# 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 116th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 48th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 43rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California.
The Dodgers suffered from a rash of injuries to key players such as closer Éric Gagné, shortstop César Izturis and outfielder J. D. Drew and fell to their second worst record in Los Angeles history, finishing in fourth place in the National League West. After the season, manager Jim Tracy and General Manager Paul DePodesta were both fired and the team was torn apart. This was also the last season to be broadcast on KCOP (13).

## Offseason

* January 11, 2005: Acquired Dioner Navarro, William Juarez, Danny Muegge and Beltrán Pérez from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Shawn Green and cash.
* March 20, 2005: Acquired Jason Phillips from the New York Mets for Kaz Ishii.
* March 30, 2005: Traded David Ross to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.

## Regular season
### Season standings
#### National League West

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 77 | 85 | .475 | 5 | 36‍–‍45 | 41‍–‍40 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 7 | 37‍–‍44 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 11 | 40‍–‍41 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 15 | 40‍–‍41 | 27‍–‍54 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2005 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | 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 |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| César Izturis | Shortstop |
| Hee-Seop Choi | First baseman |
| J. D. Drew | Right fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second baseman |
| Milton Bradley | Center fielder |
| José Valentín | Third baseman |
| Ricky Ledée | Left fielder |
| Jason Phillips | Catcher |
| Derek Lowe | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* August 9, 2005: Acquired José Cruz Jr. from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later (Tony Schrager).

### Roster
## Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Jeff Weaver | 34 | 34 | 224.0 | 14-11 | 4.22 | 43 | 157 | 3 |
| Derek Lowe | 35 | 35 | 222.0 | 12-15 | 3.61 | 55 | 146 | 2 |
| Brad Penny | 29 | 29 | 175.1 | 7-9 | 3.90 | 41 | 122 | 1 |
| D.J. Houlton | 35 | 19 | 129.0 | 6-9 | 5.16 | 52 | 90 | 0 |
| Odalis Pérez | 19 | 19 | 108.2 | 7-8 | 4.56 | 28 | 74 | 0 |
| Edwin Jackson | 7 | 6 | 28.2 | 2-2 | 6.28 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Thompson | 4 | 3 | 18.0 | 0-0 | 3.50 | 10 | 13 | 0 |

## Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Yhency Brazobán | 74 | 0 | 72.2 | 2-2 | 5.33 | 32 | 61 | 21 |
| Duaner Sánchez | 79 | 0 | 82.0 | 4-7 | 3.73 | 36 | 71 | 8 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 72 | 0 | 75.2 | 7-4 | 3.93 | 38 | 56 | 0 |
| Steve Schmoll | 48 | 0 | 46.2 | 2-2 | 5.01 | 22 | 29 | 3 |
| Kelly Wunsch | 46 | 0 | 23.2 | 1-1 | 4.56 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| Elmer Dessens | 28 | 7 | 65.2 | 1-2 | 3.56 | 19 | 37 | 0 |
| Scott Erickson | 19 | 8 | 55.1 | 1-4 | 6.02 | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| Franquelis Osoria | 24 | 0 | 29.2 | 0-2 | 3.94 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Wilson Álvarez | 21 | 2 | 24.0 | 1-4 | 5.63 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Buddy Carlyle | 10 | 0 | 14.0 | 0-0 | 8.36 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 14 | 0 | 13.2 | 1-0 | 5.93 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| Éric Gagné | 14 | 0 | 13.1 | 1-0 | 2.70 | 3 | 22 | 8 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | 0-1 | 6.75 | 5 | 10 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| Jason Phillips | C/1B | 121 | 399 | .238 | 38 | 95 | 10 | 55 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 50 | 176 | .273 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Bako | C | 13 | 40 | .250 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Rose | C | 15 | 43 | .209 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hee-Seop Choi | 1B | 133 | 320 | .253 | 40 | 81 | 15 | 42 | 1 |
| Jeff Kent | 2B/1B | 149 | 553 | .289 | 100 | 160 | 29 | 105 | 6 |
| César Izturis | SS | 106 | 444 | .257 | 48 | 114 | 2 | 31 | 8 |
| Mike Edwards | 3B/LF | 88 | 239 | .247 | 23 | 59 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Óscar Robles | 3B/SS/2B | 110 | 364 | .272 | 44 | 99 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Olmedo Sáenz | 1B/3B/DH | 109 | 319 | .263 | 39 | 84 | 15 | 63 | 0 |
| Antonio Perez | 3B/2B/SS | 98 | 259 | .297 | 28 | 77 | 3 | 23 | 11 |
| José Valentín | 3B/LF | 56 | 147 | .170 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Willy Aybar | 3B/2B | 26 | 86 | .326 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Norihiro Nakamura | 3B/1B | 17 | 39 | .128 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Myrow | 1B | 19 | 20 | .200 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. D. Drew | RF/CF | 72 | 252 | .286 | 48 | 72 | 15 | 36 | 1 |
| Milton Bradley | CF | 75 | 283 | .290 | 49 | 82 | 13 | 38 | 6 |
| Ricky Ledée | LF/RF | 102 | 237 | .278 | 31 | 66 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Jason Repko | LF/CF/RF | 129 | 276 | .221 | 43 | 61 | 8 | 30 | 5 |
| Jayson Werth | LF/RF/CF | 102 | 337 | .234 | 46 | 79 | 7 | 11 |
| José Cruz Jr. | RF | 47 | 156 | .301 | 23 | 47 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Jason Grabowski | LF | 65 | 112 | .161 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Cody Ross | RF | 14 | 25 | .160 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chin-Feng Chen | LF | 7 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## 2005 Awards

* 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Jeff Kent starting second baseman
** César Izturis reserve
* Silver Slugger Award
** Jeff Kent

