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The 2005 World Series, the 101st playing of Major League Baseball's championship series, is currently taking place between the National League champion Houston Astros and the American League champion Chicago White Sox (Chicago leads 3-0), at the home venues of the participating teams. Home field advantage has been awarded to Chicago by virtue of the American League's 7-5 victory over the National League in the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 12. The Astros are attempting to become the fourth consecutive wild card team to win the Series, following the Anaheim Angels (2002), Florida Marlins (2003) and Boston Red Sox (2004); they are also seeking to become the first team ever to come back from 3 games down to win the Series. Both teams are attempting to overcome decades of disappointment: the Astros are making their first Series appearance in forty-four years of play, while the White Sox have been waiting exactly twice as long for a title, having last won the Series eighty-eight years ago in 1917, and have not been in the Series since 1959.

Managers: Ozzie Guillén (Chicago), Phil Garner (Houston)

Umpires: Joe West, Jeff Nelson, Jerry Layne, Derryl Cousins, Gary Cederstrom, Angel Hernandez

Series MVP: TBD

Television commentators (FOX): Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, with Chris Myers on the field reporting. (NOTE: Lou Piniella was supposed to join Buck and McCarver in the booth, but opted to stay in Florida and wait out Hurricane Wilma.)

Background

The White Sox have tended to be a frustrated franchise for some years, posting the fourth-best winning percentage of any American League team from 1990-2004 with a mark of .527, behind only the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians. Despite being relatively successful, the franchise has been relatively unsuccessful in either winning their division (winning only in 1993 and 2000, and leading when the 1994 strike occurred), or in then advancing beyond the opening playoff round. Even after posting the best record in the American League in 2005, they were perceived by some as a losing cause after a late season slump. The White Sox are in a similar position as the Boston Red Sox one year ago, having been in only one World Series since the 1919-20 Black Sox Scandal, and last winning the title in 1917. The Astros, who had never made a Series appearance since the franchise began play in 1962, followed their 2004 NLCS loss with a dismal start in 2005, beginning at 15-30 before turning their season around; they became the first team since the 1914 Boston Braves to win the pennant after falling 15 games under .500.

The 2005 Division Series began quickly, with the White Sox disposing of the Red Sox in three straight games (a result many called surprising) and the San Diego Padres having no way to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, being eliminated 3-0. The Astros clinched a spot in the NLCS with a Game 4 thriller against the Atlanta Braves in which they rallied from a five-run deficit to win in the 18th inning, the longest (in time and innings) playoff baseball game in history. The Los Angeles Angels had a tough series involving lots of travel (the first team in history to play three playoff games in three different cities in three consecutive nights), but eventually advanced to the ALCS with a 5-3 Game 5 win over the New York Yankees.

The first game of the ALCS went to the Angels, despite their traveling woes. In Game 2, a controversial call gave the White Sox an extra opportunity to win the game, swinging the momentum to the South Siders. Chicago swept the three games in Anaheim to advance to their first World Series since 1959.

In some ways, the Astros are very similar to the White Sox. Between 1990 and 2004, they posted a .525 winning percentage, third in the National League behind the Braves and San Francisco Giants. Despite stringing together many successful seasons, the franchise has been unable to advance to the World Series. Both teams rely heavily on starting pitching, and have had their share of troubles over the year scoring runs in key situations. Perhaps the key difference between the clubs lies in the veteran nature of the Astros (Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio being the two longest-serving teammates in the major leagues as of 2005), while the White Sox have fewer players with long playing careers (especially in Chicago).

The Astros defeated the Cardinals in the NLCS in six games, clinching their first pennant with a 5-1 win on October 19. Never before had a major league team taken so long (44 years) before earning its first World Series appearance. The Astros also became the first team since the Braves in 1991 to win the NLCS after losing Game 1.

Results

All times are US Eastern Time.

Game Score Date Time
1 Chicago 5, Houston 3 October 22
2 Chicago 7, Houston 6 October 23
3 Chicago 7, Houston 5 (14 inn.) October 25
4 Chicago at Houston October 26
5† Chicago at Houston October 27 8:00 pm
6† Houston at Chicago October 29 7:30 pm
7† Houston at Chicago October 30 7:30 pm EST

† if necessary

NOTES:

  • Games in Chicago will be played at U.S. Cellular Field, while games in Houston will be played at Minute Maid Park.
  • As usual in seven-game playoffs, if one team collects four victories before the series is played out, the rest of the series is dropped as unnecessary.
  • Due to the length of pre-game ceremonies during the World Series, it is not unusual for games to start up to 30 minutes after the scheduled start time.

