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…
Johan Santana (Trading Card DB)

August 23, 2005: ‘Homerdome’ in Minnesota hosts a pitching duel for the ages

When one of the nicknames for a stadium is the “Homerdome,”…
Matt Holliday (TRADING CARD DB)

September 20, 2005: Rockies pound out frustrations in 20-1 victory over Padres

The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies launched their 2005…
Jimmy Rollins, Trading Card Database

October 2, 2005: Phillies win regular-season finale but fall short of playoffs

On the morning of October 2, 2005, the Philadelphia Phillies…
Paul Konerko (Trading Card Database)

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 23, 2005: Scott Podsednik powers White Sox with walk-off home run in Game 2

Scott Podsednik hits a walkoff home run off Astros closer…

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…
The Chicago White Sox celebrate on the pitcher's mound at Minute Maid Park in Houston after winning Game Four of the 2005 World Series. (Courtesy of Ken Smoller)