The 2005 Houston Astros season was the 44th season for the

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. They qualified for the postseason for the second consecutive season and it was the sixth time they had done so in a span of nine seasons. Expectations had been raised since the Astros had come one win away from a pennant the previous year. However, they got to a sluggish 15–30 start. They then went on to win 74 of the next 117 games to claim the wild card playoff spot, and would go on to win the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

pennant to advance to the

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

for the first time in franchise history, which gave them the privilege of hosting the first World Series game in the state of

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

. However, they were swept by the

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 ...

in the World Series. It was longtime Astros

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Jeff Bagwell Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros. Originally a Boston Red Sox fourth- ...

's final season and first World Series appearance. However, it was also the last playoff appearance for ten seasons, as a slow decline swept in following the retirements of players such as Bagwell.

Offseason

Overview

In February, 2005, longtime Astros players

and

Craig Biggio Craig Alan Biggio (; born December 14, 1965) is an American former second baseman, outfielder and catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career from 1988 through 2007 for the Houston Astros. A seven-time National League (NL) All ...

were jointly inducted into the

Texas Sports Hall of Fame The Texas Sports Hall of Fame recognizes athletes, coaches, and administrators who have made "lasting fame and honor to Texas sports". It was established in 1951 by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Once it made its first induction (baseball ...

Transactions

*January 7, 2005:

Adam Riggs Adam David Riggs (born October 4, 1972) is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of four years in Major League Baseball, but is better known for the four seasons he spent with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Centr ...

was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros. *January 7, 2005:

Turk Wendell Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...

was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros. *January 23, 2005:

John Franco John Anthony Franco (born September 17, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher between and . Franco established himself as an All-Star player with the Cincinn ...

signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros. *February 11, 2005:

Trenidad Hubbard Trenidad Aviel Hubbard (born Trent Hubbard' May 11, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball journeyman outfielder. He is an alumnus of Southern University and A&M College. Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the 1986 MLB amateu ...

was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.

Regular season

Overview

After starting the season with a 15–30 won–loss record, the Astros improved to 74–43 over their final 117 games to capture the NL wild card. Bagwell hit his last major league home run against Greg Maddux on April 29, tying him for the most against any pitcher with seven.

Standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*April 9, 2005:

Brooks Kieschnick Michael Brooks Kieschnick (born June 6, 1972) is an American former professional baseball left fielder and pitcher. The only player to win the Dick Howser Trophy twice, he is a College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. He played in Major League Bas ...

was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros. *April 27, 2005: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Houston Astros.

Roster

Lone Star series

The annual

interleague Interleague play in Major League Baseball refers to regular-season baseball games played between an American League (AL) team and a National League (NL) team. Interleague play was first introduced during the 1997 Major League Baseball season. Pri ...

games between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers were played in June and July. They are known as the

Lone Star Series The Lone Star Series (also known as the Silver Boot Series) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry featuring Texas' two major league franchises, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. It is an outgrowth of the "natural rivalry" established by ...

Game Log

Regular season

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Chase Field Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. It opened in 1998, the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team. Ch ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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, , 0–1 , , DeJean (1–0) , , Wheeler (0–1) , , — , ,

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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, , 3–4 , , Mike Matthews (1–0) , ,

Franco Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when ref ...

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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Great American Ball Park Great American Ball Park is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. It served as the home stadium of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB), and opened on March 31, 2003, replacing Cinergy Field (formerly Riverfront Stadium), the Reds ...

, , 31,740 , , 5–4 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , , April 16 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Eric Brewerston (2–1) , , Pettitte (0–1) , ,

Graves A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as grave ...

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, , 42,646 , , 5–5 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , , April 17 , ,

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(4) , , Great American Ball Park , , 25,762 , , 5–6 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , , April 18 , , Braves , , 0–1 , , Sosa (1–0) , , Wheeler (0–2) , , Kolb (4) , ,

, , 31,672 , , 5–7 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 13 , , April 19 , , Braves , , 5–3 , , Backe (1–0) , ,

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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 14 , , April 20 , , Brewers , , 6–1 , , Oswalt (3–1) , ,

Sheets A bed sheet is a rectangular piece of cloth used either singly or in a pair as bedding, which is larger in length and width than a mattress, and which is placed immediately above a mattress or bed, but below blankets and other bedding (such as ...

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, , 26,119 , , 7–7 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 15 , , April 21 , , Brewers , , 8–7 , , Pettitte (1–1) , , Davis (2–2) , , Lidge (5) , ,

, , 39,534 , , 8–7 ,
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, , 7–8 , , Marquis (3–0) , ,

Duckworth Duckworth may refer to: * Duckworth (surname), people with the surname ''Duckworth'' * Duckworth (''DuckTales''), fictional butler from the television series ''DuckTales'' * Duckworth Books, a British publishing house * , a frigate * Duckworth, W ...

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Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005. The stadium served as the home of the St. Louis Cardinals National League ...

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Mulder Mulder is a surname of two possible origins: Dutch and German. It may be Dutch language occupational surname. It is an archaic Dutch word for "miller" (modern Dutch: '' molenaar''). With 38,207 people in the Netherlands named Mulder, it was the 12 ...

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Chad Qualls Chad Michael Qualls (born August 17, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, New Yor ...

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Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

(2–0) , , Backe (1–1) , , Isringhausen (7) , ,

, , 39,020 , , 8–10 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 19 , , April 25 , , @ Pirates , , 0–2 , , Perez (1–2) , , Oswalt (3–2) , ,

Mesa A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a ...

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PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). It was opened during the 2001 MLB season, after the controlled implosion of the Pira ...

