| 2005 Los Angeles Angels | |
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| American League West champions | |
 The logo of the Angels during their 2005 campaign | |
| League | American League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Angel Stadium of Anaheim |
| City | Anaheim, California |
| Record | 95–67 (.586) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | Arte Moreno |
| General managers | Bill Stoneman |
| Managers | Mike Scioscia |
| Television | FSN West KCAL-9 KDOC •Rex Hudler,Steve Physioc |
| Radio | KSPN(AM 710) •Terry Smith,Rory Markas KTNQ(AM 1020—Spanish) •José Mota,Ivan Lara |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The2005 Los Angeles Angels season was the45th season of the Angels franchise in theAmerican League, the 40th inAnaheim, and their 40th season playing their home games atAngel Stadium of Anaheim. The regular season ended with a record of 95–67, resulting in the Angels winning theAmerican League West title for the second consecutive season, their fifth in franchise history.
In the postseason, the Angels defeated theNew York Yankees in theAmerican League Division Series, 3–2, but were subsequently defeated by the eventualWorld Series championChicago White Sox in theAmerican League Championship Series, 4–1.
The season was the first the team played under itscontroversial "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"moniker.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 49–32 | 46–35 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7 | 45–36 | 43–38 |
| Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
| Seattle Mariners | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 39–42 | 30–51 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
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| 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 | ||
| 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Bengie Molina | 119 | 410 | 121 | .295 | 15 | 69 |
| 1B | Darin Erstad | 153 | 609 | 166 | .273 | 7 | 66 |
| 2B | Adam Kennedy | 129 | 416 | 125 | .300 | 2 | 37 |
| SS | Orlando Cabrera | 141 | 540 | 139 | .257 | 8 | 57 |
| 3B | Dallas McPherson | 61 | 205 | 50 | .244 | 8 | 26 |
| LF | Garret Anderson | 142 | 575 | 163 | .283 | 17 | 96 |
| CF | Steve Finley | 112 | 406 | 90 | .222 | 12 | 54 |
| RF | Vladimir Guerrero | 141 | 520 | 165 | .317 | 32 | 108 |
| DH | Jeff DaVanon | 108 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 2 | 15 |
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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| Chone Figgins | 158 | 642 | 186 | .290 | 8 | 57 |
| Juan Rivera | 106 | 350 | 95 | .271 | 15 | 59 |
| Maicer Izturis | 77 | 191 | 47 | .246 | 1 | 15 |
| José Molina | 75 | 184 | 42 | .228 | 6 | 25 |
| Robb Quinlan | 54 | 134 | 31 | .231 | 5 | 14 |
| Casey Kotchman | 47 | 126 | 35 | .278 | 7 | 22 |
| Josh Paul | 34 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 2 | 4 |
| Zach Sorensen | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Pride | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Mathis | 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Prieto | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Matranga | 1 | 1 | 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 |
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| Bartolo Colón | 33 | 222.2 | 21 | 8 | 3.48 | 157 |
| John Lackey | 33 | 209.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.44 | 199 |
| Paul Byrd | 31 | 204.1 | 12 | 11 | 3.74 | 102 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 29 | 177.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.20 | 94 |
| Ervin Santana | 23 | 133.2 | 12 | 8 | 4.65 | 99 |
| Joe Saunders | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 |
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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| Kelvim Escobar | 16 | 59.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.02 | 63 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 5 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 8 |
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 Rodríguez | 66 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 2.67 | 91 |
| Scot Shields | 78 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2.75 | 98 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 65 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.72 | 53 |
| Esteban Yan | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.59 | 45 |
| Kevin Gregg | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.04 | 52 |
| Joel Peralta | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 30 |
| Jake Woods | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 20 |
| Jason Christiansen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 4 |
| Greg Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Bret Prinz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
With their win on Monday, September 27, 2005, the Angels clinched their second straightAmerican League West championship.
The 2005 American League Division Series featured theAL West championLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim and theAL East championNew York Yankees. The series began on October 4, 2005 with the Angels splitting the first two games atAngel Stadium. The Angels then proceeded to split the two games atYankee Stadium and finally won the fifth game atAngel Stadium ultimately winning the series 3–2.
The 2005 American League Championship Series featured theAL West championLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim and theAL Central championChicago White Sox. The series began on October 11, 2005 with the Angels winning the first game atU.S. Cellular Field, but after an incredibly controversial second game loss, the Angels dropped the next three and lost the series 4–1. Because of the controversy surrounding game two, Angel fans to this day (as of the 2013 season) giveA. J. Pierzynski a poor welcome atAngel Stadium.
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Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th. Normally, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in the Division Series. However, MLB does not allow the No. 1 seed to play the 4th seed/Wild Card winner in the Division Series if they are from the same division, instead having the No. 1 seed play the next lowest seed, the No. 3 seed.
