2005 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

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

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2005 Toronto Blue Jays



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Miguel Batista 6-00 160 Right Right 1971-02-19
49 Dave Bush 6-02 210 Right Right 1979-11-09
39 Gustavo Chacin 5-11 195 Left Left 1980-12-04
50 Vinnie Chulk 6-02 185 Right Right 1978-12-19
37 Scott Downs 6-02 190 Left Left 1976-03-17
54 Jason Frasor 5-10 170 Right Right 1977-08-09
35 Chad Gaudin 5-11 165 Right Right 1983-03-24
32 Roy Halladay 6-06 225 Right Right 1977-05-14
22 Brandon League 6-03 190 Right Right 1983-03-16
31 Ted Lilly 6-00 185 Left Left 1976-01-04
28 Shaun Marcum 6-00 180 Right Right 1981-12-14
40 Dustin McGowan 6-03 220 Right Right 1982-03-24
34 Justin Miller 6-02 195 Right Right 1977-08-27
60 Scott Schoeneweis 6-00 185 Left Left 1973-10-02
30 Justin Speier 6-04 205 Right Right 1973-11-06
7 Josh Towers 6-01 165 Right Right 1977-02-26
41 Pete Walker 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-04-08
48 Matt Whiteside 6-00 205 Right Right 1967-08-08
56 Andy Dominique 6-00 220 Right Right 1975-10-30
20 Ken Huckaby 6-01 205 Right Right 1971-01-27
28 Greg Myers 6-02 205 Right Left 1966-04-14
16 Guillermo Quiroz 6-01 200 Right Right 1981-11-29
9 Gregg Zaun 5-10 170 Right Both 1971-04-14
8 Russ Adams 6-01 180 Right Left 1980-08-30
2 Aaron Hill 5-11 195 Right Right 1982-03-21
29 Shea Hillenbrand 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-07-27
11 Eric Hinske 6-02 225 Right Left 1977-08-05
1 Orlando Hudson 6-00 185 Right Both 1977-12-12
47 Corey Koskie 6-03 217 Right Left 1973-06-28
6 John McDonald 5-11 175 Right Right 1974-09-24
4 Frank Menechino 5-09 175 Right Right 1971-01-07
27 Frank Catalanotto 6-00 170 Right Left 1974-04-27
18 Gabe Gross 6-03 210 Right Left 1979-10-21
3 Reed Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1976-12-08
15 Alex Rios 6-05 195 Right Right 1981-02-18
10 Vernon Wells 6-01 210 Right Right 1978-12-08
24 John-Ford Griffin 6-02 215 Left Left 1979-11-19
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The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Skydome (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,014,995 fans witnessed their 2005 Blue Jays finish the season with a .494 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 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 2005 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list:

2005 Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day Starters


Russ Adams
Dave Bush
Frank Catalanotto
Gabe Gross
Shea Hillenbrand
Eric Hinske
Orlando Hudson
Corey Koskie
Vernon Wells
Gregg Zaun

2005 Toronto Blue Jays
Most Games by Position

C Gregg Zaun (132)
1B Eric Hinske (100)
2B Orlando Hudson (130)
3B Corey Koskie (76)
SS Russ Adams (132)
LF Reed Johnson (118)
CF Vernon Wells (155)
RF Alex Rios (138)
DH John-Ford Griffin (4)
  
SP Dave Bush
SP Gustavo Chacin
SP Roy Halladay
SP Ted Lilly
SP Josh Towers
  
RP Vinnie Chulk
RP Jason Frasor
RP Brandon League
RP Scott Schoeneweis
RP Justin Speier
RP Pete Walker
CL Miguel Batista


2005 Toronto Blue Jays
Salaries

Roy Halladay $10,500,000.00
Miguel Batista $4,750,000.00
Shea Hillenbrand $3,870,000.00
Corey Koskie $3,500,000.00
Eric Hinske $3,100,000.00
Ted Lilly $3,100,000.00
Vernon Wells $3,070,000.00
Frank Catalanotto $2,700,000.00
Scott Schoeneweis $2,500,000.00
Justin Speier $1,900,000.00
Gregg Zaun $950,000.00
Frank Menechino $650,000.00
Pete Walker $400,000.00
Orlando Hudson $365,000.00
Josh Towers $358,000.00
Reed Johnson $342,000.00
Jason Frasor $332,500.00
Alex Rios $331,000.00
Justin Miller $328,000.00
Dave Bush $327,500.00
Vinnie Chulk $326,000.00
Gabe Gross $318,500.00
Russ Adams $316,000.00
Gustavo Chacin $316,000.00
Brandon League $316,000.00


2005 Toronto Blue Jays
Uniform Numbers

#1 Orlando Hudson
#2 Aaron Hill
#3 Reed Johnson
#4 Frank Menechino
#6 John McDonald
#7 Josh Towers
#8 Russ Adams
#9 Gregg Zaun
#10 Vernon Wells
#11 Eric Hinske
#15 Alex Rios
#16 Guillermo Quiroz
#18 Gabe Gross
#20 Ken Huckaby
#22 Brandon League
#24 John-Ford Griffin
#27 Frank Catalanotto
#28 Shaun Marcum
#28 Greg Myers
#29 Shea Hillenbrand
#30 Justin Speier
#31 Ted Lilly
#32 Roy Halladay
#34 Justin Miller
#35 Chad Gaudin
#37 Scott Downs
#39 Gustavo Chacin
#40 Dustin McGowan
#41 Pete Walker
#43 Miguel Batista
#47 Corey Koskie
#48 Matt Whiteside
#49 Dave Bush
#50 Vinnie Chulk
#54 Jason Frasor
#56 Andy Dominique
#60 Scott Schoeneweis

Did you know that a 2005 Toronto Blue Jays 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)?