 Chris Malec, shown here in the Cape Cod League, had three hits and three RBIs to help the Yankees capture the Gulf Coast League title.
The 2005 Gulf Coast League championship was won in impressive fashion by the GCL Yankees, who defeated their parent organization's two fiercest rivals in the process. The GCL Yankees defeated the GCL Red Sox in a one-game playoff to advance to the best-of-three GCL Championship Series. It was there that they swept the GCL Mets in two straight to claim the crown.
2005 Batting Champion: Eduardo Perez, GCL Dodgers
Regular Season Stats2005 Home Run Leader: Angel Reyes, GCL Tigers 2005 ERA Leader: Kyle Edlich, GCL Twins 2005 Strikeout Leader: Timothy Cox, GCL Red Sox and Yulkin German, GCL Red Sox 2005 Saves Leader: Aaron Craig, GCL Twins Individual Batting | Individual Pitching Team Batting | Team Pitching Postseason Stats Team Batting | Team Pitching Individual Batting | Individual Pitching Post Season Leaders Batting : AVG | HR | RBI Pitching : W | ERA | SO |
Yanks sweep GCL championship series
08/28/2005 6:30 PM ET
The Yankees captured the Gulf Coast League title on Sunday, whipping the Mets, 10-1, to complete a two-game sweep of the championship series. More >
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