With their win on Monday, September 27, 2005, the Angels clinched their second straight
American League West championship.
American League Division Series The 2005 American League Division Series featured the
AL West champion
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the
AL East champion
New York Yankees. The series began on October 4, 2005 with the Angels splitting the first two games at
Angel Stadium. The Angels then proceeded to split the two games at
Yankee Stadium and finally won the fifth game at
Angel Stadium ultimately winning the series 3–2.
American League Championship Series The 2005 American League Championship Series featured the
AL West champion
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the
AL Central champion
Chicago White Sox. The series began on October 11, 2005 with the Angels winning the first game at
U.S. Cellular Field, but after an incredibly controversial second game loss, the Angels dropped the next three and lost the series 4–1. Because of the controversy surrounding game two, Angel fans to this day (as of the 2013 season) give
A. J. Pierzynski a poor welcome at
Angel Stadium.
Game log Bracket Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th. Normally, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in the Division Series. However, MLB does not allow the No. 1 seed to play the 4th seed/Wild Card winner in the Division Series if they are from the same division, instead having the No. 1 seed play the next lowest seed, the No. 3 seed. ==Farm system==