World Series 2005
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Period: | October 22nd - October 26th, 2005 | |||||||||
MVP: | Jermaine Dye (White Sox) | |||||||||
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The 2005 World Series was the 101st edition of the Major League Baseball finals . The series started on October 22, 2005 and ended on October 26, 2005. It faced the champions of the American League , the Chicago White Sox , and the champion of the National League , the Houston Astros . The Chicago White Sox won the "Best of Seven" series with a sweep that was unusual for a World Series . The White Sox won four games in a row and clearly beat the Astros 4-0.
It was the third title in the history of the Chicago White Sox and the first success since 1917.
For MVP of the World Series was Jermaine Dye selected.
The way to the World Series
League Division Series | League Championship Series | World Series | |||||||||||
1 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | |||||||||||
4th | Boston Red Sox | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Chicago White Sox | 4th | |||||||||||
American League | |||||||||||||
2 | LA Angels of Anaheim | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | LA Angels of Anaheim | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | New York Yankees | 2 | |||||||||||
AL1 | Chicago White Sox | 4th | |||||||||||
NL4 | Houston Astros | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | San Diego Padres | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | |||||||||||
National League | |||||||||||||
4th | Houston Astros | 4th | |||||||||||
2 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | |||||||||||
4th | Houston Astros | 3 |
Overview of the games
2005 World Series venues |
game | date | guest | Score | home | Score | Total status
(HOU-CHI) |
spectator | |
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1 | October 22, 2005 | Houston | 3 | Chicago | 5 | 0-1 | 41.206 | |
2 | October 23, 2005 | Houston | 6th | Chicago | 7th | 0-2 | 41,432 | |
3¹ | October 25, 2005 | Chicago | 7th | Houston | 5 | 0-3 | 42,848 | |
4th | October 26, 2005 | Chicago | 1 | Houston | 0 | 0-4 | 42,936 | |
Chicago wins 4-0 |
Game 3 went over 14 innings.
The games in detail
Game 1
Saturday October 22, 2005 at US Cellular Field in Chicago , Illinois
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Houston | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7th | 1 |
Chicago | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 |
WP : José Contreras (1–0) LP : Wandy Rodríguez (0–1) SV : Bobby Jenks (1)
HRs : HOU - Mike Lamb (1) CWS - Jermaine Dye (1), Joe Crede (1)Game 2
Sunday October 23, 2005 at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6th | 9 | 0 |
Chicago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 7th | 12 | 0 |
WP : Neal Cotts (1–0) LP : Brad Lidge (0–1)
HRs : HOU - Morgan Ensberg (1) CWS - Paul Konerko (1), Scott Podsednik (1)Game 3
Tuesday October 25, 2005 at Minute Maid Park in Houston , Texas
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | R. | H | E. |
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Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7th | 14th | 3 |
Houston | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8th | 1 |
WP : Dámaso Marté (1–0) LP : Ezequiel Astacio (0–1) SV : Mark Buehrle (1)
HRs : CWS - Joe Crede (2), Geoff Blum (1) HOU - Jason Lane (1)Game 4
Wednesday October 26, 2005 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 0 |
Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
WP : Freddy García (1–0) LP : Brad Lidge (0–2) SV : Bobby Jenks (2)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2005 World Series Game 1 - Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 2005 World Series Game 2 - Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 2005 World Series Game 3 - Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 2005 World Series Game 4 - Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.