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Home > Baseball > World Series History > (2005) Chi.White Sox 4, Houston 0
(2005) Chi.White Sox 4, Houston 0
Baseball is an outdoor sport in which a pitcher pitches a hard, fist sized ball to the hitting area of a batter. It is a popular game in North America, parts of Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game initially developed in the United States from an early bat-and-ball game called rounders, and now it has become the national sport of United States. The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball. The World Series is played between the American League and National League champions and the Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff.
The White Sox celebrated after finishing off the Astros by 4-0 to capture their World Series title. This victory belonged to the entire city of Chicago and a nation of euphoric White Sox fans. Sure, the White Sox 1-0 whitewashing of Houston completed the 19th four-game sweep in World Series history and gave the franchise its first title since 1917. Team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and vice chairman Eddie Einhorn were able to hoist the championship trophy for the first time in their 25-year ownership reign.
The White Sox finished the 2005 playoffs at 11-1. Their Wednesday’s victory followed an all too familiar White Sox pattern in 2005.Their great starting pitching, helped out by just enough offense to get the job done, and topped off by sterling defense. Neither Houston starter Brandon Backe nor White Sox hurler Freddy Garcia allowed many scoring opportunities during their seven scoreless innings apiece. Backe gave up five hits and struck out seven, including five straight in the fourth and fifth innings. Garcia allowed four hits and walked three, one intentionally, while striking out seven.
But the game's lone run came in the eighth, with two outs, off Houston closer Brad Lidge. Pinch-hitter Willie Harris, who didn't even know if he would still be part of the organization at playoff time, opened the frame with a two-strike single to left and was sacrificed to second by Scott Podsednik. Pinch-hitter Carl Everett's ground ball to second moved Harris to third. And a ground single up the middle from Jermaine Dye, the World Series Most Valuable Player, moved the White Sox one step closer to history. It was Dye's third hit of the game. Politte delivered the final summation on making history in Houston and getting his hands on the championship trophy.
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