2005 Oakland Athletics season
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2005 Oakland Athletics season
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| Owner(s) | Lewis Wolff | |
| Manager(s) | Ken Macha | |
| Local television | KICU-TV FSN Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Tim Roye, Hank Greenwald, Glen Kuiper) |
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| Local radio | KFRC (Bill King, Ken Korach) KZSF (Fernando Arias, Julio Gonzalez) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 2005 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.
The A's started 17-32, but went on a hot streak to find themselves battling for first place by mid-August. They faded in September, allowing the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to win the AL West.
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Offseason
- November 27, 2004: Jason Kendall was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Redman, Arthur Rhodes, and cash.[1]
- December 16, 2004: Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.[2]
- December 18, 2004: Dan Haren was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Daric Barton and Kiko Calero to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Mulder.[3]
Regular season
 Dennis Eckersley Pitcher: 1987-95(OAK) Retired 2005 |
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Los Angeles Angels | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 |
| Seattle Mariners | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 |
Transactions
- July 13, 2005: Eric Byrnes was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Omar Quintanilla to the Colorado Rockies for Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick.[4]
Roster
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Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Sacramento RiverCats | Pacific Coast League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Von Hayes |
| A | Stockton Ports | California League | Todd Steverson |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Dave Joppie |
| Short-Season A | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Juan Navarette |
| Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | Ruben Escalera |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Midland
References
- ^ Jason Kendall Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Tim Hudson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Danny Haren Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Eric Byrnes Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- 2005 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 2005 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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