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2005 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the 2005 World Series,2005 also marked the inaugural season of the Washington Nationals, who relocated from Montreal and were formerly known as the Expos. This is Washington, D. C. s first time having a team since the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers following the 1971 season. Chris Burke ended the 2005 NLDS with a home run in the bottom of the 18th inning. The Astros went from 15-30 to the 2005 World Series and they also went 22-7 in July. Regular season Champions World Series Champion – Chicago White Sox Postseason – October 4 to October 26 Click on any series score to link to that series page, higher seed has home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series. American League has home field advantage during World Series as a result of American League victory in 2005 All-Star Game, National League is seeded 1-3/2-4 as a result of NL regular season champion and NL wild card coming from the same division. Jerry Coleman wins the Ford C, Peter Gammons receives the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for sportswriters. Major League Baseball awards Note, The Comeback Player of the Year Award was voted on for the first time by fans, Boggs receives 474 votes, or 91.9 percent of the 516 ballots cast. Sandberg receives 393 votes, six more than the needed number, relief pitchers Bruce Sutter and Rich Goose Gossage, and outfielders Jim Rice and Andre Dawson, are the only other players to be named on at least half of the ballots cast. January 21 – Roger Clemens and the Houston Astros agree to an $18 million, february 2 – The trade that sent Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles from the Chicago Cubs is finalized after commissioner Bud Selig approves the deal and the slugger passes his physical. Chicago receives second baseman Jerry Hairston, Jr. and two minor leaguers, then signs Jeromy Burnitz as an agent to replace Sosa in right field. The title is just Mexicos fifth since joining the competition in 1970, the second in the last four years, Campos allows just three hits – two infield hits and a bunt single – and a run over his first eight innings of work, striking out 11. Previously, Campos handcuffed the Venezuelan champion Tigres de Aragua 4-0 in the series opener and he allowed just three hits over eight innings and struck out 10. Campos is voted the Series MVP, february 16 – The players union signs an agreement calling for international drug-testing rules during a 16-team World Cup tournament during 2006 spring training. Each team will select a roster of 60 players,45 days before the start of the tournament. More substances are banned by the IBAF than by the major leagues, march 2 – Thirty-two years after his death, Jackie Robinson receives the Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol Rotunda, the highest honor Congress can bestow. The medal is accepted by Rachel Robinson, his widow, Baseball is represented in a way by former Texas Rangers executive George W. Bush
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Pearl, Mississippi
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Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi located on the east side of the Pearl River from the state capital of Jackson. The population was 25,092 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Today, Pearl is a community, it is the 13th largest city in the state. After the American Civil War, the bottomlands of the Pearl River were developed for agriculture, population was sparse until the mid-1900s, when development of the state capital of Jackson in Hinds County to the west spilled over into this county. New residents and industry settled here, on September 16,1968, a community meeting was held to discuss the incorporation of Pearl, with all but 6 of the 657 attending residents favoring incorporation. A Boundary Committee proposed several different possible boundaries a little more than a month later, a majority at that meeting also agreed on naming the city Pearl, in preference to the also-proposed Riverview and Brightsville. Pearl was affected by the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1970, Pearl had 9,613 white residents and 10 black residents who were probably live-in servants to white households. By the 1990s Pearl had become more integrated, and by 2010 blacks made up 23% of the population. The first mayor, Harris Harvey, was elected, as well as council members Jimmy Joe Thompson, W. D. McAlpin, James Netherland, Ophelia Byrd, Mack C Atwood, with the Mississippi Supreme Court ruling of June 5,1973, the incorporation could proceed. A week later, the legislature issued a charter. On June 29,1973 Governor William Winter presided over the first annual Pearl Day Celebration, with the swearing in of the new officials. The Pearl Municipal Separate School District was created on May 18,1976 by an Ordinance of the City of Pearl Mayor, the first franchise by the City of Pearl for cable television to be installed was granted on July 6,1976. The Pearl Chamber of Commerce was formed on August 24,1978, on October 1,1997, Luke Woodham went on a shooting spree that ended at Pearl High School, killing two and injuring seven, after earlier stabbing his mother to death. Unlike many Mississippi cities, Pearl does not have a square as it is not the county seat. Over the years the city has redeveloped the former Pearl High School into City Hall, including the Pearl Police Department, public works departments, a large auditorium-style Community Center was built next door. Its clock tower is inscribed with the names of graduates of Pearl High School for the period 1949 through 1989 while the school occupied this building. A25,000 sq ft library opened near City Hall on July 18,2005, Pearl voters approved a $1.5 million bond issue to construct a new junior high school on December 1,1981. The Rankin County campus of Hinds Community College opened in Pearl on July 1,1983, the Mississippi Braves baseball team play in Trustmark Park in Pearl
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Southern League (baseball)
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The Southern League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the Southern United States. Classified a Double-A league, it is headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, the league acquired its name in 1964, after the South Atlantic League, which had started in 1936, renamed itself to Southern League. The original Southern League existed from 1885 to 1899, a new league, the Southern Association, was formed in 1901, consisting of twelve teams. The association shut down after the 1961 season, in 1964, the original South Atlantic League changed its name to the Southern League. The original South Atlantic League was a mid- to higher-classification circuit that played from 1904 to 1917,1919 to 1930,1936 to 1942, the old South Atlantic League grew from Class C status to Class B and then Class A. In its final season, it was elevated to Double-A, the Southern League is divided into two divisions, North and South. Before 2005, the divisions were East and West, however, in 2012, the Carolina Mudcats relocated to Pensacola, Florida to become the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. In 2015, the Huntsville Stars relocated to Biloxi, Mississippi to become the Biloxi Shuckers, League members Other Current League Other Defunct League In 1971, the Southern League and Texas League were both down to 7 teams so they formed the Dixie Association for one season. They played interlocking schedules but held their own separate playoffs
