# 2005 Cleveland Indians season

The 2005 Cleveland Indians season was the 105th season for the franchise. It involved the Indians attempting to win the American League Central. They had a very good September (with 17 wins and 9 losses), and went into a season-closing series with the Chicago White Sox with a chance to tie the White Sox record (though the White Sox held the tiebreaker and had already won the division) and make it into the playoffs, but lost three close games to finish 6 games behind the White Sox, who were the eventual World Series winners, eliminating Cleveland from the possibility to go to the playoffs.

## Offseason

* November 3, 2004: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
* November 24, 2004: Bob Wickman was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* January 17, 2005: Juan González was signed as a free agent by the Indians. His season – and his career – ended on his first regular season at-bat, when he pulled a leg muscle trying to run out a ground ball.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 47‍–‍34 | 52‍–‍29 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6 | 43‍–‍38 | 50‍–‍31 |
| Minnesota Twins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16 | 45‍–‍36 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 28 | 39‍–‍42 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | .346 | 43 | 34‍–‍47 | 22‍–‍59 |

### Record vs. opponents

2005 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| 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 |

### Notable transactions

* June 7, 2005: Tim Lincecum was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 42nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.

### Game log

2005 Game Log: 93–69 (Home: 43–38; Away: 50–31) :
April: 9–14 (Home: 3–7; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 4@ White Sox0–1Buehrle (1–0)Westbrook (0–1)Takatsu (1)U.S. Cellular Field38,1410–1L1
2April 6@ White Sox3–4Marte (1–0)Wickman (0–1)—U.S. Cellular Field10,5200–2L2
3April 7@ White Sox11–5 (11)Rhodes (1–0)Vizcaino (0–1)—U.S. Cellular Field10,8001–2W1
4April 8@ Tigers4–3Riske (1–0)Urbina (0–1)Wickman (1)Comerica Park23,2942–2W2
5April 9@ Tigers1–11Ledezma (1–0)Westbrook (0–2)—Comerica Park26,0372–3L1
6April 10@ Tigers7–6Davis (1–0)Bonderman (1–1)Wickman (2)Comerica Park25,7583–3W1
7April 11White Sox1–2Garcia (1–0)Millwood (0–1)Takatsu (3)Jacobs Field42,4613–4L1
8April 13White Sox4–5 (10)Vizcaino (1–1)Howry (0–1)Hermanson (1)Jacobs Field14,4103–5L2
9April 14White Sox8–6Betancourt (1–0)Hernandez (1–1)Wickman (3)Jacobs Field12,4704–5W1
10April 15Twins2–4Santana (3–0)Westbrook (0–3)Nathan (3)Jacobs Field15,3604–6L1
11April 16Twins4–6Gassner (1–0)Millwood (0–2)Nathan (4)Jacobs Field18,6994–7L2
12April 17Twins2–1Howry (1–1)Romero (0–1)Wickman (4)Jacobs Field19,0215–7W1
13April 18@ Royals5–1Lee (1–0)Greinke (0–1)—Kauffman Stadium11,1156–7W2
14April 19@ Royals5–6MacDougal (1–0)Rhodes (1–1)—Kauffman Stadium11,8846–8L1
15April 20@ Angels0–2Colon (3–1)Westbrook (0–4)Rodriguez (3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,5316–9L2
16April 21@ Angels5–6 (10)Rodriguez (1–0)Davis (1–1)—Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,6736–10L3
17April 22@ Mariners6–1Sabathia (1–0)Meche (1–1)—Safeco Field43,2077–10W1
18April 23@ Mariners5–2Lee (2–0)Sele (1–2)Wickman (5)Safeco Field33,5648–10W2
19April 24@ Mariners1–9Moyer (4–0)Elarton (0–1)—Safeco Field32,8898–11L1
–April 26TigersPostponed (rain, makeup July 4)
20April 27Tigers3–10Bonderman (3–2)Westbrook (0–5)—Jacobs Field12,1628–12L2
21April 28Tigers2–3Maroth (2–1)Millwood (0–3)Percival (2)Jacobs Field13,8098–13L3
