April 4, 2005: A magical season begins for White Sox (in under two hours)
Sometimes a magical season begins with offensive thunder, other…
April 4, 2005: Washington Nationals lose debut game to Phillies
It was a few minutes after 4 P.M. on September 29, 2004, and…
April 5, 2005: Marlins exceed high expectations on Opening Day
Going into 2005, the Florida Marlins began with high expectations,…
April 14, 2005: ‘Baseball is back in Washington, DC!’ as Nationals win home opener
There is graduation pomp and circumstance. There is Opening Day…
May 2, 2005: Cardinals score 7 runs in 9th to complete comeback against Reds
In the first month of the 2005 season, the St. Louis Cardinals…
May 21, 2005: Mr. Koo’s wild ride
Korean pitcher Dae-Sung Koo spent just 140 days in the majors,…
June 7, 2005: Pedro Martinez is almost perfect as Mets beat Astros 3-1
The New York Mets were trying to return to relevance in the National…
June 8, 2005: Wily Mo Pena’s home run caps comeback win for Reds
Bobblehead giveaways are exceedingly popular fan attractions.…
June 14, 2005: Pine tar on the glove, fracas on the field: Who tipped off Frank Robinson?
The visiting Washington Nationals (37-27) were enjoying an unexpected…
July 7, 2005: Jeff Francoeur’s dazzling debut
The Atlanta Braves were grinding down the upstart Washington…
July 15, 2005: Rafael Palmeiro doubles for his 3,000th career hit
Although he had an excellent 20-season major-league career, Rafael…
July 15, 2005: Mike Stanton’s walk-off balk sinks the Nationals in Milwaukee
Fans in the US capital were thrilled when Major League Baseball…
August 5, 2005: Aaron Small pitches into 7th as Yankees beat Blue Jays, 6-2
The starting pitcher for the Yankees was Aaron Small. In the…
August 6, 2005: Braves’ Tim Hudson wins 100th career game; Andruw Jones hits two home runs
In an outstanding final season at Auburn University,1 which resulted…
August 15, 2005: Tigers rally in bottom of ninth, beat closer Curt Schilling and Red Sox
Throughout his career, Curt Schilling was known as a big-game…
August 16, 2005: Jhonny Peralta homers twice as Cleveland sends Texas to eighth straight loss
The Texas Rangers won 89 games in 2004 – their first winning…
August 23, 2005: ‘Homerdome’ in Minnesota hosts a pitching duel for the ages
When one of the nicknames for a stadium is the “Homerdome,”…
August 31, 2005: More than 100 years in the making, Jeremy Hermida hits a one-of-a-kind grand slam
Until August 31, 2005, only one major-league baseball career…
September 7, 2005: Dontrelle Willis becomes first Marlins pitcher to win 20 games
The Washington Nationals had seen their season go south after…
September 20, 2005: Rockies pound out frustrations in 20-1 victory over Padres
The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies launched their 2005…
October 25, 2005: Geoff Blum, White Sox beat Astros in 14-inning Game 3 thriller
For the first time in World Series history, the fall classic…
April 15, 2006: Justin Morneau’s clutch single off Mariano Rivera earns Twins a walk-off win
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau started the 2006…
April 19, 2006: Orioles lose by 14 on Tuesday, turn tables on Cleveland and score 18 on Wednesday
Early in the 2006 season, the Baltimore Orioles were no strangers…
April 21, 2006: Alfonso Soriano’s three home runs lead Nationals over Braves
A weak offense marked the Washington Nationals’ 2005 season,…