Game 1, October 22

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

The White Sox took an early lead with a home run from Jermaine Dye in the first inning. The Astros evened the score in the top of the second frame when Mike Lamb hit a home run of his own. The Sox scored two more in the bottom half when Juan Uribe doubled in A.J. Pierzynski and Carl Everett. The Astros responded again in the next inning when Lance Berkman hit a double, driving in Adam Everett and Craig Biggio. In the White Sox half of the fourth, Joe Crede hit what turned out to be the game winning home run. In the bottom of the eighth, Scott Podsednik hit a triple with Pierzynski on second. Roger Clemens recorded his shortest World Series start, leaving after the second inning with 53 pitches including 35 for strikes, due to a sore hamstring that he had previously injured (and caused him to miss his last regular season start) as the loss went to Wandy Rodríguez. José Contreras pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits for the win, and Bobby Jenks earned the save to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead in the series.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Chicago 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 × 5 10 0
WP: José Contreras (1-0)   LP: Wandy Rodríguez (0-1)   Sv: Bobby Jenks (1)
Home runs:
HOU: Mike Lamb (1)
ChW: Jermaine Dye (1), Joe Crede (1)

Game 2, October 23

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

Morgan Ensberg's first-pitch home run off starter Mark Buehrle put the Astros on top in the second inning. The White Sox answered in the bottom of the second with two runs of their own off Andy Pettitte. Lance Berkman drove in three runs in the game, two of them on a go-ahead double in the top of the fifth. In the seventh inning, Dan Wheeler loaded the bases with a double to Juan Uribe, a walk to Tadahito Iguchi, and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson's ruling that Jermaine Dye was hit by a pitched ball. The Astros brought in Chad Qualls, who promptly served up a grand slam to Paul Konerko on the very first pitch he threw, the eighteenth grand slam in the annals of the Fall Classic. In the top of the ninth, White Sox' closer Bobby Jenks blew the save when he gave up a two-run game-tying pinch hit single to José Vizcaíno. In the bottom half of the ninth, Astros' closer Brad Lidge gave up a one-out walk-off home run — the fourteenth in Series history — to Scott Podsednik, giving Lidge his second loss in as many appearances. The Series now moves to Houston with the White Sox leading 2-0.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 9 0
Chicago 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 7 12 0
WP: Neal Cotts (1-0)   LP: Brad Lidge (0-1)
Home runs:
Hou: Morgan Ensberg (1)
ChW: Paul Konerko (1), Scott Podsednik (1)

Game 3, October 25

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Before Game Three, it was ruled by Commissioner Bud Selig that the retractable roof would be open at Minute Maid Park for all three games (if they were needed). The Astros objected, citing that their record in games with the roof open was worse than with the retractable roof closed. Selig's office claimed that the ruling was based on the rules established by Houston and were consistent with how the Astros organization treated the situation all year long, as well as the weather forcasts for that period of time.

In the game, the longest World Series game in length of time (five hours and forty-one minutes) and tied for the longest in number of innings (with fourteen), Lance Berkman singled with one out after a Craig Biggio lead-off double in the bottom of the first as the Astros struck early. The White Sox had a rally snuffed in the top of the second inning. After Paul Konerko hit a lead-off double and A.J. Pierzynski walked, Aaron Rowand hit into a line-drive double play. Adam Everett caught the ball and then Konerko napping off second, flipping the ball to Biggio, who stepped on the bag. Houston scored in the bottom of the third when Everett led off with a walk. Everett got caught in a rundown and got hit by the ball on an Juan Uribe throwing error that hit Everett. A Roy Oswalt sacrifice bunt and a Biggio single Sent Everett home. Berkman singled again with two out, sending Biggio to third. Then Morgan Ensberg singled Biggio home for the third run of the game. Jason Lane led off the Astros' fourth with a home run to left-center field. It was later discovered by the announcers that the ball was not a home run, hitting the left side the yellow line on the unusual wall in left center field in Minute Maid Park. The ChiSox rallied, true to their "Win or Die Trying" mantra of 2005 in the top of the fifth, starting with a Joe Crede lead-off homer. Uribe, on first after hitting a single, scored on a Tadahito Iguchi base hit with one out, followed by Scott Podsednik coming home on a duck-snort single by Jermaine Dye. Pierzynski hit a two out double to Tal's Hill, driving in two runs, scoring Iguchi and Dye giving the White Sox the lead. The Astros rallied in the last of the eighth with two outs when Lane's double scored Ensberg with the tying run after back-to-back walks by Ensberg and Mike Lamb, giving Dustin Hermanson a blown save. Houston tried to rally to win in the ninth, but stranded Chris Burke at third, who had walked, reached second on an error and stole third. The Astros tried again in the tenth as well as in the eleventh, but failed each time. In the top of the fourteenth, after the Sox hit into a spectacular double play started by Ensberg, Geoff Blum, a former Astro, homered to right with two outs off Ezequiel Astacio. After two infield singles by Rowand and Crede, Uribe walked. Chris Widger walked next thanks to Astacio's sudden wildness. The Astros tried to rally with the tying runs on first and third, but Game Two starter Mark Buehrle earned the save for winning pitcher Dámaso Marte when Everett popped out, bringing the White Sox one game closer to their first World Championship in eighty-eight years. Buehrle became the first pitcher to start a game in the Series, and save the next one.

