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The 2001 World Series was the first World Series to end in November. MLB used an unbalanced schedule for the first time since 1992 in the National League and 1978 in the American League. In all divisions except the NL Central and AL West each team played each of the other four teams in the same division 19 times.
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 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2001 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Monday, October 15, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
The 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 2001 postseason.It was a rematch of the previous year’s ALCS between the second-seeded New York Yankees, who had come off a dramatic comeback against the Oakland Athletics in the Division Series after being down two games to zero, and the overall top seed Seattle Mariners, who also rallied ...
The MLB postseason will begin today, as there are four exciting matchups on the schedule. The opening game of the MLB playoffs will feature the Astros and Twins. Despite all the off-field drama ...
American League is seeded 1-3/2-4 as a result of the AL regular season champion (Seattle Mariners) and the AL wild card (Oakland Athletics) coming from the same division. National League is seeded 1-3/2-4 as a result of the NL regular season champion (Houston Astros) and the NL wild card (St. Louis Cardinals) coming from the same division.
Baseball has undergone so much overhaul in recent decades, it's become hard to keep track. But one of the biggest advancements in the game's history took place on this day in 1951. It was exactly ...
The 2001 NLCS began with a pitching matchup of multiple-Cy Young Award winners Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux. Reggie Sanders plated a run in the first with a single to give Arizona a 1–0 lead. The Diamondbacks went ahead 2–0 after Luis Gonzalez drove in Craig Counsell , who doubled with two outs with a single in the fifth.