2005 ALCS
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| 2005 American League Championship Series | ||
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| 4 | - | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
| 99-63 in the American League | 95-67 in the American League | |
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[edit] Overview
- The White Sox, after finishing the season with the best record in the American League, swept the Boston Red Sox 3 - 0 in the Division Series.
- The Angels reached the ALCS by beating the New York Yankees 3 - 2.
[edit] The Teams
- Managers - Angels: Mike Scioscia | White Sox: Ozzie Guillen
[edit] Results
| 2005 MLB Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LG | Division Series | League Champ. | World Series |
| AL | LAA - NYY | CHI - LAA | CHI - HOU |
| CHW - BOS | |||
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| NL | STL - SD | STL - HOU | |
| ATL - HOU | |||
| << 2004 | 2006 >> | ||
[edit] Game 1 @ U.S. Cellular Field
Tues, Oct 11 - Chicago, IL - 8:00 pm EDT FOX
Angels 3, White Sox 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| White Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Paul Byrd (1-0), LP: Contreras (0-1), SV: Francisco Rodriguez (1) | ||||||||||||
- Attendance: 40,659
[edit] Game 2 @ U.S. Cellular Field
Wed, Oct 12 - Chicago, IL - 8:00 pm EDT FOX
White Sox 2, Angels 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Mark Buehrle (1-0), LP: Kelvim Escobar (0-1) | ||||||||||||
- Attendance: 40,013
Controversial ending when A.J. Pierzynski reached on a strikeout. Umpire Doug Eddings signaled a 3rd strike which some believed was an out call. Pierzynski reached as the Angels were walking off the field. Joe Crede then drove in the winning run with a double.
[edit] Game 3 @ Angel Stadium
Fri, Oct 14 - Anaheim, CA - 8:00 pm EDT FOX
White Sox 5, Angels 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| White Sox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| WP: Jon Garland (1-0), LP: John Lackey (0-1) | ||||||||||||
- Attendance: 44,857
[edit] Game 4 @ Angel Stadium
Sat, Oct 15 - Anaheim, CA - 7:30 pm EDT FOX
White Sox 8, Angels 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| White Sox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Angels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Freddy Garcia (1-0), LP: Ervin Santana (0-1) | ||||||||||||
- Attendance: 44,857
marked the first time since 1973 that a team logged 3 consecutive Complete Games in the postseason
[edit] Game 5 @ Angel Stadium
Sun, Oct 16 - Anaheim, CA - 8:00 pm EDT FOX
White Sox 6, Angels 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Angels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: Jose Contreras (1-1), LP: Kelvim Escobar (0-2) | ||||||||||||
- Attendance: 44,712
Marked the first time since 1956 that a team logged 4 consecutive complete games in the postseason
[edit] Series MVP
| MVP | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | R | |||
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| Paul Konerko | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Major League Baseball American League Championship Series
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NL Division Series (3-0) Cardinals (NLC) over Padres (NLW) NL Division Series (3-1) Astros (WC) over Braves (NLE) | |||
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NL Championship Series (4-2) Astros over Cardinals | |||
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World Series (4-0) White Sox over Astros | |||
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AL Division Series (3-2) Angels (ALW) over Yankees (ALE) AL Division Series (3-0) White Sox (ALC) over Red Sox (WC) |
