2005 Atlanta Braves season

Offseason

• October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves.
• December 3, 2004: Julio Franco was resigned in Free Agency to the Atlanta Braves.
• December 11, 2004: Danny Kolb was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Jose Capellan. The Atlanta Braves sent Alec Zumwalt to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
• December 16, 2004: Ex-All-star Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.
• January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• March 31, 2005: Jorge Sosa was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for Nick Green.

  Regular season

• On September 15, 2005, Andruw Jones hit his 300th career home run which went off Philadelphia Phillies reliever Geoff Geary in a 12–4 Phillies win. Jones became one of the quickest in Major League history to 300 home runs. The ball landed in the upper deck in left field at Citizens Bank Park.

  Opening Day starters

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 15, 2005: John Foster signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• June 1, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• July 31, 2005: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Román Colón and Zach Miner.
• August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows and Todd Blackford.
• Notable picks in the 2005 Draft include Joey Devine, Yunel Escobar, and Jordan Schafer.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

[2005 National League Division Series]

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Awards and honors

• Bobby Cox was voted the National League Manager of the Year for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in total.
• John Smoltz was chosen to receive the Roberto Clemente Award. With this honor included, Smoltz became the only player in MLB history to win a Cy Young, and reliever of the year award.
• Andruw Jones led the National League in home runs and runs batted in. He was the recipient of a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and the Hank Aaron Award. Jones also finished second in voting for National League Most Valuable Player.
• Jeff Francoeur finished third in voting for National League Rookie of the Year.

Farm system