22April 29Royals6–0Sabathia (2–0)Greinke (0–2)—Jacobs Field16,6669–13W1
23April 30Royals1–8Bautista (2–1)Lee (2–1)—Jacobs Field15,7719–14L1 :
May: 16–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
24May 1Royals5–6Wood (1–2)Betancourt (1–1)Burgos (1)Jacobs Field17,6729–15L2
25May 3@ Twins4–2Westbrook (1–5)Mays (1–1)Wickman (6)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome16,91910–15W1
26May 4@ Twins5–4Howry (2–1)Romero (0–2)Wickman (7)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome19,85611–15W2
27May 5@ Twins0–9Radke (3–3)Sabathia (2–1)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome18,26511–16L1
28May 6@ Rangers8–6Lee (3–1)Astacio (1–4)Wickman (8)Ameriquest Field in Arlington30,74212–16W1
29May 7@ Rangers1–6Drese (3–3)Elarton (0–2)—Ameriquest Field in Arlington36,31112–17L1
30May 8@ Rangers2–7Rogers (3–2)Westbrook (1–6)Cordero (10)Ameriquest Field in Arlington23,20312–18L2
31May 9@ Angels3–0Millwood (1–3)Lackey (3–2)Wickman (9)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,76313–18W1
32May 10@ Angels4–5Byrd (3–3)Sabathia (2–2)Rodriguez (9)Angel Stadium of Anaheim38,32013–19L1
33May 11@ Angels8–3Lee (4–1)Escobar (1–2)—Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,50814–19W1
34May 13Blue Jays6–4Davis (2–1)Lilly (1–4)Wickman (10)Jacobs Field19,63715–19W2
35May 14Blue Jays3–2Rhodes (2–1)Frasor (1–3)Wickman (11)Jacobs Field22,52516–19W3
36May 15Blue Jays2–5Halladay (6–2)Sabathia (2–3)—Jacobs Field23,44616–20L1
37May 16Angels1–3Byrd (4–3)Lee (4–2)Shields (3)Jacobs Field13,72916–21L2
38May 17Angels13–5Elarton (1–2)Santana (0–1)—Jacobs Field15,03317–21W1
39May 18Angels1–2Colon (5–3)Westbrook (1–7)Shields (4)Jacobs Field19,03017–22L1
40May 20@ Reds1–2Harang (3–2)Millwood (1–4)Graves (10)Great American Ball Park25,41217–23L2
41May 21@ Reds5–3Sabathia (3–3)Ramirez (0–2)Wickman (12)Great American Ball Park31,08318–23W1
42May 22@ Reds9–2Lee (5–2)Ortiz (1–3)—Great American Ball Park21,86219–23W2
43May 23Twins2–1Rhodes (3–1)Lohse (3–3)Wickman (13)Jacobs Field13,25720–23W3
44May 24Twins3–6 (11)Crain (4–0)Riske (1–1)Nathan (13)Jacobs Field15,88420–24L1
45May 25Twins3–2 (10)Howry (3–1)Rincon (2–2)—Jacobs Field15,79421–24W1
46May 26Twins4–5 (11)Crain (5–0)Riske (1–2)Nathan (14)Jacobs Field19,16121–25L1
47May 27Athletics4–1Lee (6–2)Zito (1–6)Riske (1)Jacobs Field19,71122–25W1
48May 28Athletics6–3Elarton (2–2)Saarloos (1–4)Howry (1)Jacobs Field33,64623–25W2
49May 29Athletics6–2Westbrook (2–7)Etherton (1–1)Miller (1)Jacobs Field25,73724–25W3
50May 31@ Twins4–3Sabathia (4–3)Silva (3–3)Wickman (14)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome15,49425–25W4 :
June: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
51June 1@ Twins2–6Radke (5–4)Lee (6–3)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome20,73925–26L1
52June 2@ Twins3–4 (13)Romero (1–2)Betancourt (1–2)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome17,35125–27L2
53June 3@ White Sox4–6Hernandez (6–1)Westbrook (2–8)Hermanson (12)U.S. Cellular Field23,13225–28L3
54June 4@ White Sox5–6Garland (9–2)Davis (2–2)Hermanson (13)U.S. Cellular Field26,36525–29L4
55June 5@ White Sox6–4 (12)Riske (2–2)Hermanson (0–1)—U.S. Cellular Field26,14626–29W1
56June 7@ Padres2–0 (11)Betancourt (2–2)Hoffman (0–2)Wickman (15)Petco Park25,04727–29W2
57June 8@ Padres6–1Elarton (3–2)Peavy (5–1)Howry (2)Petco Park29,46428–29W3
58June 9@ Padres2–3Eaton (9–1)Westbrook (2–9)Hoffman (17)Petco Park27,14928–30L1
59June 10@ Giants10–2Sabathia (5–3)Tomko (5–8)—SBC Park37,10229–30W1
60June 11@ Giants7–6Davis (3–2)Schmidt (3–3)Wickman (16)SBC Park39,96130–30W2
