2005 Rome Braves Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 4th in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Rocket Wheeler (72-65)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Rome, Georgia
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Attendance: 232,187, Avg. 3,465 in 67 home dates
2005 Rome Braves Statistics

The Rome Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 2005 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Braves scored 651 runs and yielded 626 runs. Mark Jurich led Rome with 11 home runs Clint Sammons drove in 62 runs. Matt Young paced hitters with significant playing time with a .312 average. James Parr topped the squad with 13 wins, while Matt Harrison recorded a 3.23 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 2005 Rome Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Luis Atilano, Yunel Escobar, Kevin Gryboski, Matt Harrison, Brandon Jones, Chipper Jones, Brian Jordan, Charlie Morton, James Parr, Clint Sammons, John Thomson, Jonny Venters and Matt Young.

Rocket Wheeler served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Azael AlvarezLLMay 6, 19826'1"195Monclova, Coahuila MX
Devin AndersonLLJanuary 24, 19846'5"220Winter Garden, FL US
Cole ArmstrongLRAugust 24, 19836'3"210Surrey, BC CA
Luis AtilanoRRMay 10, 19856'2"220Santurce, PR
Paul BacotRRAugust 16, 19846'5"220Atlanta, GA US
Xan BarksdaleRRDecember 7, 19815'10"215Memphis, TN US
Seth BobbittRRMarch 24, 19796'1"180Maryvale, TN US
Bo BrownRRApril 3, 19836'0"178Pensacola, FL US
Angelo BurrowsLRJuly 2, 19806'1"195Freeport, BS
Marcus CovingtonRRMay 17, 19856'0"185Siouz City, AL US
Greg CreekLRAugust 29, 19826'3"225Augusta, ME US
Bryan DigbyRRDecember 31, 19816'2"220Fairburn, GA US
Steve DoetschRRDecember 2, 19836'2"195Evanston, IL US
Keith EichasRRJune 29, 19836'2"200Georgetown, TX US
Yunel EscobarRRNovember 2, 19826'2"215La Habana, La Habana CU
Kevin GryboskiRRNovember 15, 19736'5"220Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Carlos GuzmanRRJuly 5, 19836'3"180La Vega, La Vega DO
Matt HarrisonLLSeptember 16, 19856'4"240Durham, NC US
J. C. HoltLRDecember 8, 19825'9"175Alexandria, LA US
Ardley JansenRRFebruary 16, 19836'2"160Willemstad, CW
Rodny JimenezRRMarch 16, 19826'2"192Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Brandon JonesLRDecember 10, 19836'1"215Panama City, FL US
Chipper JonesSRApril 24, 19726'4"210Deland, FL US
Brian JordanRRMarch 29, 19676'1"205Baltimore, MD US
Mark JurichLLDecember 29, 19805'10"195Flagstaff, AZ US
Carl LoadenthalLLDecember 27, 19815'10"190Philadelphia, PA US
Robert MarcialRRApril 21, 19845'10"170Northridge, CA US
Charlie MortonRRNovember 12, 19836'5"215Flemington, NJ US
Michael NixRRMay 21, 19836'5"235Auburn, AL US
Jerry OakesLRApril 29, 19826'5"191Lansdowne, PA US
Jon Mark OwingsRRApril 4, 19856'4"195Hagerstown, MD US
James ParrRRFebruary 27, 19866'1"185Albuquerque, NM US
Jason PaulRROctober 10, 19816'3"200Concord, NH US
Nelson PayanoLLNovember 13, 19826'1"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Van PopeRRFebruary 26, 19846'0"200Jackson, MS US
Steve PyzikRRMay 18, 19815'10"175Baltimore, MD US
Mike RozemaLRSeptember 16, 19816'2"180Ridgewood, NJ US
Steve RussellRRDecember 20, 19836'6"185San Diego, CA US
Clint SammonsRRMay 15, 19836'1"210Decatur, GA US
Arty SantosRRFebruary 20, 19826'0"180Miami, FL US
Zach SchreiberRRJune 24, 19826'1"220Cedar Rapids, IA US
Johan SilvaLRJune 21, 19845'11"192Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Yohan SilvaSRJanuary 30, 19855'11"175Valencia, Carabobo VE
Dan SmithLLSeptember 9, 19836'5"250Hagerstown, MD US
Will StartupLLAugust 4, 19846'0"195Nashville, TN US
Ivan TerrazasLRNovember 11, 19836'1"200Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Ben ThomasLRJune 30, 19826'0"200Rapid City, SD US
John ThomsonRROctober 1, 19736'3"175Vicksburg, MS US
Jaime TrejoRRSeptember 7, 19836'3"230Chihuahua, Chihuahua MX
Jonny VentersLLMarch 20, 19856'3"200Pikeville, KY US
Kelvin VillaLLDecember 14, 19855'10"170Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Chris VinesRRFebruary 26, 19856'5"205Birmingham, AL US
Josh WardRRApril 1, 19866'3"190Donalsonville, GA US
Dean WhiteRRFebruary 12, 19836'2"180Perth, Western Australia AU
Johnnie WigginsLLOctober 15, 19826'3"195Atlanta, GA US
David WilliamsRRMay 6, 19856'4"190Maiden, NC US
Matt YoungLROctober 3, 19825'8"175Temple, TX 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.




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