2005 Washington Nationals season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2005 Washington Nationals season was the first for the team formerly known as the Montreal Expos since moving to Washington, D.C. , and 37th overall for the franchise. The team signed four key free agents during the off-season: Vinny Castilla , José Guillén , Cristian Guzmán and Esteban Loaiza . Although they recorded an 81–81 record, the Nationals nevertheless finished last for a second consecutive year although they were only nine games behind the National League East champion Atlanta Braves .
Offseason
On November 9, 2004, the Nationals traded Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for José Guillén .[ 1]
On November 24, 2004, the Nationals traded minor leaguer Antonio Sucre to the Pittsburgh Pirates for J. J. Davis .[ 2]
On January 19, 2005, they signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent .[ 3]
On February 8, 2005, they agreed to terms with Mike Shuster via a walk on .
On February 9, 2005, they signed Melvin Nieves , also as a free agent.[ 4]
On February 13, 2005, the Nationals traded minor leaguer Jerry Owens to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Escobar .[ 5]
On February 15, 2005, they traded Alejandro Machado to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later; the Red Sox sent minor-leaguer Carlos Torres to the Nationals on March 28, 2005, to complete the trade.[ 6]
On March 22, 2005, the Nationals traded minor leaguer A. J. Wideman to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tyrell Godwin [ 7]
On March 24, 2005, they traded Seth Greisinger to the Atlanta Braves as part of a conditional deal.[ 8]
Spring training
The Nationals held their 2005 spring training in Viera, Florida , with home games played at Space Coast Stadium .
Advertising and marketing
The Nationals' marketing slogan for the season was "Let Yourself Go." Nationals Vice President of Sales and Marketing David Cope explained that the slogan told "people to come to the game, to let themselves come out here [to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]. But then once you're here, have fun, let loose. We don't want it to feel like stuffy old D.C.—and it doesn't."[ 9]
Mascot
Screech, the Washington Nationals' bald eagle mascot, as he appeared from 2005 through 2008 . A much slimmer version of Screech debuted just before the beginning of the 2009 season . Screech, the mascot of the Washington Nationals, made his debut near the beginning of the 2005 season. A bald eagle who wears the home cap and jersey of the team, he was "hatched" on April 17, 2005, at the "Kids Opening Day" promotion at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium during the third home game in Nationals history, a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks . A nine-year-old fourth-grade student in Washington, Glenda Gutierrez, designed the mascot and won a contest sponsored by the team, explaining that Screech was "strong and eats almost everything." The first, chubby version of Screech appeared during the team's first four seasons in Washington; just before the start of the 2009 season , the Nationals replaced him with a thin version who debuted in March 2009, explaining that Screech had "grown up" and become a "teenager."[ 10]
The Nationals' broadcasting deal for 2005 was put together at the last minute and led to difficulties for fans attempting to follow the team on radio or television. Its two flagship radio stations – FM-104.1 WWZZ in Waldorf , Maryland , and AM-1050 WFED in Silver Spring , Maryland – had weak signals and were not audible in many of Washington's suburbs. On television, the Nationals′ network, the new Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), was carried on DirecTv , RCN Cable , and Verizon ′s fiberoptic service and WTTG Channel 5 and WDCA Channel 20 broadcast 79 games, but the Washington area's dominant cable television provider, Comcast , refused to carry MASN during the season because of an ongoing legal battle with MASN over broadcast rights to Baltimore Orioles games. The limitation of radio and television coverage forced many Nationals fans to rely on print media and in-person attendance at games to follow the team during 2005.[ 11]
Regular season
The Nationals had a terrific first half, as they had a 51–32 record by July 5 and were leading the Atlanta Braves by 4.5 games. However, the team struggled in its final 79 games, going 30-49 and scoring only 299 runs (3.78 per game). They were also shut out 7 times during that span. Nevertheless, the team was able to finish the season at .500; this was only the fourth time in 10 years that the franchise had finished at or above .500.
President George W. Bush throws out a ceremonial first pitch in 2005.