There were many records set or tied in the game besides time and innings: The teams combined to use seventeen pitchers (nine for the ChiSox, eight for the Astros), throwing a total of 482 pitches, and walking twenty-one batters combined (a dozen by Chicago, nine by Houston), forty-three players were used (the White Sox has used twenty-two and the Astros used twenty-one), and thirty men were left on base (fifteen for each team), all new high water marks in their catagories in Fall Classic history. Scott Podsednik set a new all-time record with eight official at bats in this game. One record that was tied was most double plays turned with six of them (four by the Astros, two by the White Sox).

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Chicago 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 14 3
Houston 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
WP: Dámaso Marte (1-0)   LP: Ezequiel Astacio (0-1)   Sv: Mark Buehrle (1)
Home runs:
CHW: Joe Crede (2), Geoff Blum (1)
HOU: Jason Lane (1)

Game 4, October 26

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Before the game, Major League Baseball unveiled their Latino Legends Team. They were:

The fourth game was the pitchers duel that was being promised throughout the series. Both Houston starter Brandon Backe and Chicago starter Freddy Garcia put zeros on the scoreboard through seven innings, the longest since Game Seven of the 1991 World Series. Scott Podsednik has a two-out triple in the top of the third, but Tadahito Iguchi grounded out to second, thus snuffing that threat. The Astros had the best chance of scoring in the sixth, but Jason Lane struck out with the bases loaded to end that rally. The White Sox had a two-out rally in the top of the seventh after Aaron Rowand singled and Joe Crede doubled, but Juan Uribe struck out. In the top of the eighth, beligered Astros closer Brad Lidge took to the mound, and was greeted by pinch hitter Willie Harris' single. Harris moved to second on Podsednik's sacrifice bunt, and after pinch-hitter Carl Everett grounded out to second, allowing Harris to go to third, Jermaine Dye singled up the middle to score Harris. The Astros threatened to score in their half, as Willy Taveras has hit by a pitch with one out, then went to second after Cliff Politte delivered a wild pitch. After an intentional walk to Lance Berkman, Morgan Ensberg flew to center, allowing Tavares to move to third. Neal Cotts relieved Politte, and José Vizcaíno, pinch hitting for Mike Lamb, grounded out to Juan Uribe to end the rally.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Pitchers: ChW — Freddy Garcia, Cliff Politte (8), Neal Cotts (8), Bobby Jenks (9); Hou — Brandon Backe, Brad Lidge (8). Weather: 65°F, partly cloudy; winds in from left field at 10 MPH.

Trivia

  • The White Sox had the best regular-season record in the AL, and led their division throughout the season – although they did not clinch a playoff spot until the final weekend – and were thus guaranteed home field advantage throughout the playoffs. They easily advanced to the World Series with a 7-1 AL playoff mark. Meanwhile, the Astros won their wild card playoff berth by a single game and staged one of the largest upsets in a League Championship Series ever, defeating the Cardinals despite finishing eleven games behind them in the Central Division during the regular season.
  • This is the first World Series in which each of the participating franchises has waited more than forty years to make a Fall Classic appearance.
  • Game 1 was the first World Series game played in the city of Chicago (or the state of Illinois) since 1959; Game 3 was the first Series game ever played in Texas.
  • This is the first World Series in which a team from the Central Division of either league will win since the league realignment prior to the 1994 season, as the Astros are in the NL Central and the White Sox are in the AL Central.


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