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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , , April 27 , , @ Pirates , , 0–2 , , Wells (2–3) , , Pettitte (1–2) , ,

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, , 13,426, , 8–12 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , , April 29 , , Cubs , , 2–3 , , Maddux (1–1) , ,

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, , 41,232 , , 8–13 ,
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, , 41,615 , , 9–13 ,
W1
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, , 38,014 , , 10–13 ,
W2
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, , 23,882 , , 11–13 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , , May 3 , , Pirates , , 4–7 , ,

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

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, , 27,809 , , 11–14 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 26 , , May 4 , , Pirates , , 4–6 , ,

Torres Torres may refer to: People *Torres (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname *Torres (musician), singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott **Torres (album), ''Torres'' (album), 2013 self-titled album by Torres Places Americas *Torres, Colorado, an un ...

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, , 29,299 , , 11–15 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , , May 5 , , @ Braves , , 3–9 , ,

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Turner Field Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the c ...

, , 20,553 , , 11–16 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , , May 6 , , @ Braves , , 4–9 , , Smoltz (3–3) , , Oswalt (4–3) , , , , Turner Field , , 26,987 , , 11–17 ,
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, - style="background:#bcc;" , 29 , , May 7 , , @ Braves , , 5–0 , , Ramirez (2–2) , , Pettitte (2–3) , , Kolb (9) , , Turner Field , , 36,452 , , 11–18 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , , May 8 , , @ Braves , , 0–16 , ,

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(4–1) , , Astacio (0–1) , , — , ,

, , 32,498 , , 11–19 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 31 , , May 9 , , @ Marlins , , 2–1 , ,

(2–0) , , Burnett (3–3) , , Lidge (6) , , Dolphins Stadium , , 20,539 , , 12–19 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , , May 10 , , @ Marlins , , 2–6 , , Mecir (1–0) , ,

(0–2) , , — , , Dolphins Stadium , , 11,687 , , 12–20 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , , May 11 , , @ Marlins , , 1–2 , , Willis (7–0) , , Oswalt (4–4) , , Jones (3) , , Dolphins Stadium , , 21,789, , 12–21 ,
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Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People * Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California ...

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, , 41,323 , , 13–23 ,
W1
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, , 9–0 , , Backe (3–2) , , Fassero (0–1) , , , ,

, , 33,633 , , 14–23 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 38 , , May 17 , , Diamondbacks , , 3–0 , , Oswalt (5–4) , , Vazquez (4–3) , , Lidge (8) , ,

, , 27,156 , , 15–23 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , , May 18 , , Diamondbacks , , 6–7 , , Ortiz (4–2) , , Pettitte (2–5) , , Bruney (3) , ,

, , 27,790 , , 15–24 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , , May 19 , , Diamondbacks , , 1–6 , , Halsey (3–2) , ,

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, , 32,132 , , 15–25 ,
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(5–2) , , Backe (3–3) , , , , Ameriquest Field in Arlington , , 37,187 , , 15–26 ,
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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 ...

(4–2) , , Astacio (0–3) , , , , Ameriquest Field in Arlington , , 35,781 , , 15–27 ,
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Cordero Cordero is Spanish and Italian last name origin. The name means "young lamb", per the Latin ''cordarius'' (a derivative of ''cordus'', meaning ‘young’, ‘new’). It may be an occupational name for a shepherd, or a nickname meaning "lamb" ...

(14) , , Ameriquest Field in Arlington , , 40,583 , , 15–28 ,
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Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...

, , 38,232 , , 15–29 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , , May 24 , , @ Cubs , , 2–4 , , Wuertz (3–2) , , Lidge (1–2) , , Dempster (4) , ,

, , 38,805 , , 15–30 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 46 , , May 25 , , @ Cubs , , 5–1 , , Backe (4–3) , , Maddux (2–3) , , , ,

, , 38,118 , , 16–30 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , , May 27 , , @ Brewers , , 0–3 , , Davis (6–5) , , Oswalt (5–6) , , Turnbow (7) , , Brewers , , 22,173, , 16–31 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 48 , , May 28 , , @ Brewers , , 9–6 , , Rodriguez (1–1) , ,

(1–4) , , Lidge (9) , , Brewers , , 37,845 , , 17–31 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 49 , , May 29 , , @ Brewers , , 2–1 , , Pettitte (3–5) , , Capuano (4–4) , , Lidge (10) , , Brewers , , 34,402 , , 18–31 ,
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, , 42,097 , , 18–32 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 51 , , May 31 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Backe (5–3) , , Belisle (2–5) , , Lidge (11) , ,

, , 28,535 , , 19–32 ,
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, - , - style="background:#bfb;" , 52 , , June 1 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Oswalt (6–6) , , Ortiz (1–4) , , Lidge (12) , ,

, , 31,571 , , 20–32 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , , June 3 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Carpenter (8–3) , , Pettitte (3–6) , , Tavarez (3) , ,

, , 32,092 , , 20–33 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 54 , , June 4 , ,

, , 9–11 , , Marquis (7–3) , , Rodriguez (1–2) , , Isringhausen (17) , ,

, , 39,288 , , 20–34 ,
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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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, , 4–1 , , Backe (6–3) , , Zambrano (3–6) , , Lidge (14) , ,

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 59 , , June 10 , , Blue Jays , , 4–2 , , Rodriguez (2–2) , , Lilly (3–7) , , Lidge (16) , ,

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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 60 , , June 11 , , Blue Jays , , 6–3 , , Lidge (2–2) , , Schoeneweis (2–2) , , , ,

, , 34,925 , , 25–35 ,
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, - style="background:#bfb;" , 61 , , June 12 , , Blue Jays , , 3–0 , , Oswalt (7–7) , ,

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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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , 5–8 , , Penn (1–0) , , Backe (6–4) , , Ryan (17), ,

Oriole Park at Camden Yards The Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a baseball stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early ...