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Pacific Coast League | Jerry Royster |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | John Shoemaker |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Scott Little |
| A | Columbus Catfish | South Atlantic League | Travis Barbary |
| Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Juan Bustabad |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Luis Salazar |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers | Dominican Summer League | |
Teams in BOLD won the League Championship

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 51 players in this draft. Of those, 13 of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round draft pick as a result of signing free agent Derek Lowe but gained a supplemental first round pick and a second round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent Adrián Beltré.
The first round pick was right-handed pitcher Luke Hochevar out of the University of Tennessee. After a long and controversial negotiation period, Hochevar backed out on a deal to sign with the Dodgers and would re-enter the draft the following year where he signed with the Kansas City Royals.
While several members of this years draft class would make the Majors, none were more than role players.
2005 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1s | Luke Hochevar | RHP | University of Tennessee | No Royals-2006 | 2006–2016 | MLB |
| 2 | Iván DeJesús Jr. | SS | American Military Academy | Yes | 2005–2022 | MLB |
| 2 | Josh Wall | RHP | Central Private High School | Yes | 2005–2016 | MLB |
| 3 | Sergio Pedroza | OF | California State University, Fullerton | Yes | 2005–2012 | AAA |
| 4 | Josh Bell | 3B | Santaluces Community High School | Yes | 2005–2019 | MLB |
| 5 | Jon Meloan | RHP | University of Arizona | Yes | 2005–2014 | MLB |
| 6 | Brent Leach | LHP | Delta State University | Yes | 2005–2015 | MLB |
| 7 | Christopher Hobdy | RHP | Monterey High School | Yes | 2005 | Rookie |
| 8 | David Horlacher | RHP | Brigham Young University | Yes | 2005–2006 | A |
| 9 | Michael Davitt | RHP | Davidson High School | No Angels-2007 | 2007–2009 | A |
| 10 | Trayvon Robinson | OF | Crenshaw High School | Yes | 2005–present | MLB |
| 11 | Adam Godwin | OF | Troy University | Yes | 2005–2014 | AAA |
| 12 | Kristopher Krise | RHP | California State University, Chico | Yes | 2005–2007 | Rookie |
| 13 | Steve Johnson | RHP | St. Paul's School | Yes | 2005–2018 | MLB |
| 14 | Scott Van Slyke | OF | John Burroughs High School | Yes | 2005–2018 | MLB |
| 15 | Wilfredo Diaz | LHP | | Yes | 2005–2008 | A |
| 16 | George McDonald | C | Westchester High School | No | | |
| 17 | Kyle Henson | C | Oak Ridge High School | No Giants-2009 | 2009 | A- |
| 18 | Kevin Carby | SS | Booker T. Washington High School | No | 2010–2011 | Ind |
| 19 | Drew Locke | OF | Boston College | Yes | 2005–2012 | AAA |
| 20 | Skyler Tripp | LHP | Davis County High School | Yes | 2006 | Rookie |
| 21 | Shane Justis | SS | Towson University | Yes | 2005–2009 | AA |
| 22 | Travis DeBondt | OF | Oral Roberts University | No | | |
| 23 | Jayson Whitehouse | OF | Spartanburg Methodist College | No | | |
| 24 | Jon Dutton | LHP | Rancho Bernardo High School | Yes | 2006–2010 | A |
| 25 | Kyle Foster | LHP | Lower Columbia College | No | | |
| 26 | Jordy Mercer | SS | Taloga High School | No Pirates-2008 | 2008–2021 | MLB |
| 27 | Matt Coburn | RHP | Humble High School | No | 2009–2010 | Ind |
| 28 | Timothy Segelke | LHP | Green River Community College | No | | |
| 29 | Kent Williamson | RHP | Hayden High School | No | | |
| 30 | Kyle Morgan | OF | Bakersfield College | No Pirates-2008 | 2008–2010 | A |
| 31 | Jonathan Forest | RHP | | No Phillies-2007 | 2007 | Rookie |
| 32 | Nathan Hammons | LHP | Fort Cobb High School | No | | |
| 33 | Chris Lemay | LHP | | Yes | 2006 | Rookie |
| 34 | Shawn Loglisci | RHP | College of Southern Idaho | No | | |
| 35 | Rick Taloa | 1B | Santa Ana College | Yes | 2005–2007 | A |
| 36 | Andrew Marquardt | RHP | St. Francis High School | No | | |
| 37 | Justin Wilson | LHP | Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan High School | No Pirates-2009 | 2009–present | MLB |
| 38 | Stephen Hermann | C | Penn-Trafford High School | No | | |
| 39 | Jake Debus | LHP | Victor J. Andrew High School | No | | |
| 40 | Jason Mooneyham | 1B | Chapman University | Yes | 2005–2007 | A+ |
| 41 | Christopher Johnson | RHP | John A. Logan College | No | | |
| 42 | Tony Cruz | C | Okaloosa-Walton College | No Cardinals-2007 | 2007–2018 | MLB |
| 43 | Brandon Rocha | C | Los Alamitos High School | No | | |
| 44 | Chase d'Arnaud | SS | Los Alamitos High School | No Pirates-2008 | 2008–2019 | MLB |
| 45 | Brian Mathews | 3B | Newton High School | Yes | 2006–2009 | A+ |
| 46 | Anthony Benner | 3B | Eastlake High School | No Nationals-2007 | 2007 | A- |
| 47 | Mark Sunga | 3B | Notre Dame High School | No | | |
| 48 | Paul Wourms | C | Thompson Rivers University | No | | |
| 49 | Garet Hill | RHP | Biola University | No Phillies-2006 | 2006–2007 | A |
| 50 | Mitchell Houck | LHP | Cypress Bay High School | No Mets-2008 | 2008–2010 | A |