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2005 South Atlantic League

2005 > Class A > League History
Overall: 1,098 games, 16 teams, approx. 137 games in season
Attendance: 3,520,437 (3,206/game)
Other Years: 2004 / 2006
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2004 / 2006

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2004 / 2006

League Standings

Regular Season

April 7, 2005 to September 5, 2005 · 140 games

North Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	Ties	W-L%	GB
Lexington Legends	HOU	81	58	0	.583	--
Lake County Captains	CLE	72	66	0	.522	8.5
Hagerstown Suns	NYM	71	66	0	.518	9
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	72	67	0	.518	9
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	67	71	0	.486	13.5
West Virginia Power	MIL	60	78	1	.435	20.5
Hickory Crawdads	PIT	54	80	0	.403	24.5
Lakewood BlueClaws	PHI	56	83	1	.403	25

South Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	80	58	.580	--
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	77	59	.566	2
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	74	59	.556	3.5
Rome Braves	ATL	72	65	.526	7.5
Greenville Bombers	BOS	72	66	.522	8
Asheville Tourists	COL	71	67	.514	9
Savannah Sand Gnats	WSN	62	76	.449	18
Columbus Catfish	LAD	57	79	.419	22

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Asheville Tourists	COL	21.7	5.32	138	5299	4679	734	1283	286	17	167	675	89	66	487	1020	.274	.350	.450	.800	2104	96	76	29	28	18
Lexington Legends	HOU	22.0	5.27	139	5368	4681	733	1251	271	28	155	685	152	74	500	1059	.267	.348	.436	.785	2043	105	101	47	39	10
Greenville Bombers	BOS	21.9	5.22	138	5284	4668	720	1285	292	39	108	659	63	21	479	1005	.275	.352	.424	.776	1979	100	93	6	38	4
Hagerstown Suns	NYM	22.2	5.05	137	5250	4620	692	1220	252	35	120	588	203	119	424	1069	.264	.336	.412	.747	1902	81	97	64	45	8
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	22.8	4.95	136	5242	4574	673	1227	255	33	64	596	168	63	537	964	.268	.352	.380	.733	1740	87	77	16	38	9
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	21.7	4.86	138	5223	4642	670	1165	233	18	136	608	100	57	441	1096	.251	.326	.397	.723	1842	110	94	15	31	7
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	23.2	4.83	139	5385	4700	671	1208	245	33	85	603	100	53	504	911	.257	.337	.377	.715	1774	116	81	68	32	10
Lake County Captains	CLE	21.8	4.83	138	5391	4747	667	1204	227	22	90	613	84	46	475	1001	.254	.331	.368	.699	1745	99	96	29	44	11
Rome Braves	ATL	21.9	4.75	137	5216	4640	651	1238	247	37	82	599	81	48	444	976	.267	.333	.389	.722	1805	95	42	41	49	3
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	21.4	4.70	138	5222	4641	649	1197	230	36	85	572	187	60	440	950	.258	.329	.378	.707	1754	105	69	32	40	6
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	22.3	4.59	133	5051	4414	610	1153	218	23	97	546	104	39	484	906	.261	.341	.387	.728	1708	110	70	51	32	12
Savannah Sand Gnats	WSN	21.8	4.59	138	5143	4518	633	1137	237	30	110	574	163	60	501	1066	.252	.332	.390	.722	1764	92	64	17	43	3
Columbus Catfish	LAD	21.3	4.58	136	5130	4568	623	1180	223	29	107	573	45	33	432	937	.258	.329	.390	.719	1782	113	68	22	40	7
Lakewood BlueClaws	PHI	22.4	4.50	139	5351	4706	625	1207	242	37	83	552	72	59	492	1027	.256	.335	.377	.712	1772	104	79	51	23	15
Hickory Crawdads	PIT	21.9	4.45	134	5036	4528	596	1175	181	31	89	537	117	76	355	915	.259	.322	.372	.694	1685	81	85	25	43	7
West Virginia Power	MIL	21.0	4.20	138	5174	4583	580	1151	216	35	78	520	141	77	412	1030	.251	.321	.365	.686	1671	89	80	60	39	12
League Totals		21.9	4.79	2196	83765	73909	10527	19281	3855	483	1656	9500	1869	951	7407	15932	.261	.336	.393	.729	29070	1583	1272	573	604	142