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L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 63 , , June 14 , , @

, , 1–6 , , Chen (6–4) , , Pettitte (3–7) , , , ,

, , 34,925 , , 26–37 ,
L2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , , June 15 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Lopez (6–2) , , Rodriguez (2–3) , , , ,

, , 31,547 , , 26–38 ,
L3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 65 , , June 17 , , @ Royals , , 7–0 , ,

(5–3) , ,

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 ...

(1–1) , , , ,

Kaufman Stadium Kauffman Stadium (), often called "The K", is a baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is home to the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is part of the Truman Sports Complex together with the adjacent Arrowhead S ...

, , 27,385 , , 27–38 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 66 , , June 18 , , @ Royals , , 6–2 , , Oswalt (8–7) , , Carrasco (2–2) , , , ,

, , 26,523 , , 28–38 ,
W2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , , June 19 , , @ Royals , , 1–7 , , Hernandez (5–7) , , Backe (6–5) , , , ,

, , 20,214 , , 28–39 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 68 , , June 20 , ,

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 ...

, , 7–0 , , Pettitte (4–7) , , Kennedy (3–7) , , , ,

, , 28,237 , , 29–39 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 69 , , June 21 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Qualls (2–3) , ,

Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright i ...

(4–7) , , Lidge (17), ,

, , 28,788 , , 30–39 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 70 , , June 22 , ,

, , 6–2 , ,

(6–3) , ,

Jennings Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include: *Jennings (Swedish noble family) A–G *Adam Jennings (born 1982), A ...

(4–8) , , , ,

, , 39,415 , , 31–39 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 71 , , June 24 , , Rangers , , 5–2 , , Oswalt (9–7) , , Rodriguez (2–1) , , Lidge (18), ,

, , 36,199 , , 32–39 ,
W4
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , , June 25 , , Rangers , , 5–6 , ,

(7–4) , , Backe (6–6) , ,

(18) , ,

, , 41,868 , , 32–40 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 73 , , June 26 , , Rangers , , 3–2 , , Qualls (3–3) , , Dominguez (0–2) , , , ,

, , 35,331 , , 33–40 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 74 , , June 27 , , @

, , 11–5 , , Rodriguez (3–3) , ,

(4–8) , , , ,

Coors Field Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. The ...

, , 21,877 , , 34–40 ,
W2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 75 , , June 28 , , @

, , 5–6 , ,

Cortes Cortes, Cortés, Cortês, Corts, or Cortès may refer to: People * Cortes (surname), including a list of people with the name ** Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), a Spanish conquistador Places * Cortes, Navarre, a village in the South border of ...

(1–0) , ,

(1–3) , , Fuentes (9), ,

, , 28,726 , , 34–41 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 76 , , June 29 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Oswalt (10–7) , ,

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 ...

(2–7) , , , ,

, , 23,494 , , 35–41 ,
W2
, - style="background:# ;" , 77 , , June 30 , , @

, , 2–2 , , – , , – , , , ,

, , 19,903 , , – ,
T1
, - , - style="background:#bfb;" , 78 , , July 1 , , @

, , 10–7 , , Pettitte (5–7) , , Hudson (1–3) , , Wheeler (1) , ,

, , 24,923, , 36–41 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 79 , , July 2 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Rodriguez (4-3) , , Harang (4-7), , Wheeler (2) , ,

, , – , , 37–41 ,
W3
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , , July 2 , , @

, , 6–11 , , Ortiz (4–6), , Astacio (0–4), , — , ,

, , 28,236, , 37–42 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 81 , , July 3 , , @

, , 9–0 , ,

(7-3) , , Claussen (4-6), , — , ,

, , , , 38–42 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 82 , , July 4 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

, , 4–1 , , Oswalt (11–7) , ,

Lawrence Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

(5–7) , , , ,

, , 40,550 , , 39–42 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 83 , , July 5 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Backe (7–6), , Reyes (3–2) , , , ,

, , 27,307 , , 40–42 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 84 , , July 6 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Pettitte (6–7) , , Peavy (7–3), , Wheeler (3) , ,

, , 29,774, , 41–42 ,
W4
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 85 , , July 7 , ,

, , 5–7 , , Williams (5–5), , Rodriguez (4–4), ,

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 ...

(24), ,

, , 28,810, , 41–43 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 86 , , July 8 , ,

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 ...

, , 3–2 , , Lidge (3–2), , Brazoban (2–3), , , ,

, , 36,176 , , 42–43 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 87 , , July 9 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Oswalt (12–7) , , Weaver (7-8) , , Lidge (19) , ,

, , 37,196, , 43–43 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 88 , , July 10 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Sprnger (2-3) , , Sanchez (2-4) , , Lidge (20), ,

, , 39,177, , 44–43 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bbcaff" , – , , July 12 , , 76th All-Star Game , , AL – NL , , , , , , — , ,

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 c ...

, , , , – , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 89, , July 15, , @

, , 3–4 , , Thompson (1–0) , , Harville (0–1) , , , ,

, , 48,420 , , 44–44,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 90, , July 16, , @

, , 2–4, , Marquis (9-6) , , Oswalt (12–8), , Isringhausen (26) , ,

, , 48,034 , , 44–45
L2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 91, , July 17, , @

, , 0–3, , Carpenter (14–4) , ,

(7–4) , , , ,

, , 46,584 , , 44–46
L3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 92, , July 18, , @ Pirates , , 11–1, , Backe (8–6), , Williams (7–7) , , , ,

, , 17,590 , , 45–46 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 93 , , July 19 , , @ Pirates , , 6–4 , , Astacio (1–4) , , Snell (0–1) , , , , PNC Park , , – , , 46–46 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 94 , , July 19 , , @ Pirates , , 8–0 , , Rodgriguez (5–4) , , Redman (4–10) , , Lidge (21) , , PNC Park , , 20,552 , , 47–46 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 95, , July 20, , @ Pirates , , 8–0, , Pettitte (7–7) , , Fogg (4–6), , , , PNC Park, , 29,769 , , 48–46 ,
W4
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 96, , July 21, , @ Nationals , , 3–2 , , Oswalt (13–8) , , Loaiza (6–6) , , Lidge (22) , ,

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the ...

