2005 American League Division Series

none November 2013 yes 2005-ALDS.svg 2005 Chicago White Sox (3) Ozzie Guillén 99–63, 99 63, GA: 6 Boston Red Sox (0) Terry Francona 95–67, 95 67, GA: 0 October 4 – 7 ESPN (Games 1–2)ESPN2 (Game 3) Chris Berman, Rick Sutcliffe, Mike Piazza, and Erin Andrews ESPN Jon Sciambi, Buck Martinez John Hirschbeck, Bill Miller, Mark Wegner, Mark Carlson (Game 1), Dale Scott (Games 2-3), Mike Everitt, Dan Iassogna Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (3) Mike Scioscia 95–67, 95 67, GA: 7 New York Yankees (2) Joe Torre 95–67, 95 67, GA: 0 October 4 – 10 Fox (Games 1, 4–5)ESPN (Games 2–3) Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Chris Myers (Games 1, 5)Jon Miller, Joe Morgan and Gary Miller (Games 2–3)Thom Brennaman, Tim McCarver and Chris Myers (Game 4) ESPN Dan Shulman, Dave Campbell Gary DarlingJerry MealsDerryl CousinsAlfonso MárquezJoe WestJim Reynolds The 2005 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2005 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 4, and ended on Monday, October 10, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were: (1) Chicago White Sox (Central Division champion, 99–63) vs. (4) Boston Red Sox (Wild Card, 95–67): White Sox win series, 3–0. (2) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Western Division champion, 95–67) vs. (3) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 95–67): Angels win series, 3–2.The Yankees were designated the Eastern Division champions due to winning the season series 10–9 against the Red Sox. The Angels received home field advantage rather than the Yankees due to their winning the season series 6–4 against New York The higher seed (#1 is the highest) had the home field advantage. 2005 was the first year since 2001 that the Minnesota Twins had not participated in the ALDS. Other than the White Sox' victory in the AL Central, the participants were identical to those of the previous year. The two victorious teams went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The victorious White Sox advanced to defeat the National League champion Houston Astros and win the 2005 World Series, their first World Series title since 1917. Matchups Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox Chicago 3–0 Boston Red Sox – 2, Chicago White Sox – 14 October 4 U.S. Cellular Field 2:56 40,717 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10040CHA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox - Game 1 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Boston Red Sox – 4, Chicago White Sox – 5 October 5 U.S. Cellular Field 2:29 40,799 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10050CHA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox - Game 2 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Chicago White Sox – 5, Boston Red Sox – 3 October 7 Fenway Park 3:28 35,496 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10070BOS2005.htm 2005 ALDS - Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox - Game 3 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. New York Yankees Los Angeles 3–2 New York Yankees – 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 2 October 4 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 2:59 45,142 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10040ANA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Game 1 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet New York Yankees – 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 5 October 5 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 3:05 45,150 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10050ANA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Game 2 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 11, New York Yankees – 7 October 7 Yankee Stadium (I) 4:00 56,277 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10070NYA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. New York Yankees - Game 3 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 2, New York Yankees – 3 October 9† Yankee Stadium (I) 3:13 56,226 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10090NYA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. New York Yankees - Game 4 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet New York Yankees – 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 5 October 10 Angel Stadium of Anaheim 3:29 45,133 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10100ANA2005.htm 2005 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Game 5 September 13, 2009 Retrosheet †: Game was postponed due to rain on October 8 Chicago vs. Boston Game 1 Boston BOS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Chicago CWS 5 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 X 14 11 1 José Contreras (1–0) Matt Clement (0–1) A. J. Pierzynski 2 (2), Paul Konerko (1), Juan Uribe (1), Scott Podsednik (1) October 4, 2005 3:11 pm (CDT) U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois 40,717 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39781/final/wrap 85 F C, partly cloudy The White Sox rocked Red Sox starter Matt Clement for five runs in the first inning. Clement hit Scott Podsednik to lead off the game. Podsednik moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, then stole third after another hit-by-pitch, scoring the game's first run on Paul Konerko's force out at second. Konerko would himself score on Aaron Rowand's RBI single before A. J. Pierzynski's three-run home run made it 5–0 Chicago. Konerko's home run in the third made it 6–0 White Sox. The Red Sox scored their only runs of the game in the fourth when Trot Nixon and Jason Varitek hit back-to-back singles aided by an error to put them on third and second, respectively. Jose Contreras's wild pitch scored Nixon, then Kevin Millar's double scored Varitek. Contreras went 7 2 3 innings, giving up eight hits. In the bottom of the fourth, Juan Uribe's two-run home run extended Chicago's lead to 8–2 and forced Clement out of the game. Geremi Gonzalez allowed a leadoff walk and subsequent hit-by-pitch in the sixth. One out later, a single by Uribe scored a run, then Scott Podsednik's three-run home run made it 12–2 Chicago. Podsednik had gone homerless in the regular season and this was his first home run since September 30, 2004. In the eighth, Pierzynski's second home run of the game off Bronson Arroyo made it 13–2 Chicago. After two walks, Willie Harris's RBI single capped the scoring at 14–2 Chicago. Cliff Politte pitched a scoreless ninth to give the White Sox a 1–0 series lead. Boston's postseason winning streak was snapped at eight games with this loss. This was the White Sox' first postseason home win since Game 1 of the 1959 World Series. Game 2 Boston BOS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 Chicago CWS 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 9 0 Mark Buehrle (1–0) David Wells (0–1) Bobby Jenks (1) Tadahito Iguchi (1) October 5, 2005 6:09 pm (CDT) U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois 40,799 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39784/final/wrap 81 F C, clear The Red Sox struck first in Game 2 on Manny Ramirez's two-run single off Mark Buehrle with runners on second and third. In the fourth, they loaded the bases on a single, double and intentional walk before Jason Varitek's single and Trot Nixon's groundout scored a run each. David Wells (6 2 3 innings, two earned runs, seven hits) looked tough, giving up only two hits in the first four innings. But in the White Sox half of the fifth, the White Sox struck pay-dirt. Carl Everett hit a leadoff single, then scored on Aaron Rowand's double. One out later, Rowand scored on Joe Crede's single. Boston second baseman's Tony Graffanino error on Juan Uribe's ground ball put two runners on and one out later, Tadahito Iguchi's three-run home run put the White Sox up 5–4, those three runs unearned. Buehrle (seven innings, four earned runs, eight hits) earned the win with the save going to Bobby Jenks. Game 3 Chicago CWS 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 8 0 Boston BOS 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 Freddy García (1–0) Tim Wakefield (0–1) Bobby Jenks (2) Paul Konerko (2) David Ortiz (1), Manny Ramírez 2 (2) October 7, 2005 4:09 pm (EDT) Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts 35,496 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39789/final/wrap 75 F C, cloudy For the first time since 1993, the White Sox secured their place in the ALCS by beating the Red Sox in Game 3. Freddy García (five innings, five hits, three earned runs) faced Tim Wakefield (5 1 3 innings, six hits, four runs). The White Sox struck first, when Juan Uribe doubled with two outs, then Scott Podsednik's double and Tadahito Iguchi's single scored a run each in the third. Back-to-back home runs by David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez leading off the fourth tied the game. In the sixth, Paul Konerko, with Jermaine Dye on base, hit a home run to put the White Sox in the lead for good. Ramirez's second home run of the game in the bottom of the inning cut the lead to 4–3, then Damaso Marte relieved Garcia and allowed a single and two walks to load the bases with no outs. El Duque, Orlando Hernández, came in relief and induced Jason Varitek to foul out, Tony Graffanino to pop out to short, and Johnny Damon to strike out to end the inning without giving up another run. He proceeded to pitch three total innings, giving up one hit. The White Sox got an insurance run in the ninth off Mike Timlin when A. J. Pierzynski hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Juan Uribe's fielder's choice. Bobby Jenks retired the Red Sox in order in the bottom half, earning his second save of the series. This was the White Sox's first postseason series win since the 