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2005 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
Location
2005 information
Owner(s)
Manager(s) Dusty Baker
Local television CSN Chicago
Superstation WGN
WCIU-TV
(Bob Brenly, Len Kasper)
Local radio WGN
(Ron Santo, Pat Hughes)
Stats ESPN.com

BB-reference

The Chicago Cubs' 2005 season was the Cub's 133rd season. The Chicago Cubs finished 79-83 ,4th place in the NL Central. This was the first season for the WGN-TV broadcast pairing of Bob Brenly and Len Kasper.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 31, 2004: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [1]
  • January 20, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [2]
  • February 2, 2005: Sammy Sosa was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors). [3]
  • February 8, 2005: Scott McClain was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [4]
  • March 30, 2005: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Chicago Cubs. [2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central W L GB Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 100 62 -- .617
Houston Astros 89 73 11 .549
Milwaukee Brewers 81 81 19 .500
Chicago Cubs 79 83 21 .488
Cincinnati Reds 73 89 27 .451
Pittsburgh Pirates 67 95 33 .414

Transactions

  • May 2, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [5]
  • May 27, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [2]
  • July 7, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs. [5]
  • August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors). [1]

Roster

2005 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Mike Quade
AA West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Southern League Bobby Dickerson
A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Richie Zisk
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Julio Garcia
Short-Season A Boise Hawks Northwest League Trey Forkerway
Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Steve McFarland

[6]

References

1st Half: Chicago Cubs Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Chicago Cubs Game Log on ESPN.com
  1. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml
  2. ^ a b c http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ransoco01.shtml
  3. ^ Sammy Sosa Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml
  5. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hubbatr01.shtml
  6. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
2005 MLB season by team
AL East
AL Central
AL West
NL East
NL Central
Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West
2005 All-Star Game • 2005 World Series
Chicago Cubs
Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois
The Franchise
Ballparks
Lore
Culture
Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • Wrigley Field North • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42
Key Personnel
Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • General Manager: Jim Hendry • Manager: Lou Piniella
World Series
Championships (2)
National League
Championships (16)
1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945
Division
Championships
Eastern: 1984 • 1989 • Central: 2003 • 2007 • 2008 • Wild Card: 1998
Minor League
Affiliates
Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)
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