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2005 Boston Red Sox
2005 Boston Red Sox
American League Wild Card Winners
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston
Record	95–67 (.586)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures)
President	Larry Lucchino
General manager	Theo Epstein
Manager	Terry Francona
Television	WSBK-TV; NESN; (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy)
Radio	WEEI; (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione); WROL; (Bill Kulik, Uri Berenguer, Juan Báez)
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

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The 2005 Boston Red Sox season was the 105th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95–67, the same record as the New York Yankees. The Yankees were deemed the division winner, due to their 10–9 head-to-head record against the Red Sox during the regular season. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, but were swept by the American League Central champion Chicago White Sox in the ALDS.

On offense, the Red Sox led Major League Baseball in runs scored (910), hits (1,579), doubles (339), RBI (863), walks (653), batting average (.281), OBP (.357), OPS (.811) and sacrifice flies (63).^[1] Red Sox pitchers hit opposing batters with 89 pitches, the most by any major league pitching staff in 2005.^[1]

Offseason

The Red Sox made a few notable offseason moves coming off their 2004 World Series championship. The team brought back Jason Varitek by re-signing the veteran catcher to a 4-year $40 million deal.^[2] Outfielder Dave Roberts – who played a key role as a base stealer during the 2004 postseason – was traded to the Padres in exchange for shortstop Ramon Vazquez and left fielder Jay Payton.^[3]

Management sought to fill the void left by Orlando Cabrera and Pokey Reese at shortstop by signing free agent Édgar Rentería to a 4-year $40 million year with a 5th year option.^[2] The move sat well with fans because Rentería was coming off a very successful 2004 campaign with the St. Louis Cardinals. Rentería hit .287 with 10 home runs and 72 RBI in 2004.^[4]

The Red Sox front office looked to bolster their starting pitching by signing two veteran pitchers. The need for starting pitching was a point of emphasize due to the departure of Pedro Martínez to the New York Mets after 7 years in a Red Sox uniform.^[5] The first pitcher signed was former Padres starter David Wells. Wells was coming off a surprising 2004 season with the Padres in which he posted a 3.73 ERA over 195 innings pitched at the age of 41.^[6] The second pitcher signed was former Cubs starter Matt Clement. Clement was coming off a season in which he posted a respectable 3.68 ERA over 181 innings pitched.^[7]

Spring training

Boston Win	Boston Loss

2005 Boston Red Sox Spring Training Log

March

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Record	Source
1	March 3	Twins	4─3	González (1─0)	Durbin (0─1)	1─0	^[8]^[9]
2	March 4	Northeastern Huskies	17─0	Wakefield	Pellegrine	2─0	^[10]
3	March 4	Boston College	11─5	Timlin	Jeanes	3─0	^[10]

Regular season

Season standings

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AL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	95	67	.586	—	53‍–‍28	42‍–‍39
Boston Red Sox	95	67	.586	—	54‍–‍27	41‍–‍40
Toronto Blue Jays	80	82	.494	15	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles	74	88	.457	21	36‍–‍45	38‍–‍43
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	67	95	.414	28	40‍–‍41	27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

2005 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	8–10	2–6	1–6	3–5	4–2	2–4	3–3	7–11	4–6	7–3	12–6	4–6	9–10	8–10
Boston	10–8	—	4–3	4–2	6–4	4–2	6–4	4–2	9–10	6–4	3–3	13–6	7–2	7–11	12–6
Chicago	6–2	3–4	—	14–5	14–5	13–5	4–6	11–7	3–3	2–7	6–3	4–2	3–6	4–2	12–6
Cleveland	6–1	2–4	5–14	—	12–6	13–6	3–5	10–9	3–4	6–3	7–3	4–6	3–3	4–2	15–3
Detroit	5–3	4–6	5–14	6–12	—	10–9	4–6	8–11	1–5	1–5	5–4	5–2	4–2	4–3	9–9
Kansas City	2–4	2–4	5–13	6–13	9–10	—	2–7	6–13	3–3	2–4	2–7	3–5	2–8	3–6	9–9
Los Angeles	4–2	4–6	6–4	5–3	6–4	7–2	—	6–4	6–4	10–9	9–9	4–5	15–4	1–5	12–6
Minnesota	3–3	2–4	7–11	9–10	11–8	13–6	4–6	—	3–3	4–6	6–4	6–0	3–6	4–2	8–10
New York	11–7	10–9	3–3	4–3	5–1	3–3	4–6	3–3	—	7–2	7–3	8–11	7–3	12–6	11–7
Oakland	6–4	4–6	7–2	3–6	5–1	4–2	9–10	6–4	2–7	—	12–6	4–5	11–8	5–5	10–8
Seattle	3–7	3–3	3–6	3–7	4–5	7–2	9–9	4–6	3–7	6–12	—	4–2	6–13	4–6	10–8
Tampa Bay	6–12	6–13	2–4	6–4	2–5	5–3	5–4	0–6	11–8	5–4	2–4	—	6–2	8–11	3–15
Texas	6–4	2–7	6–3	3–3	2–4	8–2	4–15	6–3	3–7	8–11	13–6	2–6	—	7–3	9–9
Toronto	10–9	11–7	2–4	2–4	3–4	6–3	5–1	2–4	6–12	5–5	6–4	11–8	3–7	—	8–10

