2005 Seattle Mariners season explained

Seattle Mariners
Season:	2005
League:	American League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Safeco Field
City:	Seattle, Washington
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Nintendo of America (represented by Howard Lincoln)
General Managers:	Bill Bavasi
Managers:	Mike Hargrove
Television:	KSTW 11 FSN Northwest
Radio:	KOMO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner)

The Seattle Mariners 2005 season was their 29th since the franchise creation, and their second consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a record of 69–93 (.426). They only had one player represented at the 2005 All-Star Game, who was Ichiro Suzuki with his fifth selection for the All-Star Game.

Over the course of the disappointing season, the Mariners managed to have their longest winning streak over the course of a four-game series with the Angels (July 7–10), while having two losing streaks of seven between April 30–8 May / June 25 – July 2.

Offseason

• December 17, 2004: Adrián Beltré was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Adrián Beltré
• Bret Boone
• Raúl Ibañez
• Jamie Moyer
• Miguel Olivo
• Jeremy Reed
• Richie Sexson
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Wilson Valdez
• Randy Winn^[2]

Transactions

• June 7, 2005: Jeff Clement was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 2005.^[3]
• July 11, 2005: Bret Boone was sent to the Minnesota Twins by the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.^[4]
• July 30, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Jesse Foppert to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Winn.^[5]
• August 19, 2005: Scott Spiezio was released by the Seattle Mariners.^[6]