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Atlanta Braves
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The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The franchise competes in Major League Baseball as a member of the National League East division, the Braves played home games at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium from 1966 to 1996, and Turner Field from 1997 to 2016. Since 2017, their stadium has been SunTrust Park, a new stadium 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cumberland/Galleria, Georgia. The Braves play spring training games in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in January 2017, the Braves announced a formal agreement to move their spring training home to North Port, Florida. The Braves name, which was first used in 1912, originates from a term for a Native American warrior, from 1991 to 2005, the Braves were one of the most successful franchises in baseball, winning division titles an unprecedented 14 consecutive times in that period. The Braves won the NL West 1991–93 and the NL East 1995–2005, the Braves advanced to the World Series five times in the 1990s, winning the title in 1995. The Braves are the only Major League Baseball franchise to have won the World Series in three different home cities, the Braves and the Chicago Cubs are the National Leagues two remaining charter franchises. The Braves were founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1871, the team states it is the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America. After various name changes, the team began operating as the Boston Braves. Then, in 1953, the moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The teams tenure in Atlanta is noted for Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruths career home run record in 1974, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, established in 1869 as the first openly all-professional baseball team, voted to dissolve after the 1870 season. The original Boston Red Stockings team and its successors can lay claim to being the oldest continuously playing team in American professional sports. Two young players hired away from the Forest City club of Rockford, Illinois, turned out to be the biggest stars during the NAPBBP years, pitcher Al Spalding and second baseman Ross Barnes. Led by the Wright brothers, Barnes, and Spalding, the Red Stockings dominated the National Association, the team became one of the National Leagues charter franchises in 1876, sometimes called the Red Caps. The Boston Red Caps played in the first game in the history of the National League, on Saturday, April 22,1876, defeating the Athletics, although somewhat stripped of talent in the National Leagues inaugural year, Boston bounced back to win the 1877 and 1878 pennants. The Red Caps/Beaneaters were one of the dominant teams during the 19th century. For most of time, their manager was Frank Selee. Boston came to be called the Beaneaters in 1883, while retaining red as the team color, the 1898 team finished 102–47, a club record for wins that would stand for almost a century
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Greenville Braves
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The Greenville Braves were an American minor league baseball franchise, based in Greenville, South Carolina, that served as the Class AA farm team of the Atlanta Braves between 1984 and 2004. The Braves played in Greenville Municipal Stadium for all 21 years of their existence, the team had much success and many famous future Atlanta players such as Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Javy López, Jason Marquis, Eddie Pérez, and Andruw Jones played there. After the 2004 season, the parent club in Atlanta transferred the G-Braves to Pearl, Mississippi, with the Greenville Braves out, the Greenville Bombers, Class A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, moved into the old Braves stadium in 2005. In 2006, a new stadium located in Downtown Greenville, Fluor Field at the West End, opened. Greenville also hosted a team in the low Class A Western Carolinas League—the former identity of the South Atlantic League—called the Braves as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 and 1964 and this two-year affiliation was brief, but produced the 1963 playoff champions of the WCL. When the New York Mets replaced the Braves as the parent in 1965. 1990 National League Rookie of the Year, tommy Greene, All Star Pitcher who threw a no hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies. Kent Mercker, Played in the leagues for 17 years, started a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves in 1991. The following is a list of the Greenville Braves season-by-season record
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Trustmark Park
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Trustmark Park is the home of the Mississippi Braves, Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and is located in Pearl, Mississippi, USA. The ballpark, which opened April 18,2005, has capacity for 8,480 fans, there are 5,500 chair-back seats in the reserved seating areas. The grass berm beyond the walls has room for an additional 2,000 general admission customers. On August 13,2006 a record crowd of 7,652 saw the M-Braves defeat the Huntsville Stars 4–2, trustmark Park features a 360° concourse that allows fans to circle the playing field without missing a pitch. The ballpark is in a bowl with seating starting at the main level. All support facilities face outward onto the concourse, thus spectators can leave their seats, red bricks and exposed steel trusses reflect the feel of a historic ballpark, with modern-day conveniences. The scoreboard located behind the wall includes a 16-foot-tall and 21-foot-wide video board that features everything from live action to instant replay to commercials. The Farm Bureau Grill, beyond the wall, is a full-service restaurant with a capacity for 200+ customers. The Farm Bureau Grill is open during games, and it is open for lunch Monday through Friday year-round. The restaurant can also be rented throughout the year for special events such as parties, wedding receptions, business functions. There are eight baseball-themed concession stands that offer a variety of ballpark treats. Suites are available for yearly and nightly rentals, the ballpark also includes a picnic pavilion located in the left field corner of the stadium and two party decks located on the suite level. The picnic pavilion can be rented on a basis for groups of 100 to 350+ people. The first and third base party decks are available on a nightly basis for groups of 30 to 50 fans. Many businesses host employee appreciation functions throughout the year, there are 150 closed-circuit video monitors positioned around the ballpark televising the game. A merchandise store and a play area is located at the main gate. The team store is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM year-round, the field dimensions are 335 feet down the left-field line,332 feet down the right-field line, and 402 feet to center-field. The playing surface is peppered with a maze of underground pipelines capable of draining up to 10 inches of rain every hour, in 2011, the venue hosted the Conference USA Baseball Tournament, won by Rice