Red Sox vs. National League
Team	NL Central
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	MIL	PIT	STL	ATL	PHI
Boston	1–2	3–0	—	—	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0

Notable transactions

December 17, 2004: David Wells and John Halama were signed as free agents with the Red Sox.^[11]
December 19, 2004: Édgar Rentería was signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.^[12]
December 20, 2004: Jay Payton, Ramón Vázquez and David Pauley were acquired by the Red Sox from the Padres in exchange for Dave Roberts.^[11]
December 22, 2004: Matt Clement and Wade Miller were signed as free agents with the Red Sox.^[11]
January 11, 2005: David McCarty was signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.^[13]
May 2, 2005: David McCarty was released by the Red Sox and granted free agency.^[13]
May 2, 2005: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.^[14]
June 7, 2005: Jacoby Ellsbury was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2005.^[15]
June 7, 2005: Clay Buchholz was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2005.^[16]
July 7: 2005: Alex Cora was acquired by the Red Sox from the Indians in exchange for Ramón Vázquez.^[17]
July 13, 2005: Chad Bradford was acquired by the Red Sox from the Athletics in exchange for Jay Payton.^[18]
July 19, 2005: Alan Embree was released by the Red Sox.^[19]
July 19, 2005: Tony Graffanino was acquired by the Red Sox from the Royals in exchange for Chip Ambres and minor leaguer Juan Cedeño.^[20]
July 26, 2005: John Halama was released by the Red Sox.^[21]
August 9, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.^[22]
August 9, 2005: Mike Remlinger and cash were acquired by the Red Sox from the Cubs in exchange for minor league pitcher Olivo Astacio.^[23]
August 19, 2005: Mark Bellhorn was released by the Red Sox.^[24]
August 25, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was released by the Red Sox.^[22]
August 28, 2005: Mike Remlinger was released by the Red Sox.^[23]

Opening Day lineup

18	Johnny Damon	CF
16	Édgar Rentería	SS
24	Manny Ramirez	LF
34	David Ortiz	DH
15	Kevin Millar	1B
33	Jason Varitek	C
44	Jay Payton	RF
11	Bill Mueller	3B
12	Mark Bellhorn	2B
3	David Wells	P

Roster

2005 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitter

34 David Ortiz

Manager

47 Terry Francona

Coaches

44 Bill Haselman (Bullpen)
22 Ron Jackson (Hitting)
35 Lynn Jones (First base)
2 Brad Mills (Bench)
41 Dale Sveum (Third base)
17 Dave Wallace (Pitching)

