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Sunday, October 23, 2005

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2005 World Series

Chicago leads series 2 - 0

Houston Astros 6
Chicago White Sox 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brad Ausmus 2
1 Carl Everett 2
1 Aaron Rowand 2
1 Willy Taveras 2
1 Juan Uribe 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morgan Ensberg 1
1 Paul Konerko 1
1 Scott Podsednik 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Konerko 4
2 Lance Berkman 3
3 Jose Vizcaino 2
4 Joe Crede 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Lane 1
1 Juan Uribe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Buehrle 0.86
2 Andy Pettitte 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neal Cotts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Buehrle 6
2 Andy Pettitte 4
3 Bobby Jenks 1
3 Cliff Politte 1
3 Dan Wheeler 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willy Taveras .571
2 Juan Uribe .500
3 Brad Ausmus .429
3 Lance Berkman .429
3 2 others tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Crede 1
1 Jermaine Dye 1
1 Morgan Ensberg 1
1 Paul Konerko 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 5
2 Paul Konerko 4
3 Joe Crede 2
3 Scott Podsednik 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Burke 1
1 Jason Lane 1
1 A. J. Pierzynski 1
1 Scott Podsednik 1
1 Juan Uribe 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wandy Rodriguez 2.70
2 Andy Pettitte 3.00
3 Chad Qualls 3.86
4 Jose Contreras 3.86
5 Mark Buehrle 5.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Neal Cotts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Buehrle 6
2 Bobby Jenks 4
2 Andy Pettitte 4
4 Jose Contreras 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andruw Jones .500
2 Jason Giambi .421
3 Willy Taveras .400
4 Albert Pujols .382
5 Abraham Nunez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 5
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Joe Crede 3
2 Mike Lamb 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Konerko 15
2 Lance Berkman 13
3 Reggie Sanders 12
4 Joe Crede 10
4 Morgan Ensberg 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 5
2 Rafael Furcal 3
3 A. J. Pierzynski 2
4 Brad Ausmus 1
4 21 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Isringhausen 1.29
2 Kelvim Escobar 1.59
3 Scot Shields 1.64
4 Jon Garland 1.80
5 Chris Carpenter 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
4 Chris Carpenter 2
4 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Oswalt 20
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Mark Buehrle 15
3 Kelvim Escobar 15
3 Brad Lidge 15

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 67 .586 --
Yankees 95 67 .586 0.0
Blue Jays 80 82 .494 15.0
Orioles 74 88 .457 21.0
Devil Rays 67 95 .414 28.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 63 .611 --
Indians 93 69 .574 6.0
Twins 83 79 .512 16.0
Tigers 71 91 .438 28.0
Royals 56 106 .346 43.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 88 74 .543 7.0
Rangers 79 83 .488 16.0
Mariners 69 93 .426 26.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 72 .556 --
Phillies 88 74 .543 2.0
Mets 83 79 .512 7.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 7.0
Nationals 81 81 .500 9.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 100 62 .617 --
Astros 89 73 .549 11.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 19.0
Cubs 79 83 .488 21.0
Reds 73 89 .451 27.0
Pirates 67 95 .414 33.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 80 .506 --
D'backs 77 85 .475 5.0
Giants 75 87 .463 7.0
Dodgers 71 91 .438 11.0
Rockies 67 95 .414 15.0