Major League Baseball—2005

American League Final Standings

EASTERN DIVISION

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
New York Yankees¹	95	67	.586	—
Boston Red Sox²	95	67	.586	—
Toronto Blue Jays	80	82	.494	15.0
Baltimore Orioles	74	88	.457	21.0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	67	95	.414	28.0

CENTRAL DIVISION

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chicago White Sox¹	99	63	.611	—
Cleveland Indians	93	69	.574	6.0
Minnesota Twins	83	79	.512	16.0
Detroit Tigers	71	91	.438	28.0
Kansas City Royals	56	106	.346	43.0

WESTERN DIVISION

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Los Angeles Angels¹	95	67	.586	—
Oakland Athletics	88	74	.543	7.0
Texas Rangers	79	83	.488	16.0
Seattle Mariners	69	93	.426	26.0

1. Division winner. 2. Wild card.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS, 2005

Batting—M. Young, Texas	.331
Home runs—A. Rodriguez, New York	48
Runs batted in—D. Ortiz, Boston	148
Runs—A. Rodriguez, New York	124
Hits—M. Young, Texas	221
Stolen bases—C. Figgins, Los Angeles	62
Doubles—M. Tejada, Baltimore	50
Triples—C. Crawford, Tampa Bay	15
Slugging percentage—A. Rodriguez, New York	.610

A.L. Pitching

Wins—B. Colon, Los Angeles	21
Earned run average—K. Millwood, Cleveland	2.86
Strikeouts—J. Santana, Minnesota	238
Innings pitched—M. Buehrle, Chicago	236.2
Complete games—R. Halladay, Toronto	5
Shutouts—J. Garland, Chicago	3
Saves—F. Rodriguez, Los Angeles and B. Wickman, Cleveland	45

National League Standings

EASTERN DIVISION

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Atlanta Braves¹	90	72	.556	—
Philadelphia Phillies	88	74	.543	2.0
Florida Marlins	83	79	.512	7.0
New York Mets	83	79	.512	7.0
Washington Nationals	81	81	.500	9.0

CENTRAL DIVISION

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
St. Louis Cardinals ¹	100	62	.617	—
Houston Astros²	89	73	.549	11.0
Milwaukee Brewers	81	81	.500	19.0
Chicago Cubs	79	83	.488	21.0
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	.451	27.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	95	.414	33.0

WESTERN DIVISION

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
San Diego Padres ¹	82	80	.506	—
Arizona Diamondbacks	77	85	.475	5.0
San Francisco Giants	75	87	.463	7.0
Los Angeles Dodgers	71	91	.438	11.0
Colorado Rockies	67	95	.414	15.0

1. Division winner. Wild card.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS, 2005

Batting—D. Lee, Chicago	.335
Home runs—A. Jones, Atlanta	51
Runs batted in—A. Jones, Atlanta	128
Runs—A. Pujols, St. Louis	129
Hits—D. Lee, Chicago	199
Stolen bases—J. Reyes, New York	60
Doubles—D. Lee, Chicago	50
Triples—J. Reyes, New York	17
Slugging percentage—D. Lee, Chicago	.662

N.L. Pitching

Wins—D. Willis, Florida	22
Earned run average—R. Clemens, Houston	1.87
Strikeouts—J. Peavy, San Diego	216
Innings pitched—L. Hernandez, Washington	246.1
Complete games–C. Carpenter, St. Louis and D. Willis, Florida	7
Shutouts—D. Willis, Florida	5
Saves—C. Cordero, Washington	47

American League Statistics, 2005

Team Pitching

	W	L	ERA	SHO	H	R	SO
Chicago	99	63	3.61	10	1,392	645	1,040
Los Angeles	95	67	3.68	11	1,419	643	1,126
Boston	95	67	4.74	8	1,550	805	959
New York	95	67	4.52	14	1,495	789	985
Cleveland	93	69	3.61	10	1,363	642	1,050
Oakland	88	74	3.69	12	1,315	658	1,075
Minnesota	83	79	3.71	8	1,458	662	965
Toronto	80	82	4.06	8	1,475	705	958
Texas	79	83	4.96	6	1,589	858	932
Baltimore	74	88	4.56	9	1,458	800	1,052
Detroit	71	91	4.51	2	1,504	787	907
Seattle	69	93	4.49	7	1,483	751	892
Tampa Bay	67	95	5.39	4	1,570	936	949
Kansas City	56	106	5.49	4	1,640	935	924

