Miscellaneous
- Johan Santana finished in third in the voting for the Cy Young Award behind Mariano Rivera and the winner, Bartolo Colón.
- In 2005, the Twins celebrated the 40th anniversary of their AL Pennant win in 1965.
- The representatives of the Twins in the All-Star Game were closer Joe Nathan and Johan Santana.
- Frank Viola and Carl Pohlad were inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame.
- The Twins wore the uniforms of the 1909 St. Paul Colored Gophers during a Turn Back the Clock game on July 10, 2005 in Kansas City against the Royals.
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