2005 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world.
| Years in baseball |
Headline events of the year
[edit]- Chicago White Sox swept (4–0) the Houston Astros to win the 2005 World Series.
- 2005 also marked the inaugural season of the Washington Nationals, who relocated from Montreal and were formerly known as the Expos. This is Washington, D.C.'s first MLB team since the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers following the 1971 season.
- Chris Burke ended the 2005 NLDS with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning.
- The Astros went from 15–30 to the 2005 World Series. They had a 22–7 record in July.
Champions
[edit]Major League Baseball
[edit]- Regular season Champions
| League | Eastern Division Champion | Central Division Champion | Western Division Champion | Wild Card Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League | New York Yankees | Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Boston Red Sox |
| National League | Atlanta Braves | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | Houston Astros |
- World Series Champion – Chicago White Sox
- Postseason – October 4 to October 26
| Division Series TV: ESPN/FOX | League Championship Series TV: FOX | World Series TV: FOX | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 4 | ||||||||||||
| American League | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | LA Angels of Anaheim | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | LA Angels of Anaheim | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New York Yankees | 2 | ||||||||||||
| AL1 | Chicago White Sox | 4 | ||||||||||||
| NL4 | Houston Astros | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego Padres | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | ||||||||||||
| National League | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Astros | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Astros | 3 | ||||||||||||
Click on any series score to link to that series' page.
Higher seed has home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series.
American League has home field advantage during World Series as a result of American League victory in 2005 All-Star Game.
National League is seeded 1-3/2-4 as a result of NL regular season champion (St. Louis Cardinals) and NL wild card (Houston Astros) coming from the same division.
- Postseason MVPs
- World Series MVP – Jermaine Dye
- ALCS MVP – Paul Konerko
- NLCS MVP – Roy Oswalt
- All-Star Game, July 12 at Comerica Park – American League, 7-5; Miguel Tejada, MVP
- Home Run Derby, July 11 – Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia Phillies
International
[edit]Professional
[edit]- Asia Series — Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan) over Samsung Lions (Korea)
- Caribbean World Series — Venados de Mazatlán (Mexico)
- China Baseball League — Beijing Tigers over Tianjin Lions
- Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan) — Sinon Bulls over Macoto Cobras
- European Cup — Grosseto (Italy) over HCAW Bussum (Netherlands)
- Holland Series — DOOR Neptunus over HCAW Bussum
- Italy Serie A1 — Italeri Bologna over Leader T&A San Marino
- Japan Series — Chiba Lotte Marines over Hanshin Tigers
- Korean Series — Samsung Lions over Doosan Bears
- Taiwan Series — Sinon Bulls over Macoto Cobras
Minor leagues
[edit]- AAA
- AA
- High-A
- Low-A
- Class-A Short Season
- Rookie
- Independent