61June 12@ Giants5–3Lee (7–3)Rueter (2–5)Wickman (17)SBC Park41,50031–30W3
62June 14Rockies11–2Westbrook (3–9)Francis (5–4)—Jacobs Field17,63132–30W4
63June 15Rockies7–6 (11)Howry (4–1)Neal (1–3)—Jacobs Field20,98633–30W5
64June 16Rockies2–1Millwood (2–4)Wright (4–6)Wickman (18)Jacobs Field19,24434–30W6
65June 17Diamondbacks13–6Lee (8–3)Halsey (4–5)—Jacobs Field23,13835–30W7
66June 18Diamondbacks3–1Elarton (4–2)Webb (7–3)Wickman (19)Jacobs Field28,30635–30W8
67June 19Diamondbacks3–2Westbrook (4–9)Estes (5–5)Wickman (20)Jacobs Field27,41637–30W9
68June 20Red Sox9–10Wells (6–4)Sabathia (5–4)Foulke (14)Jacobs Field30,56237–31L1
69June 21Red Sox2–9Arroyo (6–3)Millwood (2–5)—Jacobs Field28,45037–32L2
70June 22Red Sox4–5Foulke (5–3)Wickman (0–2)—Jacobs Field29,91537–33L3
71June 24Reds4–5Mercker (2–1)Howry (4–2)Weathers (3)Jacobs Field27,12937–34L4
72June 25Reds12–7Westbrook (5–9)Hudson (1–2)—Jacobs Field42,52138–34W1
73June 26Reds4–3Howry (5–2)Weathers (4–1)Wickman (21)Jacobs Field29,35539–34W2
74June 27@ Red Sox7–0Millwood (3–5)Arroyo (6–4)—Fenway Park35,45840–34W3
75June 28@ Red Sox12–8Miller (1–0)Foulke (5–4)—Fenway Park35,44541–34W4
76June 29@ Red Sox2–5Wakefield (7–6)Elarton (4–3)Timlin (1)Fenway Park35,06941–35L1
77June 30@ Orioles9–3Westbrook (6–9)Penn (2–2)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards27,27242–35W1 :
July: 13–16 (Home: 6–9; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
78July 1@ Orioles3–1Sabathia (6–4)Lopez (7–4)Wickman (22)Oriole Park at Camden Yards26,40743–35W2
79July 2@ Orioles0–4Cabrera (6–7)Millwood (3–6)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards38,05943–36L1
80July 3@ Orioles9–4Lee (9–3)Ponson (7–6)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards41,65544–36W1
81July 4 (1)Tigers9–3Elarton (5–3)Johnson (5–7)—Jacobs Field26,86945–36W2
82July 4 (2)Tigers6–0Davis (4–2)Verlander (0–1)—Jacobs Field33,59946–36W3
83July 5Tigers2–3Maroth (6–9)Westbrook (6–10)Percival (6)Jacobs Field18,47846–37L1
84July 6Tigers3–7Bonderman (11–5)Sabathia (6–5)Percival (7)Jacobs Field22,53946–38L2
85July 7@ Yankees2–7Mussina (9–5)Millwood (3–7)—Yankee Stadium52,20146–39L3
86July 8@ Yankees4–5Wang (6–3)Lee (9–4)Rivera (19)Yankee Stadium52,93846–40L4
87July 9@ Yankees8–7Elarton (6–3)May (1–4)Wickman (23)Yankee Stadium54,36647–40W1
88July 10@ Yankees4–9R. Johnson (9–6)Westbrook (6–11)Rivera (20)Yankee Stadium54,25647–41L1
–July 1276th All-Star GameNational League vs. American League (Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan)
89July 14White Sox0–1Contreras (5–5)Millwood (3–8)Hermanson (22)Jacobs Field21,47247–42L2
90July 15White Sox1–7Garcia (9–3)Sabathia (6–6)—Jacobs Field29,68447–43L3
91July 16White Sox5–7Buehrle (11–3)Westbrook (6–12)Marte (3)Jacobs Field27,11447–44L4
92July 17White Sox0–4Garland (14–4)Elarton (6–4)—Jacobs Field24,54847–45L5
93July 18Royals6–2 (5)Lee (10–4)Carrasco (4–4)—Jacobs Field18,07348–45W1
94July 19Royals0–4Greinke (3–11)Millwood (3–9)—Jacobs Field20,86248–46L1
95July 20Royals3–5Lima (3–8)Sabathia (6–7)MacDougal (13)Jacobs Field21,86048–47L2
96July 21Royals10–1Westbrook (7–12)Howell (1–4)—Jacobs Field24,69449–47W1
97July 22Mariners3–4Putz (3–3)Elarton (6–5)Guardado (22)Jacobs Field27,20849–48L1
98July 23Mariners4–3Lee (11–4)Meche (10–7)Wickman (24)Jacobs Field28,49850–48W1
99July 24Mariners6–3Millwood (4–9)Sele (6–11)—Jacobs Field22,86351–48W2
100July 25@ Athletics4–13Zito (9–8)Sabathia (6–8)Yabu (1)McAfee Coliseum19,24251–49L1
101July 26@ Athletics2–0Westbrook (8–12)Blanton (5–9)Wickman (25)McAfee Coliseum18,60652–49W1