1917 World Series. Composite line score 2005 ALDS (3–0): Chicago White Sox over Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox 5 0 3 2 5 6 0 2 1 24 28 1 Boston Red Sox 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 25 2 117,012 39,004 Los Angeles vs. New York Game 1 New York NYY 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 Los Angeles LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0 Mike Mussina (1–0) Bartolo Colón (0–1) Mariano Rivera (1) Bengie Molina (1) October 4, 2005 5:20 pm (PDT) Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California 45,142 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39780/final/wrap 78 F C, clear The Yankees were able to get to AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colón early. Three two-out singles loaded the bases in the top of the first, then rookie Robinson Canó lifted a line drive over the reaching hand of left fielder Garret Anderson. The double would clear the bases, giving the Yankees a 3–0 lead. Next inning, Derek Jeter singled with two outs, moved to second on a hit-by-pitch, and scored on Jason Giambi's single. Though Colón and Scot Shields held the Yankees scoreless for the rest of the game, starter Mike Mussina pitched 5 2 3 innings. Bengie Molina's home run in the seventh off Tanyon Sturtze put the Angels on the board. In the ninth, Mariano Rivera walked Vladimir Guerrero with one out. After stealing second, Guerrero scored on Darin Erstad's single, but Rivera retired the next two batters to give the Yankees a 1–0 series lead. Game 2 New York NYY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 3 Los Angeles LAA 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 X 5 7 0 Kelvim Escobar (1–0) Chien-Ming Wang (0–1) Francisco Rodríguez (1) Jorge Posada (1) Juan Rivera (1), Bengie Molina (2) October 5, 2005 7:09 pm (PDT) Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California 45,150 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39783/final/wrap 81 F C, clear In Game 2, the starters were John Lackey for the Angels and Chien-Ming Wang for the Yankees. The Yankees scored the first run of the game in the second when Hideki Matsui and Robinson Canó hit back-to-back doubles. They made it 2–0 in the fifth after Alex Rodríguez walked, moved to third on Jason Giambi's double and scored on Gary Sheffield's ground out. The Angels got on the board in the bottom of that inning on Juan Rivera's home run. In the sixth, Alex Rodríguez's error allowed Orlando Cabrera to make it to first base. He would move to second on Vladimir Guerrero's ground out and score on Bengie Molina's single, tying the game at two. In the next inning, Wang's throwing error would allow Jeff DaVanon and Steve Finley to reach third and second, respectively. Both scored on Cabrera's single, giving the Angels a 4–2 lead. In the eighth, Molina's home run off Al Leiter extended the Angels lead to three. In the ninth, Jorge Posada's home run off Francisco Rodriguez cut the lead back to two, but K. Rod retired the next three batters to end the game and tie the series heading to New York. Game 3 Los Angeles LAA 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 11 19 1 New York NYY 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 7 12 2 Scot Shields (1–0) Aaron Small (0–1) Garret Anderson (1), Bengie Molina (3) Hideki Matsui (1), Derek Jeter (1) October 7, 2005 8:09 pm (EDT) Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York 56,277 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39788/final/wrap 74 F C, rain In Game 3, it was Randy Johnson pitching for the Yankees while Paul Byrd pitched for the Angels. Johnson ran into trouble early, giving up a three-run home run to Garret Anderson in the first after back-to-back two-out singles and a two-run homer to Bengie Molina in the third to give the Angels a 5–0 lead. After allowing a double and single in the fourth without getting an out, Johnson was taken out of the game while being booed. The Yankees rallied in the bottom of the inning. First, Hideki Matsui homered to put the Yanks on the board 5–1. Then Robinson Canó and Bernie Williams hit back to back singles and moved one base each on a groundout. Canó scored on Jorge Posada's groundout and Williams on Derek Jeter's single. After a walk, Brendan Donnelly relieved Byrd and Jason Giambi's single scored Jeter and cut the Angels' lead to one. In the next inning, after Matsui walked, Canó doubled to left and a throwing error by Cabrera allowed Matsui to score and Canó to go to third. Scot Shields relieved Donnelly and gave up a sacrifice fly to Bernie Williams that scored Canó, giving the Yankees a 6–5 lead, but in the sixth Reliever Aaron Small allowed a one-out double to Juan Rivera before Darin Erstad's RBI single tied the game. After a strikeout and single, Chone Figgins's RBI single put the Angels back in front 7–6. Tom Gordon allowed a leadoff single and subsequent hit-by-pitch