MLB 2005

Major League Baseball
season	2005
Period	April 3 - October 26, 2005
Regular season
Season MVP AL	Huston Street ( OAK )
Season MVP NL	Ryan Howard ( PHI )
Postseason
AL Champion	Chicago White Sox
Second AL	LA Angels of Anaheim
NL champion	Houston Astros
Second NL	St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
champion	Chicago White Sox
MVP	Jermaine Dye ( CWS )
Playing times
◄ 2004 2006 ►

The 2005 MLB season , the 104th season of Major League Baseball , opened on April 3, 2005 with the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees , which the Yankees won 9-2.

During the regular season , 30 teams fought in 162 games each for a place in the play-offs. Each team played 142 inner-league and 20 inter- league games. Game 1 of the 2005 World Series took place on October 22nd. The Chicago White Sox won the final series with 4 to 0 games against the Houston Astros . It was the third title in the history of the Chicago White Sox and the first success since 1917.

The 2005 MLB Draft took place on June 7th and 8th. The Arizona Diamondbacks were the first team to choose and decided on the shortstop Justin Upton .

The MLB All-Star Game 2006 took place on July 12 at Comerica Park , the Detroit Tigers' stadium in Detroit , and ended with a 7–5 win in the American League , which thus had home rights in the first games of the World Series .

Participating teams

There were no changes to the league or division affiliation for the 2005 season. The Anaheim Angels changed their name to Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

TEX OAK LAA SEA MIN CWS DET CLE KC TB NYY BOS GOAL BAL

American League venues. Divisions: West, Central, East.

American League
East		Central		west
	Baltimore Orioles		Chicago White Sox		LA Angels of Anaheim
	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians		Oakland Athletics
	New York Yankees		Detroit Tigers		Seattle Mariners
	Tampa Bay Devil Rays		Kansas City Royals		Texas Rangers
	Toronto Blue Jays		Minnesota Twins

SF SD COL LAD ARI CIN STL Mil CHC PIT HOU PHI ATL MIA NYM WSH

National League venues. Divisions: West, Central, East.

National League
East		Central		west
	Atlanta Braves		Chicago Cubs		Arizona Diamondbacks
	Florida marlins		Cincinnati Reds		Colorado Rockies
	New York Mets		Houston Astros		Los Angeles Dodgers
	Philadelphia Phillies		Milwaukee Brewers		San Diego Padres
	Washington Nationals		Pittsburgh Pirates		San Francisco Giants
			St. Louis Cardinals

Stand after the regular season

American League

East Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
1	New York Yankees	95	67	58.6%	-
4th	Boston Red Sox	95	67	58.6%	-
	Toronto Blue Jays	80	82	49.4%	15th
	Baltimore Orioles	74	88	45.7%	21st
	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	67	95	41.4%	28

Central Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
1	Chicago White Sox	99	63	61.1%	-
	Cleveland Indians	93	69	57.4%	6th
	Minnesota Twins	83	79	51.2%	16
	Detroit Tigers	71	91	43.8%	28
	Kansas City Royals	56	106	34.6%	43

West Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
2	LA Angels of Anaheim	95	67	58.6%	-
	Oakland Athletics	88	74	54.3%	7th
	Texas Rangers	79	83	48.8%	16
	Seattle Mariners	69	93	42.6%	26th

National League

East Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
2	Atlanta Braves	90	72	55.6%	-
	Philadelphia Phillies	88	74	54.3%	2
	Florida marlins	83	79	51.2%	7th
	New York Mets	83	79	51.2%	7th
	Washington Nationals	81	81	50.0%	9

Central Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
3	St. Louis Cardinals	100	62	61.7%	-
4th	Houston Astros	89	73	54.9%	11
	Milwaukee Brewers	81	81	50.0%	19th
	Chicago Cubs	79	83	48.8%	21st
	Cincinnati Reds	73	89	45.1%	27
	Pittsburgh Pirates	67	95	41.4%	33

West Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
3	San Diego Padres	82	80	50.6%	-
	Arizona Diamondbacks	77	85	47.5%	5
	San Francisco Giants	75	87	46.3%	7th
	Los Angeles Dodgers	71	91	43.8%	11
	Colorado Rockies	67	95	41.4%	15th

The teams that qualified for the postseason are colored green. PS = postseason; Number = Rank on seeding list
W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind the leader: number of necessary defeats for the leader while simultaneously winning)

Postseason

	League Division Series					League Championship Series					World Series
	1	Chicago White Sox	3
	4th	Boston Red Sox	0
						1	Chicago White Sox	4th
	American League
						2	LA Angels of Anaheim	1
	2	LA Angels of Anaheim	3
	3	New York Yankees	2
											AL1	Chicago White Sox	4th
											NL4	Houston Astros	0
	1	St. Louis Cardinals	3
	3	San Diego Padres	0
						1	St. Louis Cardinals	2
	National League
						4th	Houston Astros	4th
	2	Atlanta Braves	1
	4th	Houston Astros	3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score, April 3, 2005. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 9, 2020 . 
2. ^ 1st Round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 9, 2020 .