Individual Pitching (based on 10 decisions)

	W	L	ERA	IP	H	BB	SO
B. Colon, Los Angeles	21	8	3.48	222.2	215	43	157
J. Garland, Chicago	18	10	3.5	221.0	212	47	115
C. Lee, Cleveland	18	5	3.79	202.0	194	52	143
R. Johnson, New York	17	8	3.79	225.2	207	47	211
M. Buehrle, Chicago	16	8	3.12	236.2	240	40	149
J. Santana, Minnesota	16	7	2.87	231.2	180	45	238
T. Wakefield, Boston	16	12	4.15	225.1	210	68	151
J. Contreras, Chicago	15	7	3.61	204.2	177	75	154
R. Lopez, Baltimore	15	12	4.9	209.1	232	63	118
C. Sabathia, Cleveland	15	10	4.03	196.2	185	62	161
D. Wells, Boston	15	7	4.45	184.0	220	21	107
J. Westbrook, Cleveland	15	15	4.49	210.2	218	56	119

Team Batting

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
Boston	5,626	910	1,579	199	863	.281
New York	5,624	886	1,552	229	847	.276
Tampa Bay	5,552	750	1,519	157	717	.274
Detroit	5,602	723	1,521	168	678	.272
Cleveland	5,609	790	1,522	207	760	.271
Los Angeles	5,624	761	1,520	147	726	.270
Baltimore	5,551	729	1,492	189	700	.269
Texas	5,716	865	1,528	260	834	.267
Toronto	5,581	775	1,480	136	735	.265
Kansas City	5,503	701	1,445	126	653	.263
Oakland	5,627	772	1,476	155	739	.262
Chicago	5,529	741	1,450	200	713	.262
Minnesota	5,564	688	1,441	134	644	.259
Seattle	5,507	699	1,408	130	657	.256

Individual Batting (based on 300 at bats)

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
M. Young, Texas	668	114	221	24	91	.331
A. Rodriguez, New York	605	124	194	48	130	.321
V. Guerrero, Los Angeles	520	95	165	32	108	.317
J. Damon, Boston	624	117	197	10	75	.316
B. Roberts, Baltimore	561	92	176	18	73	.314
D. Jeter, New York	654	122	202	19	70	.309
T. Hafner, Cleveland	486	94	148	33	108	.305
V. Martinez, Cleveland	547	73	167	20	80	.305
H. Matsui, New York	629	108	192	23	116	.305
M. Tejada, Baltimore	654	89	199	26	98	.304

National League Statistics, 2005

Team Pitching

	W	L	ERA	SHO	H	R	SO
St. Louis	100	62	3.49	14	1,399	634	974
Houston	89	73	3.51	11	1,336	609	1,164
New York	83	79	3.76	11	1,390	648	1,012
Washington	81	81	3.87	9	1,456	673	997
Milwaukee	81	81	3.97	6	1,382	697	1,173
Atlanta	90	72	3.98	12	1,487	674	929
San Diego	82	80	4.13	8	1,452	726	1,133
Florida	83	79	4.16	15	1,459	732	1,125
Chicago	79	83	4.19	10	1,357	714	1,256
Philadelphia	88	74	4.21	6	1,379	726	1,159
San Francisco	75	87	4.33	8	1,456	745	972
Los Angeles	71	91	4.38	9	1,434	755	1,004
Pittsburgh	67	95	4.42	14	1,456	769	958
Arizona	77	85	4.84	10	1,580	856	1,038
Colorado	67	95	5.13	4	1,600	862	981
Cincinnati	73	89	5.15	1	1,657	889	955

Individual Pitching (based on 10 decisions)

