2005 Texas Rangers season
The Texas Rangers finished the 2005 season in 3rd place in the West division of the American League. The Rangers had four players in the 2005 All-Star Game. Michael Young, Kenny Rogers, Alfonso Soriano, and Mark Teixeira. Young was also the A.L. batting champion in 2005.
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Record | 79–83 (.488) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owners | Tom Hicks |
General managers | John Hart |
Managers | Buck Showalter |
Local television | KDFI KDFW FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) |
Local radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel) KFLC (Eleno Ornelas, José Guzmán) |
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On offense, the team led Major League Baseball in home runs (260), at bats (5,716), slugging percentage (.468) and total bases (2,677). All starters wound up in double figures in home runs.[1] The Rangers used 30 pitchers during the season, the most by any team.[1]
Offseason
Regular season
Opening Day Starters
- Rod Barajas, C
- Mark Teixeira, 1B
- Alfonso Soriano, 2B
- Hank Blalock, 3B
- Michael Young, SS
- Kevin Mench, LF
- Gary Matthews Jr., CF
- Richard Hidalgo, RF
- David Dellucci, DH
- Ryan Drese, RHP
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 |
Transactions
Roster
Lone Star series
The annual interleague games between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers were played in June and July. They are known as the Lone Star Series.
Date | Winning Team | Score | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Attendance | Location |
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May 20 | Texas | 7–3 | Kenny Rogers | Brandon Backe | 38,109 | Arlington |
May 21 | Texas | 18–3 | Chris Young | Ezequiel Astacio | 35,781 | Arlington |
May 22 | Texas | 2–0 | Chan Ho Park | Roy Oswalt | 40,583 | Arlington |
June 24 | Houston | 5–2 | Roy Oswalt | Ricardo Rodríguez | 36,199 | Houston |
June 25 | Texas | 6–5 | Chris Young | Brandon Backe | 41,868 | Houston |
June 26 | Houston | 3–2 | Chad Qualls | Juan Domínguez | 35,331 | Houston |
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Player stats
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 | Rod Barajas | 120 | 410 | 104 | .254 | 21 | 60 |
1B | Mark Teixeira | 162 | 644 | 194 | .301 | 43 | 144 |
2B | Alfonso Soriano | 156 | 637 | 171 | .268 | 36 | 104 |
SS | Michael Young | 159 | 668 | 221 | .331 | 24 | 91 |
3B | Hank Blalock | 161 | 647 | 170 | .263 | 25 | 92 |
LF | Kevin Mench | 150 | 557 | 147 | .264 | 25 | 73 |
CF | Gary Matthews Jr. | 131 | 475 | 121 | .255 | 17 | 55 |
RF | Richard Hidalgo | 88 | 308 | 68 | .221 | 16 | 43 |
DH | David Dellucci | 128 | 435 | 109 | .251 | 29 | 65 |
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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Laynce Nix | 63 | 229 | 55 | .240 | 6 | 32 |
Adrián González | 43 | 150 | 34 | .227 | 6 | 17 |
Mark DeRosa | 66 | 148 | 36 | .243 | 8 | 20 |
Sandy Alomar Jr. | 46 | 128 | 35 | .273 | 0 | 14 |
Phil Nevin | 29 | 99 | 18 | .182 | 3 | 8 |
Chad Allen | 21 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 5 |
Gerald Laird | 13 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 1 | 4 |
Jason Botts | 10 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 3 |
Andres Torrés | 8 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
Marshall McDougall | 18 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Esteban Germán | 5 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
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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Kenny Rogers | 30 | 195.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.46 | 87 |
Chris Young | 31 | 164.2 | 12 | 7 | 4.26 | 137 |
Chan Ho Park | 20 | 109.2 | 8 | 5 | 5.66 | 80 |
Ryan Drese | 12 | 69.2 | 4 | 6 | 6.46 | 20 |
Pedro Astacio | 12 | 67.0 | 2 | 8 | 6.04 | 45 |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 12 | 57.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.53 | 24 |
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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Kameron Loe | 48 | 92.0 | 9 | 6 | 3.42 | 45 |
Joaquín Benoit | 32 | 87.0 | 4 | 4 | 3.72 | 78 |
John Wasdin | 31 | 75.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.28 | 44 |
Juan Domínguez | 22 | 70.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.22 | 45 |
C.J. Wilson | 24 | 48.0 | 1 | 7 | 6.94 | 30 |
R.A. Dickey | 9 | 29.2 | 1 | 2 | 6.67 | 15 |
Edinson Vólquez | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | 4 | 14.21 | 11 |
Josh Rupe | 4 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 6 |
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 Cordero | 69 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 3.39 | 79 |
Brian Shouse | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.23 | 35 |
Doug Brocail | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.52 | 61 |
Ron Mahay | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.81 | 30 |
Nick Regilio | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.58 | 14 |
Erasmo Ramirez | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 6 |
Steve Karsay | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.47 | 9 |
Kevin Gryboski | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.17 | 2 |
James Baldwin | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.19 | 9 |
Scott Feldman | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.96 | 4 |
Matt Riley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 4 |
Carlos Almanzar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 3 |
Ryan Bukvich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 4 |
Michael Tejera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
Jason Standridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 |
Justin Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Michael Young, A.L. Batting Title
- Mark Teixeira, 1B, Gold Glove
- Mark Teixeira, 1B, Silver Slugger Award
- Alfonso Soriano, 2B, Silver Slugger Award
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane
References
- "2005 MLB Team Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- "Jason Standridge Stats".
- "Cody Ransom Stats".
External links
- 2005 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 2005 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac