The 2005

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

season was the White Sox's 105th season. They finished with a 99–63 record in the regular season and first place in the

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division by six games over the

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. In the playoffs, they won the

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3–0 over the defending World Series champion

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, the

American League Championship Series The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the two winners of the American ...

4–1 over the

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, and the

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4–0 over the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

, ending an 88-year championship drought.

Offseason

* December 9, 2004:

Jermaine Dye Jermaine Trevell Dye (born January 28, 1974) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in ...

was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. * December 9, 2004:

Dustin Hermanson Dustin Michael Hermanson (born December 21, 1972) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hermanson pitched for several MLB teams between 1995 and 2006. He had his best season with the 2005 Chicago White S ...

was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. * December 13, 2004:

Carlos Lee Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976), nicknamed "El Caballo", is a Panamanian former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999–2012 with the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, ...

was traded by the White Sox to the

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for

Scott Podsednik Scott Eric Podsednik (; born March 18, 1976) is an American former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Best known for his baserunning, Podsednik led the major leagues in stolen bases in with 70, in times caught steal ...

Luis Vizcaíno Luis Vizcaíno Árias (born August 6, 1974) is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Chi ...

and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Travis Hinton (minors) to the White Sox on January 10, 2005. * December 17, 2004:

Bobby Jenks Robert Scott Jenks (born March 14, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox from 2005 through 2011. According to the ''Baseball Almanac'', his ...

was claimed off waivers by the White Sox from the

. * January 3, 2005:

Orlando Hernández Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965), nicknamed "El Duque" (Spanish for "The Duke"), is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series, the New York Yan ...

was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. * January 6, 2005:

A. J. Pierzynski Anthony John Pierzynski (; born December 30, 1976) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Minnesota Twins (1998–2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), Chicago White Sox (2005–2012) ...

was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. * January 27, 2005:

Tadahito Iguchi , nicknamed "Gucci", is a Japanese served professional baseball second baseman and from manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). As a member of the Chicago White Sox in 2005, Iguchi became the first Japanese-bor ...

was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.

Regular season

The Chicago White Sox had a total attendance of 2,342,833 in 2005, 7th in the American League.

The manager

Much that happened in 2005 was under the direction of manager

Ozzie Guillén Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (; born January 20, 1964) is a former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for 16 seasons, primarily with the Chicago White Sox, from 1985 to 2000. During tha ...

. After his inaugural season in 2004, in which his club went 83–79 and finished second in the American League Central Division, Guillén approached general manager Kenny Williams. He asked Williams for a makeover for his club. Guillén envisioned his team playing small ball. Williams agreed with Guillén. The Sox already had a feisty manager, solid pitching, and power hitters. The Sox decided to clean up a bit and bring in players with the team first attitude. Guillén wanted more quickness, so speedy

was brought in to be the number one hitter and to create havoc for opposing pitchers. Guillén wanted pitching, so Williams got

Freddy García Freddy Antonio García (born October 6, 1976), is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He is best known for his many seasons with seven Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, including the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and ...

, Orlando "El Duque" Hernández,

, and in July, hard throwing closer

was brought up from the minor leagues. Another important factor to Guillén's new plan was to have players who put the team ahead of personal accomplishments.

was added for veteran leadership and provided an important bat and glove in the lineup.

came in from Japan to play second base and bat second behind Podsednik. Iguchi proved his value all year long. Finally, the Sox decided to add a little fire into a mostly laid back and quiet clubhouse. This need brought catcher

to Chicago after playing six years for division rival

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, and one year for

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Season summary

The White Sox began their season by winning the first two games, and were 7–3 after the first 10 games. They won 19 out of their next 24, including two 8-game winning streaks, and at the end of April were 17–7. In mid-May, after beating the Texas Rangers 2 of 3 games, they also took two of three from the Chicago Cubs, but got swept by the Texas Rangers in a two-game series after splitting four games with eventual American League Championship Series opponent Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Finishing May with a 35–17 record, the Sox, in interleague play, swept both the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, but did lose the other series to the Cubs two games to one. At the end of June they were 53–24, and just before the All-star break, the Sox were swept by the Oakland Athletics in a 3-game series at home, going into the break at 57–29. Then, after the break, they swept the Cleveland Indians in a four-game series, shutting out the Indians twice and scoring seven runs in the other two games. At the end of July they were 68–35, a -game lead in the American League Central over both Cleveland and the Minnesota Twins. However, from August 12 through August 23, they lost 8 out of 9 games they played, including a 7-game losing streak and sweeps at the hands of the Boston Red Sox and Twins, while Cleveland, who had been in second place for the majority of the season, suddenly started playing their best baseball of the year and putting pressure on the Sox. Finishing strong, though, the White Sox began September by winning their first 7 games and ended the season by winning 8 of 10. They finished the regular season with a 99–63 record and a 6-game lead over Cleveland, winning their second

title. The White Sox remained in first place in the division for the entire season (making their postseason World Series victory a

wire-to-wire Wire-to-wire is a term used in competitive events and sports for a champion who maintained the lead during an entire competition. The term originated from horse racing where a wire would stretch across the start and finish line thus the euphemism ...

win); they ended the season with the best record in the AL and the second best record in the major leagues. Their best hitter in terms of statistics was first baseman

Paul Konerko Paul Henry Konerko (; born March 5, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1997 to 2014, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox, where he was a si ...

, who hit 40 home runs, had 100 runs batted in, and hit .283 on the season.

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Notable transactions

*June 7, 2005:

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was drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (15th pick) of the

2005 Major League Baseball draft The 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams. It is widely considered to be one of the best ...

. Player signed June 13, 2005. *July 31, 2005: White Sox acquire utility infielder Geoff Blum from the San Diego Padres in return for a left-handed minor-league pitcher named Ryan Meaux. This trade got in just before the trade deadline and at the time seemed "anonymous" and "unspectacular". However, the White Sox were rewarded later that postseason as Blum emerged as the unlikely hero by hitting the winning home run in the top of the 14th inning in Game 3 of the

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Roster

Game log

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Washburn Washburn (alternatively Wasseburne, Wasseborne, Wasshebourne, Wassheborne, Washbourne, Washburne, Washborne, Washborn, Wasborn, Washbon) is a toponymic surname, probably of Old English origin, with likely Anglo-Norman and Norman-French influen ...

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Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

(6) , , 2:29 , , 39,128 , , 33–15 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 49 , , May 27 , , @ Rangers , , 2–6 , ,

Young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

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Park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

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Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people * Byrd (surname), includin ...

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(12) , , 2:27 , , 23,132 , , 36–18 ,
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Davis Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Canada * Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community * Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Gre ...

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Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

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Kim Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...

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Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

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(15) , , 2:19 , , 38,126 , , 41–19 ,
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Hoffman Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelle ...

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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 13 , , D-backs , , 1–8 , ,

Estes Estes is an English-language surname said to derive from Old English and have the meaning "of the East" (literally, "East's"). As a surname, it has been traced to southern Kent, as early as the mid-15th century, Nicholas Estes (Ewstas, Esteuzi) b. ...

(5–4) , , Contreras (3–3) , , , , 2:33 , , 32,952 , , 42–21 ,
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Ortiz Ortiz () is a Spanish-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Orti". "Orti" seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Basque, Latin ''fortis'' meaning "brave, strong", or Latin ''fortunius'' meaning "fortunate". Officials of the ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 69 , , June 20 , , Royals , , 11–8 , , Cotts (2–0) , , Jensen (3–2) , ,

(17) , , 3:16 , , 34,345 , , 47–22 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 70 , , June 21 , , Royals , , 5–1 , ,

(12–2) , , Greinke (1–8) , , , , 2:23 , , 28,206 , , 48–22 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 71 , , June 22 , , Royals , , 5–1 , , Buehrle (9–1) , ,

Howell Howell may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom *Howell, Lincolnshire, England In the United States *Howell, Georgia * Howell, Evansville, a neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana *Howell, Michigan * Howell, Missouri *Howell, Utah * Howell C ...

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Mitre The mitre (Commonwealth English) (; Greek: μίτρα, "headband" or "turban") or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in ...

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Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Places ...

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(20) , , 3:11 , , 37,351 , , 55–26 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 83 , , July 6 , , Devil Rays , , 7–2 , , Contreras (4–5) , , Fossum (3–7) , , , , 2:37 , , 24,773 , , 57–26 ,
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Street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...

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Comerica Park Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the home of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium. History Construction Founded in 1894, the Tigers had played at the ...

, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 87 , , July 14 , , @ Indians , , 1–0 , , Contreras (5–5) , , Millwood (3–8) , ,

(22) , , 2:56 , , 21,472 , , 58–29 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 88 , , July 15 , , @ Indians , , 7–1 , , García (9–3) , , Sabathia (6–6) , , , , 3:01 , , 29,684 , , 59–29 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 89 , , July 16 , , @ Indians , , 7–5 , , Buehrle (11–3) , , Westbrook (6–12) , ,

(3) , , 2:46 , , 27,114 , , 60–29 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 90 , , July 17 , , @ Indians , , 4–0 , ,

(14–4) , , Elarton (6–4) , , , , 2:42 , , 24,548 , , 61–29 ,
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, , 7–5 , , Vizcaíno (4–3) , , Spurling (2–1) , , Politte (1) , , 2:52 , , 37,556 , , 62–29 ,
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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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Schilling Schilling may refer to: * Schilling (unit), an historical unit of measurement * Schilling (coin), the historical European coin * Austrian schilling, the former currency of Austria * A. Schilling & Company, an historical West Coast spice firm acquir ...

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Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

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Miller A miller is a person who operates a Gristmill, mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Mill (grinding), Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surname ...

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Arroyo Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo ...

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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 98 , , July 25 , , @ Royals , , 14–6 , , García (10–4) , , Greinke (3–12) , , , , 3:28 , , 15,515 , , 65–33 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 26 , , @ Royals , , 1–7 , ,

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

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López López is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", ''Lope'' itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is ''Lopes'', its Ital ...

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Towers A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specific ...

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Bush Bush commonly refers to: * Shrub, a small or medium woody plant Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to: People * Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name **Bush family, a prominent American family that includes: *** ...

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Batista Batista is a Spanish language, Spanish or Portuguese language, Portuguese surname. Notable persons with the name include: * Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player * Dave Bautista, American actor and professional wrestler, also ...

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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 107 , , August 4 , , Blue Jays , , 5–4 , , Vizcaíno (5–5) , , Speier (1–2) , ,

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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 5 , , Mariners , , 2–4 , , Piñeiro (4–7) , , García (11–5) , , Guardado (26) , , 2:37 , , 39,165 , , 70–38 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 109 , , August 6 , , Mariners , , 4–2 , , Buehrle (13–4) , , Moyer (9–4) , ,

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Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...

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Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

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Chacón Chacón is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Pineda Chacón (born 1969), coach for the Atlanta Silverbacks * Alicia R. Chacón (born 1938), American politician and judge *Antonio Chacón (1869–1929), flamenco singe ...

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Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

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Romero The name Romero is a nickname type of surname for a Roman or an Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word Romaeus and the Greek word Romaios, which mean Roman. #A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage from Rome (possibly t ...

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Adkins Adkins is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Adele Adkins (born 1988), British singer * Amanda Adkins (born 1974/1975), American politician and businesswoman * Amanda Adkins (born 1976), American swimmer * Bennie ...

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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 121 , , August 21 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Contreras (8–7) , ,

(11–8) , , , , 2:18 , , 39,480 , , 75–46 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 23 , , @

, , 0–1 , ,

(13–6) , , García (11–6) , ,

(32) , , 2:08 , , 33,572 , , 75–47 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 123 , , August 24 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Buehrle (14–6) , , Mays (6–9) , ,

(31) , , 2:33 , , 32,687 , , 76–47 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 124 , , August 25 , , @

, , 2–1 (10) , ,

(1–2) , ,

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(9–3) , , Jenks (1) , , 2:45 , , 26,895 , , 77–47 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 125 , , August 26 , , @ Mariners , , 5–3 (12) , , Vizcaíno (6–5) , ,

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(1–3) , ,

(32) , , 3:36 , , 40,431 , , 78–47 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 126 , , August 27 , , @ Mariners , , 4–3 , , Contreras (9–7) , , Piñeiro (5–9) , ,

(4) , , 2:53 , , 37,326 , , 79–47 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 28 , , @ Mariners , , 2–9 , , Moyer (11–5) , , García (11–7) , , , , 2:39 , , 36,868 , , 79–48 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 29 , , @ Rangers , , 5–7 , , Dominguez (2–3) , , Buehrle (14–7) , , Brocail (1) , , 2:24 , , 27,819 , , 79–49 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 30 , , @ Rangers , , 6–8 , ,

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(1–6) , ,

(16–8) , ,

(29) , , 2:39 , , N/A , , 79–50 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 130 , , August 30 , , @ Rangers , , 8–0 , , McCarthy (1–1) , , Vólquez (0–1) , , , , 2:43 , , 28,183 , , 80–50 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 31 , , @ Rangers , , 2–9 , , Loe (7–4) , ,

(8–7) , , , , 2:42 , , 23,493 , , 80–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 132 , , September 1 , ,

, , 12–3 , , Contreras (10–7) , ,

(7–11) , , , , 2:32 , , 20,743 , , 81–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 133 , , September 2 , ,

, , 9–1 , , García (12–7) , , Douglass (5–3) , , , , 2:30 , , 25,502 , , 82–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 134 , , September 3 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Buehrle (15–7) , ,

(6–12) , , , , 2:21 , , 30,509 , , 83–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 135 , , September 4 , ,

, , 2–0 , ,

(17–8) , , Bonderman (14–12) , , , , 2:07 , , 30,931 , , 84–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 136 , , September 5 , , @

, , 5–3 , , McCarthy (2–1) , ,

(5–7) , , , , 3:11 , , 35,673 , , 85–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 137 , , September 6 , , Royals , , 6–5 , ,

(9–7) , ,

(5–14) , ,

(33) , , 2:45 , , 14,571 , , 86–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 138 , , September 7 , , Royals , , 1–0 , , Contreras (11–7) , ,

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(4–6) , ,

(34) , , 2:37 , , 18,513 , , 87–51 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 8 , , Royals , , 2–4 , ,

(2–5) , , García (12–8) , ,

(18) , , 2:50 , , 17,701 , , 87–52 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 9 , ,

, , 5–6 (12) , , Donnelly (9–3) , ,

(1–3) , , , , 3:45 , , 28,059 , , 87–53 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 10 , ,

, , 5–10 , , Colón (19–6) , ,

(17–9) , , , , 3:03 , , 26,538 , , 87–54 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 11 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Lackey (12–5) , ,

(9–8) , , , , 2:36 , , 29,321 , , 87–55 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 143 , , September 13 , , @ Royals , , 6–4 , , Contreras (12–7) , ,

(4–7) , , Jenks (2) , , 3:01 , , 9,535 , , 88–55 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 14 , , @ Royals , , 9–10 , , Demaria (1–0) , ,

(1–4) , , , , 3:03 , , 9,922 , , 88–56 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 15 , , @ Royals , , 5–7 , ,

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(2–5) , , Buehrle (15–8) , ,

(19) , , 2:58 , , 9,258 , , 88–57 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 146 , , September 16 , , @

, , 2–1 (10) , , Jenks (1–0) , ,

(10–5) , , , , 2:49 , , 26,951 , , 89–57 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 17 , , @

, , 0–5 , ,

(14–7) , ,

(9–9) , , , , 2:50 , , 24,866 , , 89–58 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 148 , , September 18 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Contreras (13–7) , , Rincón (6–6) , , Jenks (3) , , 2:17 , , 23,559 , , 90–58 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 19 , , Indians , , 5–7 , , Betancourt (4–3) , ,

(3–4) , , Wickman (44) , , 3:31 , , 35,748 , , 90–59 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 150 , , September 20 , , Indians , , 7–6 (10) , ,

(2–4) , , Riske (3–4) , , , , 3:31 , , 26,147 , , 91–59 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 21 , , Indians , , 0–8 , , Elarton (11–7) , ,

(17–10) , , , , 2:47 , , 36,543 , , 91–60 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 22 , ,

, , 1–4 (11) , ,

(11–5) , , Jenks (1–1) , ,

(39) , , 3:12 , , 25,112 , , 91–61 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 153 , , September 23 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Contreras (14–7) , , Lohse (9–13) , , , , 2:19 , , 28,003 , , 92–61 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 154 , , September 24 , ,

, , 8–1 , , García (13–8) , , Mays (6–10) , , , , 2:27 , , 37,699 , , 93–61 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 155 , , September 25 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Buehrle (16–8) , , Liriano (0–2) , , , , 1:53 , , 30,402 , , 94–61 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 26 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Rodney (2–3) , , Politte (6–1) , , , , 2:43 , , 10,840 , , 94–62 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 27 , , @

, , 2–3 , ,

(7–15) , , McCarthy (2–2) , , Rodney (9) , , 2:21 , , 13,983 , , 94–63 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 158 , , September 28 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Contreras (15–7) , , Douglass (5–5) , , , , 2:46 , , 17,221 , , 95–63 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 159 , , September 29 , , @

, , 4–2 , , García (14–8) , , Grilli (1–1) , , Jenks (4) , , 2:22 , , 13,494 , , 96–63 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 160 , , September 30 , , @ Indians , , 3–2 (13) , , Politte (7–1) , , Cabrera (2–1) , , Jenks (5) , , 4:17 , , 41,072 , , 97–63 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 161 , , October 1 , , @ Indians , , 4–3 , ,

(18–10) , , Westbrook (15–15) , , Jenks (6) , , 2:48 , , 41,026 , , 98–63 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 162 , , October 2 , , @ Indians , , 3–1 , , McCarthy (3–2) , , Elarton (11–9) , ,

(1) , , 2:56 , , 41,034 , , 99–63 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 1 , , October 4 , ,

, , 14–2 , , Contreras (1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , , , , 2:56 , , 40,717 , , 1–0 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 2 , , October 5 , ,

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(0–1) , , Jenks (1) , , 2:29 , , 40,799 , , 2–0 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 3 , , October 7 , , @

, , 5–3 , , García (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Jenks (2) , , 3:28 , , 35,496 , , 3–0 ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 11 , ,

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(1–0) , , Contreras (1–1) , , Rodríguez (3) , , 2:47 , , 40,659 , , 3–1(0–1) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 5 , , October 12 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Buehrle (2–0) , , Escobar (1–1) , , , , 2:34 , , 41,013 , , 4–1(1–1) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 6 , , October 14 , , @

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(1–0) , , Lackey (0–1) , , , , 2:42 , , 44,725 , , 5–1(2–1) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 7 , , October 15 , , @

, , 8–2 , , García (2–0) , ,

(1–1) , , , , 2:46 , , 44,857 , , 6–1(3–1) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 8 , , October 16 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Contreras (2–1) , , Escobar (1–2) , , , , 3:11 , , 44,712 , , 7–1(4–1) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 9 , , October 22 , ,

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, , 5–3 , , Contreras (3–1) , , Rodríguez (0–1) , , Jenks (3) , , 3:13 , , 41,206 , , 8–1(1–0) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 10 , , October 23 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Cotts (1–0) , , Lidge (0–2) , , , , 3:11 , , 41,432 , , 9–1(2–0) ,
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, - style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" , 11 , , October 25 , , @

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(1–0) , , Astacio (0–1) , , Buehrle (1) , , 5:41 , , 42,848 , , 10–1(3–0) ,
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, , 1–0 , , García (3–0) , , Lidge (0–3) , , Jenks (4) , , 3:20 , , 42,936 , , 11–1(4–0) ,
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Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Postseason

Chicago began its eighth trip to the postseason in 2005. The last time they reached the playoffs, during the 2000 season, they were swept by the wild card

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in three games after having the best record in the American League that season. The White Sox' power, or lack thereof in the series, ultimately doomed them. The pitching, which had been average at best all year, collapsed against Seattle. The time before that, after their 1993 AL West Division title, the White Sox won two games against the eventual World Series Champion

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. Expectations were pretty high for the 2005 playoffs, especially if they could erase that 88-year World Series drought.

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- White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox

Game 1

Manager Ozzie Guillén reminded his team not to feel happy just to be in the playoffs, and the White Sox took it to heart. The "South Siders" pounded the Red Sox 14–2 behind two home runs from A. J. Pierzynski. Paul Konerko, Juan Uribe, and Scott Podsednik added solo home runs. Podsednik's homer was his first of the season.White Sox: 2005 World Series Champions. Grand Rapids: Sports, LLC, 2005. The White Sox also got another solid performance from starter José Contreras, who went 7 innings, allowing only two runs, and striking out six. The White Sox beat up on former Cub

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, as his day was done after just 3 innings, giving up eight runs. The White Sox played a just about flawless game all together, with plays like Tadahito Iguchi's surprise throw to third to nail

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, taking some momentum out of the Red Sox. Everything was looking up for the White Sox, but Boston was the defending champion, so they weren't counting out the Red Sox that easily. Final score: White Sox 14, Boston 2.

Game 2

White Sox ace Mark Buehrle got his chance in this game to turn in a solid postseason performance. Buehrle was with the White Sox in 2000 for their last playoff run, and pitched 1/3 scoreless inning of relief back then. But given his first chance to start, he looked to help his team put the Red Sox in a 2-0-hole that would be awfully hard to get out of. Buehrle was a little substandard, giving up four runs and eight hits over seven innings. However, he still got the win partially thanks to Boston second baseman

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, a former White Sox. With one out and Joe Crede on first in the fifth inning, Juan Uribe hit a ground ball up the middle. Graffanino took his eyes off the ball and started to flip the ball to shortstop

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before he had actually fielded it. The ball went through his legs and into the outfield. This allowed Crede to move to third, allowing a prime scoring opportunity for the White Sox. Scott Podsednik spoiled the first chance, fouling out to third. That sent Tadahito Iguchi up to bat with the White Sox down 4–2. Iguchi sent a curveball from pitcher

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into the left field seats for a 5–4 lead. The White Sox never relinquished this lead, as Bobby Jenks came on in the eighth inning to claim the two inning save. The Sox had just won their second postseason game in a row, and headed to

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, up two games to none. However, the Red Sox had come back from three down in the American League Championship the year before on their way to winning the World Series, so no one was taking Boston lightly. Final Score: White Sox 5, Boston 4.

Game 3

Game 3 proved to be perhaps the most exciting of the whole series. The White Sox headed into Boston, taking on

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, and

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, and were confident. Freddy García was starting, ready to nail down his second clinching win of the season (He had been the winning pitcher in the game where the White Sox clinched the Central Division title.). The White Sox took a 2–0 lead in the top of the third inning with some key hits. However, García did not have a very good start, which kept the Red Sox in the game. He gave up two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game. But Paul Konerko, the White Sox' number one run producer the whole season, stepped to the plate in the top of the sixth inning with Jermaine Dye on base. He sent a pitch over the left field wall to put the White Sox ahead 4–2, and keep a lead that they never lost. A particularly tense point came in the sixth inning. García gave up a mammoth home run to Manny Ramirez to bring Boston to within one, and then Boston loaded the bases with a single and two walks. That prompted manager Ozzie Guillén to bring on Orlando "El Duque" Hernández, who was brought to Chicago for his incredible postseason track record while with the New York Yankees. With no outs, Hernández got

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and Tony Graffanino to pop up in consecutive at-bats. Then after Johnny Damon drew a full count from Hernández, El Duque got him to miss, ending the inning and putting the Red Sox down to rest. Hernández pitched two more scoreless innings, allowing only one more hit. The White Sox added a run in the top of the ninth inning for security, leading to Bobby Jenks closing out his second game of the series and sending Chicago into the American League Championship Series. Final Score: White Sox 5, Boston 3. This was the White Sox first postseason series win since the

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- White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Game 1

By virtue of their sweep in the Division Series, the White Sox got to enjoy a three-day break in between the two series, while the

and New York Yankees battled it out. Due to a rain-out, the Angels had to fly from New York to Anaheim for Game 5 of the series, and then fly to Chicago in back to back nights. It was assumed that the White Sox had an advantage in this series, because they were very well rested and Los Angeles was very tired. However, that was not the case. The Angels were led by a home run from

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in the second, and Chicago was unable to execute in the field, leading to two more Angel runs. The White Sox got on the board with a Joe Crede home run in the third. They added on another run to cut the lead to 3–2 with A. J. Pierzynski's RBI single in the fourth. However, that was all the production the Sox could muster, as they wasted opportunities in the later innings. A solid start by José Contreras couldn't save the Sox either. Contreras went 8 innings, giving up three runs. It was Contreras's first loss since August 15, when he suffered defeat to the

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. The White Sox were now in a hole, and faced a crucial Game 2, or risk going to

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down 2–0 in the series. Final Score: Los Angeles 3, White Sox 2.

Game 2

Mark Buehrle was the mound in Game 2, and turned in an incredible outing. Through nine innings, he only gave up a

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home run in the fifth, and the White Sox scored a run in the bottom of the first via errors. With the score tied 1–1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Buehrle getting ready to start the tenth inning, A. J. Pierzynski stepped to the plate. He swung on a split-finger fastball in the dirt from

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for strike three. Home Plate Umpire

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called Pierzynski out on three strikes. Pierzynski began walking toward the dugout, but then ran to first base. Pierzynski claimed the ball was not caught. After much discussion between the umpires he was awarded first base, and the inning continued. Pablo Ozuna went in to pinch run, and on the first pitch, stole second base without a throw. Joe Crede, after taking two strikes, lined the next pitch from Escobar off the left field wall for a walk-off double. The White Sox pulled out a victory and evened the series. Final Score: White Sox 2, Los Angeles 1.

