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Wednesday, October 26, 2005

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2005 World Series

Chicago wins series 4 - 0

Chicago White Sox 1
Houston Astros 0
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jermaine Dye 3
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Joe Crede 1
2 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Willy Taveras 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brandon Backe 1.40
2 Freddy Garcia 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddy Garcia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Backe 7
1 Freddy Garcia 7
3 Brad Lidge 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jermaine Dye .438
2 Lance Berkman .385
3 Willy Taveras .333
4 Joe Crede .294
4 Aaron Rowand .294

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Crede 2
2 Geoff Blum 1
2 Jermaine Dye 1
2 Morgan Ensberg 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 6
2 Paul Konerko 4
3 Joe Crede 3
3 Jermaine Dye 3
3 A. J. Pierzynski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Burke 2
1 Scott Podsednik 2
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 Willie Harris 1
3 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Backe 0.00
1 Freddy Garcia 0.00
3 Chad Qualls 1.69
4 Jon Garland 2.57
5 Andy Pettitte 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Neal Cotts 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 Damaso Marte 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Backe 7
1 Freddy Garcia 7
1 Bobby Jenks 7
4 Mark Buehrle 6
4 Brad Lidge 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 2
2 Mark Buehrle 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .382
2 Abraham Nunez .375
3 Willy Taveras .349
4 Lance Berkman .333
5 Jermaine Dye .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 5
2 Joe Crede 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Mike Lamb 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Konerko 15
2 Lance Berkman 14
3 Reggie Sanders 12
4 Joe Crede 11
4 Morgan Ensberg 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 6
2 Rafael Furcal 3
3 Chris Burke 2
3 A. J. Pierzynski 2
5 24 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kelvim Escobar 1.59
2 Scot Shields 1.64
3 Chris Carpenter 2.05
4 Chad Qualls 2.08
5 Jon Garland 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
5 2 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Oswalt 23
2 Brad Lidge 21
3 Brandon Backe 17
4 Andy Pettitte 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 4
2 Brad Lidge 3
2 Mariano Rivera 3
2 Francisco Rodriguez 3
5 Jason Isringhausen 2

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 67 .586 --
Yankees 95 67 .586 0.0
Blue Jays 80 82 .494 15.0
Orioles 74 88 .457 21.0
Devil Rays 67 95 .414 28.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 63 .611 --
Indians 93 69 .574 6.0
Twins 83 79 .512 16.0
Tigers 71 91 .438 28.0
Royals 56 106 .346 43.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 88 74 .543 7.0
Rangers 79 83 .488 16.0
Mariners 69 93 .426 26.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 72 .556 --
Phillies 88 74 .543 2.0
Mets 83 79 .512 7.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 7.0
Nationals 81 81 .500 9.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 100 62 .617 --
Astros 89 73 .549 11.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 19.0
Cubs 79 83 .488 21.0
Reds 73 89 .451 27.0
Pirates 67 95 .414 33.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 80 .506 --
D'backs 77 85 .475 5.0
Giants 75 87 .463 7.0
Dodgers 71 91 .438 11.0
Rockies 67 95 .414 15.0