Game log

2005 Game Log

April (12–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	April 3	@ Yankees	9–2	Johnson (1–0)	Wells (0–1)	—	54,818	0–1
2	April 5	@ Yankees	4–3	Rivera (1–0)	Foulke (0–1)	—	54,690	0–2
3	April 6	@ Yankees	7–3	Timlin (1–0)	Rivera (1–1)	—	55,165	1–2
4	April 8	@ Blue Jays	6–5	Arroyo (1–0)	Bush (0–1)	Foulke (1)	50,560	2–2
5	April 9	@ Blue Jays	12–5	Frasor (1–0)	Wells (0–2)	—	28,765	2–3
6	April 10	@ Blue Jays	4–3	Batista (1–0)	Timlin (1–1)	—	22,845	2–4
7	April 11	Yankees	8–1	Wakefield (1–0)	Mussina (0–1)	—	33,702	3–4
8	April 13	Yankees	5–2	Wright (1–1)	Schilling (0–1)	Rivera (2)	35,115	3–5
9	April 14	Yankees	8–5	Foulke (1–1)	Gordon (0–1)	—	35,251	4–5
10	April 15	Devil Rays	10–0	Wells (1–2)	Nomo (1–1)	—	35,023	5–5
11	April 16	Devil Rays	6–2	Clement (1–0)	Brazelton (0–3)	—	35,106	6–5
12	April 17	Devil Rays	3–1	Wakefield (2–0)	Kazmir (0–1)	Foulke (2)	35,232	7–5
13	April 18	Blue Jays	12–7	Schilling (1–1)	Bush (0–2)	—	35,243	8–5
14	April 19	Blue Jays	4–3	Halladay (3–0)	Foulke (1–2)	Batista (4)	35,598	8–6
15	April 20	@ Orioles	8–0	Wells (2–2)	Chen (1–1)	—	36,478	9–6
16	April 21	@ Orioles	1–0	Clement (2–0)	López (2–1)	Foulke (3)	40,419	10–6
17	April 22	@ Devil Rays	5–4	Báez (3–0)	Embree (0–1)	—	30,530	10–7
18	April 23	@ Devil Rays	6–5	Fossum (1–1)	Schilling (1–2)	Carter (1)	33,220	10–8
19	April 24	@ Devil Rays	11–3	Arroyo (2–0)	Nomo (2–2)	—	30,236	11–8
20	April 25	Orioles	8–4	Chen (2–1)	Wells (2–3)	—	35,003	11–9
21	April 26	Orioles	11–8	Julio (1–0)	Foulke (1–3)	Ryan (3)	35,670	11–10
–	April 27	Orioles	Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 2
22	April 29	@ Rangers	7–2	Park (3–1)	Wakefield (2–1)	Mahay (1)	43,933	11–11
23	April 30	@ Rangers	9–2	Arroyo (3–0)	Astacio (1–3)	—	44,114	12–11

May (16–12)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
24	May 1	@ Rangers	6–5	Clement (3–0)	Drese (2–3)	Foulke (4)	49,342	13–11
25	May 2	@ Tigers	8–3	Bonderman (4–2)	Neal (0–1)	Urbina (1)	17,497	13–12
26	May 3	@ Tigers	5–3	Halama (1–0)	Maroth (2–2)	Foulke (5)	19,121	14–12
27	May 4	@ Tigers	4–3	Wakefield (3–1)	Farnsworth (1–1)	Foulke (6)	23,295	15–12
28	May 5	@ Tigers	2–1	Arroyo (4–0)	Urbina (0–3)	Foulke (7)	24,870	16–12
29	May 6	Mariners	7–2	Clement (4–0)	Moyer (4–1)	—	35,229	17–12
–	May 7	Mariners	Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 8
30	May 8	Mariners	6–3	González (1–0)	Piñeiro (2–3)	Foulke (8)	34,848	18–12
31	May 8	Mariners	6–4	Franklin (2–4)	Halama (1–1)	Guardado (9)	34,671	18–13
32	May 9	Athletics	13–5	Wakefield (4–1)	Haren (1–5)	—	35,000	19–13
33	May 10	Athletics	3–2	Matt Mantei (1–0)	Dotel (1–1)	—	35,644	20–13
34	May 11	Athletics	6–5	Foulke (2–3)	Dotel (1–2)	—	35,375	21–13
35	May 13	@ Mariners	14–7	Mateo (1–0)	González (1–1)	—	44,534	21–14
36	May 14	@ Mariners	6–3	Myers (1–0)	Villone (0–2)	Foulke (9)	46,229	22–14
37	May 15	@ Mariners	5–4	Meche (3–2)	Wakefield	Guardado (10)	46,145	22–15
38	May 16	@ Athletics	6–4	Yabu (3–0)	Myers (1–1)	Dotel (7)	30,281	22–16
39	May 17	@ Athletics	7–5	Embree (1–1)	Cruz (0–2)	Foulke (10)	29,494	23–16
40	May 18	@ Athletics	13–6	Etherton (1–0)	Wells (2–4)	—	42,705	23–17
41	May 20	Braves	4–3	Miller (1–0)	Hudson (4–3)	Foulke (11)	35,332	24–17
42	May 21	Braves	7–5	Davies (1–0)	Wakefield (4–3)	—	35,008	24–18
43	May 22	Braves	5–2	Clement (5–0)	Colón (0–1)	—	34,844	25–18
44	May 24	@ Blue Jays	9–6	Batista (3–0)	Embree (1–2)	—	34,280	25–19
45	May 25	@ Blue Jays	6–1	Lilly (3–4)	Arroyo (4–1)	—	23,221	25–20
46	May 26	@ Blue Jays	8–1	Chacín (5–3)	Miller (1–1)	Walker (2)	26,255	25–21
47	May 27	@ Yankees	6–3	Johnson (5–3)	Wakefield (4–4)	Rivera (12)	55,051	25–22
48	May 28	@ Yankees	17–1	Clement (6–0)	Pavano (4–3)	—	55,315	26–22
49	May 29	@ Yankees	7–2	Wells (3–4)	Mussina (5–3)	—	55,235	27–22
50	May 30	Orioles	8–1	Lopez (4–2)	Arroyo (4–2)	—	35,483	27–23
51	May 31	Orioles	5–1	Miller (2–1)	Cabrera (4–4)	—	35,147	28–23

