipper JonesShortstopRafael FurcalLeft FielderBrian JordanCenter FielderAndruw JonesRight FielderRaúl Mondesí
Season standings
National League East
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 15, 2005: John Foster signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. June 1, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves.Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 2005: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Román Colón and Zach Miner. August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors). Notable picks in the 2005 Draft include Joey Devine (26th pick overall), Yunel Escobar (2nd round), and Jordan Schafer (3rd round).
Roster 2005 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders OutfieldersManager
Coaches (bench) (bullpen) (third base) (first base)
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Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 5 || @ Marlins || 0–9 || Beckett (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || — || 57,405 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 2–1 || Bernero (1–0) || Bump (0–1) || Kolb (1) || 20,317 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Hudson (1–0) || Burnett (0–1) || Kolb (2) || 19,108 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 8 || Mets || 3–1 || Thomson (1–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || Kolb (3) || 50,939 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 9 || Mets || 6–3 || Bernero (2–0) || Heilman (0–1) || — || 40,604 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 10 || Mets || 1–6 || Martinez (1–0) || Smoltz (0–2) || — || 36,601 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 11 || Nationals || 11–2 || Hampton (1–0) || Day (0–1) || — || 16,584 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || April 12 || Nationals || 3–4 || Ayala (1–0) || Kolb (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 20,122 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 13 || Nationals || 4–11 || Ohka (1–1) || Thomson (1–1) || — || 19,093 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 15 || @ Phillies || 11–4 || Ramirez (1–0) || Floyd (1–1) || — || 31,408 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || April 16 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Lieber (3–0) || Smoltz (0–3) || Wagner (2) || 36,820 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 17 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Madson (1–1) || Kolb (0–2) || — || 32,008 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 18 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Sosa (1–0) || Wheeler (0–2) || Kolb (4) || 31,672 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || April 19 || @ Astros || 3–5 || Backe (1–0) || Thomson (1–2) || Lidge (4) || 32,146 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || April 20 || @ Nationals || 0–2 || Day (1–1) || Ramirez (1–1) || Cordero (3) || 27,374 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 21 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || Reitsma (1–0) || Cordero (2–1) || Kolb (5) || 30,728 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 22 || Phillies || 6–2 || Hampton (2–0) || Myers (1–1) || Kolb (6) || 26,837 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 23 || Phillies || 11–1 || Hudson (2–0) || Wolf (1–2) || — || 31,656 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 24 || Phillies || 4–0 || Thomson (2–2) || Padilla (0–2) || — || 26,713 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || April 25 || @ Mets || 4–5 || Heilman (2–2) || Ramirez (1–2) || Looper (3) || 16,874 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || April 26 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Smoltz (1–3) || Martinez (2–1) || Foster (1) || 31,511 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 27 || @ Mets || 8–4 || Hampton (3–0) || Glavine (1–3) || — || 21,087 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 29 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Mulder (3–1) || Hudson (2–1) || Reyes (1) || 33,833 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 30 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Kolb (1–2) || Journell (0–1) || — || 35,789 || 14–10
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 1 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Smoltz (2–3) || Suppan (2–3) || Kolb (7) || 34,304 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || May 3 || Marlins || 6–11 || Leiter (1–2) || Hampton (3–1) || — || 22,299 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || May 4 || Marlins || 5–2 || Hudson (3–1) || Burnett (3–2) || Kolb (8) || 25,082 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May 5 || Astros || 9–3 || Thomson (3–2) || Backe (2–2) || — || 20,553 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || May 6 || Astros || 9–4 || Smoltz (3–3) || Oswalt (4–3) || — || 26,987 || 19–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || May 7 || Astros || 4–1 || Ramirez (2–2) || Pettitte (2–3) || Kolb (9) || 36,452 || 19–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 8 || Astros || 16–0 || Hampton (4–1) || Astacio (0–1) || — || 32,498 || 20–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || May 9 || @ Rockies || 6–7 || Wright (2–2) || Hudson (3–2) || Tsao (3) || 20,307 || 20–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 10 || @ Rockies || 9–5 || Sosa (2–0) || Jennings (1–4) || — || 20,415 || 21–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || May 11 || @ Rockies || 5–6 || Tsao (1–0) || Kolb (1–3) || — || 19,631 || 21–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 4–7 || Carrara (4–0) || Reitsma (1–1) || Brazoban (11) || 53,689 || 21–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 5–1 || Bernero (3–0) || Perez (4–4) || — || 49,112 || 22–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Hudson (4–2) || Alvarez (1–1) || Kolb (10) || 53,239 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || May 16 || @ Padres || 3–5 || Linebrink (1–1) || Reitsma (1–2) || Hoffman (12) || 25,958 || 23–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || May 17 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Reyes (2–0) || Kolb (1–4) || — || 31,330 || 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || May 18 || @ Padres || 4–8 || Eaton (6–1) || Ramirez (2–3) || Hoffman (13) || 31,670 || 23–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 20 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Miller (1–0) || Hudson (4–3) || Foulke (11) || 35,332 || 23–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 21 || @ Red Sox || 7–5 || Davies (1–0) || Wakefield (4–3) || — || 35,008 || 24–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 || Clement (5–0) || Colon (0–1) || — || 34,844 || 24–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 23 || Mets || 8–6 || Ramirez (3–3) || Ishii (0–3) || Kolb (11) || 26,132 || 25–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 24 || Mets || 4–0 || Hudson (5–3) || Glavine (3–5) || — || 28,927 || 26–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 25 || Mets || 3–0 || Davies (2–0) || Zambrano (2–5) || Reitsma (1) || 33,250 || 27–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May 27 || Phillies || 1–5 || Lidle (5–3) || Smoltz (3–4) || — || 31,501 || 27–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 || May 28 || Phillies || 5–12 || Lieber (6–4) || Ramirez (3–4) || — || 34,975 || 27–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 29 || Phillies || 7–2 || Hudson (6–3) || Myers (4–3) || — || 37,615 || 28–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 || May 30 || @ Nationals || 2–3 || Ohka (4–3) || Davies (2–1) || Cordero (12) || 39,705 || 28–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 31 || @ Nationals || 4–5 || Ayala (3–3) || Colon (0–2) || Cordero (13) || 29,512 || 28–23
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || June 1 || @ Nationals || 5–4 || Smoltz (4–4) || Carrasco (1–1) || Reitsma (2) || 28,280 || 29–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || June 2 || @ Nationals || 6–8 || Carrasco (2–1) || Kolb (1–5) || Cordero (14) || 29,225 || 29–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || June 3 || @ Pirates || 1–3 || Wells (4–4) || Hudson (6–4) || Mesa (15) || 27,643 || 29–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || June 4 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Foster (1–0) || Gonzalez (0–2) || Reitsma (3) || 33,649 || 30–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Perez (4–4) || Bernero (3–1) || Mesa (16) || 28,717 || 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || June 6 || Angels || 2–4 || Donnelly (3–1) || Smoltz (4–5) || Rodriguez (11) || 23,104 || 30–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 7 || Angels || 3–2 || Ramirez (4–4) || Byrd (5–5) || Reitsma (4) || 25,276 || 31–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || June 8 || Angels || 4–8 || Donnelly (4–1) || Foster (1–1) || — || 27,747 || 31–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 || June 10 || Athletics || 4–6 || Haren (4–7) || Colon (0–3) || Street (3) || 28,535 || 31–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 11 || Athletics || 5–3 || Smoltz (5–5) || Duchscherer (2–1) || — || 36,004 || 31–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 12 || Athletics || 5–11 || Zito (3–7) || Boyer (0–1) || — || 27,819 || 32–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 || June 13 || @ Rangers || 3–7 || Young (6–3) || Hudson (6–5) || — || 41,594 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || June 14 || @ Rangers || 7–2 || Sosa (3–0) || Astacio (2–8) || — || 30,221 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 15 || @ Rangers || 5–9 || Park (7–1) || Davies (2–2) || Cordero (17) || 33,663 || 33–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || June 16 || @ Reds || 5–2 || Smoltz (6–5) || Claussen (3–4) || Reitsma (5) || 23,362 || 34–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || June 17 || @ Reds || 10–5 || Ramirez (5–4) || Ortiz (2–5) || — || 27,023 || 35–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || June 18 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Bernero (4–1) || Milton (3–9) || — || 41,737 || 36–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 19 || @ Reds || 8–11 || Weathers (4–0) || Bernero (4–2) || — || 28,836 || 36–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || June 21 || Marlins || 5–0 || Smoltz (7–5) || Burnett (4–5) || — || 28,686 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || June 22 || Marlins || 8–0 || Ramirez (6–4) || Moehler (2–5) || — || 30,216 || 38–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 23 || Marlins || 0–8 || Willis (12–2) || Sosa (3–1) || — || 29,826 || 38–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || June 24 || Orioles || 7–5 || Davies (3–2) || Penn (2–1) || Reitsma (6) || 43,822 || 39–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 25 || Orioles || 5–4 || Vasquez (1–0) || Williams (4–4) || — || 44,106 || 40–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || June 26 || Orioles || 8–1 || Smoltz (8–5) || Lopez (7–3) || — || 37,157 || 41–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || June 27 || @ Marlins || 7–2 || Ramirez (7–4) || Moehler (2–6) || — || 16,341 || 42–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 28 || @ Marlins || 9–1 || Sosa (4–1) || Willis (12–3) || — || 20,129 || 43–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 || June 29 || @ Marlins || 5–6 || Riedling (4–1) || Bernero (4–3) || — || 23,512 || 43–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 30 || @ Marlins || 2–6 || Beckett (8–5) || Colon (0–4) || — || 23,147 || 43–36
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