Houston astros news, scores, schedule, roster the athletic. Louis cardinals won nl division series 31 over atlanta braves. The stros went to the fall classic in 2005 as a member of the senior circuit. Houston astros 2005 world series collectors mugcup mlb baseball. World series 2005 official program houston astros vs. Those were the teams of bagwell, biggio, berkman and oswalt. The astros historic run ended with a 52 game 7 loss to the cardinals, one game shy of their firstever world series berth. Zimmerman hit the first world series homer in nationals history, connecting in the second. With a world series berth in view, the houston astros can look back to a 2005 squad that truly saw stumbles along the way to the mlbs championship series.
The houston astros 2005 season was a season in which the houston astros qualified for the postseason for the second consecutive season. In some of the best playoff baseball ever, the astros fell to the philadelphia phillies in the 1980 nl championship series and the new york mets in the 1986 nlcs. Can you name every player on the active roster of the 2005 houston astros world series losing team. The astros came within one win of a world series appearance, losing to the st. Soto, nationals top cole, astros 54 in world series opener. Led by jose altuve, astros journey to world series shows. Mike lamb, who played at fullerton from 199597, homered against the chicago white sox in the 2005 series. Comparing the 2005 world series lineup to 2015 alds team. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Became only the 2nd puerto ricanborn manager in mlb history. The astros already announced that dallas keuchel and justin verlander will start games 1 and 2, respectively, followed. The players below represent all players who played at least 1 game for the 2003 houston astros.
Red schoendienst for the cardinals 1,795 games, world series title in 1967. In 2015, the houston astros advanced to the postseason for the first time in a decade, making it to the american league division series versus the eventual world series champion kansas city royals. Houston astros make strides in diversity since 2005 world. Houston advanced to the world series by beating the new york yankees in seven games in 2017. Houston astros bio the houston astros started in 1962 as the colt. Home major league baseball mlb minor league baseball. The astros announced their roster for the world series presented by youtube tv, with no changes from the previous round. The white sox swept the astros in four games, winning their third world series championship and their first in 88. Soto, nationals top cole, astros 54 in world series. Lance berkman was out for a month following offseason knee surgery. Astros farm system product and cy young award winner dallas keuchel went undefeated at home, anchoring a pitching staff that finished the season. Exyankee brian mccann teases brett gardner over world. Houston the astros tweaked their world series roster in advance of game 1 against the nationals on tuesday, adding veteran righthander chris devenski in place of rookie bryan abreu, who was on the roster for the american league championship series. That was the season in which the chicago white sox shocked the baseball world after winning the american league pennant en route to their first world series since 1959.
They made the playoffs six times in nine years, including their first world series appearance in 2005, when they were swept by the white sox. Age displayed is as of june 30th for the 2003 baseball season. As their new stadium grew in downtown houston, the astros enjoyed nearly a decade of postseason baseball culminating in the state of texas first world series appearance in 2005. Comparing the 2005 world series lineup to the 2015. The 2005 houston astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2005 season. My favorite astros lineup ever was with the killer bees in 2005, even though they got swept by the white sox. Statistics roster org roster game log defensive lineups offensive lineups pitcher log. The astros tweaked their world series roster in advance of game 1 against the nationals on tuesday, adding veteran righthander chris. Only one man appeared in more games for a team and then managed that team to a world series title. Houston astros original autographed mlb baseball balls for. The astros overcame a sluggish 1530 start to claim the wild card playoff spot, and would go on to win the national league pennant to advance to the world series for the first time in franchise history.
The 2005 houston astros won the league championship series. The rotation added justin verlander late in the season, and he has been everything houston dreams about since. Chicago white sox 1 at houston astros 0, f this lowscoring nailbiter was chicagos eighth straight postseason victory, and resulted in their. Great houston astros travel thermal mug with holographic seal.
Houstons offense and its sense of superiority have. The astros began the year with a list of problems that suggested this was going to be a long, and likely unsuccessful, season. Both have involved the astros, who are in only their second world series. Nine players on the alcs roster were originally acquired via trades.
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the houston astros national league franchise 19652012 and current american league franchise 20present, also known previously as the houston colt. Astros 2005 world series team relives the good old days. Louis cardinals in the national league championship series 43. With all the excitement around the new houston astros lineup in 2017. Edwin rodriguez managed 163 games for the marlins during the 201011 seasons. In 58 seasons, theyve won three league pennants 2005, 2017, 2019 and one world series 2017. How the al champion houston astros built their roster. Roster analysis rhb lhb shb rhp lhp avg age young old salary. Houston astros official world series roster cbs houston. However, they were swept by the chicago white sox in. The 101st edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion chicago white sox and the national league nl champion houston astros.
On may 5th, bagwell took himself out of the lineup and it was soon. Has won 3 world series as a manager 2018 red sox, bench coach 2017 astros, and player 2007 red sox. Houston will once again carry hitters, including three catchers, and 12 pitchers. However, they were swept by the chicago white sox in the world series. The 2005 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2005 season. In season that was bagwells last, 2005 astros were a. The houston astros 2005 season was a season in which the houston astros qualified for the. Should the houston astros have been stripped of world.
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