White Sox @ Astros - World Series, Game 4, 2005
2005 World Series — Game 4
Date: October 26, 2005
Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Series: Chicago White Sox led 3–0 over the Houston Astros, looking to complete a sweep.
How the game unfolded
1st inning:
The White Sox struck first. Jermaine Dye hit an RBI single to score Willie Harris, giving Chicago a 1–0 lead. It would be the only run scored in the entire game.
Pitchers’ duel:
Freddy García (White Sox) pitched brilliantly, going 7 shutout innings, scattering 4 hits and striking out 7.
Brandon Backe (Astros) was also outstanding, giving up just 5 hits and 1 run in 7 innings.
Astros missed chances:
Houston had runners in scoring position in the 3rd and 5th innings, but couldn’t capitalize. The best chance came in the 5th when they had men on second and third with one out, but García induced two pop outs to escape.
Closing it down:
In the 8th, Neal Cotts got the first out, then Bobby Jenks came on for a 5-out save.
Jenks retired all five batters he faced, finishing with a ground out to shortstop Juan Uribe to end the game — and the series.
Final score:
White Sox 1, Astros 0
Chicago wins the series 4–0, their first World Series title since 1917.
Key performances:
Freddy García: 7 shutout innings, clutch pitching in tough spots.
Jermaine Dye: Drove in the only run of the game, later named World Series MVP.
Bobby Jenks: Slammed the door with a perfect 1.2 innings for the save.
The White Sox completed a 4-game sweep, ending an 88-year championship drought.
It was also the first World Series appearance in Astros franchise history, though they would not capture a title until 2017.
The Sox dominated the series with outstanding pitching — holding Houston to just 3 runs combined over the final three games, two of which were one-run Chicago victories.
⚾ Historic notes
The White Sox completed a 4-game sweep, ending an 88-year championship drought.
It was also the first World Series appearance in Astros franchise history, though they would not capture a title until 2017.
The Sox dominated the series with outstanding pitching — holding Houston to just 3 runs combined over the final three games, two of which were one-run Chicago victories.
A tense pitchers’ duel ended with the White Sox clinching their first World Series title since 1917. Freddy García’s gutsy outing and Bobby Jenks’s ice-cold finish preserved Jermaine Dye’s lone RBI, wrapping up a 4-game sweep of the Astros.