	W	L	ERA	IP	H	BB	SO
D. Willis, Florida	22	10	2.63	236.1	213	55	170
C. Carpenter, St. Louis	21	5	2.83	241.2	204	51	213
R. Oswalt, Houston	20	12	2.94	241.2	243	48	184
C. Capuano, Milwaukee	18	12	3.99	219.0	212	91	176
J. Lieber, Philadelphia	17	13	4.20	218.1	223	41	149
A. Pettitte, Houston	17	9	2.39	222.1	188	41	171
M. Mulder, St. Louis	16	8	3.64	205.0	212	70	111
J. Suppan, St. Louis	16	10	3.57	194.1	206	63	114
J. Beckett, Florida	15	8	3.37	178.2	153	58	166
L. Hernandez, Washington	15	10	3.98	246.1	268	84	147
P. Martinez, New York	15	8	2.82	217.0	159	47	208

Team Batting

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
Florida	5,502	717	1,499	128	678	.272
Chicago	5,584	703	1,506	194	674	.270
St. Louis	5,538	805	1,494	170	757	.270
Philadelphia	5,542	807	1,494	167	760	.270
Colorado	5,542	740	1,477	150	704	.267
Atlanta	5,486	769	1,453	184	733	.265
Cincinnati	5,565	820	1,453	222	784	.261
San Francisco	5,462	649	1,427	128	617	.261
Pittsburgh	5,573	680	1,445	139	656	.259
Milwaukee	5,448	726	1,413	175	689	.259
New York	5,505	722	1,421	175	683	.258
San Diego	5,502	684	1,416	130	655	.257
Arizona	5,550	696	1,419	191	670	.256
Houston	5,462	693	1,400	161	654	.256
Los Angeles	5,433	685	1,374	149	653	.253
Washington	5,426	639	1,367	117	615	.252

Individual Batting (based on 300 at bats)

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
D. Lee, Chicago	594	120	199	46	107	.335
A. Pujols, St. Louis	591	129	195	41	117	.330
M. Cabrera, Florida	613	106	198	33	116	.323
T. Helton, Colorado	509	92	163	20	79	.320
S. Casey, Cincinnati	529	75	165	9	58	.312
C. Tracy, Arizona	503	73	155	27	72	.308
M. Holliday, Colorado	479	68	147	19	87	.307
J. Bay, Pittsburgh	599	110	183	32	101	.306
B. Clark, Milwaukee	599	94	183	13	53	.306
D. Wright, New York	575	99	176	27	102	.306
A. Ramirez, Chicago	463	72	140	31	92	.302
L. Castillo, Chicago	439	72	132	4	30	.301
C. Delgado, Florida	521	81	157	33	115	.301
B. Giles, San Diego	545	92	164	15	83	.301
K. Griffey, Cincinnati	491	85	148	35	92	.301

AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES—2005

Chicago White Sox defeated Boston Red Sox,
3 games to 0
Oct. 4—Boston 2, Chicago 14
Oct. 5—Boston 4, Chicago 5
Oct. 7—Chicago 5, Boston 3

Los Angeles Angels defeated New York Yankees,
3 games to 2
Oct. 4—New York 4, Los Angeles 2
Oct. 5—New York 3, Los Angeles 5
Oct. 7—Los Angeles 11, New York 7
Oct. 9—Los Angeles 2, New York 3
Oct. 10—New York 3, Los Angeles 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES—2005

St. Louis Cardinals defeated San Diego Padres,
3 games to 0
Oct. 4—San Diego 5, St. Louis 8
Oct. 6—San Diego 2, St. Louis 6
Oct. 8—St. Louis 7, San Diego 4

Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves,
3 games to 1
Oct. 5—Houston 10, Atlanta 5
Oct. 6—Houston 1, Atlanta 7
Oct. 8—Atlanta 3, Houston 7
Oct. 9—Atlanta 6, Houston 7

American League Championship Series—2005

Chicago White Sox defeated Los Angeles Angels, 4 games to 1

Series MVP—Chicago 1st baseman, Paul Konerko

1st Game, at Chicago, Oct. 11, 2005

					R	H	E
Los Angeles	0 1 2	0 0 0	0 0 0	—	3	7	1
Chicago	0 0 1	1 0 0	0 0 0	—	2	7	0

Pitchers—Los Angeles: Byrd, Shields, Rodriguez. Chicago: Contreras, Cotts.

Winner: Byrd. Loser: Contreras. Save: Rodriguez.

Attendance: 40,659.

2nd Game, at Chicago, Oct. 12, 2005

					R	H	E
Los Angeles	0 0 0	0 1 0	0 0 0	—	1	5	3
Chicago	1 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 1	—	2	7	1

Pitchers—Los Angeles: Washburn, Donnelly, Shields, Escobar. Chicago: Buehrle.

Winner: Buehrle. Loser: Escobar.

Attendance: 41,013.

3rd Game, at Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2005

					R	H	E
Chicago	3 0 1	0 1 0	0 0 0	—	5	11	0
Los Angeles	0 0 0	0 0 2	0 0 0	—	2	4	0

Pitchers—Chicago: Garland. Los Angeles: Lackey, Gregg, Donnelly.

Winner: Garland. Loser: Lackey.

Attendance: 44,725

4th Game, at Los Angeles, Oct. 15, 2005

					R	H	E
Chicago	3 0 1	1 1 0	0 2 0	—	8	8	1
Los Angeles	0 1 0	1 0 0	0 0 0	—	2	6	1

Pitchers—Chicago: Garcia. Los Angeles: Santana, Shields, Donnelly, Yan.

Winner: Garcia. Loser: Santana.

Attendance: 44,857.

5th Game, at Los Angeles, Oct. 16, 2005

						R	H	E
	Chicago	0 1 0	0 1 0	1 1 2	—	6	8	1
	Los Angeles	0 0 1	0 2 0	0 0 0	—	3	5	2

Pitchers—Chicago: Contreras. Los Angeles: Byrd, Shields, Escobar, Rodriguez.

Winner: Contreras. Loser: Escobar.

Attendance: 44,712.

National League Championship Series—2005

Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2

Series MVP—Houston pitcher, Roy Oswalt

1st Game, at St. Louis, Oct. 12, 2005

					R	H	E
Houston	0 0 0	0 0 0	2 0 1	—	3	7	0
St. Louis	2 1 0	0 2 0	0 0 x	—	5	8	1

Pitchers—Houston: Pettitte, Springer, Astacio. St. Louis: Carpenter, Isringhausen.

Winner: Carpenter. Loser: Pettitte. Save: Isringhausen.

Attendance: 52,332.

2nd Game, at St. Louis, Oct. 13, 2005

					R	H	E
Houston	0 1 0	0 1 0	0 2 0	—	4	11	1
St. Louis	0 0 0	0 0 1	0 0 0	—	1	6	0

Pitchers—Houston: Oswalt, Lidge. St. Louis: Mulder, Tavarez, Marquis.

Winner: Oswalt. Loser: Mulder. Save: Lidge.

Attendance: 52,358.

3rd Game, at Houston, Oct. 15, 2005

					R	H	E
St. Louis	0 0 0	0 1 1	0 0 1	—	3	7	1
Houston	0 0 0	2 0 2	0 0 x	—	4	11	0

Pitchers—St. Louis: Morris, Thompson, Flores, Tavarez. Houston: Clemens, Qualls, Lidge.

Winner: Clemens. Loser: Morris. Save: Lidge.

Attendance: 42,823.

4th Game, at Houston, Oct. 16, 2005

					R	H	E
St. Louis	0 0 0	1 0 0	0 0 0	—	1	5	1
Hosuton	0 0 0	1 0 0	1 0 x	—	2	6	0

Pitchers—St. Louis: Suppan, Marquis. Houston: Backe, Gallo, Qualls, Wheeler, Lidge.

Winner: Qualls. Loser: Marquis. Save: Lidge.

Attendance: 43,010.

5th Game, at Houston, Oct. 17, 2005

					R	H	E
St. Louis	0 0 2	0 0 0	0 0 3	—	5	9	1
Houston	0 1 0	0 0 0	3 0 0	—	4	9	2

Pitchers—St. Louis: Carpenter, Isringhausen. Houston: Pettite, Qualls, Gallo, Wheeler, Lidge.

Winner: Isringhausen. Loser: Lidge.

Attendance: 43,470.

6th Game, at St. Louis, Oct. 19, 2005

					R	H	E
Houston	0 0 2	1 0 1	1 0 0	—	5	11	0
St. Louis	0 0 0	0 1 0	0 0 0	—	1	4	1

Pitchers—Houston: Oswalt, Qualls, Wheeler. St. Louis: Mulder, Thompson, Marquis, Flores, Tavarez, Isringhausen.

Winner: Oswalt. Loser: Mulder.

Attendance: 52,438.

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