Roster

2005 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (hitting) (first base) (bench) (third base) (pitching) (bullpen)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 1 || April 4 || Twins || 5–1 || Moyer (1–0) || Radke (0–1) || || 46,249 || 1–0|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 2 || April 5 || Twins || 8–4 || Santana (1–0) || Thornton (0–1) || || 28,373 || 1–1|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 3 || April 6 || Twins || 4–1 || Silva (1–0) || Madritsch (0–1) || Nathan (1) || 25,580 || 1–2|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 4 || April 8 || Rangers || 9–6 || Putz (1–0) || Regilio (0–1) || Guardado (1) || 29,652 || 2–2|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 5 || April 9 || Rangers || 7–6 || Brocail (1–0) || Guardado (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 31,501 || 2–3|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 6 || April 10 || Rangers || 7–6 || Riley (1–0) || Thornton (0–2) || Cordero (2) || 30,434 || 2–4|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 7 || April 11 || @ Royals || 8–2 || Franklin (1–0) || Hernández (1–1) || || 41,788 || 3–4|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 8 || April 13 || @ Royals || 2–1 || Sele (1–0) || Cerda (0–1) || Guardado (2) || 10,577 || 4–4|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 9 || April 14 || @ Royals || 10–2 || Moyer (2–0) || Bautista (1–1) || || 10,212 || 5–4|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 10 || April 15 || @ White Sox || 6–4 || Garland (2–0) || Piñeiro (0–1) || Hermanson (2) || 16,749 || 5–5|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 11 || April 16 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Buehrle (2–1) || Franklin (1–1) || || 25,931 || 5–6|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 12 || April 17 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Meche (1–0) || García (1–1) || Guardado (3) || 23,324 || 6–6|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 13 || April 18 || @ Angels || 6–1 || Byrd (1–2) || Sele (1–1) || || 39,638 || 6–7|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 14 || April 19 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Moyer (3–0) || Gregg (1–1) || Guardado (4) || 38,667 || 7–7|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 15 || April 20 || Athletics || 7–6 || Piñeiro (1–1) || Street (1–1) || Guardado (5) || 24,841 || 8–7|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 16 || April 21 || Athletics || 3–0 || Harden (2–0) || Franklin (1–2) || Dotel (3) || 22,428 || 8–8|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 17 || April 22 || Indians || 6–1 || Sabathia (1–0) || Meche (1–1) || || 43,207 || 8–9|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 18 || April 23 || Indians || 5–2 || Lee (2–0) || Sele (1–2) || Wickman (5) || 33,564 || 8–10|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 19 || April 24 || Indians || 9–1 || Moyer (4–0) || Elarton (0–1) || || 32,889 || 9–10|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 20 || April 26 || @ Rangers || 7–4 || Piñeiro (2–1) || Drese (2–2) || Guardado (6) || 23,064 || 10–10|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 21 || April 27 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Rogers (1–2) || Franklin (1–3) || || 26,308 || 10–11|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 22 || April 28 || @ Rangers || 4–1 || Meche (2–1) || Young (2–2) || Guardado (7) || 23,928 || 11–11|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 23 || April 29 || @ Athletics || 4–2 || Sele (2–2) || Haren (1–3) || Guardado (8) || 18,545 || 12–11|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 24 || April 30 || @ Athletics || 6–5 || Yabu (2–0) || Villone (0–1) || || 23,288 || 12–12|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 25 || May 1 ||@ Athletics || 3–2 || Zito (1–4) || Piñeiro (2–2) || Dotel (6) || 30,634 || 12–13|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 26 || May 2 || Anaheim || 5–0 || Washburn (2–0) || Franklin (1–4) || || 24,184 || 12–14|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 27 || May 3 || Anaheim || 5–2 || Lackey (3–1) || Meche (2–2) || Shields (2) || 29,917 || 12–15|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 28 || May 4 || Anaheim || 5–2 || Byrd (2–3) || Sele (2–3) || Rodríguez (7) || 26,303 || 12–16|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 29 || May 6 || @ Red Sox || 7–2 || Clement (4–0) || Moyer (4–1) || || 35,229 || 12–17|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb"| – || May 7 || @ Red Sox || colspan=5|Postponed, rescheduled for 8 May || 12–17|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 30 || May 8 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || González (1–0) || Piñeiro (2–3) || Foulke (8) || 34,848 || 12–18|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 31 || May 8 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Franklin (2–4) || Halama (1–1) || Guardado (9) || 34,671 || 13–18|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 32 || May 9 