Game 3

The series now switched to Anaheim, where the White Sox had a history of playing poorly. But the White Sox disregarded tradition and won three straight. Jon Garland, who hadn't pitched in the Division Series, made his first career playoff start. Garland picked up right where Mark Buehrle had left off. Throwing a complete game of his own, Garland gave up only two runs on an

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home run in the sixth inning while striking out seven. He was helped by his offense, specifically Paul Konerko, who hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, proving to be the game winning runs as the White Sox built a 3–0 lead after one. The lead was extended to 5–0 by the sixth before the Cabrera home run. The final score was 5–2, Chicago. This game had no controversy, although Doug Eddings, the home plate umpire in Game 2 who ruled the third strike to A. J. Pierzynski hit the ground, did get booed while being introduced. The White Sox had put together a 2–1 series lead as well as back to back complete games in a postseason series for the first time since 1982, when it was accomplished by

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for the

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. The Sox headed into Game 4 looking to take a three games to one lead. Final Score: White Sox 5, Los Angeles 2.

Game 4

Inspired by his teammate's performances the last two games of the series, Freddy García followed suit, tossing yet another complete game. García was masterful over the game, giving up only six hits and two runs. He was helped by a three-run lead in the first inning. This time, Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer. This complete game marked the first time a team had thrown three straight complete games in a postseason series since the 1973

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accomplished the feat for the

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, despite Seaver's being a loss. Another incident involving catcher A. J. Pierzynski took place in the second inning. There were runners on first and third at the time, and

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was at the plate. Finley swung and clipped Pierzynski's glove during his follow through. As Finley ran to first he looked back at the umpires and yelled for catcher's interference. However, the call was not made, and Finley eventually ended up grounding into an inning ending double play. The victory put the White Sox one victory away from heading to the World Series, and one step closer to ending their long World Series Championship drought. Final Score: White Sox 8, Los Angeles 2.

Game 5

José Contreras, who had pitched well in Game 1 but lost, was on the mound for Game 5, trying to send the White Sox to their first World Series since 1959. Contreras definitely did his part. Contreras fired a fourth complete game. He surrendered three runs on five hits over the game, but the White Sox offense scored enough runs to give him a 6–3 victory. The four consecutive complete games in a postseason was a League Championship Series record, and the first time since the New York Yankees got five complete games in a row from

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. The White Sox started the scoring in the second on Joe Crede's sacrifice fly. The Angels tied it in the third with an Adam Kennedy single. In the fifth, Jermaine Dye hit a two-out double that put the White Sox ahead 2–1. However, the Angels struck right back with a ground rule double from

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and a sacrifice fly from Garret Anderson. However, it was all White Sox after that. Joe Crede hit a game-tying home run off Kelvim Escobar in the seventh. In the eighth, A. J. Pierzynski was at it again. He hit a slow rolling ground ball down the first base line and Escobar tagged him. However, replay showed Escobar tagged with his glove- while the ball was in his hand.

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, the first base umpire, called Pierzynski out, but then the umpires talked it over after manager Ozzie Guillén ran out to argue. The call was reversed, and Pierzynski was rewarded first base with Aaron Rowand on second with two out. Joe Crede faced Angels closer Francisco Rodríguez, who set the major league record for saves in a season in 2008 with 62, and Crede laced a single up the middle to score Rowand and put the White Sox ahead for good. Paul Konerko added an RBI double in the ninth for insurance. Konerko won the ALCS MVP award as the White Sox looked to win their first World Series since 1917. Final Score: White Sox 6, Los Angeles 3. This was the White Sox first pennant since

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2005 World Series- White Sox vs. Houston Astros

Game 1

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, who defeated the

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in the National League Championship Series to clinch a trip to their first World Series in franchise history. The night was special for

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, two longtime Astros making their first trip to the World Series. Game 1 was José Contreras vs.

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. However, Clemens re-injured his hamstring in the second inning, and so his night was done early. In the fourth, with the score tied 3–3, Joe Crede took control of the game. He homered in the inning, and then, in the sixth, he made two diving stops to save runs and keep the White Sox ahead by one. The story of the night, though, was the bullpen. After Contreras lasted seven plus innings, Neal Cotts relieved him.

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had hit a leadoff double off Contreras, and then Cotts entered. He gave up a hard outfield single to

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, which was hit at a fielder, and hit so hard that Taveras couldn't score, and stopped at third. However, Cotts then went on to strike out

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, bringing up Bagwell. That prompted manager Ozzie Guillén to bring on closer Bobby Jenks. Jenks struck out Bagwell with his 100-mile per hour fastball. He then got the next three outs in the top of the ninth to give the White Sox a Game 1 victory. Final Score: White Sox 5, Houston 3.

Game 2

Fresh off a victory the night before, the White Sox tried to make it two in a row in the Series, but this time the opposing pitcher was

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, an excellent pitcher who was making his 34th career postseason start. This game was sloppy, as temperatures were cold and it was raining. Mark Buehrle wasn't throwing his best pitches, as he gave up four runs in seven innings. However, with the White Sox down 4–2 in the seventh, Paul Konerko took over. With the bases loaded, he sent the first pitch he saw from reliever

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into the left field bullpen for a 6–4 White Sox lead on a grand slam. The slam was the first one in White Sox postseason history. However, the lead only lasted for an inning. Bobby Jenks, evidently not playing his best either, gave up two runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game. Fortunately enough for Jenks, Scott Podsednik came to the rescue. Hitting second in the ninth, Podsednik sent a pitch from

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into the right field seats for a

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, his second homer of the whole season. It was the 14th walk-off home run in World Series history, and sent the White Sox to Houston up two games to none. Final Score: White Sox 7, Astros 6.

Game 3

This game was the longest game in World Series history time wise, and tied for the longest game in World Series history according to innings. In the first World Series game played in the state of

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, the hometown Astros got off to a good start. They jumped out to a 4–0 lead through four innings. However, in the fifth, the White Sox scored 5 runs to take the lead 5–4 in a 46-pitch inning for Houston's

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. But the Astros tied the score in the bottom of the eighth, and as neither team scored in the ninth inning, the game went into extra innings. The game kept going on and on until the top of the fourteenth inning when Geoff Blum stepped to the plate. Blum did not have a postseason at-bat for the White Sox since Game 1 of the Division Series. But he connected on a home run off

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to give the White Sox a one-run lead. They added another run later in the inning. After Dámaso Marte began the bottom half of the inning, Mark Buehrle came out and got the save for Chicago. After using nine pitchers to the Astros' eight, and playing for 5 hours and 41 minutes, the White Sox were just one win away from clinching their first World Series championship in 88 years. Final Score: White Sox 7, Houston 5.

Game 4

Heeding the words of Ozzie Guillén to win the World Series as soon as possible, the White Sox took it to heart in a trademark 1–0 win. Freddy García was on the mound against the young but talented

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. Locked in a pitchers' duel through seven innings, Guillén decided to take García out and replace him with a pinch hitter in the top of the eighth inning. Willie Harris pinch-hit for García and started the inning off with a single. After moving to third with two outs, Jermaine Dye drove him in with a single up the middle against Brad Lidge, who had given up Scott Posednik's game-winning home run earlier in the series. Dye won

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honors for his good hitting throughout the series. After Cliff Polite and Neal Cotts pitched a scoreless eighth, Bobby Jenks came in to close the game out. He gave up a leadoff single, and got an out via a sacrifice bunt, but then it was all Juan Uribe. Uribe chased down a foul ball and dove into the stands to make the acrobatic catch. He then made the play on a slow, bouncing hit over the head of Jenks to throw out Orlando Palmeiro to win the game and the World Series for the White Sox. Final Score: White Sox 1, Houston 0. With their 11–1 record, the White Sox tied the 1999 New York Yankees for the best record in a single postseason. In calling the final out, White Sox broadcaster John Rooney's call of "A White Sox winner and a World Championship!" echoed

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's call of the

winning the

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: ''"That's a winner! That's a winner! A World Series winner for the Cardinals!"'' Following the series, Rooney coincidentally joined the Cardinals broadcasting team and announced their victory in the 2006 World Series.

Farm system

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References

External links

2005 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference2005 World Series2005 White Sox roster from Baseball Almanac
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