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2001 Arizona Diamondbacks
World Series champions
National League champions
National League West champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkBank One Ballpark
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Record92–70 (.568)
Divisional place1st
OwnersJerry Colangelo
General managersJoe Garagiola Jr.
ManagersBob Brenly
TelevisionFox Sports Net Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Joe Garagiola)
RadioKTAR (620 AM)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Jeff Munn)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 4th season in Major League Baseball and their 4th season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West.

They looked to improve on their 2000 season. They had to contend in what was a strong division.

Arizona had the best one-two pitching combination in the majors: Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson (the NL Cy Young award winner), who combined for 43 victories. Outfielder Luis Gonzalez slugged 57 home runs. They finished the regular season with a record of 92–70, which was good enough for the division title.

In the playoffs, they won their NLDS matchup vs. St. Louis on a walk-off hit by Tony Womack. They defeated the Braves in five games in the NLCS. In the World Series, they won a dramatic seven-game series against the New York Yankees on a walk-off hit by Gonzalez, against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. The Diamondbacks became the fastest expansion franchise in Major League history to win a World Series title in just their fourth season. The championship remains the only one won by an Arizona-based sports team.

Offseason

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  • November 2, 2000: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1]
  • December 8, 2000: Mark Grace signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]
  • December 15, 2000: Midre Cummings was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[3]
  • March 8, 2001: Mike Mohler was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4]

Spring training

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The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks held their 4th spring training at Tucson Electric Park in Tucson, Arizona.

Regular season

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  • Randy Johnson recorded 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Cincinnati Reds on May 8, 2001.[5] Johnson shares the record with Roger Clemens, Kerry Wood, and most recently Max Scherzer.
  • On July 19, 2001, Johnson set another record when the previous night's game against the San Diego Padres was delayed by two electrical explosions that knocked out a light tower in Qualcomm Stadium. When the game resumed the following day, Johnson replaced the original starter Curt Schilling in the top of the third inning. He pitched the next seven innings and struck out 16 Padres.[5] Johnson set a new record for strikeouts in a relief appearance, a record that was set 88 years previously by Walter Johnson, who struck out 15 batters in 111⁄3 innings on July 25, 1913.[5]
  • Johnson went on to win 20 games for the second time in his career while striking out over 300 hitters for the fourth consecutive year. On October 2, 2001, Randy Johnson earned his 200th career win.[5]

Opening Day starters

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 9270 .568 — 48‍–‍33 44‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants 9072 .556 2 49‍–‍32 41‍–‍40
Los Angeles Dodgers 8676 .531 6 44‍–‍37 42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres 7983 .488 13 35‍–‍46 44‍–‍37
Colorado Rockies 7389 .451 19 41‍–‍40 32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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2001 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2001

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona —5–26–35–113–64–22–410–93–33–33–33–44–212–710–92–47–8
Atlanta 2–5—4–24–24–29–103–32–53–313–610–910–95–13–34–23–39–9
Chicago 3–62–4—13–43–33–38–94–28–93–34–24–210–62–43–39–89–6
Cincinnati 1–52–44–13—3–64–26–114–26–104–24–22–49–82–44–27–104–11
Colorado 6–132–43–36–3—4–22–48–115–13–44–32–42–49–109–106–32–10
Florida 2–410–93–32–42–4—3–32–54–212–77–125–144–23–42–43–312–6
Houston 4–23–39–811–64–23–3—2–412–56–03–33–39–83–63–39–79–6
Los Angeles 9–105–22–42–411–85–24–2—5–12–42–43–37–29–1011–83–36–9
Milwaukee 3–33–39–810–61–52–45–121–5—4–23–33–36–111–55–47–105–10
Montreal 3–36–133–32–44–37–120–64–22–4—8–119–105–13–32–52–48–10
New York 3–39–102–42–43–412–73–34–23–311–8—11–84–21–53–41–510–8
Philadelphia 4–39–102–44–24–214–53–33–33–310–98–11—5–15–23–32–47–11
Pittsburgh 2–41–56–108–94–22–48–92–711–61–52–41–5—2–41–53–148–7
San Diego 7–123–34–24–210–94–36–310–95–13–35–12–54–2—5–141–56–9
San Francisco 9–102–43–32–410–94–23–38–114–55–24–33–35–114–5—4–210–5
St. Louis 4–23–38–910–73–63–37–93–310–74–25–14–214–35–12–4—8–7
Diamondbacks vs. American League
Team AL WestAL Central
ANA OAK SEA TEX DET KC
Arizona 2–1 0–3 1–2 – 2–1 2–1

Notable transactions

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  • June 5, 2001: Dan Uggla was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Uggla signed June 6, 2001.[7]
  • June 5, 2001: Ian Kinsler was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 26th round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign.[8]

Roster

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2001 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Other batters

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Coaches

Game log

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Legend
Diamondbacks Win Diamondbacks Loss Game postponed
2001 Regular Season Game Log (92–70) (Home: 48–33; Road: 44–37)
April (13–12) (Home: 8–8; Road: 5–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 3@ Dodgers3–2Johnson (1–0)Nunez (0–1)Mantei (1)Dodger Stadium22,9271–0W1
2April 4@ Dodgers7–2Schilling (1–0)Dreifort (0–1)—Dodger Stadium34,3012–0W2
3April 5@ Dodgers5–7Ashby (1–0)Anderson (0–1)Shaw (2)Dodger Stadium20,5422–1L1
4April 6Cardinals9–12Hermanson (1–0)Reynoso (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark46,0792–2L2
5April 7Cardinals4–8Kile (1–1)Witt (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark34,4042–3L3
6April 8Cardinals4–9Ankiel (1–0)Johnson (1–1)Timlin (1)Bank One Ballpark36,7142–4L4
7April 10Dodgers2–0Schilling (2–0)Brown (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark29,1913–4W1
8April 11Dodgers5–11Dreifort (1–1)Anderson (0–2)—Bank One Ballpark25,9743–5L1
9April 12Dodgers4–5Ashby (2–0)Reynoso (0–2)Shaw (3)Bank One Ballpark29,4653–6L2
10April 13@ Rockies7–3Johnson (2–1)Bohanon (0–2)—Coors Field38,5644–6W1
11April 14@ Rockies8–9Myers (1–1)Kim (0–1)Jimenez (3)Coors Field42,3194–7L1
12April 15@ Rockies7–10 (10)Estrada (1–1)Brohawn (0–1)—Coors Field36,8414–8L2
13April 16@ Cardinals2–1Ellis (1–0)Morris (1–2)Mantei (2)Busch Memorial Stadium25,6255–8W1
14April 17@ Cardinals17–4Reynoso (1–2)Hermanson (1–1)—Busch Memorial Stadium28,5176–8W2
15April 18@ Cardinals1–3Kile (2–2)Johnson (2–2)Kline (2)Busch Memorial Stadium29,1446–9L1
16April 20Rockies3–2Kim (1–1)White (0–2)—Bank One Ballpark32,0117–9W1
17April 21Rockies10–5Ellis (2–0)Villone (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark31,7248–9W2
18April 22Rockies1–2Astacio (3–1)Reynoso (1–3)Jimenez (5)Bank One Ballpark31,0768–10L1
19April 23Marlins9–0Johnson (3–2)Dempster (2–2)—Bank One Ballpark23,3289–10W1
20April 24Marlins9–8Prinz (1–0)Almanza (0–1)Springer (1)Bank One Ballpark24,13510–10W2
21April 25Marlins10–7Schilling (3–0)Grilli (2–2)Prinz (1)Bank One Ballpark23,09711–10W3
22April 26Braves13–6Ellis (3–0)Maddux (2–2)—Bank One Ballpark27,36212–10W4
23April 27Braves0–9Burkett (1–3)Reynoso (1–4)—Bank One Ballpark32,66312–11L1
24April 28Braves1–3Glavine (4–1)Johnson (3–3)Rocker (6)Bank One Ballpark45,26412–12L2
25April 29Braves7–5Sabel (1–0)Perez (1–4)Brohawn (1)Bank One Ballpark34,35613–12W1
May (18–10) (Home: 5–4; Road: 13–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
26May 1@ Expos8–3Schilling (4–0)Reames (2–2)—Olympic Stadium4,34014–12W2
27May 2@ Expos3–4Armas (1–4)Anderson (0–3)Lloyd (1)Olympic Stadium4,35214–13L1
