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2005 Atlanta Braves 2005 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
2005 information
Owner(s)	Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray) FSN South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WGST WKLS (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Other batters
- 3.2 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
4 2005 National League Division Series
- 4.1 Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros
5 Awards and honors
6 Farm system
7 References

Offseason

October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
December 3, 2004: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
December 16, 2004: Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.^[3]
January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]

Regular season

On September 15, 2005, Andruw Jones hit his 300th career home run which went 430 feet (130 m) off Philadelphia Phillies reliever Geoff Geary in a 12–4 Phillies win.^[5] The ball landed in the upper deck in left field at Citizens Bank Park.^[6]

Opening Day Starters

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	90	72	.556	--
Philadelphia Phillies	88	74	.543	2
Florida Marlins	83	79	.512	7
New York Mets	83	79	.512	7
Washington Nationals	81	81	.500	9

Notable transactions

June 1, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[7]
August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).^[8]

Roster

2005 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

39 Pat Corrales (bench)
53 Bobby Dews (bullpen)
45 Fredi González (third base)
17 Glenn Hubbard (first base)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
9 Terry Pendleton (hitting)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

2005 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3–1.

Game	Score	Date
1	Houston 10, Atlanta 5	October 5
2	Atlanta 7, Houston 1	October 6
3	Houston 7, Atlanta 3	October 8
4	Houston 7, Atlanta 6 (18 innings)	October 9

Awards and honors

John Smoltz, Roberto Clemente Award

2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml
^ Julio Franco Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Tim Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ Raul Mondesi Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ "September 14, 2005 Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200509140.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
^ Bowman, Mark (2005-09-14). "Andruw hits two milestones with homer; Braves center fielder belts No. 50 of 2005, No. 300 of career". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050914&content_id=1210307&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
^ Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory

2005 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

2005 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto

AL Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Atlanta • Florida • New York • Philadelphia • Washington

NL Central	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Arizona • Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

2005 All-Star Game • 2005 World Series

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

Franchise

History (Boston) · Braves Museum & Hall of Fame · Award winners & league leaders · Records · No-hitters · Seasons · Owners and executives · Managers · Opening Day Starters (Atlanta · Boston and Milwaukee) · First-round draft picks · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

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Rivalries

New York Mets

Retired numbers

3 · 6 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44 · 47

Key personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Fredi González

World Series
Championships (3)

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National Association
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Other Titles

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Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves · AA: Mississippi Braves · A: Lynchburg Hillcats · Rome Braves · Rookie: Danville Braves · Gulf Coast League Braves · DSL Braves

Other assets

SportSouth · PeachtreeTV

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Preceded by Atlanta Braves 2004	NL East Championship Season 2005	Succeeded by New York Mets 2006

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