Highlights
The Washington Nationals first regular season game was on April 4, 2005 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia . The Nationals' Brad Wilkerson , the last player to ever wear a Montreal Expo jersey for the Expos,[ note 1] hit in the new team's history. But Kenny Lofton hit a three-run homer and Jon Lieber pitched 52 ⁄3 Citizens Bank Park . (Lieber was credited with the win for the Phillies and would also score a win for Philadelphia in the last game of the 2005 Nationals season.) Outfielder Terrmel Sledge hit the Nats' first home run in the April 4 contest.
Scorecard: April 4, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Washington
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
4 13 1
Philadelphia
0
2
1
0
4
0
1
0
x
8 14 1
W : Lieber (1-0) L : Hernandez (0-1)
HRs : Terrmel Sledge, Kenny Lofton Attendance: 44,080.[ 12]
On April 6, 2005, the Washington Nationals recorded their first-ever regular season win by beating the Phillies, 7–3. The win came in their second game of the season and was highlighted by Wilkerson's hit for the cycle .
On April 14, 2005, the Washington Nationals won their first regular season home game at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. , by a score of 5–3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks . President George W. Bush kept up a tradition of sitting U.S. Presidents by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day in Washington, exactly 95 years after William Howard Taft started the tradition at Griffith Stadium in 1910. There were 45,596 fans in attendance, including former Senators players and Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig . Liván Hernández threw eight shutout innings, and Vinny Castilla was denied the chance to hit for the cycle when Diamondback reliever Lance Cormier hit him with a pitch in the bottom of the eighth; Castilla needed only a single to complete the cycle. Chad Cordero recorded the save for Washington.
On August 4, 2005, Brad Wilkerson became the first Washington Nationals player to ever hit a grand slam , against then Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher, Duaner Sánchez . The Nationals won the game 7–0, on a four-hit complete-game shutout by John Patterson .
In their 8–0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on August 13, the Nationals allowed 19 baserunners without giving up a run, an MLB record for a 9-inning game.[ 13]
During his August–September callup, Ryan Zimmerman recorded 23 hits in 58 at bats. He thus became the first member of the Washington Nationals to complete the season with a batting average of at least .300 in at least 50 at bats.
The Nationals led all National League teams in interleague play in 2005, recording 12 wins.
Season standings
National League East
Record vs. opponents
Source: [1]
Team
AZ
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LAD
MIL
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
WSH
AL
Arizona —
3–3
5–2
2–4
11–7
2–4
3–3
13–5
2–4
1–6
3–4
3–4
10–9
7–11
2–5
2–4
8–10
Atlanta 3–3
—
6–1
7–3
2–4
10–8
5–1
3–3
3–3
13–6
9–10
4–3
1–5
4–2
3–3
10–9
7–8
Chicago 2–5
1–6
—
6–9
4–3
5–4
9–7
4–2
7–9
2–4
2–4
11–5
4–3
5–2
10–6
1–5
