2005 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

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

"You look at the young guys we (the 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates) have. We've all played together before, and we've all excelled together before. I feel like we showed some signs that we'll be able to do that in the future as well." - Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie Pitcher Zach Duke on MLB.com (Ed Eagle, 10/02/2005)
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Complete Roster  
 

60 Bryan Bullington 6-04 220 Right Right 1980-09-30
62 Matt Capps 6-03 240 Right Right 1983-09-03
57 Zach Duke 6-02 210 Left Left 1983-04-19
27 Josh Fogg 6-02 205 Right Right 1976-12-13
51 Mike Gonzalez 6-02 215 Left Right 1978-05-23
61 Tom Gorzelanny 6-02 205 Left Left 1982-07-12
39 John Grabow 6-02 190 Left Left 1978-11-04
37 Mike Johnston 6-02 215 Left Left 1979-03-30
30 Paul Maholm 6-02 225 Left Left 1982-06-25
46 Brian Meadows 6-04 220 Right Right 1975-11-21
49 Jose Mesa 6-03 225 Right Right 1966-05-22
48 Oliver Perez 6-03 160 Left Left 1981-08-15
55 Mark Redman 6-05 220 Left Left 1974-01-05
53 Ian Snell 5-11 170 Right Right 1981-10-30
16 Salomon Torres 5-11 165 Right Right 1972-03-11
22 Ryan Vogelsong 6-03 195 Right Right 1977-07-22
32 Kip Wells 6-03 195 Right Right 1977-04-21
88, 00 Rick White 6-04 215 Right Right 1968-12-23
58 Dave Williams 6-02 205 Left Left 1979-03-12
11 Humberto Cota 6-00 180 Right Right 1979-02-07
41 Ryan Doumit 6-00 200 Right Both 1981-04-03
56 Ronny Paulino 6-03 235 Right Right 1981-04-21
29 David Ross 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-03-19
34 Benito Santiago 6-01 182 Right Right 1965-03-09
6 Alfredo Amezaga 5-10 180 Right Both 1978-01-16
7 Jose Bautista 6-00 190 Right Right 1980-10-19
14 Jose Castillo 6-01 200 Right Right 1981-03-19
35 Brad Eldred 6-05 270 Right Right 1980-07-12
66 J.J. Furmaniak 5-11 185 Right Right 1979-07-31
17 Bobby Hill 5-10 180 Right Both 1978-04-03
3 Rob Mackowiak 5-10 166 Right Left 1976-06-20
12 Freddy Sanchez 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-12-21
31 Daryle Ward 6-02 230 Left Left 1975-06-27
19 Ty Wigginton 6-00 210 Right Right 1977-10-11
2 Jack Wilson 5-10 170 Right Right 1977-12-29
38 Jason Bay 6-02 200 Right Right 1978-09-20
26 Chris Duffy 5-10 180 Left Left 1980-04-20
29 Jody Gerut 6-00 190 Left Left 1977-09-18
50 Matt Lawton 5-09 180 Right Left 1971-11-30
59 Nate McLouth 5-11 185 Right Left 1981-10-28
5 Tike Redman 5-11 166 Left Left 1977-03-10
34 Michael Restovich 6-04 235 Right Right 1979-01-03
43 Ray Sadler 6-01 200 Right Right 1980-09-19
36 Craig Wilson 6-02 217 Right Right 1976-11-30
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The 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates played 162 games during the regular season, won 67 games, lost 95 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at PNC Park (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,817,245 fans witnessed their 2005 Pirates finish the season with a .414 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 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

2005 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

2005 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Humberto Cota (87)
1B Daryle Ward (109)
2B Jose Castillo (100)
3B Rob Mackowiak (65)
3B Freddy Sanchez (65)
SS Jack Wilson (157)
LF Jason Bay (146)
CF Tike Redman (75)
RF Matt Lawton (98)
  
SP Josh Fogg
SP Oliver Perez
SP Mark Redman
SP Kip Wells
SP Dave Williams
  
RP Mike Gonzalez
RP John Grabow
RP Brian Meadows
RP Salomon Torres
RP Ryan Vogelsong
RP Rick White
CL Jose Mesa


2005 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Mark Redman $4,500,000.00
Jack Wilson $3,250,000.00
Kip Wells $3,175,000.00
Craig Wilson $3,000,000.00
Josh Fogg $2,150,000.00
Benito Santiago $2,150,000.00
Jose Mesa $2,000,000.00
Rob Mackowiak $1,500,000.00
Brian Meadows $1,125,000.00
Salomon Torres $1,100,000.00
Daryle Ward $950,000.00
Rick White $475,000.00
Oliver Perez $381,000.00
Jason Bay $355,000.00
Ty Wigginton $342,000.00
Tike Redman $336,500.00
Ryan Vogelsong $332,000.00
Mike Gonzalez $330,000.00
Dave Williams $330,000.00
Jose Castillo $327,000.00
John Grabow $327,000.00
Bobby Hill $326,000.00
Humberto Cota $324,000.00
Freddy Sanchez $322,000.00


2005 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#00 Rick White
#2 Jack Wilson
#3 Rob Mackowiak
#5 Tike Redman
#6 Alfredo Amezaga
#7 Jose Bautista
#11 Humberto Cota
#12 Freddy Sanchez
#14 Jose Castillo
#16 Salomon Torres
#17 Bobby Hill
#19 Ty Wigginton
#22 Ryan Vogelsong
#26 Chris Duffy
#27 Josh Fogg
#29 Jody Gerut
#29 David Ross
#30 Paul Maholm
#31 Daryle Ward
#32 Kip Wells
#34 Michael Restovich
#34 Benito Santiago
#35 Brad Eldred
#36 Craig Wilson
#37 Mike Johnston
#38 Jason Bay
#39 John Grabow
#41 Ryan Doumit
#43 Ray Sadler
#46 Brian Meadows
#48 Oliver Perez
#49 Jose Mesa
#50 Matt Lawton
#51 Mike Gonzalez
#53 Ian Snell
#55 Mark Redman
#56 Ronny Paulino
#57 Zach Duke
#58 Dave Williams
#59 Nate McLouth
#60 Bryan Bullington
#61 Tom Gorzelanny
#62 Matt Capps
#66 J.J. Furmaniak
#88 Rick White

Did you know that a 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 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)?