2005 Washington Nationals season
Year one in D.C.: 81-81 at RFK Stadium after the move from Montreal.
The 2005 season was the franchise's first in Washington, D.C. after the move from Montreal, and its 37th overall. The Nationals finished 81-81, last in the National League East but only nine games behind the champion Atlanta Braves.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2005
- League
- National League
- Division
- East
- Ballpark
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
- City
- Washington, D.C.
- Record
- 81–81 (.500)
- Divisional place
- 5th
- Owners
- Major League Baseball
Facts from the source article.
Background
Over the winter the club added Vinny Castilla, Jose Guillen, Cristian Guzman and Esteban Loaiza. The Nationals won their first regular-season home game on April 14, 2005 at RFK Stadium, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 with Livan Hernandez the winning pitcher, the first major league game in Washington since 1971; President George W. Bush threw the ceremonial first pitch. Screech, the bald-eagle mascot designed by a nine-year-old D.C. student, was 'hatched' three days later at a Kids Opening Day promotion at RFK.
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