| 2005 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Great American Ball Park | |||
| City | Cincinnati | |||
| Record | 73–89 (.451) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Carl Lindner | |||
| General managers | Dan O'Brien Jr. | |||
| Managers | Dave Miley,Jerry Narron | |||
| Television | FSN Ohio (George Grande,Chris Welsh) | |||
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman,Joe Nuxhall, Steve Stewart) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The2005Cincinnati Reds season was the 136th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their third season atGreat American Ball Park inCincinnati. It consisted of the Reds finishing in fifth place in theNational League Central and failing to improve on their 76–86 record from 2004. The Reds were managed byDave Miley for most of the season, and after being fired, was followed byJerry Narron.
The Reds missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980 and 1989.
The Reds finished with an overall record of 73–89, 16 games under .500, and in 5th place behind the division winner, theSt. Louis Cardinals. They were 27 games behind the Cardinals in their division, and 16 games behind the second place team, theHouston Astros, the eventualNational League champions. The Reds finished 8 games behind the third place team, theMilwaukee Brewers, and 6 games behind the fourth place team, theChicago Cubs. The Reds were six games ahead of the last place team, thePittsburgh Pirates.
Sean Casey led the team inbatting average with an average of .312.Adam Dunn led the team in bothhome runs andRBI, with 40 and 101, respectively.Aaron Harang led the team inwins with 11.Felipe López was the only Red to make the National League All-Star team.
The Reds finished in 13th out of 16 teams in the National League in attendance. The Reds scored 820 runs and allowed 889 runs.Ken Griffey Jr. led the team in season salary at $12,500,000.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 50–31 | 50–31 |
| Houston Astros | 89 | 73 | .549 | 11 | 53–28 | 36–45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 19 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21 | 38–43 | 41–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 27 | 42–39 | 31–50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 95 | .414 | 33 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WAS | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 7–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 6–1 | 7–3 | 2–4 | 10–8 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 1–6 | — | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 7–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–7 | 9–6 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–12 | 3–4 | 6–10 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 5–11 | 5–1 | 7-8 |
| Colorado | 7–11 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 |
| Florida | 4–2 | 8–10 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–10 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 10–5 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 12–4 | 5–1 | 3-4 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 6–0 | 9–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–11 | 5–2 | 7–8 |
| Los Angeles | 5–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 10–6 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 4–5 | 9–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–11 | 4–4 | 8–7 |
| New York | 6–1 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 4-3 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 7–11 | — | 4–3 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 7–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 7–9 | 2–5 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–12 | 1–5 | 5–7 |
| San Diego | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 4–3 | — | 12–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–11 |
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–12 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 4–4 | 4-3 | 11–5 | 5–2 | 11–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 12–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 9-9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 8–11 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 12–6 |
| 2005 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jason LaRue | 110 | 361 | 94 | .260 | 14 | 60 |
| 1B | Sean Casey | 137 | 529 | 165 | .312 | 9 | 58 |
| 2B | Rich Aurilia | 114 | 426 | 120 | .282 | 14 | 68 |
| SS | Felipe López | 148 | 580 | 169 | .291 | 23 | 85 |
| 3B | Joe Randa | 92 | 332 | 96 | .289 | 13 | 48 |
| LF | Adam Dunn | 160 | 543 | 134 | .247 | 40 | 101 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 128 | 491 | 148 | .301 | 35 | 92 |
| RF | Austin Kearns | 112 | 387 | 93 | .240 | 18 | 67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Freel | 103 | 369 | 100 | .271 | 4 | 21 |
| Wily Mo Peña | 99 | 311 | 79 | .254 | 19 | 51 |
| Javier Valentín | 76 | 221 | 62 | .281 | 14 | 50 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 69 | 211 | 49 | .232 | 9 | 31 |
| Jacob Cruz | 110 | 127 | 30 | .236 | 4 | 18 |
| D'Angelo Jiménez | 35 | 105 | 24 | .229 | 0 | 5 |
| Ray Olmedo | 54 | 77 | 17 | .221 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Denorfia | 18 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 1 | 2 |
| William Bergolla | 17 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Romano | 19 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 1 | 3 |
| Aaron Holbert | 22 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis López | 17 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Kelly | 7 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Dane Sardinha | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Pérez | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson Machado | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harang | 32 | 211.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.83 | 163 |
| Eric Milton | 34 | 186.1 | 8 | 15 | 6.47 | 123 |
| Ramón Ortiz | 30 | 171.1 | 9 | 11 | 5.36 | 96 |
| Brandon Claussen | 29 | 166.2 | 10 | 11 | 4.21 | 121 |
| Luke Hudson | 19 | 84.2 | 6 | 9 | 6.38 | 53 |
| Paul Wilson | 9 | 46.1 | 1 | 5 | 7.77 | 30 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Keisler | 24 | 56.0 | 2 | 1 | 6.27 | 43 |
| Elizardo Ramírez | 6 | 22.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.46 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Weathers | 73 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3.94 | 61 |
| Kent Mercker | 78 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.65 | 45 |
| Matt Belisle | 60 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4.41 | 59 |
| Todd Coffey | 57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 26 |
| Ryan Wagner | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.11 | 39 |
| Brian Shackelford | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | 17 |
| Jason Standridge | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | 17 |
| Ricky Stone | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 15 |
| Danny Graves | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7.36 | 8 |
| Joe Valentine | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.16 | 9 |
| Josh Hancock | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 5 |
| Ben Weber | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.03 | 8 |
| Allan Simpson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Chris Booker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.50 | 2 |