, , 36,840 , , 49–46 ,
W5
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 97, , July 22, , @ Nationals , , 14–1 , ,

(8–4), , Drese (7–9) , , , ,

, , 38,019 , , 50–46 ,
W6
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 98, , July 23, , @ Nationals , , 2–4 , , Armas (5–4) , , Backe (8–7) , ,

(34), ,

, , 42,680 , , 50–47 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 99, , July 24, , @ Nationals , , 4–1 , ,

(3–3) , , Carrasco (3–3) , , Lidge (23) , ,

, , 39,203 , , 51–47 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 100, , July 25, ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , 7–1, , Pettitte (8–7) , , Lidle (8–9), , , ,

, , 36,029, , 52–47 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 101, , July 26, ,

, , 2–1 , , Oswalt (14–8) , , Madson (4–4), , , ,

, , 33,867 , , 53–47 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 102, , July 27, ,

, , 3–2 , ,

(9–4) , , Padilla (5–9) , , Lidge (24) , ,

, , 38,071 , , 54–47 ,
W4
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 103, , July 28, ,

, , 3–2 , , Wheeler (1–2) , , Hernandez (5–4) , , , ,

, , 43,552 , , 55–47 ,
W5
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 104, , July 29, ,

, , 5–2, , Rodriguez (6–4) , , Benson (7–4) , , Lidge (25) , ,

, , 42,659 , , 56–47 ,
W6
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 105, , July 30, ,

, , 2–0, , Pettitte (9–7) , , Glavine (7–9) , , Lidge (26) , ,

, , 43,596 , , 57–47 ,
W7
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 106, , July 31, ,

, , 4–9, , Heilman (4–3) , , Wheeler (1–3) , , , ,

, , 43,028 , , 57–48 ,
L1
, - , - style="background:#bfb;" , 107, , August 2 , , @ Diamondbacks , , 3–1 , ,

(10–4) , , Vargas (4–6) , , Lidge (27) , ,

Bank One Ballpark Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. It opened in 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season, 1998, the year the Diamondbacks ...

, , 31,696 , , 58–48 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 108, , August 3 , , @ Diamondbacks, , 7–0 , , Astacio (2–4) , , Vazquez (9–10) , , , ,

, , 22,283 , , 59–48 ,
W2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 109, , August 4 , , @ Diamondbacks, , 3–7 , , Halsey (8–7) , , Rodriguez (6–5) , , Valverde (3) , ,

, , 23,217 , , 59–49 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 110, , August 5 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Schmidt (8–6) , , Pettitte (9–8) , , , ,

SBC Park Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curren ...

, , 39,686 , , 59–50 ,
L2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 111, , August 6 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Lowry (7–11) , , Oswalt (14–9) , , , ,

, , 41,959 , , 59–51 ,
L3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 112, , August 7 , , @

, , 8–1, ,

(11–4) , , Eyre (2–2), , , ,

, , 42,947 , , 60–51
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 113, , August 9 , , Nationals, , 5–6 , ,

Patterson Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario *Patterson Township, Ontario *Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas *Patterson, C ...

(6–3) , , Astacio (2–5) , ,

(37) , ,

, , 34,255 , , 60–52 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 114, , August 10 , , Nationals, , 7–6 , , Rodriguez (7–5) , , Hernandez (13–5) , , Lidge (28) , ,

, , 34,309 , , 61–52 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 115, , August 11 , , Nationals, , 6–3 , , Pettitte (10–8) , , Drese (7–12) , , , ,

, , 35,036 , , 62–52 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 116, , August 12 , , Pirates , , 6–5 , , Wheeler (2–3) , , Rick White (3–5) , , Lidge (29) , ,

, , 37,524 , , 63–52 ,
W3
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 117, , August 13 , , Pirates , , 0–1 , ,

(3–4) , , Lidge (3–3) , ,

(27) , ,

, , 43,286 , , 63–53 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 118, , August 14 , , Pirates , , 0–8 , , Williams (10–8) , , Astacio (2–6) , , , ,

, , 36,872 , , 63–54 ,
L2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 119, , August 15 , , Cubs , , 12–4, , Rodriguez (8–5) , , Rusch (5–5) , , , ,

, , 26,992 , , 64–54 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 120, , August 16 , , Cubs , , 1–4, , Maddux (10–9) , , Pettitte (10–9) , , Dempster (17), ,

, , 31,963 , , 64–55 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 121, , August 17 , , Cubs , , 2–4, , Zambrano (10–5) , , Oswalt (14–10) , , Dempster (18) , ,

, , 29,978 , , 64–56 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 122, , August 18 , , Brewers , , 2–5 , ,

Ohka The Yokosuka MXY-7 was a purpose-built, rocket-powered human-guided ''kamikaze'' attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War during World War II. Although extremely fast, the very short range of t ...