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || Johnson (3–2) || Nelson (0–1) || Rivera (4) || 38,079 || 13–19|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 33 || May 10 || @ Yankees || 7–4 || Wang (1–1) || Sele (2–4) || Rivera (5) || 39,780 || 13–20|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 34 || May 11 || @ Yankees || 13–9 || Quantrill (1–0) || Thornton (0–3) || || 47,844 || 13–21|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 35 || May 13 || Red Sox || 14–7 || Mateo (1–0) || González (1–1) || || 44,534 || 14–21|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 36 || May 14 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Myers (1–0) || Villone (0–2) || Foulke (9) || 46,229 || 14–22|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 37 || May 15 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Meche (3–2) || Wakefield (4–2) || Guardado (10) || 46,145 || 15–22|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 38 || May 16 || Yankees || 6–3 || Wang (2–1) || Hasegawa (0–1) || Rivera (7) || 37,814 || 15–23|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 39 || May 17 || Yankees || 6–0 || Pavano (3–2) || Mateo (1–1) || || 35,549 || 15–24|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 40 || May 18 || Yankees || 7–6 || Nelson (1–1) || Gordon (0–3) || Villone (1) || 37,419 || 16–24|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 41 || May 20 || Padres || 6–1 || Peavy (4–0) || Franklin (2–5) || || 38,400 || 16–25|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 42 || May 21 || Padres || 5–3 || Meche (4–2) || Lawrence (2–5) || Guardado (11) || 37,286 || 17–25|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 43 || May 22 || Padres || 5–0 || Sele (3–4) || Stauffer (1–1) || || 41,017 || 18–25|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 44 || May 24 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Williams (4–3) || Putz (1–1) || Ryan (13) || 19,839 || 18–26|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 45 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || López (3–2) || Moyer (4–2) || Ryan (14) || 18,820 || 18–27|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 46 || May 26 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Cabrera (4–3) || Franklin (2–6) || || 22,166 || 18–28|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 47 || May 27 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 || Hendrickson (2–2) || Meche (4–3) || Báez (7) || 10,130 || 18–29|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 48 || May 28 || @ Devil Rays || 3–2 || Sele (4–4) || Fossum (2–3) || Guardado (12) || 13,281 || 19–29|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 49 || May 29 || @ Devil Rays || 10–9 || Villone (1–2) || McClung (0–2) || Guardado (13) || 13,851 || 20–29|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 50 || May 30 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Moyer (5–2) || Lilly (3–5) || Guardado (14) || 25,540 || 21–29|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 51 || May 31 || Blue Jays || 9–7 || Gaudin (1–0) || Franklin (2–7) || Batista (9) || 25,737 || 21–30|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 52 || June 1 || Blue Jays || 3–0 || Meche (5–3) || Chacín (5–4) || Guardado (15) || 24,815 || 22–30|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 53 || June 3 || Devil Rays || 6–1 || Waechter (2–3) || Sele (4–5) || || 35,344 || 22–31|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 54 || June 4 || Devil Rays || 6–5 || Mateo (2–1) || Báez (4–1) || Guardado (16) || 32,742 || 23–31|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 55 || June 5 || Devil Rays || 6–5 || Villone (2–2) || Orvella (0–1) || || 40,004 || 24–31|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 56 || June 7 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Hasegawa (1–1) || Mecir (1–1) || Guardado (17) || 20,519 || 25–31|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 57 || June 8 || @ Marlins || 5–4 || Willis (10–2) || Meche (5–4) || Jones (10) || 19,313 || 25–31|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 58 || June 9 || @ Marlins || 8–0 || Sele (5–5) || Beckett (7–4) || || 16,069 || 26–32|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 59 || June 10 || @ Nationals || 9–3 || Ayala (6–3) || Hasegawa (1–2) || || 28,704 || 26–33|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 60 || June 11 || @ Nationals || 2–1 || Patterson (3–1) || Putz (1–2) || Cordero (18) || 39,108 || 26–34|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 61 || June 12 || @ Nationals || 3–2 || Armas (3–3) || Franklin (2–8) || Cordero (19) || 37,170 || 26–35|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 62 || June 14 || Phillies || 3–1 || Meche (6–4) || Lieber (8–5) || Guardado (18) || 26,818 || 27–35|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 63 || June 15 || Phillies || 5–1 || Sele (6–5) || Padilla (3–6) || || 26,019 || 28–35|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 64 || June 16 || Phillies || 3–2 || Geary (1–0) || Mateo (2–2) || Wagner (18) || 27,162 || 