6–9
Cincinnati 4–2
3–7
9–6
—
3–3
2–4
4–12
3–4
6–10
3–3
3–4
9–7
4–2
3–5
5–11
5–1
7-8
Colorado
7–11
4–2
3–4
3–3
—
3–3
1–5
11–8
1–5
3–4
2–4
3–7
7–11
7–11
4–4
2–4
6–9
Florida 4–2
8–10
4–5
4–2
3–3
—
4–3
5–2
3–4
8–10
9–10
3–4
2–4
4–2
3–4
9–9
10–5
Houston 3–3
1–5
7–9
12–4
5–1
3-4
—
4–2
10–5
5–5
6–0
9–7
4–3
3–4
5–11
5–2
7–8
Los Angeles
5–13
3–3
2–4
4–3
8–11
2–5
2–4
—
5–1
3–3
3–3
5–2
11–7
9–10
2–5
2–4
5–13
Milwaukee 4–2
3–3
9–7
10–6
5–1
4–3
5–10
1–5
—
3–3
4–5
9–7
3–4
4–3
5–11
4–4
8–7
New York 6–1
6–13
4–2
3–3
4–3
10–8
5–5
3–3
3–3
—
11–7
3–3
4–2
3–3
2–5
11–8
5–10
Philadelphia 4-3
10–9
4–2
4–3
4–2
10–9
0–6
3–3
5–4
7–11
—
4–3
6–0
5–1
4–2
11–8
7–8
Pittsburgh 4–3
3–4
5–11
7–9
7–3
4–3
7–9
2–5
7–9
3–3
3–4
—
3–4
2–4
4–12
1–5
5–7
San Diego 9–10
5–1
3–4
2–4
11–7
4–2
3–4
7–11
4–3
2–4
0–6
4–3
—
12–6
4–3
5–1
7–11
San Francisco 11–7
2–4
2–5
5–3
11–7
2–4
4–3
10–9
3–4
3–3
1–5
4–2
6–12
—
2–4
3–3
6–12
St. Louis 5–2
3–3
6–10
11–5
4–4
4-3
11–5
5–2
11–5
5–2
2–4
12–4
3–4
4–2
—
4–2
10–5
Washington 4–2
9–10
5–1
1–5
4–2
9-9
2–5
4–2
4–4
8–11
8–11
5–1
1–5
3–3
2–4
—
12–6
Nationals vs. American League
Team
AL West
LAA
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Washington
2–1
3–0
3–0
1–2
3–3
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
May 14, 2005: The Nationals traded Endy Chávez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Marlon Byrd .[ 14]
May 31, 2005: The Nationals released Melvin Nieves .[ 4]
June 10, 2005: The Nationals traded Tomo Ohka to the Milwaukee Brewers for Junior Spivey .[ 15]
July 13, 2005: The Nationals signed Mike Stanton as a free agent [ 16] J. J. Davis , Zach Day , and cash to the Colorado Rockies for Preston Wilson .[ 17]
July 20, 2005: The Nationals selected Kenny Kely off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds .[ 18]
August 6, 2005: The Nationals sent Steve Randolph to the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.[ 19]
August 30, 2005: The Nationals traded minor leaguer Ben Cox to the San Francisco Giants for Deivi Cruz .[ 19]
September 29, 2005: The Nationals traded Mike Stanton to the Boston Red Sox for minor-leaguers Rhys Taylor and Yader Peralta.[ 16]
Draft
The 2005 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on June 7 and 8. With their first pick – the fourth pick overall – the Nationals selected third baseman Ryan Zimmerman , who would advance through the minor leagues quickly and join the Nationals in September. Other notable players the Nationals selected were outfielder Justin Maxwell (fourth round, 114th overall), pitcher Marco Estrada (sixth round, 174th overall), pitcher John Lannan (11th round, 324th overall), pitcher Craig Stammen (12th round, 354th overall), pitcher Ryan Buchter (33rd round, 984th overall), first baseman Tyler Moore (41st round, 1,222nd overall), and pitcher Scott Barnes (43rd round, 1,280th overall).[ 20]
Roster
2005 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Attendance
The Nationals drew 2,731,993 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2005, placing them eighth in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams.[ 21]
Game log
Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 4
@ Philadelphia Phillies
4-8
Lieber (1-0)Hernández (0-1)44,080
0-1
2
April 6
@ Philadelphia Phillies
7-3
Eischen (1-0)[ 22] Worrell (0-1)23,435
1-1
3
April 7
@ Philadelphia Phillies
5-4 (10)
Cordero (1-0)Cormier (0-1)21,693
2-1
4
April 8
@ Florida Marlins
0-9
Willis (1-0)Ohka (0-1)19,327
2-2
5
April 9
@ Florida Marlins
3-2 (10)
Cordero (2-0)Alfonseca (0-1)30,739
3-2
6
April 10
@ Florida Marlins
0-8
Beckett (2-0)Patterson (0-1)25,089
3-3
7
April 11
@ Atlanta Braves
2-11
Hampton (1-0)Day (0-1)16,584
3-4
8
April 12
@ Atlanta Braves
4-3
Ayala (1-0)Kolb (0-1)Cordero (1)20,122
4-4
9
April 13
@ Atlanta Braves
11-4
Ohka (1-1)Thomson (1-1)19,093
5-4
10
April 14
Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3
Hernández (1-1)Vázquez (0-2)Cordero (2)45,596
6-4
11
April 16
Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3
Patterson (1-1)Ortiz (1-1)34,943
7-4
12
April 17
Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3
Tucker (1-0)Koplove (1-1)35,463
8-4
13
April 18
Florida Marlins 4-9
Willis (3-0)Ohka (1-2)24,003
8-5
14
April 19
Florida Marlins 3-6
Moehler (1-0)Hernández (1-2)25,990
8-6
15
April 20
Atlanta Braves 2-0
Day (1-1)Ramírez (1-1)Cordero (3)27,374
9-6
16
April 21
Atlanta Braves 1-2
Reitsma (1-0)Cordero (2-1)Kolb (5)30,728
9-7
17
April 22
@ New York Mets
1-3
Glavine (1-2)Loaiza (0-1)Looper (2)28,488
9-8
18
April 23
@ New York Mets
5-10
Seo (1-0)Ohka (1-3)44,058
9-9
19
April 24
@ New York Mets
11-4
Hernández (2-2)Zambrano (1-2)43,313
10-9
20
April 25
Philadelphia Phillies 4-5
Lidle (1-2)Day (1-2)Wagner (4)24,956
10-10
21
April 26
Philadelphia Phillies 3-1
Patterson (2-1)Lieber (4-1)Cordero (4)23,332
11-10
22
April 27
Philadelphia Phillies 0-3
Cormier (1-1)Loaiza (0-2)Wagner (5)27,483
11-11
23
April 29
New York Mets 5-1
Hernández (3-2)Seo (1-1)Cordero (5)30,627
12-11
24
April 30
New York Mets 5-3
Ohka (2-3)Zambrano (1-3)Carrasco (1)40,913
13-11
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
25
May 1
New York Mets 3-6
Hernández (2-0)Ayala (1-1)Looper (4)27,333
13-12
26
May 2
@ Los Angeles Dodgers
6-2
Loaiza (1-2)Erickson (1-3)34,079
14-12
27
May 3
@ Los Angeles Dodgers
2-4
Weaver (3-2)Rauch (0-1)Brazobán (9)41,190
14-13
28
May 4
@ Los Angeles Dodgers
5-2
Hernández (4-2)Pérez (4-2)33,081
15-13
29
May 6
@ San Francisco Giants
9-3
Rauch (1-1)Lowry (1-3)40,425
16-13
30
May 7
@ San Francisco Giants
11-8
Ayala (2-1)Accardo (0-1)Cordero (6)40,220
17-13
31
May 8
@ San Francisco Giants
3-4 (13)
Christiansen (2-0)Rauch (1-2)36,903
17-14
32
May 9
@ Arizona Diamondbacks
4-3
Hernández (5-2)Valverde (0-1)Cordero (7)19,440
18-14
33
May 10
@ Arizona Diamondbacks
2-3
Estes (3-3)Armas (0-1)Lyon (12)23,181
18-15
34
May 11
@ Arizona Diamondbacks
2-3
Cormier (2-0)Rauch (1-3)Lyon (13)21,011
18-16
35
May 13
Chicago Cubs 3-6
Ohman (1-0)Ayala (2-2)Wellemeyer (1)36,585
18-17
36
May 14
Chicago Cubs 4-3
Hernández (6-2)Zambrano (3-2)Cordero (8)42,829
19-17
37
May 15
Chicago Cubs 5-4
Carrasco (1-0)Bartosh (0-2)Cordero (9)44,103
20-17
38
May 16
Milwaukee Brewers 5-2
Armas (1-1)Davis (4-5)Ayala (1)26,606
21-17
39
May 17
Milwaukee Brewers 2-8
Obermueller (1-0)Vargas (0-1)26,427
21-18
40
May 18
Milwaukee Brewers 1-0
Majewski (1-0)Capuano (3-3)29,216
22-18
41
May 19
Milwaukee Brewers 3-2
Hernández (7-2)Santos (1-4)Cordero (10)30,968
23-18
42
May 20
Toronto Blue Jays 1-6
Lilly (2-4)Vargas (0-2)Walker (1)17,465
23-19
43
May 21
Toronto Blue Jays 0-7
Halladay (7-2)Armas (1-2)24,518
23-20
44
May 22
Toronto Blue Jays 9-2
Ohka (3-3)Towers (5-2)28,408
24-20
45
May 23
@ Cincinnati Reds
3-5
Milton (3-5)Loaiza (1-3)Weathers (1)17,630
24-21
46
May 24
@ Cincinnati Reds
3-4 (15)
Keisler (1-0)Ayala (2-3)36,539
24-22
47
May 25
@ Cincinnati Reds
3-12
Belisle (2-4)Vargass (0-3)20,497
24-23
48
May 27
@ St. Louis Cardinals
3-6
Morris (5-0)Armas (1-3)Isringhausen (13)47,383
24-24
49
May 28
@ St. Louis Cardinals
1-3
Suppan (4-5)Loaiza (1-4)Isringhausen (14)49,123
24-25
50
May 29
@ St. Louis Cardinals
3-2
Hernández (8-2)Carpenter (7-3)Cordero (11)47,012
25-25
51
May 30
Atlanta Braves 3-2
Ohka (4-3)Davies (2-1)Cordero (12)39,705
26-25
52
May 31
Atlanta Braves 5-4
Ayala (3-3)Colón (0-2)Cordero (13)29,512
27-25
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
53
June 1
Atlanta Braves 4-5
Smoltz (4-2)Carrasco (1-1)Reitsma (2)28,280
27-26
54
June 2
Atlanta Braves 8-6
Carrasco (2-1)Kolb (1-5)Cordero (14)29,225
28-26
55
June 3
Florida Marlins 3-2 (11)
Ayala (4-3)Bump (0-3)29,439
29-26
56
June 4
Florida Marlins 7-3
Kim (1-0)Leiter (2-6)33,198
30-26
57
June 5
Florida Marlins 6-3
Ayala (5-3)Riedling (2-1)Cordero (15)40,995
31-26
58
June 7
Oakland Athletics 2-1
Armas (2-3)Zito (2-7)Cordero (16)26,879
32-26
59
June 8
Oakland Athletics 7-2
Loaiza (2-4)Glynn (0-2)28,749
33-26
60
June 9
Oakland Athletics 4-3
Hernández (9-2)Blanton (1-6)Cordero (17)26,672
34-26
61
June 10
Seattle Mariners 9-3
Ayala (6-3)Hasegawa (1-2)28,707
35-26
62
June 11
Seattle Mariners 2-1
Patterson (3-1)Putz (1-2)Cordero (18)39,108
36-26
63
June 12
Seattle Mariners 3-2
Armas (3-3)Franklin (2-8)Cordero (19)37,170
37-26
64
June 13
@ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1-11
Byrd (6-5)Loaiza (2-5)40,790
37-27
65
June 14
@ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
6-3
Majewski (2-0)Shields (5-4)Cordero (20)43,874
38-27
66
June 15
@ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1-0
Drese (5-6)Colón (8-4)Cordero (21)43,505
39-27
67
June 17
@ Texas Rangers
1-8
Rogers (9-2)Patterson (3-2)33,653
39-28
68
June 18
@ Texas Rangers
4-7
Rodríguez (2-0)Armas (3-4)48,663
39-29
69
June 19
@ Texas Rangers
8-2
Hughes (1-0)Wilson (0-1)34,474
40-29
70
June 20
@ Pittsburgh Pirates
7-4
Hernández (10-2)Redman (4-5)Cordero (22)21,893
41-29
71
June 21
@ Pittsburgh Pirates
4-11
Pérez (6-5)Drese (5-7)26,006
41-30
72
June 22
@ Pittsburgh Pirates
5-4
Carrasco (3-1)Gonzalez (0-3)Cordero (23)24,064
42-30
73
June 24
Toronto Blue Jays 3-0
Loaiza (3-5)Towers (5-7)Cordero (24)36,689
43-30
74
June 25
Toronto Blue Jays 5-2
Hernández (11-2)Lilly (5-8)Cordero (25)39,881
44-30
75
June 26
Toronto Blue Jays 5-9
Speier (1-1)Ayala (6-4)Batista (14)33,557
44-31
76
June 28
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1
Drese (6-7)Fogg (4-4)Cordero (26)35,828
45-31
77
June 29
Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2
Ayala (7-4)Torres (2-3)Cordero (27)31,213
46-31
78
June 30
Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5
Loaiza (4-5)Wells (5-8)Cordero (28)37,361
47-31
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
79
July 1
@ Chicago Cubs
4-3
Hernández (12-2)Prior (5-2)Carrasco (2)38,973
48-31
80
July 2
@ Chicago Cubs
4-2
Armas (4-4)Williams (1-3)Cordero (29)40,488
49-31
81
July 3
@ Chicago Cubs
5-4 (12)
Eischen (2-0)Mitre (2-4)40,006
50-31
82
July 4
New York Mets 2-5
Hernández (4-2)Kim (1-1)Looper (18)44,331
50-32
83
July 5
New York Mets 3-2
Loaiza (5-5)Martínez (9-3)Cordero (30)35,087
51-32
84
July 6
New York Mets 3-5
Glavine (6-7)Hernández (12-3)Looper (19)38,148
51-33
85
July 7
New York Mets 2-3 (11)
Bell (1-3)Ayala (7-5)Looper (20)44,492
51-34
86
July 8
@ Philadelphia Phillies
8-7
Drese (7-7)Tejeda (3-2)Cordero (31)44,688
52-34
87
July 9
@ Philadelphia Phillies
0-1
Wagner (2-1)Carrasco (3-2)33,365
52-35
88
July 10
@ Philadelphia Phillies
4-5 (12)
Cormier (3-2)Kim (1-2)34,124
52-36
All–Star Break (July 11–13)
89
July 14
@ Milwaukee Brewers
2-4
Wise (3-2)Majewski (2-1)Turnbow (18)30,611
52-37
90
July 15
@ Milwaukee Brewers
3-4 (10)
Santana (2-3)Ayala (7-6)40,690
52-38
91
July 16
@ Milwaukee Brewers
5-3
Loaiza (6-5)Bottalico (2-2)Cordero (32)45,079
53-38
92
July 17
@ Milwaukee Brewers
3-5
Ohka (6-4)Drese (7-8)Turnbow (19)23,543
53-39
93
July 18
Colorado Rockies 4-5
Acevedo (1-0)Cordero (2-2)Fuentes (13)30,165
53-40
94
July 19
Colorado Rockies 4-0
Patterson (4-2)Chacón (1-6)Cordero (33)30,655
54-40
95
July 20
Colorado Rockies 2-3
Jennings (6-9)Hernández (12-4)Fuentes (14)32,381
54-41
96
July 21
Houston Astros 2-3
Oswalt (13-8)Loaiza (6-6)Lidge (22)36,840
54-42
97
July 22
Houston Astros 1-14
Clemens (8-4)Drese (7-9)38,019
54-43
98
July 23
Houston Astros 4-2
Armas (5-4)Backe (8-7)Cordero (34)42,680
55-43
99
July 24
Houston Astros 1-4 (14)
Springer (3-3)Carrasco (3-3)Lidge (23)39,203
55-44
100
July 26
@ Atlanta Braves
2-3 (10)
Reitsma (3-2)Stanton (1-3)43,308
55-45
101
July 27
@ Atlanta Braves
3-4
Kolb (3-6)Majewski (2-2)Reitsma (11)40,625
55-46
102
July 28
@ Atlanta Braves
4-5
Sosa (6-1)Drese (7-10)Reitsma (12)40,269
55-47
103
July 29
@ Florida Marlins
3-4
Beckett (10-6)Armas (5-5)Jones (19)29,322
55-48
104
July 30
@ Florida Marlins
0-3
Burnett (8-6)Patterson (4-3)Jones (20)25,308
55-49
105
July 31
@ Florida Marlins
4-2
Hernández (13-4)Moehler (6-8)Cordero (35)30,397
56-49
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
106
August 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-5
Weaver (9-8)Loaiza (6-7)Brazobán (21)36,277
56-50
107
August 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1
Armas (6-5)Houlton (4-5)Cordero (36)36,552
57-50
108
August 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0
Patterson (5-3)Penny (5-7)35,484
58-50
109
August 5
San Diego Padres 5-6
Linebrink (5-1)Cordero (2-3)Hoffman (28)34,492
58-51
110
August 6
San Diego Padres 2-3
Astacio (3-10)Drese (7-11)Hoffman (29)38,076
58-52
111
August 7
San Diego Padres 0-3
Peavy (10-4)Loaiza (6-8)36,440
58-53
112
August 9
@ Houston Astros
6-5
Patterson (6-3)Astacio (2-5)Cordero (37)34,255
59-53
113
August 10
@ Houston Astros
6-7
Rodríguez (7-5)Hernández (13-5)Lidge (28)34,309
59-54
114
August 11
@ Houston Astros
3-6
Pettitte (10-8)Drese (7-12)35,036
59-55
115
August 12
@ Colorado Rockies
4-2
