* Tied with Houston Black Dogs; lost tie-breaker via head-to-head series (8-10).

Team Highlights:

1. Established by owner Alan Lecher, 2005 is the inaugural season for the AL expansion team, Chicago Blue Knights.
2. January 12, 2005 - Chicago selects Todd Helton as their #1 draft choice (3rd overall) in the 2005 Dispersal Draft.
3. April 4, 2005 - The Blue Knights play their first game and lose to the Houston Black Dogs, 4-3 in Houston.
4. April 26, 2005 - Johan Santana pitches a 1-hit shutout vs San Diego.
5. 2005 All-Star selections are Todd Helton, Manny Ramirez, Johan Santana, Juan Rincon.
6. July 12, 2005 - Alan Lecher is selected to manage the American League All-Star team.  The AL wins by a score of 4-2.
7. August 4, 2005 - Endy Chavez steals 6 bases in a game vs Texas.
8. August 13, 2005 - Johan Santana pitches a 1-hit shutout vs Pittsburgh.
9. September 1, 2005 - Todd Helton has 5 hits in a game vs Boston.
10. September 25, 2005 - Todd Helton has 7 RBIs in a game vs Texas.
11. In 2005, Manny Ramirez led the league in RBIs (161) & total bases (401).
12. In 2005, Johan Santana led the league in wins (23) and led the AL in ERA (2.58) & strikeouts (303).
13. 2005 AL CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS (#1 seed)
14. 2005 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (defeated the Oakland Diamond Kings, 4 games to 2)
15. November 6, 2005 - The Blue Knights lose to the Detroit Outlaws in the World Series, 4 games to 1.
16. GM Alan Lecher received 2005 SPIBL Owner of the Year award.
17. November 11, 2005 - Johan Santana wins the 2005 AL Cy Young Award (unanimous decision).
18. In 2006, Randy Winn led the AL in hits (218).
19. In 2006, Tony Clark led the AL in intentional walks (15).
20. In 2006, Julio Lugo led the league in stolen bases (77).
21. In 2006, Pedro Martinez led the league in wins (27) and set a new SPIBL record.  He also led the AL in ERA (2.48) and winning pct (.818).
22. In 2006, Johan Santana led the league in strikeouts (297).
23. 2006 AL CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS (#1 seed)
24. November 1, 2006 - The Blue Knights lose to the San Diego Black Sox in the ALCS, 4 games to 2.  Chicago scored just seven runs with 36 hits in six games.
25. November 10, 2006 - Pedro Martinez wins the 2006 AL Cy Young Award
26. 2007 AL WILDCARD TEAM (#5 seed)
27. October 12, 2007 - The Blue Knights lose to the New York Flatirons in round one of the divisional playoffs, 3 games to 2.
28. In 2007, Pat Burrell led the AL in walks (110).
29. In 2007, Luis Castillo led the league in sacrifice hits (22).
30. In 2007, Johan Santana led the league in wins (24), innings pitched (285.0), and games started (37) and led the AL in strikeouts (267).
31. In 2007, Joe Nathan led the league in saves (54) and led the AL in save percentage (.900), games pitched (67), and games finished (63).
32. In 2007, Mike Mussina led the AL in walks/9 innings (1.6).
33. November 9, 2007 - Johan Santana wins the 2007 AL Cy Young Award.

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