The 2005 Oakland Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2005 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2005 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 2005 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"It was an awesome year and I wish we (the 2005 Oakland Athletics) were still playing, but any time the season ends, you're kind of glad. It's such a grind, so knowing that I'll have some time to just hang out and be a dad, I'm really looking forward to that." - Oakland Athletics Third Baseman Eric Chavez on MLB.com (Mychael Urban, 10/02/2005)
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
55 | Joe Blanton | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1980-12-11 |
50 | Kiko Calero | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1975-01-09 |
46 | Santiago Casilla | 6-00 | 210 | Right | Right | 1980-07-25 |
51 | Juan Cruz | 6-02 | 170 | Right | Right | 1978-10-15 |
29 | Octavio Dotel | 6-00 | 230 | Right | Right | 1973-11-25 |
58 | Justin Duchscherer | 6-03 | 164 | Right | Right | 1977-11-19 |
30 | Seth Etherton | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1976-10-17 |
47 | Ron Flores | 5-11 | 190 | Left | Left | 1979-08-09 |
56 | Ryan Glynn | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1974-11-01 |
40 | Rich Harden | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Left | 1981-11-30 |
24 | Dan Haren | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Right | 1980-09-17 |
49 | Tim Harikkala | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1971-07-15 |
37 | Joe Kennedy | 6-04 | 250 | Left | Right | 1979-05-24 |
57 | Britt Reames | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1973-08-19 |
73 | Ricardo Rincon | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Left | 1970-04-13 |
31 | Kirk Saarloos | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1979-05-23 |
20 | Huston Street | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1983-08-02 |
45 | Jay Witasick | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Right | 1972-08-28 |
13 | Keiichi Yabu | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1968-09-28 |
75 | Barry Zito | 6-02 | 205 | Left | Left | 1978-05-13 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
22 | Alberto Castillo | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1970-02-10 |
18 | Jason Kendall | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1974-06-26 |
17 | Adam Melhuse | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Both | 1972-03-27 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
49 | Freddie Bynum | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Left | 1980-03-15 |
3 | Eric Chavez | 6-01 | 215 | Right | Left | 1977-12-07 |
4 | Jermaine Clark | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Left | 1976-09-29 |
7 | Bobby Crosby | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1980-01-12 |
44 | Erubiel Durazo | 6-03 | 240 | Left | Left | 1974-01-23 |
14 | Mark Ellis | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 1977-06-06 |
6 | Keith Ginter | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 1976-05-05 |
10 | Scott Hatteberg | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1969-12-14 |
11 | Dan Johnson | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Left | 1979-08-10 |
19 | Marco Scutaro | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1975-10-30 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
28 | Hiram Bocachica | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1976-03-04 |
22 | Eric Byrnes | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1976-02-16 |
23 | Bobby Kielty | 6-01 | 215 | Right | Both | 1976-08-05 |
21 | Mark Kotsay | 6-00 | 220 | Left | Left | 1975-12-02 |
16 | Jay Payton | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1972-11-22 |
33 | Nick Swisher | 6-00 | 195 | Left | Both | 1980-11-25 |
26 | Charles Thomas | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Left | 1978-12-26 |
12 | Matt Watson | 5-11 | 200 | Left | Left | 1978-09-05 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2005 Oakland Athletics Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2005 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at McAfee Coliseum (Park Factors: 103/103) where 2,109,118 fans witnessed their 2005 Athletics finish the season with a .543 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2005 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 2005 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:
Did you know that a 2005 Oakland Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?