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The 2005 World Series , the 101st playing of Major League Baseball 's championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros 4 games to 0 in the Best-of-seven-games series, winning their third championship and first since 1917. Home field advantage was awarded to Chicago by virtue of the American League's 7-5 victory over the National League in the 2005 , and had not been in the Series since 1959 . Managers: Ozzie Guillén (Chicago), Phil Garner (Houston) Umpires: Joe West , Jeff Nelson , Jerry Layne , Derryl Cousins , Gary Cederstrom , Angel Hernandez Series MVP: Jermaine Dye , Chicago '''Television commentators ( was supposed to join Buck and McCarver in the booth, but opted to stay at his home in Florida and wait out Hurricane Wilma .)'' RESULTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 1, October 22 U.S. Cellular Field , Chicago, Illinois Playing in their first World Series home game since 1959, the White Sox took an early lead with a home run from Jermaine Dye in the first inning. The Astros evened the score in the top of the second frame when Mike Lamb hit a home run of his own. The Sox scored two more in the bottom half when Juan Uribe doubled in A.J. Pierzynski after Carl Everett had already scored on a groudout earlier in the inning. The Astros responded again in the next inning when Lance Berkman hit a double, driving in Adam Everett and Craig Biggio . In the White Sox half of the fourth, Joe Crede hit what turned out to be the game winning home run. In the bottom of the eighth, Scott Podsednik hit a triple with Pierzynski on second. Roger Clemens 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 . José Contreras pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits for the win, and Bobby Jenks 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.
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