June (17–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
52	June 1	Orioles	9–3	Ponson (6–3)	Wakefield (4–5)	—	35,527	28–24
53	June 2	Orioles	6–4	Foulke (3–3)	Ryan (0–1)	—	35,138	29–24
54	June 3	Angels	7–4	Myers (2–1)	Shields (4–3)	Foulke (12)	35,328	30–24
55	June 4	Angels	13–6	Colón (7–3)	Embree (1–3)	—	34,754	30–25
56	June 5	Angels	6–3	Myers (3–1)	Woods (1–1)	Foulke (13)	35,008	31–25
57	June 6	@ Cardinals	7–1	Morris (7–0)	Wakefield (4–6)	—	50,270	31–26
58	June 7	@ Cardinals	9–2	Suppan (5–5)	Clement (6–1)	—	47,496	31–27
59	June 8	@ Cardinals	4–0	Wells (4–4)	Carpenter (8–4)	—	46,928	32–27
60	June 10	@ Cubs	14–6	Maddux (5–3)	Arroyo (4–3)	—	39,215	32–28
61	June 11	@ Cubs	7–6	Wellemeyer (2–1)	Miller (2–2)	Dempster (8)	39,096	32–29
62	June 12	@ Cubs	8–1	Wakefield (5–6)	Rusch (5–2)	—	39,138	33–29
63	June 13	Reds	10–3	Clement (7–1)	Milton (3–8)	—	35,478	34–29
64	June 14	Reds	7–0	Wells (5–4)	Hudson (1–1)	—	35,387	35–29
65	June 15	Reds	6–1	Arroyo (5–3)	Harang (4–5)	—	35,265	36–29
66	June 17	Pirates	6–5	Foulke (4–3)	White (2–3)	—	35,377	37–29
67	June 18	Pirates	2–0	White (3–3)	Embree (1–4)	Mesa (18)	35,216	37–30
68	June 19	Pirates	8–0	Clement (8–1)	Wells (5–6)	—	35,046	38–30
69	June 20	@ Indians	10–9	Wells (6–4)	Sabathia (5–4)	Foulke (14)	30,562	39–30
70	June 21	@ Indians	9–2	Arroyo (6–3)	Millwood (2–5)	—	28,450	40–30
71	June 22	@ Indians	5–4	Foulke (5–3)	Wickman (0–2)	—	29,915	41–30
72	June 24	@ Phillies	8–0	Wakefield (6–6)	Lieber (8–7)	—	45,090	42–30
73	June 25	@ Phillies	7–1	Clement (9–1)	Padilla (3–7)	—	44,868	43–30
74	June 26	@ Phillies	12–8	Timlin (2–1)	Cormier (2–2)	—	45,042	44–30
75	June 27	Indians	7–0	Millwood (3–5)	Arroyo (6–4)	—	35,458	44–31
76	June 28	Indians	12–8	Miller (1–0)	Foulke (5–4)	—	35,445	44–32
77	June 29	Indians	5–2	Wakefield (7–6)	Elarton (4–3)	Timlin (1)	35,069	45–32

