October 2005 in Sports - 6 October 2005

6 October 2005

• NFL: Super Bowl XLIV was awarded to Miami Gardens, Florida.
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news)
  • Tampa Bay Devil Rays new majority owner Stuart Sternberg takes over as managing general partner from previous majority owner Vince Naimoli. He immediately fires Chuck LaMar as general manager along with three of his aides as part of an overall shakeup. (St. Pete Times)
  • The first major season awards, the Comeback Player of the Year Awards, were handed out. Ken Griffey, Jr. was honored in the National League and Jason Giambi in the American League. (MLB.com – Griffey) (MLB.com – Giambi)
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 2
    • St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 2
      • WP: Mark Mulder. LP: Pedro Astacio. HRs: None. Mulder pitched a shutout into the seventh inning, the Redbirds turned four double plays and Reggie Sanders and David Eckstein both had two RBI to put San Diego on the verge of elimination. Cardinals lead series, 2–0.
    • Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 1
      • WP: John Smoltz. LP: Roger Clemens. HRs: Hou — None; Atl — Brian McCann. Rookie Brian McCann's three-run homer — his first post-season hit off Clemens — helped Smoltz win his first post-season start in six years. Series tied, 1–1.