102July 27@ Athletics4–5 (10)Street (4–1)Riske (2–3)—McAfee Coliseum40,33152–50L1
103July 28@ Mariners6–5Howry (6–2)Putz (4–4)Wickman (26)Safeco Field28,50053–50W1
104July 29@ Mariners10–5Millwood (5–9)Sele (6–12)—Safeco Field32,96654–50W2
105July 30@ Mariners2–3Franklin (6–11)Sabathia (6–9)Guardado (24)Safeco Field37,71954–51L1
106July 31@ Mariners9–7Westbrook (9–12)Pineiro (3–7)Wickman (27)Safeco Field33,65255–51W1 :
August: 19–8 (Home: 8–6; Away: 11–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
107August 2Yankees6–5Elarton (7–5)Leiter (4–10)Wickman (28)Jacobs Field34,45756–51W3
108August 3Yankees7–4Lee (12–4)Mussina (10–7)Wickman (29)Jacobs Field35,73757–51W4
109August 4Yankees3–4Gordon (5–4)Wickman (0–3)Rivera (27)Jacobs Field40,04857–52L1
110August 5@ Tigers9–6Sabathia (7–9)Robertson (5–10)Howry (3)Comerica Park38,92858–52W1
111August 6@ Tigers4–2Westbrook (10–12)Bonderman (13–8)Wickman (30)Comerica Park39,81759–52W2
112August 7@ Tigers6–5Riske (3–3)Rodney (1–2)Wickman (31)Comerica Park34,55360–52W3
113August 9@ Royals13–7Sauerbeck (1–0)MacDougal (2–4)—Kauffman Stadium15,18261–52W4
114August 10@ Royals6–1Sabathia (8–9)Greinke (3–14)—Kauffman Stadium16,06162–52W5
115August 11@ Royals4–2Millwood (6–9)Carrasco (5–6)Wickman (32)Kauffman Stadium14,50663–52W6
116August 12Devil Rays6–8Hendrickson (7–7)Westbrook (10–13)Baez (24)Jacobs Field22,59763–53L1
117August 13Devil Rays2–8McClung (3–7)Elarton (7–6)—Jacobs Field34,76563–54L2
118August 14Devil Rays0–1Borowski (1–0)Wickman (0–4)Baez (25)Jacobs Field25,36163–55L3
119August 16Rangers8–2Sabathia (9–9)Rogers (11–6)—Jacobs Field27,40364–55W1
120August 17Rangers0–3Young (10–7)Millwood (6–10)Cordero (27)Jacobs Field20,44264–56L1
121August 18Rangers9–4Westbrook (11–13)Wilson (0–6)—Jacobs Field23,21465–56W1
122August 19Orioles5–4 (10)Cabrera (1–0)Kline (2–4)—Jacobs Field33,16066–56W2
123August 20Orioles6–1Lee (13–4)Lopez (12–7)—Jacobs Field41,03467–56W3
124August 21Orioles5–1Sabathia (10–9)Chen (10–7)—Jacobs Field28,02568–56W4
125August 22@ Devil Rays11–4Millwood (7–10)Miller (1–1)—Tropicana Field8,56469–56W5
126August 23@ Devil Rays5–4Westbrook (12–13)Miller (1–2)Wickman (33)Tropicana Field8,64870–56W6
127August 24@ Devil Rays3–13McClung (5–7)Elarton (7–7)—Tropicana Field11,26170–57L1
128August 25@ Devil Rays12–4Lee (14–4)Kazmir (7–9)—Tropicana Field9,17271–57W1
129August 26@ Blue Jays9–3Sabathia (11–9)McGowan (1–2)—Rogers Centre24,64972–57W2
130August 27@ Blue Jays1–2Downs (2–3)Millwood (7–11)Batista (24)Rogers Centre27,63072–58L1
131August 28@ Blue Jays4–1Westbrook (13–13)Towers (10–10)Wickman (34)Rogers Centre31,78573–58W1
132August 29Tigers10–8Cabrera (2–0)Bonderman (14–11)Wickman (35)Jacobs Field22,71374–58W2
–August 30TigersPostponed (rain, makeup September 8)
133August 31Tigers3–4Maroth (12–12)Betancourt (2–3)Rodney (7)Jacobs Field22,09174–59L1 :
September: 19–8 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
134September 2@ Twins6–1Sabathia (12–9)Radke (8–11)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome16,11975–59W1
135September 3@ Twins2–3Nathan (7–3)Howry (6–3)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome21,75775–60L1
136September 4@ Twins5–7Crain (10–4)Westbrook (13–14)Nathan (35)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome21,71775–61L2
137September 5@ Tigers2–0Elarton (8–7)Maroth (12–13)Wickman (36)Comerica Park26,15076–61W1
138September 6@ Tigers6–1Lee (15–4)Johnson (7–12)—Comerica Park15,30877–61W2
139September 7@ Tigers4–1Sabathia (13–9)Colon (2–6)—Comerica Park13,19378–61W3
140September 8Tigers4–2Betancourt (3–3)Robertson (6–13)Wickman (37)Jacobs Field20,36379–61W4