28–36|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 65 || June 17 || Mets || 5–0 || Moyer (6–2) || Ishii (1–6) || Nelson (1) || 37,443 || 29–36|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 66 || June 18 || Mets || 4–1 || Franklin (3–8) || Martínez (7–2) || Guardado (19) || 45,841 || 30–36|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 67 || June 19 || Mets || 11–5 || Meche (7–4) || Glavine (4–7) || || 45,785 || 31–36|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 68 || June 20 || Athletics || 6–2 || Haren (5–7) || Villone (2–3) || || 27,263 || 31–37|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 69 || June 21 || Athletics || 4–2 || Harden (3–3) || Piñeiro (2–4) || Duchscherer (3) || 31,673 || 31–38|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 70 || June 22 || Athletics || 5–4 || Guardado (1–1) || Glynn (0–4) || || 28,829 || 32–38|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 71 || June 23 || Athletics || 5–0 || Saarloos (4–4) || Franklin (3–9) || || 37,549 || 32–39|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 72 || June 24 || @ Padres || 14–5 || Meche (8–4) || May (1–2) || || 35,942 || 33–39|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 73 || June 25 || @ Padres || 8–5 || Peavy (7–2) || Sele (6–6) || Hoffman (20) || 33,926 || 33–40|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 74 || June 26 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Seánez (4–0) || Mateo (2–3) || Hoffman (21) || 39,098 || 33–41|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 75 || June 28 || @ Athletics || 8–1 || Zito (4–8) || Moyer (6–3) || || 14,384 || 33–42|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 76 || June 29 || @ Athletics || 6–2 || Blanton (5–6) || Franklin (3–10) || || 25,177 || 33–43|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 77 || June 30 || @ Athletics || 6–2 || Haren (7–7) || Meche (8–5) || || 19,583 || 33–44|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 78 || July 1 || Rangers || 6–2 || Park (8–2) || Sele (6–7) || || 37,270 || 33–45|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 79 || July 2 || Rangers || 6–5 || Loe (2–1) || Putz (1–3) || Cordero (19) || 34,209 || 33–46|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 80 || July 3 || Rangers || 2–1 || Moyer (7–3) || Rogers (9–4) || Guardado (20) || 34,397 || 34–46|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 81 || July 4 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Franklin (4–10) || Howell (1–3) || || 23,562 || 35–46|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 82 || July 5 || @ Royals || 8–6 || Carrasco (4–3) || Meche (8–6) || MacDougal (10) || 10,658 || 35–47|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 83 || July 6 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Hernández (6–9) || Sele (6–8) || MacDougal (11) || 12,206 || 35–48|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 84 || July 7 || @ Angels || 10–2 || Piñeiro (3–4) || Colon (11–5) || || 43,747 || 36–48|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 85 || July 8 || @ Angels || 10–4 || Moyer (8–3) || Washburn (5–4) || || 43,853 || 37–48|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 86 || July 9 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Franklin (5–10) || Lackey (6–4) || || 44,012 || 38–48|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 87 || July 10 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Meche (9–6) || Santana (3–4) || Guardado (21) || 41,657 || 39–48|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 88 || July 14 || Orioles || 5–3 || Cabrera (8–7) || Sele (6–9) || Ryan (20) || 36,316 || 39–49|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 89 || July 15 || Orioles || 6–3 || López (9–5) || Piñeiro (3–5) || Ryan (21) || 39,044 || 39–50|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 90 || July 16 || Orioles || 3–2 || Putz (2–3) || Ray (0–1) || || 39,282 || 40–50|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 91 || July 17 || Orioles || 8–2 || Meche (10–6) || Ponson (7–8) || || 41,215 || 41–50|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 92 || July 19 || @ Blue Jays || 12–10 || Lilly (8–9) || Sele (6–10) || Batista (16) || 20,516 || 41–51|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 93 || July 20 || @ Blue Jays || 9–4 || Chacín (9–5) || Franklin (5–11) || || 28,801 || 41–52|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 94 || July 21 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Towers (7–8) || Piñeiro (3–6) || Batista (17) || 26,837 || 41–53|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 95 || July 22 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Putz (3–3) || Elarton (6–5) || Guardado (22) || 27,208 || 42–53|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 96 || July 23 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Lee (11–4) || Meche (10–7) || Wickman (24) || 28,498 || 42–54|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 97 || July 24 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Millwood (4–9) || Sele (6–11) || || 22,863 || 