The White Sox accomplished a historic feat in the 2005 ALCS against the Angels by having pitchers Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland, Freddy Garcia, and Jose Contreras each throw complete games in succession. This marked the first time since 1928 that such an achievement occurred in postseason play. The team went 11-1 throughout the playoffs and celebrated the 20th anniversary of their World Series title by having these pitchers throw the first pitch during a reunion event, highlighting their significant contributions to the championship run.
In the ALCS against the Los Angeles Angels, pitchers Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland, Freddy Garcia and Jose Contreras threw four straight complete games to send the White Sox to their first World Series since 1959, marking a notable achievement in postseason history.
The White Sox went 11-1 on their way to the World Series title, with the lone loss coming in Game 1 of the ALCS. Jose Contreras had a strong effort with 8.1 innings and three earned runs, but the Angels came away with a 3-2 victory.
After that, Buehrle, Garland, Garcia and Contreras rattled off four consecutive complete games, allowing just eight total earned runs across the four games.
To commemorate the historic accomplishment, the four starting pitchers simultaneously threw out the first pitch before Sunday’s game against the Guardians at Rate Field as part of a weekend-long 20th reunion of the 2005 White Sox World Series team.
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