(8–7) , ,

(11–5) , , Turnbow (27) , ,

, , 29,844 , , 64–57 ,
L2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 123, , August 19 , , Brewers , , 5–3, ,

(4–3) , , Davis (9–9), , Lidge (30) , ,

, , 31,651 , , 65–57 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 124, , August 20 , , Brewers , , 2–3, ,

(9–9) , , Harville (0–2), , , ,

, , 41,101 , , 65–58 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 125, , August 21 , , Brewers , , 8–3, , Pettitte (11–9) , , Santos (4–12) , , , ,

, , 35,712 , , 66–58 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 126, , August 22 , , @

, , 6–2, , Oswalt (15–10) , , Williams (6–10) , , , , Petco Park, , 33,991 , , 67–58 ,
W2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 127, , August 23 , , @

, , 0–2, , Peavy (11–6) , ,

(11–6) , , , , Petco Park, , 37,985 , , 67–59 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 128, , August 24 , , @

, , 4–7, , Park (11–6) , , Rodriguez (8–6) , ,

(32), , Petco Park, , 30,928 , , 67–60 ,
L2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 129, , August 26 , , @

, , 2–1, , Pettitte (12–9) , , Lowe (8–13) , , Lidge (31), ,

Dodger Stadium Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of ...

, , 41,638 , , 68–60 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 130, , August 27 , , @

, , 3–8 , ,

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(1–1) , , Oswalt (15–11) , , , ,

, , 51,738 , , 68–61 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 131, , August 28 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Weaver (13–8) , , Qualls (3–4) , , Sanchez (4), ,

, , 47,541 , , 68–62 ,
L2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 132, , August 30 , ,

, , 5–2, , Rodriguez (9–6), , Ortiz (8–10), , , ,

, , 29,971 , , 69–62 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 133, , August 31 , ,

, , 10–0, , Pettitte (13–9) , , Claussen (9–9), , , ,

, , 28,639 , , 70–62 ,
W2
, - , - style="background:#bfb;" , 134, , September 1 , ,

, , 3–1, , Oswalt (16–11) , , Harang (9–12) , , Lidge (32), ,

, , 27,490 , , 71–62 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 135, , September 2, ,

, , 6–5 , , Qualls (4–4) , , Tavarez (2–3) , , , ,

, , 38,511 , , 72–62 ,
W4
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 136 , , September 3, ,

, , 2–4, , Carpenter (20–4) , ,

(4–4), , , ,

, , 42,817 , , 72–63 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 137 , , September 4, ,

, , 1–4, , Marquis (11–13) , , Rodriguez (9–7), , , ,

, , 38,277 , , 72–64 ,
L2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 138 , , September 5 , , @

, , 4–3, , Pettitte (14–9), ,

Myers Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh"). People * Abram F. Myers (born 1889), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board ch ...

(12–7) , , Lidge (33) , ,

Citizens Bank Park Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the city's South Philadelphia Sports Complex. It is the home playing field of the Philadelphia Phillies, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The ...

, , 36,144 , , 73–64 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 139 , , September 6 , , @

, , 2–1, , Oswalt (17–11) , ,

(4–2), , Lidge (34), ,

, , 30,600, , 74–64 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 140 , , September 7 , , @

, , 8–6, , Qualls (5–4) , ,

(4–3) , , Lidge (35), ,

, , 29,026 , , 75–64 ,
W3
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 141 , , September 9, , @ Brewers , , 4–7, , Davis (10–10) , ,

(11–7) , , Turnbow (30) , , Miller Park, , 18,130 , , 75–65 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 142 , , September 10, , @ Brewers, , 7–5 , , Pettitte (15–9) , ,

(10–8) , , Lidge (36), , Miller Park, , 24,437 , , 76–65 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 143 , , September 11 , , @ Brewers, , 2–4, , Helling (2–0) , , Oswalt (17–12) , , Turnbow (31), , Miller Park, , 17,392 , , 76–66 ,
L1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 144 , , September 12, , Marlins, , 2–8, , Willis (21–8) , , Backe (8–8), , , ,

, , 27,538 , , 76–67 ,
L2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 145 , , September 13, , Marlins, , 2–4, , Beckett (14–8) , , Rodriguez (9–8) , , Jones (37) , ,

, , 31,512, , 76–68 ,
L3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 146 , , September 14, , Marlins, , 10–2, ,

(12–7) , , Burnett (12–11) , , , ,

, , 30,911 , , 77–68 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 147 , , September 15, , Marlins, , 4–1, , Pettitte (16–9) , , Vargas (5–4) , , Lidge (37), ,

, , 35,960 , , 78–68 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 148 , , September 16, , Brewers , , 2–1 , , Lidge (4–3) , , Eveland (1–1), , , ,

, , 33,767 , , 79–68 ,
W3
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 149 , , September 17, , Brewers , , 7–0 , , Backe (9–8) , , Obermuller (1–4), , , ,

, , 37,756 , , 80–68 ,
W4
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 150 , , September 18, , Brewers , , 6–1 , , Rodriguez (10–8) , , Capuano (17–10), , , ,

, , 35,052 , , 81–68 ,
W5
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 151 , , September 19, , @ Pirates, , 0–7 , , Snell (1–2) , ,

(12–8) , , , , PNC Park, , 13,865 , , 81–69 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 152 , , September 20, , @ Pirates, , 7–4, , Pettitte (17–9) , , Gorzelanny (0–1), , , , PNC Park, , 12,927 , , 82–69 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 153 , , September 21 , , @ Pirates, , 12–8, , Oswalt (18–12) , , Wells (7–17), , , , PNC Park, , 16,266 , , 83–69 ,
W2
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 154 , , September 22 , , @ Pirates, , 2–1, , Backe (10–8) , ,

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are rank ...

(6–2) , , Lidge (38) , , PNC Park, , 12,587 , , 84–69 ,
W3
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 155 , , September 23, , @ Cubs , , 4–5, , Rusch (8–8) , , Rodriguez (10–9) , , Dempster (30), , Wrigley Field, , 38,622 , , 84–70 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 156 , , September 24, , @ Cubs , , 8–3 , , Astacio (3–6) , , Zambrano (14–6), , , , Wrigley Field, , 39,263 , , 85–70 ,
W1
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 157 , , September 25, , @ Cubs , , 2–3 , , Williams (6–9) , ,

Gallo Gallo may refer to: *Related to Gaul: ** Gallo-Roman culture **Gallo language, a regional language of France **Gallo-Romance, a branch of Romance languages **Gallo-Italic or Gallo-Italian language, a branch spoken in Northern Italy of the Romance ...