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Lexington Legends	HOU	21.5	4.13	81	58	.583	3.56	139	139	137	2	15	35	1228.0	1115	574	486	104	477	11	1174	63	12	81	5210	1.296	8.2	0.8	3.5	8.6	2.46
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	21.9	4.35	74	59	.556	3.57	133	133	127	6	14	33	1150.0	1065	579	456	76	467	11	940	68	12	75	4957	1.332	8.3	0.6	3.7	7.4	2.01
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	21.8	4.37	80	58	.580	3.72	138	138	135	3	6	36	1220.2	1171	603	505	67	491	3	1049	51	11	73	5250	1.362	8.6	0.5	3.6	7.7	2.14
Lake County Captains	CLE	21.9	4.47	72	66	.522	3.71	138	138	136	2	10	40	1231.0	1196	617	508	102	443	9	994	99	8	69	5293	1.331	8.7	0.7	3.2	7.3	2.24
Rome Braves	ATL	20.6	4.57	72	65	.526	4.07	137	137	132	5	8	33	1204.2	1238	626	545	100	425	11	882	63	6	63	5223	1.380	9.2	0.7	3.2	6.6	2.08
Greenville Bombers	BOS	22.0	4.63	72	66	.522	4.04	138	138	135	3	3	33	1180.0	1234	639	530	94	427	6	948	64	6	75	5176	1.408	9.4	0.7	3.3	7.2	2.22
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	22.2	4.65	77	59	.566	4.13	136	136	133	3	3	39	1170.0	1182	633	537	78	423	4	1074	78	5	71	5110	1.372	9.1	0.6	3.3	8.3	2.54
Savannah Sand Gnats	WSN	22.1	4.72	62	76	.449	4.37	138	138	134	4	8	35	1169.0	1175	652	568	126	435	6	854	91	8	69	5093	1.377	9.0	1.0	3.3	6.6	1.96
Hagerstown Suns	NYM	22.3	4.85	71	66	.518	3.93	137	137	134	3	10	36	1227.2	1140	664	536	114	524	18	1020	121	16	79	5360	1.355	8.4	0.8	3.8	7.5	1.95
Columbus Catfish	LAD	21.0	4.90	57	79	.419	4.14	136	136	131	5	9	24	1172.0	1152	667	539	91	538	4	1066	76	4	80	5187	1.442	8.8	0.7	4.1	8.2	1.98
Hickory Crawdads	PIT	21.9	5.01	54	80	.403	4.39	134	134	132	2	3	27	1174.1	1261	672	573	122	421	10	843	60	5	76	5149	1.432	9.7	0.9	3.2	6.5	2.00
West Virginia Power	MIL	21.4	5.04	60	78	.435	4.30	138	138	138	0	5	32	1210.2	1226	695	578	124	491	18	1014	86	4	87	5332	1.418	9.1	0.9	3.7	7.5	2.07
Lakewood BlueClaws	PHI	22.0	5.05	56	83	.403	4.44	139	139	129	10	8	25	1206.2	1262	702	595	103	396	8	905	97	11	83	5254	1.374	9.4	0.8	3.0	6.8	2.29
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	22.7	5.11	72	67	.518	4.21	139	139	138	1	7	46	1232.2	1322	710	577	75	467	9	1086	70	11	95	5488	1.451	9.7	0.5	3.4	7.9	2.33
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	21.8	5.22	67	71	.486	4.38	138	138	136	2	4	46	1216.2	1242	721	592	129	525	11	1031	83	7	101	5401	1.452	9.2	1.0	3.9	7.6	1.96
Asheville Tourists	COL	21.5	5.60	71	67	.514	5.05	138	138	136	2	5	41	1192.0	1300	773	669	151	457	3	1052	102	13	85	5312	1.474	9.8	1.1	3.5	7.9	2.30
League Totals		21.8	4.79	1098	1098	.500	4.13	2196	2196	2143	53	118	561	19186.0	19281	10527	8794	1656	7407	142	15932	1272	139	1262	83795	1.391	9.0	0.8	3.5	7.5	2.15

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance	Managers
Rome Braves	ATL	137	3614	1402	132	120	.974	24	106	56	35%	232,187	Rocket Wheeler
Charleston RiverDogs	NYY	138	3662	1531	148	135	.972	31	101	54	35%	249,374	Bill Mosiello
Asheville Tourists	COL	138	3576	1532	148	117	.972	34	109	65	37%	155,129	Joe Mikulik
Greenville Bombers	BOS	138	3540	1388	144	121	.972	40	139	42	23%	115,161	Chad Epperson
Hickory Crawdads	PIT	134	3523	1516	153	120	.971	29	127	74	37%	163,863	Jeff Branson
Lake County Captains	CLE	138	3693	1567	155	153	.971	33	124	65	34%	394,208	Mike Sarbaugh
Lexington Legends	HOU	139	3684	1433	159	125	.970	28	110	62	36%	388,710	Tim Bogar
Savannah Sand Gnats	WSN	138	3507	1273	146	122	.970	18	84	43	34%	72,435	Randy Knorr
Augusta Greenjackets	SFG	136	3510	1294	166	107	.967	14	134	42	24%	123,545	Roberto Kelly
Columbus Catfish	LAD	136	3516	1354	166	138	.967	20	105	49	32%	62,547	Travis Barbary
Greensboro Grasshoppers	FLA	138	3650	1549	182	132	.966	47	136	65	32%	407,711	Brandon Hyde
Kannapolis Intimidators	CHW	133	3450	1465	172	108	.966	29	84	61	42%	104,781	Nick Capra
West Virginia Power	MIL	138	3632	1560	182	132	.966	31	101	77	43%	233,143	Ramon Aviles
Lakewood BlueClaws	PHI	139	3620	1430	182	121	.965	20	136	65	32%	444,607	P.J. Forbes
Hagerstown Suns	NYM	137	3683	1484	194	135	.964	22	94	75	44%	153,675	Gene Richards
Delmarva Shorebirds	BAL	139	3698	1391	216	117	.959	25	179	56	24%	219,361	Gary Kendall
League Totals		2196	57558	23169	2645	2003	.968	445	1869	951	34%	3,520,437

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