July (14–13)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
78	July 1	Blue Jays	15–2	Lilly (6–8)	Clement (9–2)	—	35,302	45–33
79	July 2	Blue Jays	6–4	Timlin (3–1)	Walker (3–2)	Foulke (15)	35,268	46–33
80	July 3	Blue Jays	5–2	Halladay (12–4)	Arroyo (6–5)	Schoeneweis (1)	34,794	46–34
81	July 4	@ Rangers	6–5	Benoit (1–0)	Foulke (5–5)	—	50,492	46–35
82	July 5	@ Rangers	7–4	Wakefield (8–6)	Young (8–5)	Timlin (2)	33,356	47–35
83	July 6	@ Rangers	7–4	Clement (10–2)	Park (8–3)	Embree (1)	34,962	48–35
84	July 7	@ Orioles	3–1	Cabrera (7–7)	Wells (6–5)	Byrdak (1)	47,389	48–36
85	July 8	@ Orioles	7–2	Arroyo (7–5)	Ponson (7–7)	—	49,174	49–36
86	July 9	@ Orioles	9–1	Chen (7–5)	Miller (2–3)	—	49,331	49–37
87	July 10	@ Orioles	4–1	Lopez (8–5)	Wakefield (8–7)	Ryan (19)	49,828	49–38
88	July 14	Yankees	8–6	Gordon (3–3)	Schilling (1–3)	Rivera (21)	35,232	49–39
89	July 15	Yankees	17–1	Wells (7–5)	Redding (0–6)	—	35,083	50–39
90	July 16	Yankees	7–4	Johnson (10–6)	Clement (10–3)	Rivera (22)	34,694	50–40
91	July 17	Yankees	5–3	Leiter (4–7)	Wakefield (8–8)	Rivera (23)	34,802	50–41
92	July 18	Devil Rays	3–1	Kazmir (4–7)	Miller (2–4)	Báez (17)	35,405	50–42
93	July 19	Devil Rays	5–2	Arroyo (8–5)	Fossum (4–8)	Schilling (1)	35,428	51–42
94	July 20	Devil Rays	9–4	Wells (8–5)	Hendrickson (4–7)	—	35,123	52–42
95	July 21	@ White Sox	6–5	Schilling (2–3)	Vizcaíno (4–4)	—	36,784	53–42
96	July 22	@ White Sox	8–4	Garland (15–4)	Wakefield (8–9)	—	37,511	53–43
97	July 23	@ White Sox	3–0	Miller (3–4)	Hernández (7–3)	Schilling (2)	39,408	54–43
98	July 24	@ White Sox	6–4	Contreras (6–6)	Arroyo (8–6)	Hermanson (23)	37,168	54–44
99	July 25	@ Devil Rays	4–3	Colomé (2–2)	Schilling (2–4)	—	21,550	54–45
100	July 26	@ Devil Rays	10–9	Schilling (3–4)	Báez (5–3)	—	24,029	55–45
101	July 27	@ Devil Rays	4–1	Wakefield (9–9)	McClung (1–6)	Schilling (3)	22,079	56–45
102	July 29	Twins	8–5	Arroyo (9–6)	Silva (7–5)	Schilling (4)	35,211	57–45
103	July 30	Twins	6–2	Wells (9–5)	Lohse (7–10)	—	35,167	58–45
104	July 31	Twins	4–3	Timlin (4–1)	Rincón (4–4)	Schilling (5)	34,929	59–45

