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.
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.
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.
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