2005 Arizona Diamondbacks season
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The 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks
baseball team looked to improve on their 51-111 record from 2004. They looked to contend in what was once again a weak National League
West Division
. They finished the season with a record of 77-85, good for second place in the division.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
baseball team looked to improve on their 51-111 record from 2004. They looked to contend in what was once again a weak National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
West Division
National League West
The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...
. They finished the season with a record of 77-85, good for second place in the division.
Offseason
- December 21, 2004: Craig CounsellCraig CounsellCraig John Counsell is a Major League Baseball infielder.Counsell grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, and attended Whitefish Bay High School, where he played baseball. His father worked for the Milwaukee Brewers...
was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. - January 11, 2005: Shawn Green was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Dioner Navarro, Beltran Perez, Danny Muegge (minors), and William Juarez (minors).
- January 11, 2005: Randy Johnson was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees for Javier Vazquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro, and cash.
Notable Transactions
- July 31, 2005: Buddy Groom was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
Roster
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Manager Coaches (hitting) (bench) (first base) (bullpen) (first base) (third base) |
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Batting
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 |
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Other batters
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Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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