August (18–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
105	August 2	Royals	6–4	Wakefield (10–9)	Burgos (1–4)	Schilling (6)	35,386	60–45
106	August 3	Royals	8–5	Miller (4–4)	Snyder	Schilling (7)	35,055	61–45
107	August 4	Royals	11–9	Clement (11–3)	Núñez (2–2)	Schilling (8)	35,060	62–45
108	August 5	@ Twins	12–0	Radke (7–10)	Arroyo (9–7)	—	38,161	62–46
109	August 6	@ Twins	4–3	Nathan (4–3)	Timlin (4–2)	—	40,626	62–47
110	August 7	@ Twins	11–7	Wakefield (11–9)	Mays (5–7)	Schilling (9)	40,982	63–47
111	August 8	Rangers	11–6	González (2–1)	Karsay (0–1)	—	35,453	64–47
112	August 9	Rangers	8–7	Schilling (4–4)	Gryboski (1–1)	—	35,308	65–47
113	August 10	Rangers	16–5	Arroyo (10–7)	Rogers (11–5)	—	35,379	66–47
114	August 12	White Sox	9–8	Bradford (1–0)	Buehrle (13–5)	—	35,132	67–47
115	August 13	White Sox	7–4	Wakefield (12–9)	Garland (16–6)	—	35,055	68–47
–	August 14	White Sox	Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 5
116	August 15	@ Tigers	7–6	Walker (4–3)	Schilling (4–5)	—	30,426	68–48
117	August 16	@ Tigers	10–7	Bradford (2–0)	Dingman (1–2)	—	32,129	69–48
118	August 17	@ Tigers	6–5	Bonderman (14–9)	Wells (9–6)	Rodney (5)	30,634	69–49
119	August 18	@ Angels	13–4	Colón (16–6)	Wakefield (12–10)	—	44,050	69–50
120	August 19	@ Angels	4–3	Schilling (5–5)	Shields (8–9)	—	43,896	70–50
121	August 20	@ Angels	4–2	Santana (7–5)	Arroyo (10–8)	Rodríguez (28)	44,014	70–51
122	August 21	@ Angels	5–1	Timlin (5–2)	Byrd (9–8)	—	44,022	71–51
123	August 23	@ Royals	5–2	Wells (10–6)	Greinke (3–15)	—	21,323	72–51
124	August 24	@ Royals	4–3	Sisco (2–2)	Arroyo (10–9)	—	18,871	72–52
125	August 25	@ Royals	7–4	Lima (5–12)	Schilling (5–6)	MacDougal (17)	21,815	72–53
126	August 26	Tigers	9–8	Wakefield (13–10)	Johnson (7–10)	Timlin (3)	35,056	73–53
127	August 27	Tigers	12–8	Colón (2–5)	Papelbon (0–1)	—	35,228	73–54
128	August 28	Tigers	11–3	Wells (11–6)	Robertson (6–11)	—	34,658	74–54
129	August 29	Devil Rays	10–6	Clement (12–3)	McClung (5–8)	—	35,007	75–54
130	August 30	Devil Rays	7–6	Timlin (6–2)	Borowski (1–1)	—	35,101	76–54
131	August 31	Devil Rays	7–6	Wakefield (14–10)	Fossum (8–11)	Timlin (4)	35,253	77–54

September (17–12)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
132	September 1	Devil Rays	7–4	Arroyo (11–9)	Waechter (5–9)	Timlin (5)	35,337	78–54
133	September 2	Orioles	7–3	Maine (2–1)	DiNardo (0–1)	—	35,156	78–55
134	September 3	Orioles	7–6	Clement (13–3)	Bédard (6–6)	Timlin (6)	35,142	79–55
135	September 4	Orioles	5–1	Wells (12–6)	Lopez (13–9)	—	35,003	80–55
136	September 5	White Sox	5–3	McCarthy (2–1)	Schilling (5–7)	—	35,673	80–56
137	September 6	Angels	3–2	Wakefield (15–10)	Shields (8–11)	—	35,061	81–56
138	September 7	Angels	6–3	Arroyo (12–9)	Santana (8–7)	Timlin (7)	35,423	82–56
139	September 8	Angels	3–0	Byrd (11–9)	Clement (13–4)	Rodríguez (35)	35,351	82–57
140	September 9	@ Yankees	8–4	Small (7–0)	Wells (12–7)	—	55,024	82–58
141	September 10	@ Yankees	9–2	Schilling (6–7)	Chacón (5–10)	—	55,076	83–58
142	September 11	@ Yankees	1–0	Johnson (14–8)	Wakefield (15–11)	Rivera (37)	55,123	83–59
143	September 12	@ Blue Jays	6–5	Papelbon (1–1)	Walker (6–5)	—	24,617	84–59
144	September 13	@ Blue Jays	9–3	Downs (3–3)	Clement (13–5)	—	25,253	84–60
145	September 14	@ Blue Jays	1–0	Wells (13–7)	Towers (11–11)	Timlin (8)	25,865	85–60
146	September 15	Athletics	6–2	Blanton (10–11)	Schilling (6–8)	—	35,079	85–61
147	September 16	Athletics	3–2	Timlin (7–2)	Cruz (0–3)	—	35,249	86–61
148	September 17	Athletics	2–1	Arroyo (13–9)	Haren (13–11)	Timlin (9)	35,220	87–61
149	September 18	Athletics	12–3	Saarloos (10–7)	Clement (13–6)	—	34,849	87–62
150	September 19	@ Devil Rays	8–7	Hendrickson (10–7)	Harville (0–3)	Báez (38)	16,124	87–63
151	September 20	@ Devil Rays	15–2	Schilling (7–8)	McClung (6–11)	—	18,723	88–63
152	September 21	@ Devil Rays	7–4	Miller (2–2)	Timlin (7–3)	Báez (39)	20,002	88–64
153	September 23	@ Orioles	6–3	Arroyo (14–9)	Cabrera (10–12)	Timlin (10)	46,850	89–64
154	September 24	@ Orioles	4–3	Papelbon (2–1)	Ryan (1–4)	Timlin (11)	48,612	90–64
155	September 25	@ Orioles	9–3	Wells (14–7)	Maine (2–3)	—	46,559	91–64
–	September 26	Blue Jays	Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 27
156	September 27	Blue Jays	3–1	Wakefield (16–11)	Bush (5–11)	Timlin (12)	35,700	92–65
157	September 27	Blue Jays	5–7	Frasor (3–5)	Bradford (2–1)	Batista (31)	35,476	92–65
158	September 28	Blue Jays	7–2	Lilly	Arroyo (14–10)	—	35,313	92–66
159	September 29	Blue Jays	5–4	Papelbon (3–1)	Batista (5–8)	—	35,345	93–66
160	September 30	Yankees	5–3	Wells (15–7)	Wang (8–5)	Timlin (13)	34,832	94–66

