2005 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 2005
misc = 2005 NL East Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Turner Field
y4 = 1997
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Time Warner
general managers = John Schuerholz
managers = Bobby Cox
television = TBS Superstation
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray,Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)
FSN South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
radio = WGST
WKLS
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray,Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)|

Offseason

*December 9, 2004: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 16, 2004: Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudsoti01.shtml Tim Hudson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mondera01.shtml Raul Mondesi Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

*On September 14, 2005, Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves hit his 300th career home run which went 430 feet off Phils reliever Geoff Geary in a 12-4 Phillies win. The ball landed in the upper deck in left field.

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

*May 31, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mondera01.shtml Raúl Mondesí Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollato01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

2005 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3-1.

Awards and honors

*John Smoltz, Roberto Clemente Award

2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system [Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory and milb.com]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Pat Kelly, manager)
* Class AA: Mississippi Braves (Southern League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Class A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina League; Randy Ingle, manager)
* Class A: Rome Braves (South Atlantic League; Rocket Wheeler, manager)
* Rookie: Danville Braves (Appalachian League; Paul Runge, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Luis Ortiz, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2005.shtml 2005 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]

succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 2005
before = Atlanta Braves
2004
after = New York Mets
2006