(0–1) , , Dempster (31), , Wrigley Field, , 38,121 , , 85–71 ,
L1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 158 , , September 27, , @

, , 3–1 , , Oswalt (19–12) , ,

(14–10) , , Lidge (39) , , Busch Memorial Stadium, , 40,260 , , 86–71 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 159 , , September 28, , @

, , 7–6 , , Qualls (6–4) , , Isringhausen (1–2) , , Lidge (40) , , Busch Memorial Stadium, , 40,616 , , 87–71 ,
W2
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 160 , , September 29 , , Cubs , , 2–3, , Rusch (9–8) , , Rodriguez (10–10) , , Dempster (32) , ,

, , 37,820, , 87–72
W3
, - style="background:#fcc;" , 161 , , September 30 , , Cubs , , 3–4, , Novoa (4–5) , , Lidge (4–4) , , Dempster (33), ,

, , 41,304, , 87–73 ,
L1
, - , - style="background:#bfb;" , 162 , , October 1 , , Cubs , , 3–1 , ,

(13–8) , , Williams (6–10) , , Lidge (41) , ,

, , 42,021, , 88–73 ,
W1
, - style="background:#bfb;" , 163 , , October 2 , , Cubs , , 6–4 , , Oswalt (20–12) , , Maddux (13–15) , , Lidge (42) , ,

, , 42,288, , 89–73 ,
W2
, -

Postseason log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
1
, , October 5 , , @ Braves , , 10–5 , , Pettitte (1–0) , , Hudson (0–1) , , — , , 40,590 , , 1–0 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
2
, , October 6 , , @ Braves , , 1–7 , , Smoltz (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , 46,181 , , 1–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
3
, , October 8 , , Braves , , 7–3 , , Oswalt (1–0) , , Sosa (0–1) , , — , , 43,759 , , 2–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
4
, , October 9 , , Braves , , 7–6 (18) , ,

(1–1) , , Devine (0–1) , , — , , 43,413 , , 3–1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
1
, , October 12 , , @

, , 3–5 , ,

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(2–0) , , Pettitte (1–1) , , Isringhausen (2) , , 52,332 , , 0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
2
, , October 13 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Oswalt (2–0) , ,

(1–1) , , Lidge (1) , , 52,358 , , 1–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
3
, , October 15 , ,

, , 4–3 , ,

(2–1) , ,

(1–1) , , Lidge (2) , , 42,823 , , 2–1 , - style="text-align:center; background: #cfc;"
4
, , October 16 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Qualls (1–0) , , Marquis (0–1) , , Lidge (3) , , 43,010 , , 3–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
5
, , October 17 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Isringhausen (1–0) , , Lidge (0–1) , , — , , 43,470 , , 3–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
6
, , October 19 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Oswalt (3–0) , ,

(1–2) , , — , , 52,438 , , 4–2 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc"
1
, , October 22 , , @

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, , 3–5 , , Contreras (3–1) , , Rodriguez (0–1) , , Jenks (3) , , 41,206 , , 0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc"
2
, , October 23 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Cotts (1–0) , , Lidge (0–2) , , — , , 41,432 , , 0–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc"
3
, , October 25 , ,

, , 5–7 (14) , , Marte (1–0) , , Astacio (0–1) , , Buehrle (1) , , 42,848 , , 0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc"
4
, , October 26 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Garcia (1–0) , , Lidge (0–3) , , Jenks (4) , , 42,936 , , 0–4 , -

Postseason

National League Divisional Playoffs

The Astros faced a rematch in the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series. This was the fifth time the two teams had met in the postseason (1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005), and the Astros were looking to add on reaching the second round of the postseason in back-to-back years; the two teams had met for six games in the regular season, for which Houston won only once. In Game 1 in Atlanta, the Astros struck first on a Morgan Ensberg RBI single, but

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tied the game as the first inning ended. Ensberg gave the Astros the lead again on a bases-loaded single made it 3–1.

hit a sacrifice fly to drive in

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to make it 4–1 in the fourth, but

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cut into the lead with a two-run shot to make it 4–3. Enberg struck again in the seventh with a RBI hit to drive in Andy Pettitte after he had hit a double. The Astros finally broke the game all the way through in the eighth, scoring five runs on the bases of four hits, three walks, and a wild pitch. The Astros prevailed in Game 1 by a score of 10–5. Despite having

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on the mound for Game 2, he was outmatched by

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, who allowed just one run while the Braves used the efforts of rookie Brian McCann (who hit a three-run shot in the second) to win 7–1. Back in Houston for Game 3, the Astros struck first again by the efforts of Morgan Ensberg and

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, who made it 2-0 after one inning. McCann and pitcher Jorge Sosa tied the game on hits with two out in the next inning, but Mike Lamb would hit a home run in the third inning to make it 3–2. In the seventh, the Astros took advantage of

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(and others) on the mound, scoring four runs in the inning after hits by

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, Ensberg and Lane went with a sacrifice fly by Adam Everett; the Astros prevailed 7–3. Game 4 proved to be a classic for the ages despite its initial misgivings for Houston.