before Garret Anderson's RBI single made it 8–6 Angels. Two errors loaded the bases before Steve Finley's RBI groundout off Al Leiter made it 9–6 Angels. In the eighth, Leiter allowed a leadoff triple, then after a one-out intentional walk, back-to-back RBI singles by José Molina and Anderson off Scott Proctor made it 11–6 Angels. The Yankees got only one more run on Jeter's leadoff home run in the eighth off Kelvim Escobar as the Angels' 11–7 win put them one win away from the ALCS. Game 4 Los Angeles LAA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 4 1 Al Leiter (1–0) Scot Shields (1–1) Mariano Rivera (2) October 9, 2005 7:56 pm (EDT) Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York 56,226 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39790/final/wrap 61 F C, cloudy The Angels struck first in Game 4, scoring two runs in the top of the sixth on two doubles by Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera off Yankees starting pitcher Shawn Chacón after a leadoff walk. The Yankees cut the lead to one in the bottom of the inning when Alex Rodriguez walked, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Gary Sheffield's single off Angels starting pitcher John Lackey. In the bottom of the next inning, Robinson Canó singled and Jorge Posada walked off Scot Shields. They would score on singles from Rubén Sierra and Derek Jeter. Al Leiter earned the win in relief and Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth and ninth as the Yankees won 3–2 to force a Game 5 back in Anaheim. Game 5 New York NYY 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0 Los Angeles LAA 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0 Ervin Santana (1–0) Mike Mussina (1–1) Francisco Rodríguez (2) Derek Jeter (2) Garret Anderson (2) October 10, 2005 5:16 pm (PDT) Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California 45,133 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/39794/final/wrap 77 F C, clear Game 5 had the same starting pitchers as in Game 1, Bartolo Colón for the Angels and Mike Mussina for the Yankees. Colón left the game in the second inning after walking Robinson Canó (who was caught stealing) due to a hand injury and giving up two hits in the first and was relieved by Ervin Santana, who walked Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada. Williams scored on Bubba Crosby's single and Posada on Derek Jeter's sacrifice fly as the Yankees took an early 2–0 lead. Mussina, however, after pitching a perfect first, allowed a leadoff home run to Garret Anderson in the second to cut the lead to one. Then, Bengie Molina singled to center. After getting two outs, Mussina walked Steve Finley before Adam Kennedy hit the ball to right center. Bubba Crosby and Gary Sheffield collided on the outfield wall trying to catch it, allowing Molina and Finley to score to give the Angels a 3–2 lead. Next inning, Mussina allowed back-to-back leadoff singles to put runners on first and third, then Anderson's sacrifice fly scored a run. After a single again put runners on first and third, Darin Erstad's RBI single extended the Angels' lead to 5–2. Mussina was pulled from the game one out later in his shortest postseason start ever. Randy Johnson, making his first postseason relief appearance since Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Yankees, kept the Angels scoreless for the rest of the game, allowing just three hits. Jeter's home run in the seventh off Santana cut the lead to two. Jeter opened the ninth with a single off closer Francisco Rodríguez, but Alex Rodriguez grounded into a double play. Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield both hit singles afterward, but Hideki Matsui grounded out to first to end the game. The Angels would face the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS. Composite line score 2005 ALDS (3–2): Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 3 4 0 1 5 5 3 1 25 46 1 New York Yankees 3 4 0 4 3 1 3 1 1 20 42 6 247,928 49,586 Footnotes References 2 External links CHW vs. BOS at Baseball-Reference LAA vs. NYY at Baseball-Reference Category:American League Division Series American League Division Series Category:Chicago White Sox postseason Category:Los Angeles Angels postseason Category:Boston Red Sox postseason Category:New York Yankees postseason American League Division Series American League Division Series American League Division Series American League Division Series Category:2000s in Anaheim, California Category:2000s in sports in Orange County, California Category:2005 in Orange County, California American League Division Series Category:Baseball competitions in Boston American League Division Series Category:Baseball competitions in Chicago American League Division Series Category:2000s in the Bronx Category:Baseball competitions in Anaheim, California Category:Baseball competitions in New York City Category:Events at Guaranteed Rate Field