2005 World Series
| 2005 World Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 22–26 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) Minute Maid Park (Houston) | |||||||||
| MVP | Jermaine Dye (Chicago) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Joe West (crew chief), Jeff Nelson, Jerry Layne, Derryl Cousins, Gary Cederstrom, Ángel Hernández | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | White Sox: Harold Baines (Bench Coach) Tim Raines (1B Coach) Frank Thomas (DNP) Astros: Jeff Bagwell Craig Biggio | |||||||||
| Broadcast | ||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox) Dave O'Brien (MLB International) | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN WMVP (CHW) KTRH (HOU) | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (ESPN) John Rooney and Ed Farmer (WMVP) Milo Hamilton and Alan Ashby (KTRH) | |||||||||
| ALCS | Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (4–1) | |||||||||
| NLCS | Houston Astros over St. Louis Cardinals (4–2) | |||||||||
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The 2005 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2005 season. The 101st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Chicago White Sox and the National League (NL) champion Houston Astros.[1]
The White Sox beat the Astros in four games, winning their third World Series championship and their first in 88 years. The series was played between October 22–26, 2005.[2]
References
- ↑ "2005 World Series". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ↑ "White Sox end 88-year drought, sweep Astros to win World Series". ESPN. 26 October 2005. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2014.