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2005 Kansas City Royals season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kansas City Royals |
| season | 2005 |
| league | American League |
| division | Central |
| ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| city | Kansas City, Missouri |
| record | 56–106 () |
| divisional_place | 5th |
| owners | David Glass |
| general_managers | Allard Baird |
| managers | Tony Peña, Bob Schaefer, Buddy Bell |
| television | KMCI |
| Royals Sports Television Network | |
| (Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis) | |
| radio | WHB |
| KLRX | |
| (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Fred White) |
Royals Sports Television Network (Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis) KLRX (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Fred White) |}}
The 2005 Kansas City Royals season was the 37th season for the franchise, and their 33rd at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals competed in the American League Central, where they finished fifth with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses, 43 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox, who won the 2005 World Series as well. With 106 losses, the Royals set a record for the most losses in a single season in franchise history, and their third 100-loss season in four years. The 2005 Kansas City Royals suffered from poor pitching and an anemic offense, and to date have one of the worst Major League Baseball season records of all time. On August 31, the Royals became the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention.
Offseason
- January 21, 2005: Denny Hocking was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
| 2005 Kansas City Royals |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Buck | 118 | 430 | 97 | .242 | 12 | 47 |
| 1B | Matt Stairs | 127 | 466 | 109 | .275 | 13 | 66 |
| 2B | Rubén Gotay | 86 | 317 | 64 | .227 | 5 | 29 |
| SS | Angel Berroa | 159 | 652 | 164 | .270 | 11 | 55 |
| 3B | Mark Teahen | 130 | 447 | 110 | .246 | 7 | 55 |
| LF | Terrence Long | 137 | 455 | 127 | .279 | 6 | 53 |
| CF | David DeJesus | 122 | 461 | 135 | .293 | 9 | 56 |
| RF | Emil Brown | 150 | 545 | 156 | .286 | 17 | 86 |
| DH | Mike Sweeney | 122 | 470 | 141 | .300 | 21 | 83 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Graffanino | 59 | 191 | 57 | .298 | 3 | 18 |
| Joe McEwing | 83 | 180 | 43 | .239 | 1 | 6 |
| Chip Ambres | 53 | 145 | 35 | .241 | 4 | 9 |
| Aaron Guiel | 33 | 109 | 32 | .294 | 4 | 7 |
| Alberto Castillo | 34 | 100 | 21 | .210 | 1 | 14 |
| Matt Diaz | 34 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 1 | 9 |
| Eli Marrero | 32 | 88 | 14 | .159 | 4 | 9 |
| Shane Costa | 27 | 81 | 19 | .235 | 2 | 7 |
| Andrés Blanco | 26 | 79 | 17 | .215 | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Huber | 25 | 78 | 17 | .218 | 0 | 6 |
| Donnie Murphy | 32 | 77 | 12 | .156 | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Phillips | 23 | 67 | 18 | .269 | 1 | 9 |
| Denny Hocking | 23 | 60 | 16 | .267 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Harvey | 12 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 1 | 5 |
| Calvin Pickering | 7 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 33 | 183.0 | 5 | 17 | 5.80 | 114 |
| José Lima | 32 | 168.2 | 5 | 16 | 6.99 | 80 |
| Runelvys Hernández | 29 | 159.2 | 8 | 14 | 5.52 | 88 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 21 | 114.2 | 6 | 8 | 4.79 | 49 |
| J.P. Howell | 15 | 72.2 | 3 | 5 | 6.19 | 54 |
| Denny Bautista | 7 | 35.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.80 | 23 |
| Brian Anderson | 6 | 30.2 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 17 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wood | 47 | 115.0 | 5 | 8 | 4.46 | 60 |
| Kyle Snyder | 13 | 36.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 17 |
| 9 | 25.1 | 3 | 2 | 7.11 | 18 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike MacDougal | 68 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.33 | 72 |
| Andy Sisco | 67 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.11 | 76 |
| Ambiorix Burgos | 59 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3.98 | 65 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.26 | 39 |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.55 | 32 |
| Shawn Camp | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.43 | 28 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.70 | 38 |
| Jaime Cerda | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.63 | 18 |
| Jonah Bayliss | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.63 | 10 |
| Chris Demaria | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 11 |
| Nate Field | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 4 |
| Steve Stemle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 9 |
Farm system
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hockide01.shtml Dennis Hocking Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ''Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory''
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