Sox of Ages: Chicago sweeps

Sox of Ages: Chicago sweeps

White Sox win it all By Scott Merkin / MLB.com The White Sox plated only one run, on Jermaine Dye's eighth-inning single, but that was enough to give the franchise its first World Series title since 1917. Freddy Garcia hurled seven shutout innings as Chicago pulled off the sweep. Complete story > White Sox Coverage Digital Download: Own the clincher Bauman: White Sox reach the top Everyone's happy for Reinsdorf White Sox GM never stopped believin' For Guillen, a means to an end Dye takes MVP for the team No fear: Uribe goes head over heels Garcia strong-arms Sox to title Emotions finally let out after sweep Thomas' legacy includes championship Rowand: Greatest moment of career White Sox fans unite to celebrate On the South Side, fans rejoice Trip to Houston worth it for Sox fans Joyous Sox fans found in Wrigleyville Thrilling Series symbolic, says Selig World Series '06: Who's next? Singer: Sox have style all their own Front and Central: WS trend halted Closest 4-0 World Series sweeps Could El Duque become reliever? 1917 Sox no longer live in obscurity It was a different 'world' in 1917 Jermaine Dye postgame interview Ozzie Guillen postgame interview World Series Game 4 postgame notes World Series MLBlog Chicago White Sox guestbook MLB.TV | Condensed Game | Highlight Reel Sox win: 56K | 350K Sox awarded trophy: 56K | 350K Dye is MVP: 56K | 350K Uribe's crowd catch: 56K | 350K Dye delivers: 56K | 350K Uribe makes the play: 56K | 350K Garcia's strong start: 56K | 350K Podsednik's diving catch: 56K | 350K Sox double play: 56K | 350K Crede makes the play: 56K | 350K White Sox celebrate: 350K Pierzynski on season's symmetry: 350K Rowand reflects after the win: 350K Crede on arms, bats: 350K Uribe on defense: 350K Garland says enjoy the win: 350K Politte on playing to win: 350K Ed Farmer on the win: 350K Minnie Minoso's thoughts: 350K Hemond on the team makeup: 350K ESPN - Gameday archive White Sox win World Series Uribe's catch in the seats Uribe throws out Vizcaino Dye comes through Garcia gets Lane swinging Chicago turns the DP Series MVP Jermaine Dye Guillen's postgame interview Crede's postgame interview Pierzynski's postgame interview Jenks' postgame comments Rowand's postgame comments Garland's postgame comments Hermanson's postgame comments Politte's postgame comments Sox chairman Reinsdorf Jenks shares his reaction Buehrle after Game 4 Thomas after the win Guillen on ESPN Thomas' ESPN interview Konerko's ESPN interview		White Sox 1, Astros 0 White Sox win series, 4-0 The White Sox mob each other after the final out of the World Series. (Amy Sancetta/AP) White Sox win series, 4-0 Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV Gm 1 HOU 3 @ CWS 5 Sat Oct. 22 Gm 2 HOU 6 @ CWS 7 Sun Oct. 23 Gm 3 CWS 7 @ HOU 5 Tue Oct. 25 Gm 4 CWS 1 @ HOU 0 Wed Oct. 26 All Postseason WrapsWORLD SERIES Chi White Sox vs. Houston Game 4, 10/26: CWS 1, HOU 0 Game 3, 10/25: CWS 7, HOU 5 Game 2, 10/23: CWS 7, HOU 6 Game 1, 10/22: CWS 5, HOU 3LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Chi White Sox vs. LA Angels Game 5, 10/16: CWS 6, LAA 3 Game 4, 10/15: CWS 8, LAA 2 Game 3, 10/14: CWS 5, LAA 2 Game 2, 10/12: CWS 2, LAA 1 Game 1, 10/11: LAA 3, CWS 2 St. Louis vs. Houston Game 6, 10/19: HOU 5, STL 1 Game 5, 10/17: STL 5, HOU 4 Game 4, 10/16: HOU 2, STL 1 Game 3, 10/15: HOU 4, STL 3 Game 2, 10/13: HOU 4, STL 1 Game 1, 10/12: STL 5, HOU 3DIVISION SERIES LA Angels vs. NY Yankees Game 5, 10/10: LAA 5, NYY 3 Game 4, 10/09: NYY 3, LAA 2 Game 3, 10/07: LAA 11, NYY 7 Game 2, 10/05: LAA 5, NYY 3 Game 1, 10/04: NYY 4, LAA 2 Chi White Sox vs. Boston Game 3, 10/07: CWS 5, BOS 3 Game 2, 10/05: CWS 5, BOS 4 Game 1, 10/04: CWS 14, BOS 2 Atlanta vs. Houston Game 4, 10/09: HOU 7, ATL 6 Game 3, 10/08: HOU 7, ATL 3 Game 2, 10/06: ATL 7, HOU 1 Game 1, 10/05: HOU 10, ATL 5 St. Louis vs. San Diego Game 3, 10/08: STL 7, SD 4 Game 2, 10/06: STL 6, SD 2 Game 1, 10/04: STL 8, SD 5 WorldSeries.com: View the Astros-White Sox series page >		Bats quiet as season ends By Alyson Footer / MLB.com Brandon Backe was brilliant in trying to keep the Astros' hopes alive in Game 4, tossing seven scoreless innings, but Houston couldn't come up with anything offensively. The Astros' thrilling season ended with a 15-inning scoreless drought. Complete story > Astros Coverage Schlegel: Fond memories will prevail Future looks bright for Astros Astros hope Clemens will return Bagwell, Biggio enjoyed the Series Lidge takes tough series in stride Burke: You have to tip your hat All-time World Series 1-0 games Astros notes: Garner not mad at players There's definitely a buzz in Houston Jones, Ortiz win Aaron Award Latino Legends team announced Secada, Lovett perform in Game 4 Phil Garner postgame interview World Series Game 4 postgame notes Phil Garner pregame interview Craig Biggio pregame interview World Series Game 4 pregame notes World Series MLBlog Houston Astros guestbook MLB.TV | Condensed Game | Highlight Reel Backe's brilliance: 56K | 350K Everett barehands one: 56K | 350K Backe fans the side: 56K | 350K Backe knocks ball down: 56K | 350K Backe snares it: 56K | 350K Latino Legends ceremony: 56K | 350K Secada sings anthem: 56K | 350K God Bless America: 56K | 350K Dene Hofheinz Anton: 56K | 350K McLane says he's proud: 350K Oswalt on the close games: 350K Biggio on playing with Bagwell: 350K Everett on the season: 350K Pettitte on how proud he is: 350K KTRH - Gameday archive Astros fall in Game 4 Garner's postgame presser

