Oct 27, 2005, 8:37 GMT
Washington - The Chicago White Sox swept the best-of-seven World Series against the Houston Astros with a 1-0 victory late Wednesday. It was their first World Series win since 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson led them to victory against the New York Giants in 1917.
The White Sox won game four at Houston's Minute Maid Park with a Jermaine Dye single up the middle in the eighth inning that scored Willie Harris.
Houston's top closer, Brad Lidge, gave up a line-drive single to Chicago pinch hitter Willie Harris leading off the eighth. With Harris having reached third with two out, White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye forced a single up the middle to drive in what would be the decisive run.
Chicago's hottest hitter in the four-game sweep, Dye was named World Series most valuable player.
The series included the longest game in World Series history on Wednesday night, which stretched five hours and 41 minutes and went to 14 innings.
Former Astro Geoff Blum ended that game with a solo homer in the 14th inning. It was his first career World Series at-bat.
It was the third World Series win for the White Sox after 1906 and 1917. But the team is also remembered for throwing a game in the 1919 Series against Cincinnati. After that people called them the 'Black Sox' for some time.
Last year, the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series since 1918. But Chicago can still outdo that, with the Windy City's other professional baseball team the Cubs last winning the World Series in 1908.
For the Houston Astros, it was their first World Series since the team joined the league in 1962.
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