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2005 Los Angeles Angels season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise's 45th since its inception. The regular season ended with a record of 95–67, resulting in the Angels winning the American League West title for the second consecutive season, their fifth in franchise history.
| 2005 Los Angeles Angels | ||||
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| American League West Champions | ||||
The logo of the Angels during their 2005 campaign | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Arte Moreno | |||
| General managers | Bill Stoneman | |||
| Managers | Mike Scioscia | |||
| Television | FSN West KCAL-9 KDOC •Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc | |||
| Radio | KSPN (AM 710) •Terry Smith, Rory Markas KTNQ (AM 1020—Spanish) •José Mota, Ivan Lara | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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In the postseason, the Angels defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series, 3–2, but were subsequently defeated by the eventual World Series champion Chicago White Sox in the American League Championship Series, 4–1.
The season was the first the team played under its controversial "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" moniker.
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 49–32 | 46–35 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 7 | 45–36 | 43–38 |
| Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 16 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
| Seattle Mariners | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 39–42 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 8–10 | 2–6 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 12–6 | 4–6 | 9–10 | 8–10 |
| Boston | 10–8 | — | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 7–2 | 7–11 | 12–6 |
| Chicago | 6–2 | 3–4 | — | 14–5 | 14–5 | 13–5 | 4–6 | 11–7 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 6–1 | 2–4 | 5–14 | — | 12–6 | 13–6 | 3–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 15–3 |
| Detroit | 5–3 | 4–6 | 5–14 | 6–12 | — | 10–9 | 4–6 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 9–9 |
| Kansas City | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–13 | 6–13 | 9–10 | — | 2–7 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 3–5 | 2–8 | 3–6 | 9–9 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 6–4 | 7–2 | — | 6–4 | 6–4 | 10–9 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 15–4 | 1–5 | 12–6 |
| Minnesota | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 13–6 | 4–6 | — | 3–3 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 6–0 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
| New York | 11–7 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 3–3 | — | 7–2 | 7–3 | 8–11 | 7–3 | 12–6 | 11–7 |
| Oakland | 6–4 | 4–6 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 6–4 | 2–7 | — | 12–6 | 4–5 | 11–8 | 5–5 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 3–7 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 6–12 | — | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–6 | 10–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 6–12 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 0–6 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 2–4 | — | 6–2 | 8–11 | 3–15 |
| Texas | 6–4 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–2 | 4–15 | 6–3 | 3–7 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 2–6 | — | 7–3 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 10–9 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–12 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 3–7 | — | 8–10 |
Roster
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Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bengie Molina | 119 | 410 | 121 | .295 | 15 | 69 |
| 1B | Darin Erstad | 153 | 609 | 166 | .273 | 7 | 66 |
| 2B | Adam Kennedy | 129 | 416 | 125 | .300 | 2 | 37 |
| SS | Orlando Cabrera | 141 | 540 | 139 | .257 | 8 | 57 |
| 3B | Dallas McPherson | 61 | 205 | 50 | .244 | 8 | 26 |
| LF | Garret Anderson | 142 | 575 | 163 | .283 | 17 | 96 |
| CF | Steve Finley | 112 | 406 | 90 | .222 | 12 | 54 |
| RF | Vladimir Guerrero | 141 | 520 | 165 | .317 | 32 | 108 |
| DH | Jeff DaVanon | 108 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 2 | 15 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Chone Figgins | 158 | 642 | 186 | .290 | 8 | 57 |
| Juan Rivera | 106 | 350 | 95 | .271 | 15 | 59 |
| Maicer Izturis | 77 | 191 | 47 | .246 | 1 | 15 |
| José Molina | 75 | 184 | 42 | .228 | 6 | 25 |
| Robb Quinlan | 54 | 134 | 31 | .231 | 5 | 14 |
| Casey Kotchman | 47 | 126 | 35 | .278 | 7 | 22 |
| Josh Paul | 34 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 2 | 4 |
| Zach Sorensen | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Pride | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Mathis | 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Prieto | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Matranga | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bartolo Colón | 33 | 222.2 | 21 | 8 | 3.48 | 157 |
| John Lackey | 33 | 209.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.44 | 199 |
| Paul Byrd | 31 | 204.1 | 12 | 11 | 3.74 | 102 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 29 | 177.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.20 | 94 |
| Ervin Santana | 23 | 133.2 | 12 | 8 | 4.65 | 99 |
| Joe Saunders | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kelvim Escobar | 16 | 59.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.02 | 63 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 5 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Francisco Rodríguez | 66 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 2.67 | 91 |
| Scot Shields | 78 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2.75 | 98 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 65 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.72 | 53 |
| Esteban Yan | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.59 | 45 |
| Kevin Gregg | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.04 | 52 |
| Joel Peralta | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 30 |
| Jake Woods | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 20 |
| Jason Christiansen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 4 |
| Greg Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Bret Prinz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
With their win on Monday, September 27, 2005, the Angels clinched their second straight American League West championship.
American League Division Series
The 2005 American League Division Series featured the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the AL East champion New York Yankees. The series began on October 4, 2005 with the Angels splitting the first two games at Angel Stadium. The Angels then proceeded to split the two games at Yankee Stadium and finally won the fifth game at Angel Stadium ultimately winning the series 3–2.
American League Championship Series
The 2005 American League Championship Series featured the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox. The series began on October 11, 2005 with the Angels winning the first game at U.S. Cellular Field, but after an incredibly controversial second game loss, the Angels dropped the next three and lost the series 4–1. Because of the controversy surrounding game two, Angel fans to this day (as of the 2013 season) give A. J. Pierzynski a poor welcome at Angel Stadium.
Game log
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American League Division Series (3–2)
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American League Championship Series (1–4)
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Bracket
Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th. Normally, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in the Division Series. However, MLB does not allow the No. 1 seed to play the 4th seed/Wild Card winner in the Division Series if they are from the same division, instead having the No. 1 seed play the next lowest seed, the No. 3 seed.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory