The 2005

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season was the team's eighth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the

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division, and managed to finish the season with the AL's third-worst record of 67–95. Their

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was

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who entered his third and last season with the Devil Rays.

Offseason

*October 15, 2004: Midre Cummings was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. *January 12, 2005: Alex Gonzalez was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. *February 7, 2005: Denny Neagle was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. * April 4, 2005: Charles Johnson was signed as a free agent by the Devil Rays.Charles Johnson
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 13, 2005: Charles Johnson was released by the Devil Rays.

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''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baseball Reference2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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