The 2005 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 123rd year in

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, their 48th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their sixth at

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. The team finished in third place in the

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with a 75–87 record, 7 games behind the

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Offseason

December 16, 2004: A. J. Pierzynski was released by the San Francisco Giants.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Edgardo Alfonzo *Moisés Alou *Ray Durham *Pedro Feliz *Marquis Grissom *Mike Matheny *Jason Schmidt *J. T. Snow *Omar Vizquel

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*July 30, 2005:

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was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Jesse Foppert to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Winn. *August 14, 2005:

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was released by the San Francisco Giants.

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

= Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

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, C,

Willie Mac Award The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the San Francisco Giants, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, and more recently, Giants ...

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* Moises Alou

Farm system

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References

External links

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