- 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 SuperstationTurner 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 theAtlanta Braves hit his 300th career home run which went 430 feet off Phils relieverGeoff 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
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