28May 3@ Expos2–1Kim (2–1)Lloyd (2–1)Prinz (2)Olympic Stadium4,78815–13W1
29May 4@ Mets2–4Reed (4–1)Batista (0–1)Franco (1)Shea Stadium36,94515–14L1
30May 5@ Mets1–8Rusch (2–1)Ellis (3–1)—Shea Stadium35,63015–15L2
31May 6@ Mets8–2Schilling (5–0)Trachsel (1–5)—Shea Stadium37,67316–15W1
32May 7Reds4–5 (10)Graves (1–0)Swindell (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark25,63616–16L1
33May 8Reds4–3 (11)Brohawn (1–1)Graves (1–1)—Bank One Ballpark29,81717–16W1
34May 9Reds5–2Batista (1–1)Mercado (1–2)Prinz (3)Bank One Ballpark26,15018–16W2
35May 11Phillies1–5Wolf (3–4)Schilling (5–1)—Bank One Ballpark30,29118–17L1
36May 12Phillies5–6 (10)Bottalico (2–2)Batista (1–2)Mesa (10)Bank One Ballpark33,51518–18L2
37May 13Phillies6–1Johnson (4–3)Person (3–4)—Bank One Ballpark32,22319–18W1
38May 15@ Reds5–1Sabel (2–0)Wohlers (1–1)Kim (1)Cinergy Field19,20120–18W2
39May 16@ Reds2–1Schilling (6–1)Reith (0–1)Kim (2)Cinergy Field21,84321–18W3
40May 17@ Reds7–2Anderson (1–3)Brower (2–2)—Cinergy Field23,72322–18W4
41May 18@ Cubs4–0Johnson (5–3)Lieber (3–3)—Wrigley Field37,83023–18W5
42May 19@ Cubs2–6Wood (2–4)Batista (1–3)—Wrigley Field40,15323–19L1
43May 20@ Cubs5–6Tapani (6–1)Ellis (3–2)Fassero (10)Wrigley Field39,35023–20L2
44May 21Giants4–2Schilling (7–1)Rueter (4–5)—Bank One Ballpark28,62824–20W1
45May 22Giants12–8Anderson (2–3)Ortiz (6–3)—Bank One Ballpark33,32325–20W2
46May 23Giants1–5Gardner (1–3)Johnson (5–4)—Bank One Ballpark34,92225–21L1
47May 24@ Padres1–3Serrano (2–1)Brohawn (1–2)Hoffman (10)Qualcomm Stadium19,45025–22L2
48May 25@ Padres7–1Sabel (3–0)Jones (2–6)—Qualcomm Stadium29,96526–22W1
49May 26@ Padres3–1Schilling (8–1)Eaton (6–3)—Qualcomm Stadium49,30027–22W2
50May 27@ Padres6–4Swindell (1–1)Hoffman (2–2)Prinz (4)Qualcomm Stadium34,05328–22W3
51May 28@ Giants2–1 (12)Batista (2–3)Worrell (1–1)—Pacific Bell Park41,34129–22W4
52May 29@ Giants1–0 (18)Batista (3–3)Vogelsong (0–1)Swindell (1)Pacific Bell Park39,70930–22W5
53May 30@ Giants4–3Ellis (4–2)Hernandez (3–8)Prinz (5)Pacific Bell Park40,31331–22W6
June (18–9) (Home: 12–6; Road: 6–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
54June 1Padres4–2Schilling (9–1)Williams (5–4)Kim (3)Bank One Ballpark32,23432–22W7
55June 2Padres2–1Prinz (2–0)Davey (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark34,32533–22W8
56June 3Padres8–4Johnson (6–4)Jarvis (3–5)—Bank One Ballpark37,50034–22W9
57June 4Dodgers4–8Park (7–4)Reynoso (1–5)—Bank One Ballpark26,48534–23L1
58June 5Dodgers5–6Herges (3–4)Kim (2–2)Shaw (18)Bank One Ballpark32,69934–24L2
59June 6Dodgers4–1Schilling (10–1)Prokopec (6–2)—Bank One Ballpark31,04635–24W1
60June 7Dodgers13–9Batista (4–3)Dreifort (3–5)—Bank One Ballpark32,65836–24W2
61June 8@ Royals11–4Johnson (7–4)Byrd (0–2)—Kauffman Stadium20,34937–24W3
62June 9@ Royals2–3Stein (3–4)Reynoso (1–6)Hernandez (9)Kauffman Stadium26,87937–25L1
63June 10@ Royals12–5Ellis (5–2)Reichert (5–6)—Kauffman Stadium16,57338–25W1
64June 12Cubs2–6Wood (6–4)Schilling (10–2)—Bank One Ballpark40,19138–26L1
65June 13Cubs13–3Bierbrodt (1–0)Tapani (8–2)—Bank One Ballpark33,67039–26W1
66June 14Cubs3–2Johnson (8–4)Bere (4–3)Swindell (2)Bank One Ballpark40,09340–26W2
67June 15