2005 Player of the Week Award

The Player of the Week Award is an extension to the Player of Month and Pitcher of the Month Award issued by Major League Baseball. Each recipient below won the Player of the Week Award during the 2005 regular season.

"I have spread out my stance just a touch and worked on keeping my hands back just a little further. I think that led to the success I've had the past week. I'm going to write all these things down and hope I can take this into next year." - Frank Catalanotto
2005 Player of the Week Award
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In Chronological Order

Date / Week

American League (Team)

National League (Team)

04-04 — 04-10

Dmitri Young (DET)

Pat Burrell (PHI)

04-11 — 04-17

Brian Roberts (BAL)

A.J. Burnett (FLO)

04-18 — 04-24

Manny Ramirez (BOS)

Mark Mulder (STL)

04-25 — 05-01

Jon Garland (CHI)

Derrek Lee (CHI)

Alex Rodriguez (NY)

05-02 — 05-08

Alfonso Soriano (TEX)

Carlos Lee (MIL)

05-09 — 05-15

Tino Martinez (NY)

Bobby Abreu (PHI)

05-16 — 05-22

Mark Teixeira (TEX)

Pat Burrell (PHI)

05-23 — 05-29

Edgar Renteria (BOS)

Derrek Lee (CHI)

05-30 — 06-06

Eric Chavez (OAK)

Nick Johnson (WAS)

Albert Pujols (STL)

06-07 — 06-13

Torii Hunter (MIN)

Shawn Green (ARI)

06-14 — 06-20

Hideki Matsui (NY)

Kelly Johnson (ATL)

06-21 — 06-26

Manny Ramirez (BOS)

Andruw Jones (ATL)

John Smoltz (ATL)

06-27 — 07-03

Joe Nathan (MIN)

Morgan Ensberg (HOU)

07-04 — 07-13

All-Star Break (n/a)

All-Star Break (n/a)

07-14 — 07-17

David DeJesus (KC)

Chase Utley (PHI)

Gary Sheffield (NY)

07-18 — 07-24

Frank Catalanotto (TOR)

Miguel Cabrera (FLO)

Aramis Ramirez (CHI)

07-25 — 07-31

Aubrey Huff (TB)

Matt Holliday (COL)

08-01 — 08-07

Manny Ramirez (BOS)

Jake Peavy (SD)

08-08 — 08-14

Vladimir Guerrero (LAA)

Jason Bay (PIT)

08-15 — 08-21

Lew Ford (MIN)

Felipe Lopez (CIN)

08-22 — 08-28

Victor Martinez (CLE)

David Wright (NY)

08-29 — 09-04

Mark Teixeira (TEX)

Chris Carpenter (STL)

09-05 — 09-11

Coco Crisp (CLE)

Andruw Jones (ATL)

09-12 — 09-18

Robinson Cano (NY)

Jimmy Rollins (PHI)

David Ortiz (BOS)

09-19 — 09-25

Travis Hafner (CLE)

Todd Helton (COL)

09-26 — 10-02

Frank Catalanotto (TOR)

Randy Winn (SF)

Date / Week

American League (Team)

National League (Team)

2005 Player of the Week Award



Do you know which 2005 Player of the Week went on to to win the Player of the Month Award? Click the link, research the data, and find out today.

Pitchers are eligible to win the Player of the Week Award, but cannot win the Player of the Month — instead they are eligible for the Pitcher of the Month Award.

Did you know that if you click ANY player name on the chart above you can review their weekly stats to see why the won? Click a name, next to the year click the link in the G (Games Played) column and daily hitting or pitching logs will appear.