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2005 Chicago Cubs season

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Record
  
79–83 (.488)

Owner(s)
  
Tribune Company

Manager(s)
  
Dusty Baker

Divisional place
  
4th

General manager(s)
  
Jim Hendry

Local television
  
CSN Chicago Superstation WGN WCIU-TV (Len Kasper, Bob Brenly)

The 2005 Chicago Cubs season was the 134th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 130th in the National League and the 90th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished 79–83, 4th place in the NL Central. This was the first season for the WGN-TV broadcast pairing of Bob Brenly and Len Kasper.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 31, 2004: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • January 20, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • February 2, 2005: Sammy Sosa was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (minors).
  • February 8, 2005: Scott McClain was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • March 30, 2005: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Chicago Cubs.

    • Transactions

  • May 2, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • May 27, 2005: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • July 7, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs.
  • August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).

    • Player stats

    Stats in bold are the team leaders. Players in bold are on the active roster.

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; Avg. = Batting average

    Batting

    Note: G=Games played; AB=At Bats; H=Hits; Avg.=Batting Average; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In

    References

    2005 Chicago Cubs season Wikipedia
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