October 26, 2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Gameday | White Sox Stats | Astros Stats

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Podsednik, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Iguchi, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 b-Everett, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 Politte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cotts, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenks, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dye, RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .438 Konerko, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 Pierzynski, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 Rowand, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .294 Crede, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294 Uribe, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 Garcia, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Harris, PH-2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 34 1 8 1 0 10 12 a-Singled for Garcia in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Iguchi in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Dye (1, Backe), Crede (1, Backe), Pierzynski (2, Lidge). 3B: Podsednik (2, Backe). TB: Podsednik 3; Dye 4; Pierzynski 2; Rowand; Crede 2; Harris. RBI: Dye (3). 2-out RBI: Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Iguchi; Uribe 3. S: Podsednik. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: (Crede-Iguchi-Konerko). Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Biggio, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Taveras, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Berkman, LF 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 .385 Ensberg, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .111 Lamb, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200 b-Vizcaino, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 Lane, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .222 Ausmus, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .067 c-Burke, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Backe, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-Bagwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-Palmeiro, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 29 0 5 0 4 7 20 a-Grounded out for Backe in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Lamb in the 8th. c-Popped out for Everett in the 9th. d-Grounded out for Lidge in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Lamb (1, Garcia). TB: Biggio; Taveras; Lamb 2; Lane; Ausmus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ensberg; Everett; Lane 2; Vizcaino; Palmeiro. S: Taveras; Ausmus. GIDP: Everett. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Berkman (1, 2nd base off Garcia/Pierzynski), Taveras (1, 3rd base off Garcia/Pierzynski). Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Garcia (W, 1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 3 7 0 0.00 Politte (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 Cotts (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Jenks (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Backe 7.0 5 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 Lidge (L, 0-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 4.91 WP: Politte. IBB: Lamb (by Garcia), Berkman (by Politte). HBP: Taveras (by Politte). Pitches-strikes: Garcia 107-63, Politte 15-6, Cotts 5-3, Jenks 17-11, Backe 100-69, Lidge 26-21. Ground outs-fly outs: Garcia 12-2, Politte 1-1, Cotts 1-0, Jenks 2-1, Backe 8-6, Lidge 3-0. Batters faced: Garcia 27, Politte 4, Cotts 1, Jenks 4, Backe 26, Lidge 9. Inherited runners-scored: Cotts 2-0. Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Joe West. LF: Jeff Nelson. RF: Jerry Layne. Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, In from LF. T: 3:20. Att: 42,936. Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner