2005 Cincinnati Reds season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Cincinnati Reds

| season = 2005

| misc =

| 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)

| espntn = cin

| brtn = CIN

|}}

The 2005 Cincinnati Reds season was the 136th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their third season at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. It consisted of the Reds finishing in fifth place in the National League Central and failing to improve on their 76–86 record from 2004. The Reds were managed by Dave Miley for most of the season, and after being fired, was followed by Jerry Narron.

The Reds missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980 and 1989.

Offseason

November 15, 2004: Kenny Kelly was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellyke01.shtml |title=Kenny Kelly Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}
December 15, 2004: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml |title=David Weathers Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}
December 27, 2004: Eric Milton was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=1953873|title = Reds sign Eric Milton to three-year deal}}
February 4, 2005 Barry Larkin announced his retirement. He played all 19 seasons with the Reds.

Regular season

=Season information=

The Reds finished with an overall record of 73–89, 16 games under .500, and in 5th place behind the division winner, the St. Louis Cardinals. They were 27 games behind the Cardinals in their division, and 16 games behind the second place team, the Houston Astros, the eventual National League champions. The Reds finished 8 games behind the third place team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and 6 games behind the fourth place team, the Chicago Cubs. The Reds were six games ahead of the last place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sean Casey led the team in batting average with an average of .312. Adam Dunn led the team in both home runs and RBI, with 40 and 101, respectively. Aaron Harang led the team in wins 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.

=Season standings=

==National League Central==

==Record vs. opponents==

=Transactions=

July 1, 2005: Jason Standridge was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/standja01.shtml |title=Jason Standridge Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}
July 20, 2005: Kenny Kelly was selected off waivers by the Washington Nationals from the Cincinnati Reds.

=Roster=

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colspan="10" style="background:#c6011f; color:white; text-align:center;"\| 2005 Cincinnati Reds
colspan="10" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|31\|Matt Belisle}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Chris Booker}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Brandon Claussen}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Todd Coffey}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Danny Graves}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Josh Hancock}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Aaron Harang}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Luke Hudson}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Randy Keisler}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Kent Mercker}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Eric Milton}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Ramón Ortiz}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Elizardo Ramírez}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Brian Shackelford}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Allan Simpson}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Jason Standridge}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Ricky Stone}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Joe Valentine}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Ryan Wagner}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|David Weathers}} {{MLBplayer\|77\|Ben Weber}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Paul Wilson}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|23\|Jason LaRue}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Miguel Perez}} {{MLBplayer\|59\|Dane Sardinha}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Javier Valentín}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|33\|Rich Aurilia}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|William Bergolla}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Sean Casey}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Edwin Encarnación}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Ryan Freel}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Aaron Holbert}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|D'Angelo Jiménez}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Felipe López}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Luis López}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Andy Machado}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Ray Olmedo}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Joe Randa}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jacob Cruz}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Chris Denorfia}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Adam Dunn}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Ken Griffey Jr.}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Austin Kearns}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Kenny Kelly}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Wily Mo Peña}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Jason Romano}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|12\|Dave Miley}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Jerry Narron}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|55\|Mark Berry}} (third base) {{MLBplayer\|49\|Chris Chambliss}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer\|35\|Don Gullett}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer\|47\|Tom Hume}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|41\|Jerry Narron}} (bench) {{MLBplayer\|53\|Randy Whisler}} (first base)

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colspan="10" style="background:#c6011f; color:white; text-align:center;"| 2005 Cincinnati Reds

colspan="10" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;"| Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|55|Mark Berry}} (third base)

{{MLBplayer|49|Chris Chambliss}} (hitting)

{{MLBplayer|35|Don Gullett}} (pitching)

{{MLBplayer|47|Tom Hume}} (bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|41|Jerry Narron}} (bench)

{{MLBplayer|53|Randy Whisler}} (first base)

Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| C	Jason LaRue	110	361	94	.260	14	60
align=center \| 1B	Sean Casey	137	529	165	.312	9	58
align=center \| 2B	Rich Aurilia	114	426	120	.282	14	68
align=center \| SS	Felipe López	148	580	169	.291	23	85
align=center \| 3B	Joe Randa	92	332	96	.289	13	48
align=center \| LF	Adam Dunn	160	543	134	.247	40	101
align=center \| CF	Ken Griffey Jr.	128	491	148	.301	35	92
align=center \| RF	Austin Kearns	112	387	93	.240	18	67

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Ryan Freel	103	369	100	.271	4	21
align=center \| Wily Mo Peña	99	311	79	.254	19	51
align=center \| Javier Valentín	76	221	62	.281	14	50
align=center \| Edwin Encarnación	69	211	49	.232	9	31
align=center \| Jacob Cruz	110	127	30	.236	4	18
align=center \| D'Angelo Jiménez	35	105	24	.229	0	5
align=center \| Ray Olmedo	54	77	17	.221	1	4
align=center \| Chris Denorfia	18	38	10	.263	1	2
align=center \| William Bergolla	17	38	5	.132	0	1
align=center \| Jason Romano	19	30	8	.267	1	3
align=center \| Aaron Holbert	22	27	6	.222	0	2
align=center \| Luis López	17	27	6	.222	0	2
align=center \| Kenny Kelly	7	9	3	.333	0	2
align=center \| Dane Sardinha	1	3	0	.000	0	0
align=center \| Miguel Pérez	2	3	0	.000	0	0
align=center \| Anderson Machado	2	2	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Aaron Harang	32	211.2	11	13	3.83	163
align=center \| Eric Milton	34	186.1	8	15	6.47	123
align=center \| Ramón Ortiz	30	171.1	9	11	5.36	96
align=center \| Brandon Claussen	29	166.2	10	11	4.21	121
align=center \| Luke Hudson	19	84.2	6	9	6.38	53
align=center \| Paul Wilson	9	46.1	1	5	7.77	30

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SO
align=center \| Randy Keisler	24	56.0	2	1	6.27	43
align=center \| Elizardo Ramírez	6	22.1	0	3	8.46	9

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO

align=center

| Randy Keisler

56.0

6.27

align=center

| Elizardo Ramírez

22.1

8.46

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SV ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| David Weathers	73	7	4	15	3.94	61
align=center \| Kent Mercker	78	3	1	4	3.65	45
align=center \| Matt Belisle	60	4	8	1	4.41	59
align=center \| Todd Coffey	57	4	1	1	4.50	26
align=center \| Ryan Wagner	42	3	2	0	6.11	39
align=center \| Brian Shackelford	37	1	0	0	2.43	17
align=center \| Jason Standridge	32	2	2	0	4.06	17
align=center \| Ricky Stone	23	0	0	0	6.75	15
align=center \| Danny Graves	20	1	1	10	7.36	8
align=center \| Joe Valentine	16	0	1	0	8.16	9
align=center \| Josh Hancock	11	1	0	0	1.93	5
align=center \| Ben Weber	10	0	0	0	8.03	8
align=center \| Allan Simpson	9	0	1	0	6.75	6
align=center \| Chris Booker	3	0	0	0	31.50	2

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Louisville Bats|league15=International League|manager15=Rick Sweet

|level16=AA |team16=Chattanooga Lookouts|league16=Southern League|manager16=Jayhawk Owens

|level17=A |team17=Sarasota Reds|league17=Florida State League|manager17=Edgar Caceres

|level18=A|team18=Dayton Dragons|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Alonzo Powell

|level19=Rookie|team19=GCL Reds|league19=Gulf Coast League|manager19=Luis Aguayo

|level20=Rookie|team20=Billings Mustangs|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Rick Burleson

}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2005.shtml 2005 Cincinnati Reds season] at Baseball Reference
[https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings?date=20051029 National League Central Standings] on ESPN.com
[https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/stats/_/name/cin Cincinnati Reds Batting Stats] on ESPN.com
[https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/stats/_/name/cin Cincinnati Reds Pitching Stats] on ESPN.com

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