
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…

June 18, 2005: A.J. Pierzynski’s ‘second-chance homer’ lifts White Sox to victory on Turn Back the Clock Night
Almost midway through their season, the 2005 Chicago White Sox…

June 24, 2005: Freddy García dominates as White Sox offense slugs way to 50th win
Ozzie Guillén understood Chicago’s baseball rivalry. “And…

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…

July 17, 2005: Jon Garland’s dominant pitching completes White Sox sweep over Cleveland
Entering the 2005 All-Star break, the Chicago White Sox held…

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 10, 2005: Aaron Rowand’s defense in Yankee Stadium steals spotlight, secures series for White Sox
In 2005, the White Sox’ Aaron Rowand finished tied for second…

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 21, 2005: White Sox sting Yankees’ Randy Johnson with four homers in the fourth inning
On Sunday, August 21, 2005, as the New York Yankees (67-54) took…

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…

September 23, 2005: José Contreras throws his first complete game to stop White Sox skid
For much of the 2005 season, the White Sox cruised in the American…

September 29, 2005: White Sox clinch AL Central crown en route to first World Series title in 88 years
Heading into the 2005 season, the Chicago White Sox had been…

October 7, 2005: White Sox complete AL Division Series sweep of Red Sox
The last time the White Sox won a playoff series was also the…

October 11, 2005: Exhausted Angels outlast White Sox in Game 1 of ALCS
The White Sox stand for the National Anthem on the third-base…

October 12, 2005: A.J. Pierzynski’s heads-up baserunning leads to Joe Crede’s game-winning hit to even ALCS
Chicago White Sox fans were hoping for a better outcome in…

October 16, 2005: José Contreras fires Chicago’s fourth straight complete game to send White Sox to World Series
On July 1, 2005, Chicago White Sox starter José Contreras took…