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The 2005 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 105th season. They finished with a 99–63 record in the regular season and first place in the American League Central by six games over the Cleveland Indians .
July 6, 2005, for the Chicago White Sox: Last MLB appearance; July 7, 2011, for the Boston Red Sox: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 16–20: Earned run average: 3.53: Strikeouts: 351: Saves: 173: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Chicago White Sox (2005–2010) Boston Red Sox ; Career highlights and awards; 2× All-Star (2006, 2007) World ...
This was the first postseason meeting between the White Sox and Astros, and the first World Series ever played in the state of Texas. The White Sox swept the Astros to win their first World Series title since 1917, ending the Curse of the Black Sox. Even though this World Series ended in a sweep, all four games were decided by two runs or less.
The 2005 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the American League side in Major League Baseball's 2005 postseason, which determined the 2005 American League champion, matched the Central Division champion and top-seeded Chicago White Sox against the West Division champion and second-seeded Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Chicago White Sox (2000–2011) Miami Marlins ; Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2015) Career highlights and awards; 5× All-Star (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014) World Series champion ; 4× Gold Glove Award (2009–2012) Pitched a perfect game on July 23, 2009; Pitched a no-hitter on April 18, 2007; Chicago White Sox ...
Dye played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves (1996), Kansas City Royals (1997–2001), Oakland Athletics (2001–2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2005–2009). Dye was a two-time MLB All-Star and he won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the White Sox at the end of the 2005 World Series.
Paul Henry Konerko (/ k ə ˈ n ɛər k oʊ / kə-NAIR-koh; born March 5, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1997 to 2014, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox, where he was a six-time American League All-Star and team captain for the 2005 World Series winning team.
The season ended when the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros in a four-game sweep in the World Series, winning their first championship since 1917. As of the 2024 season, this is the last season in which no no-hit games were pitched; 2005 was also only the 6th year since 1949 in which no such games were thrown.