141September 9Twins4–2Westbrook (14–14)Santana (13–7)Wickman (38)Jacobs Field26,07880–61W5
142September 10Twins7–5Elarton (9–7)Baker (1–2)Wickman (39)Jacobs Field32,12381–61W6
143September 11Twins12–4Lee (16–4)Silva (9–8)—Jacobs Field38,56482–61W7
144September 12Athletics0–2Haren (13–10)Sabathia (13–10)Street (21)Jacobs Field20,28282–62L1
145September 13Athletics5–2Millwood (8–11)Duchscherer (6–4)Wickman (40)Jacobs Field21,56483–62W1
146September 14Athletics6–4Westbrook (15–14)Zito (13–12)Wickman (41)Jacobs Field21,92084–62W2
147September 16Royals3–1Elarton (10–7)Gobble (1–1)Wickman (42)Jacobs Field21,97585–62W3
148September 17Royals5–4Lee (17–4)Hernandez (8–12)Wickman (43)Jacobs Field32,39286–62W4
149September 18Royals11–0Sabathia (14–10)Lima (5–16)—Jacobs Field22,65487–62W5
150September 19@ White Sox7–5Betancourt (4–3)Marte (3–4)Wickman (44)U.S. Cellular Field35,74888–62W6
151September 20@ White Sox6–7 (10)Hermanson (2–4)Riske (3–4)—U.S. Cellular Field26,14788–63L1
152September 21@ White Sox8–0Elarton (11–7)Garland (17–10)—U.S. Cellular Field36,54389–63W1
153September 22@ Royals11–6Lee (18–4)Sisco (2–4)Betancourt (1)Kauffman Stadium10,02890–63W2
154September 23@ Royals7–6Howry (7–3)MacDougal (4–6)Wickman (45)Kauffman Stadium12,51991–63W3
155September 24@ Royals11–4Millwood (9–11)Wood (5–8)—Kauffman Stadium17,35892–63W4
156September 25@ Royals4–5MacDougal (5–6)Howry (7–4)—Kauffman Stadium11,45392–64L1
157September 27Devil Rays4–5Kazmir (10–9)Elarton (11–8)Baez (40)Jacobs Field23,79592–65L2
158September 28Devil Rays0–1McClung (7–11)Lee (18–5)Baez (41)Jacobs Field24,35692–66L3
159September 29Devil Rays6–0Sabathia (15–10)Fossum (8–12)—Jacobs Field25,87093–66W1
160September 30White Sox2–3 (13)Politte (7–1)Cabrera (2–1)Jenks (5)Jacobs Field41,07293–67L1 :
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
161October 1White Sox3–4Garland (18–10)Westbrook (15–15)Jenks (6)Jacobs Field41,02693–68L2
162October 2White Sox1–3McCarthy (3–2)Elarton (11–9)Hernandez (1)Jacobs Field41,03493–69L3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Indians team member :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Josh Bard | 34 | 83 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .193 | 0 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 145 | 536 | 71 | 152 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 78 | .284 | 2 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Casey Blake | 147 | 523 | 72 | 126 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 58 | .241 | 4 |
| Aaron Boone | 143 | 511 | 61 | 124 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 60 | .243 | 9 |
| Ben Broussard | 142 | 466 | 59 | 119 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 68 | .255 | 2 |
| Alex Cora | 49 | 146 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .205 | 6 |
| Coco Crisp | 145 | 594 | 86 | 178 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 69 | .300 | 15 |
| Jason Davis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jason Dubois | 14 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Ryan Garko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jody Gerut | 44 | 138 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .275 | 1 |
| Juan González | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Travis Hafner | 137 | 486 | 94 | 148 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 108 | .305 | 0 |
| José Hernández | 84 | 234 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .231 | 1 |
