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No other World Series has ended with a game-winning hit since 2001. In 2009, Game 7 of the 2001 World Series was chosen by Sports Illustrated as the Best Postseason Game of the Decade (2000–2009). [44] In the years that have followed, many fans regardless of team allegiance consider Game 7 of the 2001 World Series to be one of the greatest ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
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.
On Fox alone, the World Series in total averaged 15.20 million viewers, up 67% from last year (9.11 million) and the best five-game average since 2017 (16.42 million).
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.
Game 7*: Phillies at Astros - 8:03 p.m., FOX National League Championship Series MVP Bryce Harper has the Phillies back in the World Series for the first time since 2009. (Photo by Eric Hartline ...
2001 Diamondbacks: starters. These players started one or more World Series Games: Rod Barajas, catcher: He is the field coordinator for the Miami Marlins. Danny Bautista, center field/right field ...
World Series – only 4 seasons old, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the youngest franchise to win a World Series by defeating the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. Series co-MVPs were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, both of Arizona. The Seattle Mariners tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs’ record with 116 regular season wins.