October (1–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
161	October 1	Yankees	8–4	Johnson (17–8)	Wakefield (16–12)	—	34,556	94–67
162	October 2	Yankees	10–1	Schilling (8–8)	Wright	—	34,534	95–67

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	Jason Varitek	133	470	132	.281	22	70
1B	Kevin Millar	134	449	122	.272	9	50
2B	Mark Bellhorn	85	283	61	.216	7	28
SS	Édgar Rentería	153	623	172	.276	8	70
3B	Bill Mueller	150	519	153	.295	10	62
LF	Manny Ramirez	152	554	162	.292	45	144
CF	Johnny Damon	148	624	197	.316	10	75
RF	Trot Nixon	124	408	112	.275	13	65
DH	David Ortiz	159	601	180	.300	47	148

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	51	188	60	.319	4	20
John Olerud	87	173	50	.289	7	37
Doug Mirabelli	50	136	31	.228	6	18
Jay Payton	55	133	35	.263	5	21
Alex Cora	47	104	28	.269	2	16
Gabe Kapler	36	97	24	.247	1	9
Kevin Youkilis	44	79	22	.278	1	9
Ramón Vázquez	27	61	12	.197	0	4
Roberto Petagine	18	32	9	.281	1	9
Adam Hyzdu	12	16	4	.250	0	0
Adam Stern	36	15	2	.133	1	2
Kelly Shoppach	9	15	0	.000	0	0
José Cruz Jr.	4	12	3	.250	0	0
Dave McCarty	13	4	2	.500	0	2
Alejandro Machado	10	5	1	.200	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Shawn Wooten	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ER = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tim Wakefield	33	225.1	16	12	4.15	151
Bronson Arroyo	35	205.1	14	10	4.51	100
Matt Clement	32	191.0	13	6	4.57	146
David Wells	30	189.0	15	7	4.45	107
Wade Miller	16	91.0	4	4	4.95	64

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
Curt Schilling	32	93.1	8	8	5.69	87
Jonathan Papelbon	17	34.0	3	1	2.65	34
Lenny DiNardo	8	14.2	0	1	1.84	15

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
Keith Foulke	43	5	5	15	5.91	34
Mike Timlin	81	7	3	13	2.24	59
Mike Myers	65	3	1	0	3.13	21
Alan Embree	43	1	4	1	7.65	30
Matt Mantei	34	1	0	0	6.49	22
Chad Bradford	31	2	1	0	3.86	10
John Halama	30	1	1	0	6.18	26
Geremi González	28	2	1	0	6.11	28
Manny Delcarmen	10	0	0	0	3.00	9
Blaine Neal	8	0	1	0	9.00	3
Chad Harville	8	0	1	0	6.43	3
Mike Remlinger	8	0	0	0	14.85	5
Craig Hansen	4	0	0	0	6.00	3
Cla Meredith	3	0	0	0	27.00	0
Abe Alvarez	2	0	0	0	15.43	1
Mike Stanton	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Scott Cassidy	1	0	0	0	40.50	0
Matt Perisho	1	0	0	0	inf	0

ALDS

Game	Score	Date
1	Boston 2, Chicago 14	October 4
2	Boston 4, Chicago 5	October 5
3	Chicago 5, Boston 3	October 7

The Chicago White Sox swept the Red Sox in the American League Division Series. The White Sox went on to win the World Series that year against the Houston Astros. The Red Sox entered the 2005 postseason as a wild card team even though they had the same regular season record as their division rival, the New York Yankees because they lost the regular season head-to-head matchups 10–9.

