2005 San Jose Giants Roster
Team Record: 85-55
Finished 1st in the CL's North Division
Manager: Lenn Sakata (85-55)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 150,338, Avg. 2,211 in 68 home dates
Playoffs - San Jose Giants 3 games, Modesto Nuts 0
Finals - San Jose Giants 3 games, Lake Elsinore Storm 2
The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 2005 season with a record of 85 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Giants topped the league with just 666 runs allowed. San Jose scored 813 runs. Travis Ishikawa led the squad with 22 home runs, while Eddy Martinez-Esteve, Nate Schierholtz and Jake Wald each walloped 15 or more, too. Eddy Martinez-Esteve drove in 94 runs. Nate Schierholtz paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .319. Garrett Broshuis and Jesse Floyd paced the squad with 12 wins each, and Garrett Broshuis registered a 4.41 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
John Bowker, Jeremy Accardo, Jon Coutlangus, Jason Waddell, Clay Timpner, Nate Schierholtz, Armando Benítez, Kevin Correia, Brian Buscher, Ryan Sadowski, Ángel Chávez, Travis Ishikawa, Geno Espineli, Guillermo Rodríguez, Jesse Foppert, Matt Kinney, Eliézer Alfonzo and Kevin Frandsen were all players from the 2005 San Jose Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Lenn Sakata served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Accardo | R | R | December 18, 1981 | 6'0" | 195 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Eliézer Alfonzo | R | R | February 7, 1979 | 5'11" | 220 | Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui VE |
| Luke Anderson | R | R | April 9, 1978 | 6'5" | 210 | Gardnerville, NV US |
| Joe Bateman | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsfield, MA US |
| Armando Benítez | R | R | November 3, 1972 | 6'4" | 180 | Ramon Santana, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| John Bowker | L | L | July 8, 1983 | 6'1" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Garrett Broshuis | R | R | December 18, 1981 | 6'2" | 185 | Cape Girardeau, MO US |
| Brian Buscher | L | R | April 18, 1981 | 6'0" | 200 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Ángel Chávez | R | R | July 22, 1981 | 6'0" | 185 | David, Chiriqui PA |
| Anthony Contreras | L | R | September 26, 1983 | 5'11" | 185 | Los Gatos, CA US |
| Kevin Correia | R | R | August 24, 1980 | 6'3" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Jon Coutlangus | L | L | October 21, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Ben Cox | R | R | September 20, 1981 | 6'2" | 220 | Baytown, TX US |
| Pat Dobson | R | R | December 8, 1980 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Geno Espineli | L | L | September 8, 1982 | 6'4" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Maximo Felix | R | R | August 9, 1982 | 5'11" | 218 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jesse Floyd | R | R | January 2, 1981 | 6'5" | 185 | Nederland, TX US |
| Jesse Foppert | R | R | July 10, 1980 | 6'6" | 210 | Reading, PA US |
| Kevin Frandsen | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | San Jose, CA US |
| Kyle Haines | S | R | July 28, 1982 | 6'1" | 170 | Olney, IL US |
| Justin Hedrick | R | R | June 8, 1982 | 6'3" | 225 | Omaha, NE US |
| Aaron Hornostaj | L | R | May 19, 1983 | 6'1" | 180 | Woodstock, ON CA |
| Travis Ishikawa | L | L | September 24, 1983 | 6'3" | 220 | Seattle, WA US |
| Todd Jennings | R | R | December 10, 1981 | 6'0" | 215 | Orangevale, CA US |
| Matt Kinney | R | R | December 16, 1976 | 6'5" | 220 | Bangor, ME US |
| Gregorio Martinez | R | R | July 2, 1982 | 6'1" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Eddy Martinez-Esteve | R | R | July 14, 1983 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami, FL US |
| Derin McMains | S | R | November 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 180 | Oskaloosa, IA US |
| Brooks McNiven | R | R | June 19, 1981 | 6'5" | 190 | Terrace, BC CA |
| Brian Munhall | R | R | June 17, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Nathan Pendley | L | L | September 5, 1981 | 6'4" | 220 | Lynn, MA US |
| Jeff Petersen | R | R | October 16, 1981 | 6'4" | 225 | Renton, WA US |
| Jesus Reina | L | L | April 20, 1984 | 6'2" | 175 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Guillermo Rodríguez | R | R | May 15, 1978 | 5'11" | 230 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Ryan Sadowski | R | R | October 4, 1982 | 6'4" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
| Jose Sanchez | R | R | October 11, 1981 | 6'1" | 202 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Nate Schierholtz | L | R | February 15, 1984 | 6'2" | 215 | Reno, NV US |
| Juan Serrato | R | R | November 4, 1981 | 6'3" | 205 | Riverside, CA US |
| Seung Song | R | R | June 29, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Pusan, KR |
| Ben Thurmond | R | R | October 2, 1981 | 6'0" | 190 | Columbia, SC US |
| Clay Timpner | L | L | May 13, 1983 | 6'2" | 195 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Jason Waddell | R | L | June 11, 1981 | 6'2" | 200 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Michael Wagner | R | R | September 13, 1981 | 6'3" | 232 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jake Wald | R | R | February 8, 1981 | 6'2" | 195 | Washington, DC US |
| Mitch Walk | L | L | April 7, 1978 | 6'2" | 199 | Urbana, IL US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
