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2005 Chicago White Sox

99-63 • .611 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 2005 Chicago White Sox went 99-63 (.611) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 741 runs, allowed 645, and played home games at U.S. Cellular Field. Team leaders included Paul Konerko (40 HR, 100 RBI) and Jon Garland (18-10, 3.50 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

99 Wins
63 Losses
.611 Win %
1st Rank
741 R 645 RA
Diff +96

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⚡ Quick Stats

741 Runs Scored
645 Runs Allowed
+96 Run Diff
2,342K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 2% below the 2005 league average (.267)
OBP .322 2% below the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .424 equal to the 2005 league average (.424)
Team ERA 3.61 17% better than the 2005 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 741 4% below the 2005 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRate Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,342,834
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Avg per Game 28,923

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Scott Podsednik 0.290 2 Paul Konerko 0.283 3 Tadahito Iguchi 0.278 4 Pablo Ozuna 0.276 5 Jermaine Dye 0.274

Home Runs

1 Paul Konerko 40 2 Jermaine Dye 31 3 Carl Everett 23 4 Joe Crede 22 5 A. J. Pierzynski 18

RBI

1 Paul Konerko 100 2 Carl Everett 87 3 Jermaine Dye 86 4 Tadahito Iguchi 71 5 Juan Uribe 71
2005 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Aaron Rowand 157 578 77 156 30 5 13 69 32 116 16 0.270
Paul Konerko 158 575 98 163 24 0 40 100 81 109 0 0.283
Jermaine Dye 145 529 74 145 29 2 31 86 39 99 11 0.274
Tadahito Iguchi 135 511 74 142 25 6 15 71 47 114 15 0.278
Scott Podsednik 129 507 80 147 28 1 0 25 47 75 59 0.290
Carl Everett 135 490 58 123 17 2 23 87 42 99 4 0.251
Juan Uribe 146 481 58 121 23 3 16 71 34 77 4 0.252
A. J. Pierzynski 128 460 61 118 21 0 18 56 23 68 0 0.257
Joe Crede 132 432 54 109 21 0 22 62 25 66 1 0.252
Pablo Ozuna 70 203 27 56 7 2 0 11 7 26 14 0.276
Timo Perez 76 179 13 39 8 0 2 15 12 25 2 0.218
Chris Widger 45 141 18 34 8 0 4 11 10 22 0 0.241
Willie Harris 56 121 17 31 2 1 1 8 13 25 10 0.256
Frank Thomas 34 105 19 23 3 0 12 26 16 31 0 0.219
Geoff Blum 31 95 6 19 2 1 1 3 4 15 0 0.200
Ross Gload 28 42 2 7 2 0 0 5 2 9 0 0.167
Brian Anderson 13 34 3 6 1 0 2 3 0 12 1 0.176
Joe Borchard 7 12 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.417
Freddy Garcia 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pedro Lopez 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.286
Raul Casanova 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Mark Buehrle 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Contreras 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Orlando Hernandez 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jon Garland 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Brandon McCarthy 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jamie Burke 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Politte 68 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jon Adkins 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Bajenaru 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Cotts 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Hermanson 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Jenks 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Damaso Marte 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Sanders 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shingo Takatsu 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Vizcaino 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Walker 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Neal Cotts 1.94 2 Cliff Politte 2.00 3 Dustin Hermanson 2.04 4 Bobby Jenks 2.75 5 Mark Buehrle 3.12

Wins

1 Jon Garland 18 2 Mark Buehrle 16 3 Jose Contreras 15 4 Freddy Garcia 14 5 Orlando Hernandez 9

Strikeouts

1 Jose Contreras 154 2 Mark Buehrle 149 3 Freddy Garcia 146 4 Jon Garland 115 5 Orlando Hernandez 91
2005 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Buehrle 16 8 3.12 33 33 0 236.2 240 82 40 149
Freddy Garcia 14 8 3.87 33 33 0 228.0 225 98 60 146
Jon Garland 18 10 3.50 32 32 0 221.0 212 86 47 115
Jose Contreras 15 7 3.61 32 32 0 204.2 177 82 75 154
Orlando Hernandez 9 9 5.12 24 22 1 128.1 137 73 50 91
Luis Vizcaino 6 5 3.73 65 0 0 70.0 74 29 29 43
Cliff Politte 7 1 2.00 68 0 1 67.1 42 15 21 57
Brandon McCarthy 3 2 4.03 12 10 0 67.0 62 30 17 48
Neal Cotts 4 0 1.94 69 0 0 60.1 38 13 29 58
Dustin Hermanson 2 4 2.04 57 0 34 57.1 46 13 17 33
Damaso Marte 3 4 3.77 66 0 4 45.1 45 19 33 54
Bobby Jenks 1 1 2.75 32 0 6 39.1 34 12 15 50
Shingo Takatsu 1 2 5.97 31 0 8 28.2 30 19 16 32
Jon Adkins 0 1 8.64 5 0 0 8.1 13 8 4 1
Kevin Walker 0 1 9.00 9 0 0 7.0 10 7 5 5
Jeff Bajenaru 0 0 6.23 4 0 0 4.1 4 3 0 3
David Sanders 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 3 3 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
CHA def. LAA 4-1
AL Division Series
CHA def. BOS 3-0
World Series
CHA def. HOU 4-0

👥 Roster (38)

Jon Adkins Brian Anderson Jeff Bajenaru Geoff Blum Joe Borchard Mark Buehrle Jamie Burke Raul Casanova Jose Contreras Neal Cotts Joe Crede Jermaine Dye +26 more

38 players

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The 2005 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 99-63 record (.611) put the 2005 Chicago White Sox 1st in the AL Central. The club won the World Series and took the division title. With 741 runs scored and 645 given up, the 2005 differential was +96. The team batting average of .262 was 2% below the 2005 league mark of .267. Pitchers allowed 3.61 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.36.

Paul Konerko led the club in home runs with 40. Jon Garland was the top winner, with 18 victories. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against LAA 4-1. In the AL Division Series, the Chicago White Sox beat BOS 3-0. The World Series ended in a win against HOU 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Chicago White Sox

What was the 2005 Chicago White Sox record?
The 2005 Chicago White Sox finished 99-63 (.611 win pct).
Did the 2005 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
Yes. The 2005 Chicago White Sox won the World Series.
Who led the 2005 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Paul Konerko led the 2005 Chicago White Sox with 40 home runs.
What was the 2005 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 2005 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.61.
Where did the 2005 Chicago White Sox play?
The 2005 Chicago White Sox played home games at U.S. Cellular Field.
Who led the 2005 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Paul Konerko (40 HR, 100 RBI) and Jon Garland (18-10, 3.50 ERA).
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