| Bob Howry | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Cliff Lee | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jeff Liefer | 19 | 56 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .196 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 19 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .220 | 0 |
| Victor Martinez | 147 | 547 | 73 | 167 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 80 | .305 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Millwood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jhonny Peralta | 141 | 504 | 82 | 147 | 35 | 4 | 24 | 78 | .292 | 0 |
| Brandon Phillips | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| CC Sabathia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | 0 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Grady Sizemore | 158 | 640 | 111 | 185 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 81 | .289 | 22 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 12 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| Jake Westbrook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Bob Wickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5609 | 790 | 1522 | 337 | 30 | 207 | 760 | .271 | 62 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Rafael Betancourt | 4 | 3 | 2.79 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 67.2 | 57 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 73 |
| Fernando Cabrera | 2 | 1 | 1.47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| Jason Davis | 4 | 2 | 4.69 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 32 |
| Scott Elarton | 11 | 9 | 4.61 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 181.2 | 189 | 100 | 93 | 48 | 103 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Howry | 7 | 4 | 2.47 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 73.0 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 48 |
| Cliff Lee | 18 | 5 | 3.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.0 | 194 | 91 | 85 | 52 | 143 |
| Matt Miller | 1 | 0 | 1.82 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 29.2 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Kevin Millwood | 9 | 11 | 2.86 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 192.0 | 182 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 146 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 2.08 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 43 |
| David Riske | 3 | 4 | 3.10 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 72.2 | 55 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 48 |
| CC Sabathia | 15 | 10 | 4.03 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 185 | 92 | 88 | 62 | 161 |
| Scott Sauerbeck | 1 | 0 | 4.04 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| Kaz Tadano | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Tallet | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Jake Westbrook | 15 | 15 | 4.49 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 210.2 | 218 | 121 | 105 | 56 | 119 |
| Bob Wickman | 0 | 4 | 2.47 | 64 | 0 | 45 | 62.0 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
| Team Totals | 93 | 69 | 3.61 | 162 | 162 | 51 | 1452.2 | 1363 | 642 | 582 | 413 | 1050 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game

## Minor league affiliates

| Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | 2005 Buffalo Bisons season |
| AA | Akron Aeros | Eastern League | 2005 Akron Aeros season |
| Advanced A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | |
| A | Lake County Captains | South Atlantic League | |
| Short Season A | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | New York–Penn League | |
| Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League | |