the astros played in the world series for the first time on october 24 – november 1, 2017.
the astros played in the world series for the first time on october 24 – november 1, 2017.
when did the astros play in the world series for the first time?
october 24 – november 1, 2017
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the 2005 world series was the championship series of major league baseball's (mlb) 2005 season. the 101st edition of the world series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the american league (al) champion chicago white sox and the national league (nl) champion houston astros; the white sox swept the astros in four games, winning their third world series championship and their first in 88 seasons. although the series was a sweep, all four games were quite close, being decided by two runs or fewer. the series was played between october 22–26, 2005.
2005 world series
selig has made some decisions involving the houston astros that were unpopular with their supporters. he ordered the roof at minute maid park to be opened for games three and four of the 2005 world series, pre-empting the authority held by the astros. the roof was closed for all prior playoff games and similar weather conditions. for hurricane ike in 2008, selig mandated that the astros play two home games against the chicago cubs in his hometown of milwaukee despite proximity to the visiting cubs; the home ballparks for the texas rangers and atlanta braves were both available to host the games. the astros subsequently were victims of a no-hitter by carlos zambrano and recorded a single hit in the following game. in the midst of the playoff race, this decision and its impact deeply affected the playoff race and seedings with eight teams holding winning records at the moment. the milwaukee brewers benefited from these events by qualifying in the playoffs as a wild card team, only to lose in the nlds to the philadelphia phillies, the eventual world series winner. in 2011, selig also demanded that the astros move to the american league west as a condition of the sale of the franchise to businessman jim crane; the team switched leagues in 2013 in return for $70 million discount in the purchase price.
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