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hit a grand slam off Brandon Backe to make it 4–0 in the third inning. The Braves added another run in the fifth that was matched by Houston, but the Braves scored in the top of the eighth inning with a McCann home run off Wandy Rodriguez to make it 6–1. However, the Astros would strike back, doing so when

hit a grand slam off

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to make it 6–5. Then, in the ninth inning with two out,

stepped up to the plate against Farnsworth and proceeded to hit a home run, tying the game at six that sent it to extra innings. The two teams traded zeroes for the next eight innings while setting a record for the longest postseason game in MLB history;

pitched three innings of relief due to a lack of relievers. In the bottom of the 18th, with

Joey Devine Joseph Neal Devine (born September 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics. Baseball career Atlanta Braves Devine was the Braves' first ...

on the mound for Atlanta, Chris Burke would line a shot to left field that cleared the scoreboard for a walk-off home run. This was the second postseason series victory for the Astros, and it sent them back to the National League Championship Series.

National League Championship Series

The opponent for the Astros in the Championship Series was a familiar foe: the St. Louis Cardinals, their rival in the National League Central. They had previously matched up against each other in the previous NLCS, which saw the Astros lose in seven games, needing only one more win to reach the Series. The Cardinals had won 100 games and had beaten Houston in eleven of sixteen games this season (worst among their division foes) Game 1 was controlled by St. Louis from the jump.

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hit a two-out homerun with

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on base to make it 2–0. A sacrifice bunt by the pitcher drove in a third run in the second inning. Eckstein drove a run in with a single while Albert Pujols capped the scoring for the Cardinals with a single. The only scoring for Houston came late, as Chris Burke hit a two-run shot off the bullpen to make it 5–2 in the seventh before Brad Ausmus hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5–3, but reliever

Jason Isringhausen Jason Derik Isringhausen ( born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay ...

finished the Astros off with no further damage. This was the fifth straight loss for the Astros in a postseason game played in St. Louis. Game 2 proved a different story. Burke lined a tripe with one out and then scored later when Cardinals pitcher

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threw a ball past the catcher.

lined a double in the fifth inning and then was driven home on a bunt and ground out to make it 2–0. Albert Pujols lined a home run to start the sixth inning, but the Cardinals were out-hit 11-6 and scored no more; Burke and Adam Everett would lend a hand with RBI hits to even the series at one. In Game 3 back in Houston, Mike Lamb hit a two-run shot off Matt Morris to give them a 2–0 lead in the fourth inning. Roger Clemens would allow back-to-back hits in the fifth and sixth inning that saw the Cardinals score a run each to tie the game. However, in the sixth inning, Lamb hit a double that set him up to score when Jason Lane hit a single. A further single lead to Adam Everett at the plate, who hit into a fielder's choice that made it 4–2. While the Cardinals scored a run in the ninth inning on an RBI double, they could not crack

Brad Lidge Bradley Thomas Lidge (born December 23, 1976) nicknamed "Lights Out" is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Lidge played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 2002–2012. He played for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phi ...

(who until this game had allowed no runs against St. Louis since May 2003) as Houston now led the Series. Game 4 was a tight affair that saw the bullpens flicker more than the offense, which saw eleven combined hits lead to three runs. Pujols gave the Cardinals the lead on a sacrifice fly in the 4th, but Jason Lane hit a home run off

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to tie it. In the seventh inning, the Astros had the bases loaded with less than two outs. With Morgan Ensberg at the plate, he hit a flyout that gave enough room to score a run from the third base. The Cardinals had a prime chance in the ninth inning when Lidge allowed back-to-back singles, but this would be followed by a groundball that led to a play at the plate that saw Pujols out at home for one out.

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then grounded into a double play to give Houston a 3–1 lead. In Game 5, the Astros were one away from history. Craig Biggio started the scoring with an RBI single in the second, but St. Louis responded by hitting a single with the bases loaded to drive in two runs. In the seventh inning, with two on base and starter

trying to go through the inning clean,

hit a home run to give the Astros a 4–2 lead. It set the stage for a pivotal ninth inning with Lidge set to close the inning. He got two easy outs before Eckstein lined a single with two strikes; this was followed by

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drawing a walk. Lidge now faced Albert Pujols at the plate; he hit a shot to left field that would give St. Louis a 5–4 lead that proved the difference in making the series now 3–2 in favor of Houston. Game 6, played at Busch Stadium, was a rematch between Game 2 starters Roy Oswalt and Mark Mulder. Houston set up the scoring with getting runners on second and third base in the third inning before Mulder threw a wild pitch that scored a run; Biggio then hit a single to drive in the other runner to make it 2–0. Jason Lane hit his second home run of the series in the fourth inning to make it 3–0. Roy Oswalt would dominate the Cardinals for seven innings, allowing only a run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning as the bullpen took control from there while adding two insurance runs in the sixth and seventh. With Dan Wheeler on the mound,

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hit a flyball to right field that was caught by Jason Lane for the final out, clinching the first ever pennant for the Astros in history. Oswalt, who went 2–0 with a 1.29 ERA in 14 innings, was named NLCS MVP, the second time an Astro had won the award and first since Mike Scott in 1986.

World Series

After having played 4,714 games and their entire major league careers together in Houston, Bagwell and Biggio appeared in their first World Series in 2005.

Game 1

October 22, 2005 at U.S. Cellular Field in

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Playing in their first World Series home game since 1959, the

took an early lead with a home run from

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 ...

in the first inning. The Sox scored two more in the second when

Juan Uribe Juan Cespedes Uribe Tena (born March 22, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played shortstop, third base and second base during his career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox ...

doubled in

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after

Carl Everett Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. A switch hitter, he played for eight teams over the course of a 14-year career. He was a member of the Chicago White Sox when they won the 2005 Wor ...

had already scored on a groundout earlier in the inning. The Astros responded again in the next inning when

hit a double, driving in Adam Everett and

. In the White Sox half of the fourth,

Joe Crede Joseph Taylor Crede (pronounced CREE-dee, born April 26, 1978) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (2000–2008) and the Minnesota Twins (2009). Crede was drafted ...

hit what turned out to be the game-winning home run. In the bottom of the eighth,

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hit a triple with Pierzynski on second.

