2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Tampa Bay Devil Rays

| season = 2005

| misc =

| image =

| image_size = 300

| league = American League

| division = East

| ballpark = Tropicana Field

| city = St. Petersburg, Florida

| record = 67–95 (.414)

| divisional_place = 5th

| owners = Vince Naimoli

| general_managers = Chuck LaMar

| managers = Lou Piniella

| television = FSN Florida
WXPX
(Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats, Todd Kalas, Dick Crippin)

| radio = WHNZ
(Rich Herrera, Dave Wills, Andy Freed)
WZHR
(Jose Anzola, Enrique Oliu)

|}}

The 2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was the team's eighth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the American League East, and managed to finish the season with the AL's third-worst record of 67–95. Their manager was Lou Piniella who entered his third and last season with the Devil Rays.

Offseason

October 15, 2004: Midre Cummings was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cummimi01.shtml|title = Midre Cummings Stats}}
January 12, 2005: Alex Gonzalez was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaal01.shtml|title = Alex Gonzalez Stats}}
February 7, 2005: Denny Neagle was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/neaglde01.shtml Denny Neagle Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
April 4, 2005: Charles Johnson was signed as a free agent by the Devil Rays.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsch04.shtml Charles Johnson] at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

=Notable transactions=

June 13, 2005: Charles Johnson was released by the Devil Rays.

=Roster=

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|28\|Danys Báez}} {{MLBplayer\|97\|Joe Beimel}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Rob Bell}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Joe Borowski}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Dewon Brazelton}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Lance Carter}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Jesús Colomé}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Tim Corcoran}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Casey Fossum}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Lee Gardner}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|Travis Harper}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Mark Hendrickson}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Scott Kazmir}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Seth McClung}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Trever Miller}} {{MLBplayer\|11,99\|Hideo Nomo}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Franklin Núñez}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Chad Orvella}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Jon Switzer}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Doug Waechter}} {{MLBplayer\|53\|John Webb}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|17\|Kevin Cash}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Toby Hall}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Charles Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Pete Laforest}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Tim Laker}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Jorge Cantú}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Fernando Cortez}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Alex Gonzalez}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Nick Green}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Travis Lee}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Julio Lugo}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Eric Munson}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Eduardo Pérez}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Josh Phelps}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|13\|Carl Crawford}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Joey Gathright}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Jonny Gomes}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Damon Hollins}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Aubrey Huff}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Alex Sánchez}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Chris Singleton}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Reggie Taylor}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|14\|Lou Piniella}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Lee Elia}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Tom Foley}} (third base) {{MLBplayer\|22\|Billy Hatcher}} (first base) {{MLBplayer\|55\|Chuck Hernandez}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer\| 7\|John McLaren}} (bench) {{MLBplayer\|15\|Matt Sinatro}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|56\|Don Zimmer}} (advisor)

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| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

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| valign="top" | Outfielders

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| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer| 4|Lee Elia}} (hitting)

{{MLBplayer| 6|Tom Foley}} (third base)

{{MLBplayer|22|Billy Hatcher}} (first base)

{{MLBplayer|55|Chuck Hernandez}} (pitching)

{{MLBplayer| 7|John McLaren}} (bench)

{{MLBplayer|15|Matt Sinatro}} (bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|56|Don Zimmer}} (advisor)

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:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="5%" \| Pos ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Toby Hall	135	432	124	.287	5	48
align=center \| 1B	Travis Lee	129	404	110	.272	12	49
align=center \| 2B	Nick Green	111	318	76	.239	5	29
align=center \| SS	Julio Lugo	158	616	182	.295	6	57
align=center \| 3B	Alex Gonzalez	109	349	94	.269	9	38
align=center \| LF	Carl Crawford	156	644	194	.301	15	81
align=center \| CF	Damon Hollins	120	342	85	.249	13	46
align=center \| RF	Aubrey Huff	154	575	150	.261	22	92
align=center \| DH	Jonny Gomes	101	348	98	.282	21	54

== Other batters ==

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

style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Jorge Cantú	150	598	171	.286	28	117
align=center \| Joey Gathright	76	203	56	.276	0	13
align=center \| Eduardo Pérez	77	161	41	.255	11	28
align=center \| Josh Phelps	47	158	42	.266	5	26
align=center \| Alex Sánchez	43	133	46	.346	2	13
align=center \| Pete LaForest	25	64	11	.172	1	4
align=center \| Chris Singleton	28	59	16	.271	0	11
align=center \| {{sortname\|Charles\|Johnson\|Charles Johnson (catcher)}}	19	46	9	.196	0	5
align="center" \| Kevin Cash	13	31	5	.161	2	2
align=center \| Reggie Taylor	11	22	4	.182	0	1
align=center \| Eric Munson	11	18	3	.167	0	2
align=center \| Fernando Cortez	8	13	1	.077	0	1
align=center \| Tim Laker	1	1	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:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Scott Kazmir	32	186.0	10	9	3.77	174
align=center \| Mark Hendrickson	31	178.1	11	8	5.90	89
align=center \| Doug Waechter	29	157.0	5	12	5.62	87
align=center \| Hideo Nomo	19	100.2	5	8	7.24	59
align=center \| John Webb	1	4.0	0	1	18.00	2

== Other pitchers ==

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

style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Casey Fossum	36	162.2	8	12	4.92	128
align=center \| Seth McClung	34	109.1	7	11	6.59	92
align=center \| Dewon Brazelton	20	71.0	1	8	7.61	43
align=center \| Rob Bell	8	25.0	1	1	8.28	13
align=center \| Tim Corcoran	10	22.2	0	0	5.96	13

== Relief pitchers ==

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

style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| SV ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Danys Báez	67	72.1	5	4	41	2.86	51
align=center \| Trever Miller	61	44.1	2	2	0	4.06	35
align=center \| Travis Harper	52	73.1	4	6	0	6.75	40
align=center \| Lance Carter	39	57.0	1	2	1	4.89	22
align=center \| Chad Orvella	37	50.0	3	3	1	3.60	43
align=center \| Jesús Colomé	36	45.1	2	3	0	4.57	28
align=center \| Joe Borowski	32	35.1	1	5	0	3.82	16
align=center \| Joe Beimel	7	11.0	0	0	0	3.27	3
align=center \| Lee Gardner	5	7.1	0	0	0	4.91	4
align=center \| Franklin Núñez	5	5.0	1	0	0	10.80	2
align=center \| Jon Switzer	2	4.0	0	0	0	6.75	5

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Durham Bulls|league15=International League|manager15=Bill Evers

|level16=AA|team16=Montgomery Biscuits|league16=Southern League|manager16=Charlie Montoyo

|level17=A|team17=Visalia Oaks|league17=California League|manager17=Steve Livesey

|level18=A |team18=Southwest Michigan Devil Rays|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Joe Szekely

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Hudson Valley Renegades|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Dave Howard

|level20=Rookie|team20=Princeton Devil Rays|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=Jamie Nelson}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/2005.shtml 2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2005&t=TBA 2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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