2005 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 2005 Kansas City Royals 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 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2005 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It was a tough season overall (for the 2005 Kansas City Royals), but we learned a lot -- good and bad stuff. We'll come back next year focused and ready to take some games." - Kansas City Royals Center Fielder David DeJesus on MLB.com (Dick Kaegel, 10/02/2005)
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2005 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

48 Jeremy Affeldt 6-04 185 Left Left 1979-06-06
19 Brian Anderson 6-01 190 Left Left 1972-04-26
27 Denny Bautista 6-05 170 Right Right 1980-08-23
22 Jonah Bayliss 6-02 210 Right Right 1980-08-13
50 Ambiorix Burgos 6-03 225 Right Right 1984-04-19
58 Shawn Camp 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-11-18
21 D.J. Carrasco 6-02 190 Right Right 1977-04-12
56 Jaime Cerda 6-00 175 Left Left 1978-10-26
52 Chris Demaria 6-03 210 Right Both 1980-09-28
57 Nate Field 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-12-11
41 Jimmy Gobble 6-03 190 Left Left 1981-07-19
23 Zack Greinke 6-02 200 Right Right 1983-10-21
40 Runelvys Hernandez 6-01 205 Right Right 1978-04-27
53 J.P. Howell 6-00 175 Left Left 1983-04-25
38 Ryan Jensen 6-00 205 Right Right 1975-09-17
33 Jose Lima 6-02 170 Right Right 1972-09-30
54 Mike MacDougal 6-04 195 Right Both 1977-03-05
43 Leo Nunez 6-01 160 Right Right 1983-08-14
51 Andrew Sisco 6-10 270 Left Left 1983-01-13
39 Kyle Snyder 6-08 220 Right Both 1977-09-09
37 Steve Stemle 6-04 200 Right Right 1977-05-20
46 Mike Wood 6-03 180 Right Right 1980-04-26
2 John Buck 6-03 210 Right Right 1980-07-07
7 Alberto Castillo 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-02-10
11 Paul Phillips 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-04-15
4 Angel Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1978-01-27
7 Andres Blanco 5-10 150 Right Both 1984-04-11
30 Ruben Gotay 5-11 160 Right Both 1982-12-25
14 Tony Graffanino 6-01 175 Right Right 1972-06-06
28 Ken Harvey 6-02 240 Right Right 1978-03-01
1 Denny Hocking 5-10 176 Right Both 1970-04-02
16 Justin Huber 6-02 200 Right Right 1982-07-01
11 Eli Marrero 6-01 180 Right Right 1973-11-17
8 Joe McEwing 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-10-19
31 Donnie Murphy 5-10 180 Right Right 1983-03-10
12 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
29 Mike Sweeney 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-07-22
24 Mark Teahen 6-03 210 Right Left 1981-09-06
18 Chip Ambres 6-01 190 Right Right 1979-12-19
35 Emil Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1974-12-29
15 Shane Costa 6-00 220 Right Left 1981-12-12
9 David DeJesus 6-00 175 Left Left 1979-12-20
34 Matt Diaz 6-01 206 Right Right 1978-03-03
45 Aaron Guiel 5-10 190 Right Left 1972-10-05
3 Terrence Long 6-01 190 Left Left 1976-02-29
36 Calvin Pickering 6-05 275 Left Left 1976-09-29
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The 2005 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 56 games, lost 106 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,371,181 fans witnessed their 2005 Royals finish the season with a .346 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 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2005 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

2005 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Angel Berroa
Emil Brown
John Buck
David DeJesus
Ruben Gotay
Tony Graffanino
Runelvys Hernandez
Terrence Long
Matt Stairs
Mike Sweeney

2005 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C John Buck (117)
1B Matt Stairs (64)
2B Ruben Gotay (81)
3B Mark Teahen (128)
SS Angel Berroa (159)
LF Terrence Long (103)
CF David DeJesus (119)
RF Emil Brown (129)
DH Calvin Pickering (7)
  
SP D.J. Carrasco
SP Zack Greinke
SP Runelvys Hernandez
SP J.P. Howell
SP Jose Lima
  
RP Jeremy Affeldt
RP Ambiorix Burgos
RP Shawn Camp
RP Jaime Cerda
RP Jimmy Gobble
RP Leo Nunez
RP Andrew Sisco
CL Mike MacDougal


2005 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Mike Sweeney $11,000,000.00
Terrence Long $4,875,000.00
Brian Anderson $3,250,000.00
Jose Lima $2,500,000.00
Matt Stairs $1,200,000.00
Jeremy Affeldt $950,000.00
Angel Berroa $500,000.00
Emil Brown $355,000.00
Mike MacDougal $352,000.00
Jaime Cerda $341,500.00
Zack Greinke $330,500.00
Nate Field $327,500.00
Runelvys Hernandez $325,000.00
Calvin Pickering $323,500.00
David DeJesus $320,000.00
Shawn Camp $319,500.00
Mike Wood $319,000.00
John Buck $318,500.00
Denny Bautista $316,000.00
Ruben Gotay $316,000.00
Andrew Sisco $316,000.00
Mark Teahen $316,000.00


2005 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Denny Hocking
#2 John Buck
#3 Terrence Long
#4 Angel Berroa
#7 Andres Blanco
#7 Alberto Castillo
#8 Joe McEwing
#9 David DeJesus
#11 Eli Marrero
#11 Paul Phillips
#12 Matt Stairs
#14 Tony Graffanino
#15 Shane Costa
#16 Justin Huber
#18 Chip Ambres
#19 Brian Anderson
#21 D.J. Carrasco
#22 Jonah Bayliss
#23 Zack Greinke
#24 Mark Teahen
#27 Denny Bautista
#28 Ken Harvey
#29 Mike Sweeney
#30 Ruben Gotay
#31 Donnie Murphy
#33 Jose Lima
#34 Matt Diaz
#35 Emil Brown
#36 Calvin Pickering
#37 Steve Stemle
#38 Ryan Jensen
#39 Kyle Snyder
#40 Runelvys Hernandez
#41 Jimmy Gobble
#43 Leo Nunez
#45 Aaron Guiel
#46 Mike Wood
#48 Jeremy Affeldt
#50 Ambiorix Burgos
#51 Andrew Sisco
#52 Chris Demaria
#53 J.P. Howell
#54 Mike MacDougal
#56 Jaime Cerda
#57 Nate Field
#58 Shawn Camp

Did you know that a 2005 Kansas City Royals 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)?