2005 Houston Astros

2005 Houston Astros / Franchise: Houston Astros / BR Team Page

Record: 89-73, Finished 2nd in NL Central Division (2005 NL) | 2005 National League Wild Card

Clinched Wild Card: October 2, 2005, vs. Chicago Cubs

Won NL Pennant

Managed by Phil Garner

Coaches: Mark Bailey, Cecil Cooper, Jose Cruz, Gary Gaetti, Jim Hickey and Doug Mansolino

Ballpark: Minute Maid Park

History, Comments, Contributions

The 2005 Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves, 3 games to 1, in the Division Series; Game 4 of that series was the longest game in postseason history; it was won by a Chris Burke home run in the 18th inning

They then beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2, in the NLCS to advance to the World Series for the first time in team history. However, they lost to the 2005 White Sox#Chicago White Sox, 4 games to none, in the 2005 World Series - although all four games were close.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Roger Clemens, Morgan Ensberg, Brad Lidge and Roy Oswalt
• NL Silver Slugger Award: Morgan Ensberg (3B)
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Willy Taveras (OF)

Postseason

NLCS vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game	Score	Date	Winning pitcher	Losing pitcher	Attendance
1	Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5	October 12	Chris Carpenter (1-0)	Andy Pettitte (0-1)	52,332
2	Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1	October 13	Roy Oswalt (1-0)	Mark Mulder (0-1)	52,358
3	St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 4	October 15	Roger Clemens (1-0)	Matt Morris (0-1)	42,823
4	St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Houston Astros 2	October 16	Chad Qualls (1-0)	Jason Marquis (0-1)	43,010
5	St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Houston Astros 4	October 17	Jason Isringhausen (1-0)	Brad Lidge (0-1)	43,470
6	Houston Astros 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1	October 19	Roy Oswalt (2-0)	Mark Mulder (0-2)	52,438

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "Astros clinch wild card, Oswalt posts another 20-win season", ESPN.com, October 2, 2005

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NL Division Series (3-0) Cardinals (NLC) over Padres (NLW) NL Division Series (3-1) Astros (WC) over Braves (NLE)

NL Championship Series (4-2) Astros over Cardinals

World Series (4-0) White Sox over Astros

AL Championship Series (4-1) White Sox over Angels

AL Division Series (3-2) White Sox (ALC) over Red Sox (WC) AL Division Series (3-0) Angels (ALW) over Yankees (ALE)

2005 MLB season by team