On this day in 2005, the White Sox took the field in front of 41,000 fans for Game 1 of the World Series against the National League champion Houston Astros. Riding high on the heels of four straight wins over the Angels and four straight complete games by the starting rotation, the White Sox turned to Jose Contreras to get the World Series started off on the right foot. Getting the win would be no easy task, however, as the White Sox were set to face the ageless Roger Clemens, the defending NL Cy Young winner.
Re-living White Sox 2005 World Series run: Sox use early burst to take down a legend