42–55|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 98 || July 25 || Tigers || 5–3 || Putz (4–3) || Robertson (5–8) || Guardado (23) || 27,102 || 43–55|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 99 || July 26 || Tigers || 8–5 || Johnson (7–8) || Mateo (2–4) || Farnsworth (6) || 30,644 || 43–56|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 100 || July 27 || Tigers || 9–3 || Moyer (9–3) || Maroth (8–11) || || 29,323 || 44–56|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 101 || July 28 || Indians || 6–5 || Howry (6–2) || Putz (4–4) || Wickman (26) || 28,500 || 44–57|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 102 || July 29 || Indians || 10–5 || Millwood (5–9) || Sele (6–12) || || 32,966 || 44–58|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 103 || July 30 || Indians || 3–2 || Franklin (6–11) || Sabathia (6–9) || Guardado (24) || 37,719 || 45–58|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 104 || July 31 || Indians || 9–7 || Westbrook (9–12) || Piñeiro (3–7) || Wickman (27) || 33,652 || 45–59|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 105 || August 2 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Mateo (3–4) || Johnson (7–9) || Guardado (25) || 30,306 || 46–59|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 106 || August 3 || @ Tigers || 10–7 || Maroth (9–11) || Meche (10–8) || Rodney (1) || 26,760 || 46–60|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 107 || August 4 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || Douglass (4–1) || Hernández (0–1) || Rodney (2) || 28,148 || 46–61|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 108 || August 5 || @ White Sox || 4–2 || Piñeiro (4–7) || García (11–5) || Guardado (26) || 39,165 || 47–61|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 109 || August 6 || @ White Sox || 4–2 || Buehrle (13–4) || Moyer (9–4) || Hermanson (27) || 37,529 || 47–62|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 110 || August 7 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Garland (16–5) || Harris (0–1) || Hermanson (28) || 35,706 || 47–63|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 111 || August 8 || Twins || 5–4 || Sherrill (1–0) || Silva (7–6) || Guardado (27) || 35,401 || 48–63|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 112 || August 9 || Twins || 1–0 || Hernández (1–1) || Lohse (7–11) || Guardado (28) || 34,213 || 49–63|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 113 || August 10 || Twins || 7–3 || Nathan (5–3) || Nelson (1–2) || || 35,801 || 49–64|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 114 || August 12 || Angels || 9–4 || Donnelly (7–3) || Putz (4–5) || || 37,585 || 49–65|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 115 || August 13 || Angels || 9–1 || Colon (15–6) || Franklin (6–12) || || 42,500 || 49–66|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 116 || August 14 || Angels || 7–6 || Donnelly (8–3) || Sherrill (1–1) || Rodríguez (27) || 38,468 || 49–67|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 117 || August 15 || Royals || 11–3 || Hernández (2–1) || Hernández (8–11) || || 31,908 || 50–67|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 118 || August 16 || Royals || 4–3 || Piñeiro (5–7) || Affeldt (0–2) || Guardado (29) || 31,425 || 51–67|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 119 || August 17 || Royals || 11–5 || Moyer (10–4) || Carrasco (5–7) || || 35,224 || 52–67|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 120 || August 18 || @ Twins || 7–3 || Mays (6–8) || Franklin (6–13) || || 22,230 || 52–68|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 121 || August 19 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Silva (8–6) || Sherrill (1–2) || Nathan (31) || 24,795 || 52–69|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 122 || August 20 || @ Twins || 8–3 || Sherrill (2–2) || Guerrier (0–2) || || 33,334 || 53–69|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 123 || August 21 || @ Twins || 8–3 || Radke (8–10) || Piñeiro (5–8) || || 33,405 || 53–70|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 124 || August 23 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Young (11–7) || Moyer (10–5) || Cordero (28) || 25,653 || 53–71|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 125 || August 24 || @ Rangers || 8–1 || Domínguez (1–3) || Franklin (6–14) || Wasdin (2) || 28,612 || 53–72|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 126 || August 25 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Harris (1–1) || Benoit (3–4) || || 19,112 || 54–72|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 127 || August 26 || White Sox || 5–3 || Vizcaíno (6–5) || Nelson (1–3) || Hermanson (32) || 40,431 || 54–73|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 128 || August 27 || White Sox || 4–3 || Contreras (9–7) || Piñeiro (5–9) || Marte (4) || 37,326 || 54–74|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 129 || August 28 || White Sox || 9–2 || Moyer (11–5) || García (11–7) || || 36,838 || 55–75|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 130 || August 29 || Yankees || 7–4 || Small (5–0) || Thornton (0–4) || Rivera (34) || 41,731 || 55–75|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 131 || August 30 || Yankees || 8–3 || Harris (2–1) || Chacón (3–2) || || 37,773 || 56–75|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 132 || August 31 || Yankees || 2–0 || Johnson (13–8) || Hernández (2–2) || Rivera (35) || 46,240 || 56–76|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 133 || September 1 || Yankees || 5–1 || Sherrill (3–2) || Sturtze (4–3) || || 39,986 || 57–76|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 134 || September 2 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Byrd (10–9) || Moyer (11–6) || Rodríguez (33) || 42,604 || 57–77|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 135 || September 3 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Putz (5–5) || Shields (8–10) || || 43,819 || 58–77|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 136 || September 4 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Colon (18–6) || Harris (2–2) || Rodríguez (34) || 43,757 || 58–78|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 137 || September 5 || @ Athletics || 2–0|| Hernández (3–2) || Blanton (8–11) || Guardado (30) || 22,262 || 59–78|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 138 || September 6 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Piñeiro (6–9) || Kennedy (3–2) || Guardado (31) || 24,012 || 60–78|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 139 || September 7 || @ Athletics || 8–7 || Street (5–1) || Guardado (1–2) || || 14,609 || 60–79|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 140 || September 9 || Orioles || 3–2 || Moyer (12–6) || Bédard (6–7) || Putz (1) || 27,429 || 61–79|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 141 || September 10 || Orioles || 5–3 || López (14–9) || Harris (2–3) || Ryan (30) || 30,408 || 61–80|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 142 || September 11 || Orioles || 6–3 || Chen (12–9) || Hernández (3–3) || Ryan (31) || 30,212 || 61–81|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 143 || September 12 || Angels || 8–1 || Piñeiro (7–9) || Santana (8–8) || || 27,952 || 62–81|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 144 || September 13 || Angels || 2–1 || Putz (6–5) || Byrd (11–10) || || 28,813 || 63–81|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 145 || September 14 || Angels || 10–9 || Guardado (2–2) || Rodríguez (2–5) || || 23,397 || 64–81|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 146 || September 15 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Loe (9–5) || Harris (2–4) || Cordero (32) || 23,679 || 64–82|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 147 || September 16 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Rupe (1–0) || Hernández (3–4) || Cordero (33) || 25,567 || 64–83|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 148 || September 17 || @ Rangers || 7–6 || Shouse (3–2) || Guardado (2–3) || || 41,983 || 64–84|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 149 || September 18 || @ Rangers || 8–6 || Dickey (1–1) || Franklin (6–15) || Cordero (34) || 26,532 || 64–85|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 150 || September 19 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Sherrill (4–2) || Batista (5–7) || Guardado (32) || 18,762 || 65–85|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 151 || September 20 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Towers (12–11) || Harris (2–5) || Frasor (1) || 19,002 || 65–86|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 152 || September 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Hernández (4–4) || Bush (5–10) || Guardado (33) || 21,469 || 66–86|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 153 || September 22 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Speier (3–2) || Piñeiro (7–10) || Batista (29) || 23,118 || 66–87|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 154 || September 23 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Franklin (7–15) || Spurling (3–4) || Guardado (34) || 23,972 || 67–87|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 155 || September 24 || @ Tigers || 7–1 || Grilli (1–0) || Moyer (12–7) || || 25,328 || 67–88|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 156 || September 25 || @ Tigers || 8–1 || Maroth (14–13) || Hasegawa (1–3) || || 26,128 || 67–89|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 157 || September 27 || Rangers || 3–2 || Wasdin (3–2) || Mateo (3–5) || Cordero (36) || 22,739 || 67–90|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 158 || September 28 || Rangers || 7–3 || Young (12–7) || Piñeiro (7–11) || Cordero (37) || 20,723 || 67–91|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 159 || September 29 || Rangers || 4–3 || Franklin (8–15) || Rogers (14–8) || Guardado (35) || 19,481 || 68–91|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb"| 160 || September 30 || Athletics || 4–1 || Moyer (13–7) || Saarloos (10–9) || Guardado (36) || 34,809 || 69–91