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.

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pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits for the win, and

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 ...

earned the save to give the White Sox a 1–0 lead in the series. When Neal Cotts entered the game in the top of the 8th it marked the first time in 5 games that the White Sox had gone to their bullpen.

Game 2

October 23, 2005 at U.S. Cellular Field in

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On a miserably cold (51 degrees) and rainy evening, Morgan Ensberg's first-pitch home run off starter

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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 Andrew Eugene Pettitte (; born June 15, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won fiv ...

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

, a walk to

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 ...

, and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson's ruling that

was hit by a pitched ball. The ruling was considered questionable, as television replays showed that the ball hit Dye's bat (which would have made the pitch a foul ball rather than a HBP). The Astros brought in

, who promptly served up a

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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

blew the save when he gave up a two-run game-tying pinch hit single to

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. In the bottom half of the ninth, Astros closer

gave up a one-out,

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— the fourteenth in Series history — to

, giving Lidge his second loss in as many post-season appearances (his previous appearance was in Game 5 of

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). Podsednik had not hit a single homer in the regular season, and this was his second of the postseason. The Series moved to Houston with the White Sox leading 2–0.

Game 3

October 25, 2005 at

in Houston, Texas Game 3 was the first ever World Series game played in the state of

. Before the game, it was ruled by Commissioner

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that the retractable roof would be open at Minute Maid Park, weather permitting. The Astros objected, citing that their record in games with the roof closed was better than with the retractable roof open. 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 forecasts 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 (fourteen, tied with Game 2 of the

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) –

singled with one out after a

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

hit a lead-off double and

walked,

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hit into a line-drive double play. Adam Everett caught the ball and then doubled Konerko off second by 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 a

throwing error that hit Everett. A

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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.

led off the Astros' fourth with a home run to left-center field. It was later shown in replays that the ball should not have been ruled a home run, hitting the left side of the yellow line on the unusual wall in left-center field. The White Sox rallied in the top of the fifth, true to their "Win Or Die Trying" mantra of 2005, starting with a

lead-off homer. Uribe, on first after hitting a single, scored on a

base hit with one out, followed by

coming home on a duck-snort single by

. Pierzynski hit a two-out double to

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, 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

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a blown save. Houston tried to rally to win in the ninth, but stranded Chris Burke at third, after he had walked, reached second on an error and stolen 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,

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(a former Astro) homered to right with two outs off Ezequiel Astacio. After two infield singles by Rowand and Crede that went a total of 150 feet according to McCarver, Uribe walked, and then

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walked thanks to Astacio's sudden wildness. The Astros tried to rally with the tying runs on first and third and two outs after a Uribe error, but Game 2 starter

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 ever to start a game in the Series, and save the next one. Many records were set or tied in the game besides time and innings: The teams combined to use seventeen pitchers (nine for the White Sox, 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 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 categories 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 (four by the Astros, two by the White Sox).

Game 4

October 26, 2005 at

in Houston, Texas Before the game, Major League Baseball unveiled its

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. The fourth game was the pitchers' duel that had been promised throughout the series. Both Houston starter Brandon Backe and Chicago starter

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put zeros on the scoreboard through seven innings, the longest since Game 7 of the

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had a two-out triple in the top of the third, but

grounded out to second, thus snuffing that threat. The Astros had the best chance of scoring in the sixth, but

struck out with the bases loaded to end that rally. The White Sox had a chance in the top of the seventh with runners at second and third and two out, but shortstop

struck out to snuff the rally. The White Sox were able to break through in the next inning against embattled Houston closer

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hit a

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single. Podsednik moved Harris to second with a sacrifice bunt.

pinch-hit for Iguchi and grounded out to the right side to allow Harris to move over to third.

, the Most Valuable Player of the series, had the game-winning single, driving in Harris. Things got a little sticky for the Sox in the Astros half of the eighth when reliever Cliff Politte hit

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, threw a

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, sending Taveras to second, and walked

. After Morgan Ensberg flew out to center, ChiSox manager

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brought in

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to finish the inning. Cotts induced pinch-hitter

into a ground out to Uribe.

, the 24-year-old

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, started the ninth inning. He allowed a single to

and a sacrifice bunt to

. Chris Burke came in to pinch-hit; he fouled one off to the left side, but Uribe made an amazing catch in the stands to retire Burke. The game ended when Orlando Palmeiro grounded to Uribe. It was a bang-bang play as

caught the ball from Uribe at 11:01 p.m. CDT to begin the biggest celebration in Chicago since the sixth NBA championship by the Bulls in 1998, and end the second-longest period without a World Series title (the cross-town Chicago Cubs owned the longest such streak at the time, as they had not won since

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, until winning in

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). The 1–0 shutout was the first 1-run game to end a World Series since the

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, in which Game 6 was won by the

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over the

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, and the first 1–0 game in any Series game since Game 5 of the

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when the

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shut out the Braves in the last game ever played at

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Composite Box

2005 World Series (4-0):

(A.L.) over Houston Astros (N.L.)

Awards and honors

* Craig Biggio,

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* Roy Oswalt,

Most Valuable Player *

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, Pitcher, Reserve **

, Pitcher, Reserve ** Morgan Ensberg, Third Base, Reserve * Inducted into

: **

** Craig Biggio

Offseason

Overview

Transactions

Regular season

Overview

Standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Roster

Lone Star series

Game Log

Regular season

Postseason log

Postseason

National League Divisional Playoffs

National League Championship Series

World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Composite Box

Awards and honors

Farm system

References

External links