2005 Detroit Tigers season
The 2005 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers finishing fourth in the AL Central with a 71-91 record, 28 games in back of the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.Offseason
- October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves.
- February 7, 2005: Magglio Ordóñez was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- February 7, 2005: DeWayne Wise was released by the Detroit Tigers.
- February 28, 2005: DeWayne Wise was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions
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 | Iván Rodríguez | 129 | 504 | 139 | .276 | 14 | 50 |
| 1B | Chris Shelton | 107 | 388 | 116 | .299 | 18 | 59 |
| 2B | Plácido Polanco | 86 | 343 | 116 | .338 | 6 | 36 |
| 3B | Brandon Inge | 160 | 616 | 161 | .261 | 16 | 72 |
| SS | Carlos Guillén | 87 | 334 | 107 | .320 | 5 | 23 |
| LF | Craig Monroe | 157 | 567 | 157 | .277 | 20 | 89 |
| CF | Nook Logan | 129 | 322 | 83 | .258 | 1 | 17 |
| RF | Magglio Ordóñez | 82 | 305 | 92 | .302 | 8 | 46 |
| DH | Dmitri Young | 126 | 469 | 127 | .271 | 21 | 72 |
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 |
| Omar Infante | 121 | 406 | 90 | .222 | 9 | 43 |
| Rondell White | 97 | 374 | 117 | .313 | 12 | 53 |
| Carlos Peña | 79 | 260 | 61 | .235 | 18 | 44 |
| Vance Wilson | 61 | 152 | 30 | .197 | 3 | 19 |
| Marcus Thames | 38 | 107 | 21 | .196 | 7 | 16 |
| John McDonald | 31 | 73 | 19 | .260 | 0 | 4 |
| Jason Smith | 27 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramón Martínez | 19 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Giarratano | 15 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Higginson | 10 | 26 | 2 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
| Mike Maroth | 34 | 209.0 | 14 | 14 | 4.74 | 115 |
| Jason Johnson | 33 | 210.0 | 8 | 13 | 4.54 | 93 |
| Nate Robertson | 32 | 196.2 | 7 | 16 | 4.48 | 122 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | 29 | 189.0 | 14 | 13 | 4.57 | 145 |
| Sean Douglass | 18 | 87.1 | 5 | 5 | 5.56 | 55 |
| Wilfredo Ledezma | 10 | 49.2 | 2 | 4 | 7.07 | 30 |
| Jason Grilli | 3 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 5 |
| Justin Verlander | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.15 | 7 |
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 |
| Chris Spurling | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.44 | 26 |
| Franklyn Germán | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.66 | 38 |
| Jamie Walker | 66 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.70 | 30 |
| Fernando Rodney | 39 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2.86 | 42 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 46 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.32 | 55 |
| Matt Ginter | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 15 |
| Craig Dingman | 34 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.66 | 24 |
| Ugueth Urbina | 25 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2.63 | 31 |
| Román Colón | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.12 | 17 |
| Troy Percival | 26 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5.76 | 20 |
| Doug Creek | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 18 |
| Vic Darensbourg | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.82 | 9 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toledo