Loaiza (7-8)Wright (6-13)Cordero (38)28,598
60-55
116
August 13
@ Colorado Rockies
8-0
Armas (7-5)Kim (3-9)31,447
61-55
117
August 14
@ Colorado Rockies
9-2
Patterson (7-3)Acevedo (2-3)24,552
62-55
118
August 15
@ Philadelphia Phillies
6-3
Hernández (14-5)Myers (10-6)40,627
63-55
August 16
@ Philadelphia Phillies
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 18 as part of a double header
119
August 17
@ Philadelphia Phillies
3-4
Lieber (12-10)Loaiza (7-9)Wagner (28)33,450
63-56
120
August 18 (1)
@ Philadelphia Phillies
1-2
Padilla (6-11)Armas (7-6)Wagner (29)30,046
63-57
121
August 18 (2)
@ Philadelphia Phillies
5-4
Ayala (8-6)Urbina (4-4)Cordero (39)34,492
64-57
122
August 19
@ New York Mets
0-1
Seo (5-1)Patterson (7-4)Looper (24)38,196
64-58
123
August 20
@ New York Mets
8-9 (10)
Hernández (6-5)Majewski (2-3)51,785
64-59
124
August 21
@ New York Mets
7-4 (10)
Loaiza (8-9)Benson (9-5)42,412
65-59
125
August 23
Cincinnati Reds 2-6
Hudson (5-6)Armas (7-7)35,656
65-60
126
August 24
Cincinnati Reds 5-3
Patterson (8-4)Ortiz (8-9)Cordero (40)32,641
66-60
127
August 25
Cincinnati Reds 3-5
Claussen (9-8)Hernández (14-6)Weathers (11)40,762
66-61
128
August 26
St. Louis Cardinals 4-1
Loaiza (9-9)Suppan (12-10)Cordero (41)37,885
67-61
129
August 27
St. Louis Cardinals 0-6
Marquis (10-13)White (0-1)44,254
67-62
130
August 28
St. Louis Cardinals 0-6
Thompson (2-0)Halama (1-2)41,130
67-63
August 29
@ Atlanta Braves
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 31 as part of a double header
131
August 30
@ Atlanta Braves
3-2
Bergmann (1-0)Sosa (9-3)Cordero (42)20,001
68-63
132
August 31 (1)
@ Atlanta Braves
3-5
Ramírez (11-8)Loaiza (9-10)Farnsworth (8)25,555[ note 2]
68-64
133
August 31 (2)
@ Atlanta Braves
4-3
Stanton (2-3)Reitsma (3-5)Cordero (43)69-64
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
134
September 1
@ Atlanta Braves
7-8 (10)
Davies (7-3)Ayala (8-7)19,053
69-65
135
September 2
Philadelphia Phillies 1-7
Padilla (8-12)Halama (1-3)28,939
69-66
136
September 3
Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 (12)
Carrasco (4-3)López (0-1)30,561
70-66
137
September 4
Philadelphia Phillies 6-1
Loaiza (10-10)Floyd (1-2)32,251
71-66
138
September 5
Florida Marlins 5-2
Hernández (15-6)Vargas (5-3)32,150
72-66
139
September 6
Florida Marlins 2-4
Valdez (2-1)Rasner (0-1)Jones (35)24.936
72-67
140
September 7
Florida Marlins 1-12
Willis (20-8)Halama (1-4)25,702
72-68
141
September 8
Florida Marlins 4-8
Beckett (13-8)Patterson (8-5)27,625
72-69
142
September 9
Atlanta Braves 8-6
Majewski (3-3)Foster (4-2)Cordero (44)36,295
73-69
143
September 10
Atlanta Braves 0-4
Sosa (11-3)Hernández (15-7)44,083
73-70
144
September 11
Atlanta Braves 7-9
McBride (1-0)Cordero (2-4)Farnsworth (12)31,384
73-71
145
September 13
@ New York Mets
4-2
Majewski (4-3)Glavine (10-13)Cordero (45)34,143
74-71
146
September 14
@ New York Mets
6-3
Loaiza (11-10)Benson (9-8)Cordero (46)24,049
75-71
147
September 15
@ New York Mets
6-5 (10)
Bergmann (2-0)Hernández (6-6)Majewski (1)21,441
76-71
148
September 16
@ San Diego Padres
5-1
Patterson (9-5)Peavy (12-7)38,480
77-71
149
September 17
@ San Diego Padres
5-8 (12)
Linebrink (7-1)Rauch (1-4)37,707
77-72
150