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 161 || October 1 || Athletics || 4–3 || Blanton (12–12) || Mateo (3–6) || Street (23) || 26,998 || 69–92|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb"| 162 || October 2 || Athletics || 8–3 || Kennedy (4–5) || Sherrill (4–3) || || 35,300 || 69–93

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

Player	Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	C	54	152	23	.151	5	18
	1B	156	558	147	.263	39	121
	2B	74	273	63	.231	7	34
	SS	60	211	54	.256	1	15
	3B	156	603	154	.255	19	87
	LF	102	386	106	.275	6	37
	CF	141	488	124	.254	3	45
	RF	162	679	206	.303	15	68
	DH	162	614	172	.280	20	89

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
	82	249	64	.257	0	22
	72	230	64	.278	3	23
	54	190	47	.247	2	25
	59	142	35	.246	1	20
	42	126	25	.198	0	8
	39	117	23	.197	1	7
	42	108	26	.241	2	8
	60	75	13	.173	2	11
	16	48	19	.396	1	6
	29	47	3	.064	1	1
	14	45	12	.267	0	2
	16	29	5	.172	1	3
	15	29	8	.276	1	1
	11	27	5	.185	0	2
	16	20	5	.250	0	2
	11	19	2	.105	0	0
	10	18	1	.056	0	1
	8	8	1	.125	0	0

Pitching

Starting and 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
	2	2.0	0	0	0.00	1
	12	84.1	4	4	2.67	77
	11	53.2	2	5	4.19	25
	32	200.0	13	7	4.28	102
	30	186.2	8	15	5.16	93
	26	139.2	10	8	5.22	80
	30	189.0	7	11	5.62	107
	21	116.0	6	12	5.66	53
	1	4.1	0	1	6.23	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	H	SV	ERA	SO
	52	40.1	2	3	17	1	2.45	41
	7	7.1	0	0	1	0	2.45	9
	58	56.1	2	0	0	36	2.72	48
	55	88.1	3	6	8	0	3.06	52
	64	60.0	6	5	21	1	3.60	45
	49	36.2	1	3	9	1	3.93	34
	46	66.2	1	3	3	0	4.19	30
	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	4.50	0
	55	57.0	0	4	5	0	5.21	57
	29	19.0	4	3	9	0	5.21	24
	6	6.2	0	0	0	0	6.75	9
	3	4.0	0	0	0	0	6.75	1

Team statistics

Positions in brackets are in league with other MLB teams

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Team	G	AB	H	R	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mariners	162	5507 (20th)	1408 (27th)	699 (22nd)	.256 (26th)	130 (25th)	657 (22nd)
Opponents	162	5529	1483	751	.268	179	729

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

^[7]

Major League Baseball Draft

2005 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Jeff Clement (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in .
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)	Bill Bavasi
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
First pick
Draft positions	5 (Rule 4) 4
Number of selections	50 1
Players signed (Rule 4)	26
Links
Results	The Baseball Cube
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years	2004 • 2005 • 2006

Below is a list of 2005 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The first selection by the Mariners in the Rule 4 draft was catcher Jeff Clement. The first and only player selected by Seattle in the Rule 5 draft was infielder Jason Bourgeois.

Key

Round (Pick)	Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position	Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold	Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics	Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners

Table

Round (Pick)	Name	Position	School	Ref
1 (3)	Jeff Clement	Catcher	University of Southern California	^[8]
4 (113)	Justin Thomas	Left-handed pitcher	Youngstown State University	^[9]
5 (143)	Stephen Kahn	Right-handed pitcher	Loyola Marymount University	^[10]
6 (173)	Michael Lynn	Right-handed pitcher	Brownsburg High School	^[11]
7 (203)	Robert Rohrbaugh	Left-handed pitcher	Clemson University	^[12]
8 (233)	David Asher	Left-handed pitcher	Florida International University
9 (263)	Bryan Sabatella	Third baseman	Quinnipiac College
10 (293)	Ronald Prettyman	Third baseman	California State University, Fullerton
11 (323)	Brian Contreras	Outfielder	Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School
12 (353)	Anthony Varvaro	Right-handed pitcher	St. John's University
13 (383)	Reed Eastley	Shortstop	Niagara University
14 (413)	Bradley Boyer	Second baseman	University of Arizona
15 (443)	John Holdzkom	Right-handed pitcher	Rancho Cucamonga High School
16 (473)	Grant Gerrard	Outfielder	Southern Illinois University
17 (503)	James Russell	Left-handed pitcher	Navarro College
18 (533)	Curtis Ledbetter	First baseman	University of Nebraska
19 (563)	Brett Bannister	Right-handed pitcher	University of Southern California
20 (593)	Travis Scott	Catcher	Lincoln Land Community College
21 (623)	Nicholas Allen	Right-handed pitcher	Villanova University
22 (653)	Alex Gary	Outfielder	Virginia Commonwealth University
23 (683)	Ryan Lindgren	Right-handed pitcher	Stillwater High School
24 (713)	Kevin Gergel	Catcher	Kennesaw State University
25 (743)	William Brown	Left-handed pitcher	Downey High School
26 (773)	Ari Kafka	Right-handed pitcher	Quinnipiac College
27 (803)	Jeremy Hill	Right-handed pitcher	Ohlone College
28 (883)	Lance Beus	Left-handed pitcher	Brigham Young University
29 (863)	Eric Thomas	Outfielder	Buchholz High School
30 (893)	Aric Van Gaalen	Left-handed pitcher	Edmonton Cracker-Cats (Independent baseball)	^[13]
31 (923)	Jeffrey Gilmore	Right-handed pitcher	Stanford University
32 (953)	John Heckman	Second baseman	Indiana University
33 (983)	Julian Henson	Catcher	Cordova High School
34 (1013)	Andrew Schneider	Right-handed pitcher	Franklin High School
35 (1043)	Blake Amador	Outfielder	Modesto Junior College
36 (1073)	Ross Kwan	Catcher	Seattle Preparatory School
37 (1103)	Jesse Costa	Right-handed pitcher	Magnolia High School
38 (1133)	Joe Agreste	First baseman	Greenbrier Christian Academy
39 (1163)	Duke Welker	Right-handed pitcher	Seminole State College
40 (1192)	Eugene Edwards	Outfielder	Long Beach Community College
41 (1221)	Joseph White	First baseman	Georgia Perimeter College
42 (1250)	Kevin Reynolds	Outfielder	Quincy University
43 (1279)	Philip Roy	Right-handed pitcher	Miami Southridge High School
44 (1308)	Paul Patterson	Right-handed pitcher	Northern Kentucky University
45 (1337)	Luis Coste	Outfielder	Cochise County Community College
46 (1366)	Rufus Lumry	Left-handed pitcher	Princeton University
47 (1395)	Andrew Hargrove	First baseman	Kent State University
48 (1423)	Matthew Gardner	Right-handed pitcher	Grayson County Community College
49 (1450)	Dennis Raben	First baseman	St. Thomas Aquinas High School
50 (1477)	Xavier Scruggs	First baseman	Poway High School

Rule 5 draft

Key

Pick	Indicates the pick the player was drafted
Previous team	Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team

Table

References

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Seattle Mariners Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

External links

• 2005 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
• 2005 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adrian Beltre Stats.
2. Web site: 2005 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac.
3. Web site: Jeff Clement Stats.
4. Web site: Bret Boone Stats.
5. Web site: Yorvit Torrealba Stats.
6. Web site: Scott Spiezio Stats.
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
8. Web site: Mariners take Clement at No. 3 . Jim Street . June 7, 2005 . Major League Baseball . mlb.mlb.com . December 31, 2009.
9. Web site: JUSTIN THOMAS YSU pitcher selected in fourth round . June 8, 2005 . Youngstown Vindicator . vindy.com . December 31, 2009.
10. Web site: M's Select Catcher With No. 3 Pick In Baseball Draft . June 7, 2005 . KOMO . komonews.com . 2009-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306001808/http://www.komonews.com/news/archive/4154441.html . March 6, 2012 . mdy .
11. Web site: 2005 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks . The Baseball Cube . thebaseballcube.com . December 31, 2009.
12. Web site: Mariners select Rohrbaugh . Zachary J. Young . June 8, 2005 . Evening Sun . nl.newsbank.com . December 31, 2009.
13. Web site: Aric Van Gaalen drafted . June 8, 2005 . OurSports Central . oursportscentral.com . 2010-01-01.
14. Web site: Rule Five Draft Proves Uneventful . John Manuel . December 8, 2005 . . baseballamerica.com . 2010-01-02.