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The 2001 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2001 season.The 97th edition of the World Series, [1] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Arizona Diamondbacks and the three-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees.
Because of the attack, the World Series was not completed until November 4. The 2001 World Series was the first World Series to end in November. The postseason began on October 9, 2001, and ended on November 4, 2001, with the Diamondbacks shocking the three-time defending World Series champion Yankees in seven games in the 2001 World Series.
The 2001 Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in seven games for the World Series championship. The September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. pushed the end of the regular season from September 30 to October 7.
The 2001 World Series is regarded as one of the best World Series in MLB history, with two extra-inning games and a comeback win in the ninth inning of Game 7 by the DBacks to become world champions.
After 22 years, the Arizona Diamondbacks are finally back in the World Series.. The exploits of the 2001 championship club are well-known. If you've attended a game at Chase Field or watched one ...
April 9 – Willie Stargell, 61, Hall of Fame and seven-time All-Star left fielder and first baseman, feared power hitter, and a leader on the field and in the clubhouse during his 21 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1962 to 1982, who hit a slash line of .282/.360/.529 with 475 home runs and 1540 RBI, leading the Pirates to World Series ...
The Diamondbacks reached the World Series that year and faced off against the New York Yankees, who featured Gonzalez's childhood friend Tino Martinez starting at first base. [2] In a climactic moment, Gonzalez came to the plate in the bottom of the 9th inning of game 7, with the score even at 2–2, the bases loaded and one out.
Of Arizona's eleven post-season wins in 2001, Johnson had five. He is also the last pitcher to win 3 games in a single World Series. Johnson's Game 7 relief appearance was his second of the 2001 season; on July 19, a game against the Padres was delayed by two electrical explosions in Qualcomm Stadium. When the game resumed the following day ...