2005 Seattle Mariners season
The 2005 Seattle Mariners season was the 29th season in franchise history, and their second consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a record of 69–93. 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, 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.
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
Transactions
- June 7, 2005: Jeff Clement was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 2005.
- July 11, 2005: Bret Boone was sent to the Minnesota Twins by the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.
- July 30, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Jesse Foppert to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Winn.
- August 19, 2005: Scott Spiezio was released by the Seattle Mariners.
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 |
| Miguel Olivo | C | 54 | 152 | 23 | .151 | 5 | 18 |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | 156 | 558 | 147 | .263 | 39 | 121 |
| Bret Boone | 2B | 74 | 273 | 63 | .231 | 7 | 34 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 60 | 211 | 54 | .256 | 1 | 15 |
| Adrián Beltré | 3B | 156 | 603 | 154 | .255 | 19 | 87 |
| Randy Winn | LF | 102 | 386 | 106 | .275 | 6 | 37 |
| Jeremy Reed | CF | 141 | 488 | 124 | .254 | 3 | 45 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | RF | 162 | 679 | 206 | .303 | 15 | 68 |
| Raúl Ibañez | 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 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 82 | 249 | 64 | .257 | 0 | 22 |
| Michael Morse | 72 | 230 | 64 | .278 | 3 | 23 |
| José López | 54 | 190 | 47 | .247 | 2 | 25 |
| Greg Dobbs | 59 | 142 | 35 | .246 | 1 | 20 |
| Wilson Valdez | 42 | 126 | 25 | .198 | 0 | 8 |
| Pat Borders | 39 | 117 | 23 | .197 | 1 | 7 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 42 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 2 | 8 |
| Dave Hansen | 60 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 2 | 11 |
| René Rivera | 16 | 48 | 19 | .396 | 1 | 6 |
| Scott Spiezio | 29 | 47 | 3 | .064 | 1 | 1 |
| Wiki González | 14 | 45 | 12 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
| Miguel Ojeda | 16 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Snelling | 15 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Wilson | 11 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamal Strong | 16 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaime Bubela | 11 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 10 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramón Santiago | 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 |
| Jorge Campillo | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Félix Hernández | 12 | 84.1 | 4 | 4 | 2.67 | 77 |
| Jeff Harris | 11 | 53.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.19 | 25 |
| Jamie Moyer | 32 | 200.0 | 13 | 7 | 4.28 | 102 |
| Ryan Franklin | 30 | 186.2 | 8 | 15 | 5.16 | 93 |
| Gil Meche | 26 | 139.2 | 10 | 8 | 5.22 | 80 |
| Joel Piñeiro | 30 | 189.0 | 7 | 11 | 5.62 | 107 |
| Aaron Sele | 21 | 116.0 | 6 | 12 | 5.66 | 53 |
| Bobby Madritsch | 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 |
| Ron Villone | 52 | 40.1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2.45 | 41 |
| Rafael Soriano | 7 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 9 |
| Eddie Guardado | 58 | 56.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.72 | 48 |
| Julio Mateo | 55 | 88.1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.06 | 52 |
| J. J. Putz | 64 | 60.0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3.60 | 45 |
| Jeff Nelson | 49 | 36.2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3.93 | 34 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 46 | 66.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.19 | 30 |
| Masao Kida | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Matt Thornton | 55 | 57.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5.21 | 57 |
| George Sherrill | 29 | 19.0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5.21 | 24 |
| Scott Atchison | 6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 9 |
| Clint Nageotte | 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 | 1408 | 699 | .256 | 130 | 657 |
| 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| Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO |
| Mariners | 162 | 1427.2 | 69 | 93 | 4.49 | 892 | 7 |