2005 Eastern League season
# 2005 Eastern League season

The 2005 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The Akron Aeros defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

## Regular season

### Standings

Eastern League - Northern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 76 | 66 | .535 | – |
| Trenton Thunder | 74 | 68 | .521 | 2.0 |
| Norwich Navigators | 71 | 71 | .500 | 9.0 |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 70 | 72 | .493 | 6.0 |
| New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 68 | 74 | .479 | 8.0 |
| Binghamton Mets | 63 | 79 | .444 | 13.0 |

Eastern League - Southern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Akron Aeros | 84 | 58 | .592 | – |
| Altoona Curve | 76 | 66 | .535 | 8.0 |
| Bowie Baysox | 74 | 68 | .521 | 10.0 |
| Reading Phillies | 69 | 73 | .486 | 15.0 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 64 | 78 | .451 | 20.0 |
| Erie SeaWolves | 63 | 79 | .444 | 21.0 |

Notes:

    Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
    Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
    Italics indicates that team won ELCS

### Statistical league leaders

**Batting leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| AVG | Randy Ruiz (Reading Phillies) | .349 |
| HR | Shelley Duncan (Trenton Thunder) | 34 |
| RBI | Mike Jacobs (Binghamton Mets) | 93 |
| R | Chris Roberson (Reading Phillies) | 90 |

**Pitching leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| W | Allen Davis (Reading Phillies) | 13 |
| ERA | Jon Lester (Portland Sea Dogs) | 2.61 |
| SO | Jon Lester (Portland Sea Dogs) | 163 |
| SV | Edwin Almonte (Erie SeaWolves) | 33 |

## Playoffs

### Divisional Series

**Northern Division**

The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Trenton Thunder in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.

**Southern Division**

The Akron Aeros defeated the Altoona Curve in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.

### Championship Series

The Akron Aeros defeated the Portland Sea Dogs in the ELCS 3 games to 1.

