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ANGELS IN THE POSTSEASON (2005)

2005 League Championship Series Recap
The Angels matched up with the Chicago White Sox in the American League Championship
Series with hopes of advancing to the World Series for the second time in four seasons. A
well-rested Chicago team awaited the Angels, who were playing three games in three cities
(New York, Anaheim & Chicago) in consecutive days – the first time it occurred in Major
League postseason history. The Angels would also be without Bartolo Colon for the remain-
der of the postseason.
In Game 1, Paul Byrd gave the club 6+ innings, allowing just two earned runs in lifting the
club to a 3-2 win. Garret Anderson opened the scoring with a solo home run in the second
inning and the Angels received RBI from Vladimir Guerrero and Orlando Cabrera in the third
frame. Neither team would score a run after the fourth inning as Scot Shields and Francisco
Rodriguez combined on three scoreless frames to close out the victory.
Game 2 was shrouded with controversy as an apparent third strike call by umpire Doug
Eddings to end the 9th inning resulted in A.J. Pierzynski reaching first base amidst mass
confusion on the field. Pinch-runner Pablo Ozuna promptly stole second base and scored
the game-winning run on Joe Crede’s double. Mark Buehrle went the distance for Chicago to
earn the win as the Halos were held to one run on five hits. The series was tied at 1-1 and shifting to Anaheim.
In Game 3, another strong pitching performance did in the Angels as Jon Garland tossed a complete game en route
to a 5-2 White Sox win. Paul Konerko’s three-run home run in the first inning was all the offense needed on this night as
the Angels were limited to two runs (two-run HR by Cabrera) on four hits.
More of the same for the Halos in Game 4 as the offense posted just two runs on six hits off Freddy Garcia, the third
straight White Sox starter to hurl a complete game. Konerko struck again in the first inning with another three-run shot
off Ervin Santana as the Sox cruised to an 8-2 victory.
Game 5 saw the Angels take their first lead since Game 1, a 3-2 cushion entering the seventh inning. The White
Sox seemed destined for the World Series as they scored four unanswered runs from the seventh frame on and Jose
Contreras silenced the Angel bats, tossing the fourth straight complete game for Chicago. The Angels managed just 11
runs in the five-game series, the fewest by an ALCS team since Boston in 1990. For the second straight season, the Angels
were eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual World Champion.

2005 ALCS Recap
CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Oct. 11-16, 2005

GAME 1 - Tuesday, October 11 at Chicago (N)
LOS ANGELES 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 7 1
CHICAGO 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 7 0
E: Figgins. LOB: CWS 6, LAA 4. HR: Anderson (off Contreras), Crede (off Byrd). SB: Figgins, Erstad. CS: Podsednik, Pierzynski. SH: Figgins.
HB: Rowand (Byrd).
WP - Byrd, LP - Contreras, S - Rodriguez. T: 2:47 A: 40,659.
GAME 2 - Wednesday, October 12 at Chicago (N)
LOS ANGELES 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 5 3
CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 2 7 1
E: Washburn, Guerrero, Paul, Uribe. DP: CWS 2; LAA 1. GDP: Kennedy, Guerrero. LOB: CWS 4, LAA 7. HR: Quinlan (off Buehrle). SB: Ozuna.
SH: Iguchi, Kennedy. HB: Iguchi (Washburn), B. Molina (Buehrle).
WP - Buerhle, LP - Escobar. T: 2:34 A: 41,013.
GAME 3 - Friday, October 14 at Anaheim (N)
CHICAGO 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 5 11 0
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LOS ANGELES 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 4 0
DP: CWS 1, LAA 2. GDP: Guerrero, Rowand. LOB: CWS 6, LAA 1. HR: Konerko (off Lackey), Cabrera (off Garland). SH: Iguchi.
WP - Garland, LP - Lackey. T: 2:42 A: 44,725.
GAME 4 - Saturday, October 15 at Anaheim (N)
CHICAGO 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 — 8 8 1
LOS ANGELES 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 6 1
E: Garcia, Cabrera. DP: LAA 1. GDP: Uribe. LOB: CWS 5, LAA. HR: Konerko (off Santana), Pierzynski (off Santana). SB: Podsednik 2, Dye. CS:
Crede. HB: Iguchi (Santana).
WP - Garcia, LP - Santana. T: 2:46 A: 44,857.
GAME 5 - Sunday, October 16 at Anaheim (N)
CHICAGO 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 — 6 8 1
LOS ANGELES 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 — 3 5 2
E: Kennedy, Contreras, Escobar. DP: LAA 1. LOB: CWS 9, LAA 4. HR: Crede (off Escobar). SB: Podsednik. CS: Iguchi SF: Crede, Rowand, Anderson.
SH: Figgins, Pierzynski. HB: Iguchi (Byrd). PB: Pierzynski.
WP - Contreras, LP - Escobar. T: 3:11 A: 44,712.

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