A crucial moment of the series came in Game 2 when Red Sox second baseman Tony Graffanino made a crucial error that led to the White Sox scoring three unearned runs in the fifth inning. A slow groundball hit to the right side of the infield was able to get past Graffanino and a key double play was not turned. Later in the inning, White Sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi hit a three-run home run to give the White Sox a one-run lead.^[25] Red Sox pitcher David Wells was pitching well in the game until the error. The error is viewed by many fans as having the Red Sox lose Game 2 and eventually the American League Division Series.

Red Sox ace Curt Schilling did not start a game in the American League Division Series after pitching in the last game of the season against the Yankees.

Awards and honors

David Ortiz – Silver Slugger Award (DH), AL Player of the Month (September)
Manny Ramirez – Silver Slugger Award (OF)
Jason Varitek – Silver Slugger Award (C), Gold Glove Award (C)

All-Star Game

Matt Clement, reserve P (roster replacement)
Johnny Damon, starting CF
David Ortiz, starting DH
Manny Ramirez, starting LF
Jason Varitek, starting C

Farm system

The Wilmington Blue Rocks replaced the Sarasota Red Sox as the Class A-Advanced affiliate, and the Greenville Bombers replaced the Augusta GreenJackets as the Class A affiliate.

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Ron Johnson
AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	Todd Claus
A-Advanced	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Carolina League	Dann Bilardello
A	Greenville Bombers	South Atlantic League	Chad Epperson
A-Short Season	Lowell Spinners	New York–Penn League	Luis Alicea
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Ralph Treuel
Rookie	DSL Red Sox	Dominican Summer League	Nelson Paulino
Rookie	VSL Red Sox (cooperative)	Venezuelan Summer League	Josman Robles

VSL cooperative was with the San Diego Padres.^{[citation needed]}
Source:^[26]^[27]

References

Season standings: American League East Standings on ESPN.com
Game logs:

1st Half: Boston Red Sox Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Boston Red Sox Game Log on ESPN.com

Batting Statistics: Boston Red Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com
Pitching Statistics: Boston Red Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

^ ^a ^b "2005 MLB Team Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2005 Boston Red Sox Transactions: Free Agency, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "2004 Boston Red Sox Transactions: Free Agency, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Édgar Rentería Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Pedro Martínez Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "David Wells Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Matt Clement Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ Ulman, Howard (March 4, 2005). "Sox topple Twins for Openers". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. p. C8.
^ Snow, Chris (March 4, 2005). "Clement Catching On Quickly: He's Already A Varitek Fan". The Boston Globe. p. E2.
^ ^a ^b Snow, Chris (March 5, 2005). "Schilling Receives House Call". The Boston Globe. p. D5.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2005 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions".
^ Edgar Renteria Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b David McCarty Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ John Olerud Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Jacoby Ellsbury Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Clay Buchholz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Alex Cora Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Chad Bradford Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Alan Embree Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Tony Graffanino Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ John Halama Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b Ricky Bottalico Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b Mike Remlinger Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Mark Bellhorn Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Jenkins, Lee (October 6, 2005). "Red Sox Create Another Moment of Infamy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 2005. p. 529. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

[BBRef_MLB_Team_Stats_2005-1] "2005 MLB Team Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[:0-2] "2005 Boston Red Sox Transactions: Free Agency, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[3] "2004 Boston Red Sox Transactions: Free Agency, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[4] "Édgar Rentería Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[5] "Pedro Martínez Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[6] "David Wells Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[7] "Matt Clement Stats – Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[8] Ulman, Howard (March 4, 2005). "Sox topple Twins for Openers". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. p. C8.

[9] Snow, Chris (March 4, 2005). "Clement Catching On Quickly: He's Already A Varitek Fan". The Boston Globe. p. E2.

[:Spring1-10] Snow, Chris (March 5, 2005). "Schilling Receives House Call". The Boston Globe. p. D5.

[baseball-reference.com-11] "2005 Boston Red Sox Trades and Transactions".

[12] Edgar Renteria Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

[ReferenceA-13] David McCarty Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[14] John Olerud Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[15] Jacoby Ellsbury Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[16] Clay Buchholz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[17] Alex Cora Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[18] Chad Bradford Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[19] Alan Embree Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[20] Tony Graffanino Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[21] John Halama Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[autogenerated1-22] Ricky Bottalico Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[ReferenceB-23] Mike Remlinger Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[24] Mark Bellhorn Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

[25] Jenkins, Lee (October 6, 2005). "Red Sox Create Another Moment of Infamy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[26] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

[27] Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 2005. p. 529. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.

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