Randy johnson pitches a perfect 9th and luis gonzalez walks it off with an rbi single as the dbacks win their first world series. Baseball in 2001 will always be remembered not for the games that took place during the regular season, but for the patriotism and heroic. Instead, it was curt schilling and mike mussina in the series opener, and schilling outdid his counterpart. Teams that won the world series in the bottom of the last inning, with team, opponent and rally. World series arizona diamondbacks mlb shirts for sale ebay. Dec 18, 2019 so, a young yankees fan attended the world series in 2001, had a photo taken of him holding up a sign that he then kept for almost two decades and somehow not only made it to the mlb, but signed. Each team boasted a 2001 cy young winner arizonas randy. Game 4 of the 2001 world series saw the arizona diamondbacks poised to take a 31 series lead over the new york yankees on halloween night, taking a. Dbacks randy johnson and curt schilling embrace during a pregame ceremony honoring. The world series trophy finally rests somewhere other than new york for the first time in three years, but thats likely only a temporary thing. Arizona diamondbacks over new york yankees 43 statheads want to know.
The 2001 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2001 season. Smith writes that all the ingredients are in place for roger clemens right and the yankees to be right back in the hunt again in 2002 and beyond. Cole at 2001 world series 12182019 new york yankees. Comvps randy johnson and curt schilling combined for all four of the dbacks world series wins. Gerrit cole shows off yankees sign he brought to 2001 world. The modern world series has been and annual event since 1903. The brash schilling guaranteed arizona would win the world series, only he thought he would be the one to lead the diamondbacks to victory, not his teammate. World series champions mlb final standings 20012018. The yankees defeated the mets, four games to one, to. Gerrit cole brings yankees sign from 2001 world series. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today.
The attendance during game 6 of the 2001 world series was 49,707 the largest of any game including those in the regular season ever played at bank one ballpark. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903. The 2001 world series stood out not only because of the thrills of the full sevengame series, but also because of its participants. This was the 34th time the world series has gone seven games and the 49,589 at bank one ballpark werent disappointed. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The world series is played between the champion clubs of the american and the national leagues, which collectively includes 29 clubs based in the united states and one club from canada.
Mlb coronavirus shutdown raises world series questions. Johnson won games 2, 6 and 7, becoming the first pitcher with three series victories since detroits mickey lolich in 1968 and the first ever with five victories in a single postseason. Visit baseball for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. The series went seven games, the last three of which were the first majorleague games played in the month of november. Taking a look at what some of the key members of the diamondbacks 2001 world series championship team are doing now. In the world series, they won a dramatic sevengame series against the new york yankees on a walkoff hit by gonzalez, against yankees closer mariano rivera. The 2001 world series pitted the mighty yankees, winners of 26 world series championships, against the upstart diamondbacks, winners of 2 postseason series. This season was memorable for the seattle mariners equaling the major league regular season record of 116 wins, barry bonds breaking mark mcgwire s singleseason home run record, and baseballs patriotic return after a weeks worth of games being postponed due to the 911. The 2001 arizona diamondbacks team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2001 season. Oct 28, 2019 the astros defeated the nationals by a score of 71 in game 5 of the world series on sunday night and in doing so took a 32 lead in the bestofseven series. The spaldingreach guide was replaced as major league baseballs semiofficial annual by the sporting news guide, first published in 1942. It captures the significance of this historic and thrilling world series. The diamondbacks had a rallying cry during their victory over the yankees in the 2001 world series. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.
The films themselvesthe earliest are black and white and under a halfhour, the most recent well over an hour are fascinating time. Dbacks world series championship 10th anniversary, 20012011. Beyond its significance around the world that year because of 911, the 2001 world series was a classic series for the ages. The 2000 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2000 season. The official major league baseball world series film collection is an impressive 20disc set that assembles all the official world series highlight films between 1943 and 2008s philadelphia phillies victory. The september 11 terrorist attacks on new york and washington, d. Fox has been the exclusive broadcast network for the world series since 2000, and has a contract with mlb to carry the world series through 2028. The worst bullpen meltdown of the 2001 world series was not the one you think. A new series of random world series and postseason history. These baseballs are branded in gold with the official 2001 world series logo, commissioners signature, and the rawlings logo.
