The 2005 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 105th season. They finished with a 99-63 record in the regular season and won first-place the American League Central division by six games over the Cleveland Indians. In the playoffs, they won the American League Division Series 3-0 over the Boston Red Sox, the American League Championship Series 4-1 over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the World Series 4-0 over the Houston Astros.
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