September 18
@ San Diego Padres
1-2
Otsuka (2-6)Eischen (2-1)38,054
77-73
151
September 20
San Francisco Giants 3-4
Taschner (2-0)Hernández (15-8)Benítez (17)32,403
77-74
152
September 21
San Francisco Giants 1-5
Hennessey (5-8)Patterson (9-6)Benítez (18)32,076
77-75
153
September 22
San Francisco Giants 2-0
Rauch (2-4)Tomko (7-15)Cordero (47)29,807
78-75
154
September 23
New York Mets 2-5 (10)
Hernández (8-6)Majewski (4-4)Heilman (2)30,194
78-76
155
September 24
New York Mets 2-5
Glavine (12-13)Hernández (15-9)Hernández (2)32,467
78-77
156
September 25
New York Mets 5-6
Padilla (2-1)Hughes (1-1)Heilman (3)29,967
78-78
157
September 26
@ Florida Marlins
4-0
Carrasco (5-3)Vargas (5-5)11,467
79-78
158
September 27
@ Florida Marlins
11-1
Stanton (3-3)Willis (22-10)11,507
80-78
159
September 28
@ Florida Marlins
11-7
Loaiza (12-10)Moehler (6-12)11,961
81-78
160
September 30
Philadelphia Phillies 3-4
Lidle (13-11)Hernández (15-10)Wagner (37)30,375
81-79
[ 23]
Player stats
Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Complete offensive statistics are available here.[ 24]
Pitching
Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Complete pitching statistics are available here.
Team leaders
Batting
Pitching
Awards and honors
Nationals among league leaders
Batting
Pitching
All-Stars
Annual awards
Farm system
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Notes
^ On July 6, 2019, the Nationals wore 1969 Montreal Expo throwback uniforms for a game against the Kansas City Royals .
^ The two games on August 31 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.
References
^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates ^ Esteban Loaiza Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ a b "Melvin Nieves Stats" .^ Trades between Washington Nationals & Chicago White Sox ^ Trades between Washington Nationals & Boston Red Sox ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Toronto Blue Jays ^ Trades between Washington Nationals & Atlanta Braves ^ Svrluga, Barry, "For Nats, What Counts Is Turnstiles," washingtonpost.com, May 2, 2005. ^ Steinberg, Dan, "About Screech's Unveiling", washingtonpost.com, March 2, 2009. ^ Anonymous, "Second season of uncertainty," washingtontimes.com, February 18, 2006 ^ Box Score of Game played on Monday, April 4, 2005 at Citizens Bank Park ^ "Team Pitching Game Stats Finder - Baseball" . Stathead . Retrieved October 18, 2024 .^ "Marlon Byrd Stats" .^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Milwaukee Brewers ^ a b Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Colorado Rockies ^ Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ a b baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & San Francisco Giants ^ baseball-reference.com 2005 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft ^ baseball-reference.com 2005 Washington Nationals ^ Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Citizens Bank Park ^ 2005 Washington Nationals Schedule by Baseball Almanac ^ "2005 Washington Nationals Statistics" .^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ "Bobby Williams Minor Leagues Statistics & History" .
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