Its fitting for the youngest franchise ever to reach a world series to be taken there by its 38yearold big unit and some valuable spare parts. Pettitte 23 gave up seven hits over two plus innings, his shortest postseason outing since he was shelled in game 1 of the 1996 world series by atlanta and departed after 2 innings. This season was memorable for the seattle mariners equaling. Meredith marakovits joins hot stove to talk about gerrit cole and the photo of a young cole at the 2001 world series. President bushs 2001 world series first pitch is still. Sep 11, 2011 in the baseball world, the 911 attacks were felt especially acutely in new york, where the mets and especially the yankees became americas teams through the end of the 2001 season. World series game 7 early ratings are best in mlb since 2001. In what is being hailed as one of the most exciting world series of all time, luis gonzalez left hit an rbi single with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the. Moreover, the new york world never claimed any connection with postseason baseball. For game 5, brenly started miguel batista, who pitched a strong 7 2. With the knicks having played in the nba finals in june, this was the second championship series in 1999. Won world series 43 over new york yankees won nl championship series 41 over atlanta braves won nl division series 32 over st.
Remembering a disastrous world series performance mlb trade. The 96th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between crosstown opponents, the twotime defending world series champions and american league al champion new york yankees and the national league nl champion new york mets. Dbacks legend luis gonzalez takes us through a dronematic recreation of the climactic game 7 of the 2001 world series. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. In what is being hailed as one of the most exciting world series of all time, luis gonzalez left hit an rbi single with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the arizona diamondbacks a 32, game 7 victory over the new york yankees. The 2001 major league baseball season finished with the arizona diamondbacks defeating the new york yankees in seven games for the world series championship. Archived mlb futures odds including worlds series odds, regular season win totals, most home runs odds, most wins odds, alnl mvp and alnl cy young odds. The arizona diamondbacks became the fastest expansion franchise in major league history to win a world series title in just their fourth season.
The sporting news guide used world s series from 1942 through 1963, changing to world series in the 1964 edition. Vintage arizona diamondbacks 2001 mlb world series champions baseball shirt l. It is the most exciting time of the year for baseball fans, and it is captured here on video. Sep 11, 2010 firemen recreate the raising of the the us flag at the world trade center during pregame ceremonies of game 1 the 2001 world series at what was then called bank one ballpark in phoenix on oct. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and. Make offer luis gonzalez tristar and mlb authenticated signed 2001 world series baseball. The mariners are one of six major league baseball teams who have never won a world series championship, and they are the only team to have never played in a world series. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present.
Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. A brief history of world series baseball in november. Get the best deals on 2001 world series baseball when you shop the. The diamondbacks did just that during the 2001 world series. Rewatch the epic conclusion to the 2001 world series. Schilling and johnson got the four world series wins for arizona. Beyond its significance around the world that year because of 911, the 2001 world series was a classic series. Baseball in 2001 will always be remembered not for the games that took place during the regular season, but for the patriotism and heroic tributes that took place in the wake of the 911 terrorists attacks. Unlike nine innings from ground zero, which is a moving chronicle of fall 2001 and 911, this is more about the series itself. Vintage 2001 mlb arizona diamondbacks world series. Mlb 10 greatest world series moments of the 21st century. Over an hour of pure baseball action, 2001 world series presents the culmination of 2001 s baseball season. Over an hour of pure baseball action, 2001 world series presents the culmination of 2001. Luis gonzalez gives the dbacks the world series title with a walkoff single off mariano rivera in the ninth inning.
The 97th edition of the world series, 1 1 it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion arizona diamondbacks and the threetime defending world series champions and american league al champion new york yankees. The 2001 world series was the first world series to end in november. Fox aired the next world series as part of the contract in place, and fox acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of major league baseball beginning in 2001. Stan musial, barry bonds, babe ruth, derek jeter, ken griffey jr, jackie robinson, hank aaron. The 97th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion arizona diamondbacks and the threetime defending world series champions and american league al champion new york yankees. Diamondbacks 3, f a fitting finale to one of the best world series ever. Because of the attack, the world series was not completed until november 4. Mar 16, 2020 president george bush was known for his first pitches at mlb games, but none were bigger than in the 2001 world series after september 11.
Heres to whoever had 19 in the strikeout pool between the two 20game winners. The arizona diamondbacks won their first national league pennant sunday night in a performance that reflected everything their. You probably go right to byunghyun kim blowing saves in games four and five in yankee stadium, putting the. The dbacks total hits topped the old world series record of 20 accomplished twice, in 1921 by the new york giants and in 1946 by the st. The game 7 walkoff finish to the 2001 world series needs a deep rewind yankees vs. Despite being taken to the brink of elimination after three dramatic games in new york, the diamondbacks battled back at home and won it all in an incredible ninth inning comeback in game 7.
Each team boasted a 2001 cy young winner arizonas randy johnson and new yorks roger clemens though neither got the start in game 1. Nov 04, 2001 arizona diamondbacks over new york yankees 43 statheads want to know. Mussina bounced back from his poor game 1 start, but allowed solo. May 22, 2018 a new series of random world series and postseason history. Luis gonzalez signed 2001 world series baseball arizona diamondbacks psadna.
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