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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.
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]
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.
Arizona Diamondbacks former players Mark Grace (left) and Luis Gonzalez and former manager Bob Brenly (right) throw out the first pitches during a celebration for the 2001 World Series team prior ...
2001: World Series Champions NLDS: St. Louis Cardinals: Won 3 2 NLCS: Atlanta Braves: Won 4 1 World Series: New York Yankees: Won 4 3 2002: NL West Champions NLDS: St. Louis Cardinals: Lost 0 3 2007: NL West Champions NLDS: Chicago Cubs: Won 3 0 NLCS: Colorado Rockies: Lost 0 4 2011: NL West Champions NLDS: Milwaukee Brewers: Lost 2 3 2017: NL ...
World Series Champions National League Champions National League West Champions ... The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 4th season in Major ...
Nicknamed "The Big Unit," the 6-foot-10-inch pitcher was a flame-throwing left-hander who won five Cy Young Awards and the 2001 World Series. Johnson's 4,875 strikeouts place him second behind ...