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Today in White Sox History: November 9

Ozzie gets his due.

By Mark Liptak
Chicago White Sox manager Venezuelan Ozz
Five days after bringing the World Series trophy to Caracas (above), Ozzie Guillén was named the BBWAA Manager of the Year.
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2005

After a season that saw the White Sox win their first World Series title since 1917, the Baseball Writers Association of America named Ozzie Guillén Manager of the Year. Guillén, the former Sox All-Star shortstop, guided the team to a wire-to-wire Central Division title with 99 wins; they then went 11-1 in the postseason, capping it off with a four-game sweep of Houston in the World Series.

Ozzie picked up 17 first-place votes and 105 total points to beat out Cleveland’s Eric Wedge. Wedge got six first-place votes and 71 points, while New York’s Joe Torre was third with 43 points.

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