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2001 World Series
Team (Wins)
Manager(s) Season
Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
Bob Brenly 92–70, .568, GA: 2
New York Yankees (3)
Joe Torre 95–65, .594, GA: 13½
Dates
October 27–November 4
MVP
Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (co-MVPs)
Umpires
Steve Rippley (crew chief), Mark Hirschbeck, Dale Scott, Ed Rapuano, Jim Joyce, Dana DeMuth
Hall of Famers
Diamondbacks: Randy Johnson (pitcher)
Yankees: Joe Torre (manager)
ALCS
New York Yankees over Seattle Mariners (4–1)
NLCS
Arizona Diamondbacks over Atlanta Braves (4–1)
Broadcast
Television
Fox
TV announcers
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver
Radio
ESPN
Radio announcers
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan
World Series Program
← 2000 World Series 2002 →
The 2001 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2001 season. The 97th edition of the World Series,[1][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 Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees, four games to three to win the series. Considered one of the greatest World Series of all time,[2] memorable aspects included two extra-inning games and three late-inning comebacks. Diamondbacks pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling were both named World Series Most Valuable Players.
The Yankees advanced to the World Series by defeating the Oakland Athletics, three games to two, in the AL Division Series, and then the Seattle Mariners in the AL Championship Series, four games to one. It was the Yankees' fourth consecutive World Series appearance, after winning championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. The Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, three games to two, in the NL Division Series, and then the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series, four games to one. It was the franchise's first appearance in a World Series.
The Series began later than usual, as a result of a delay in the regular season after the September 11 attacks. As a result, the Series was the first to extend into November. The Diamondbacks won the first two games at home, limiting the Yankees to just one run. The Yankees responded with a close win in game 3, at which US President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch. In games 4 and 5, the Yankees won in comeback fashion, hitting game-tying home runs off Diamondbacks closer Byung-hyun Kim with one out remaining in consecutive games, before winning in extra innings. The Diamondbacks won game 6 in blowout, forcing a decisive game 7. In the final game, the Yankees led in the ninth inning before the Diamondbacks staged a comeback against closer Mariano Rivera, capped off by a walk-off, bases-loaded bloop single by Luis Gonzalez to clinch Arizona's championship victory. This was the third World Series to end in a bases-loaded, walk-off hit, following 1991 and 1997.
Among several firsts, the 2001 World Series was: the first World Series championship for the Diamondbacks; the first World Series ever played in the state of Arizona and the Mountain Time Zone; the first championship for a Far West state other than California; the first major professional sports team from the state of Arizona to win a championship; and the earliest an MLB franchise had ever won a World Series (the Diamondbacks had only existed for four years). The home team won every game in the Series, which had only happened twice before, in 1987 and 1991. The Diamondbacks outscored the Yankees, 37–14, as a result of large margins of victory achieved by Arizona at Bank One Ballpark relative to the one-run margins the Yankees achieved at Yankee Stadium. Arizona's pitching held powerhouse New York to a .183 batting average, the lowest in a seven-game World Series. This and the 2002 World Series were the last two consecutive World Series to have game sevens until the World Series of 2016 and 2017.[3] The 2001 World Series was the subject of an HBO documentary, Nine Innings from Ground Zero, in 2004.
Contents
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1 Background
1.1 Arizona Diamondbacks
1.2 New York Yankees
1.3 September 11 and the month of November
2 Summary
3 Matchups
3.1 Game 1
3.2 Game 2
3.3 Game 3
3.4 Game 4
3.5 Game 5
3.6 Game 6
3.7 Game 7
4 Composite box
5 Media coverage
6 Aftermath
7 DVD
8 Quotes from the Series
9 Notes
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Background[edit]
Arizona Diamondbacks[edit]
Main article: 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The Arizona Diamondbacks began play in 1998, along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as the youngest expansion team in Major League Baseball (MLB).[4] After a mediocre debut season, the Diamondbacks finished the following year first in the National League (NL) West with a 100–62 record, but lost to the New York Mets in the NL Division series.[5] With several All-Star players like Randy Johnson and Matt Williams, the Diamondbacks had high expectations for the 2000 season, but finished third in the NL West with an 85–77 record.[6] During the offseason, team manager Buck Showalter was fired, and replaced by sportscaster and former player Bob Brenly.[6] The Diamondbacks acquired several notable free agent players during the offseason, including Miguel Batista, Mark Grace, and Reggie Sanders.[7] Most of the Diamondbacks players were above the age of thirty, and had already played on a number of teams prior to the 2001 season.[8] In fact, the Diamondbacks starting lineup for the World Series did not include a player under the age of thirty-one, making them the oldest team by player age in World Series history.[8] With several players nearing the age of retirement, Luis Gonzalez noted that the overall team mentality was "there's too many good guys in here to let this opportunity slip away".[9]
Although the Diamondbacks were only one game above .500 by the end of April,[10] Gonzalez had a particularly memorable start to the season, in which he tied the MLB record with thirteen home runs during the month of April.[9] The Diamondbacks found greater success in May and June, and at one point at a six-game lead in the NL West. During this span, the team won nine consecutive games, and Johnson tied the MLB record with twenty strikeouts in a nine inning game.[9][10] The six game lead did not last long however, and by the end of July, the Diamondbacks were a half game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the West.[10] A resurgent August pushed the team back into first place, a spot they maintained for the rest of the season.[10] By the end of the season, several Diamondbacks players had put up exceptional statistics: Curt Schilling had the most wins of any pitcher in MLB that year with twenty-two, while Johnson nearly broke the single season strikeout record with 372.[9][11] Johnson and Schilling also had the two lowest earned run averages (ERA) in the NL, with 2.49 and 2.98 respectively.[11] Gonzalez ended the season with a .325 batting average and fifty-seven home runs, and finished third in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award.[12] The Diamondbacks were also one of the best defensive teams in MLB that year, second in least errors committed, and tied with the Seattle Mariners for the best fielding percentage.[13]
The Diamondbacks played the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Division Series.[11] Schilling threw a shutout in Game 1 to give the Diamondbacks an early series lead,[9] but the Cardinals won Game 2 thanks to a two-run home run from Albert Pujols.[14] Craig Counsell hit a three-run home run late in Game 3 to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 series lead,[9] but the Cardinals won Game 4 with strong pitching performances from Bud Smith and their relief pitchers.[15] The Diamondbacks clinched the series in Game 5, when Tony Womack hit a game winning single that scored Danny Bautista.[9] They then faced the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series.[11] Johnson also threw a shutout in Game 1,[9] while the Braves hit three home runs in Game 2 to tie the series at one game apiece.[16] Schilling threw a complete game in Game 3,[17] and the Diamondbacks scored eleven runs in a Game 4 victory to take a 3-1 series lead.[18] The Diamondbacks clinched the series in Game 5 with another strong performance from Johnson.[11] With the win, they became the fastest expansion team to reach the World Series, in just their fourth year of play.[9]
New York Yankees[edit]
Main article: 2001 New York Yankees season
The Yankees finished the 2001 season in first place in the AL East with a win-loss record of 95–65 (a winning percentage of .594), 13 1/2 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees then defeated the Oakland Athletics 3 games to 2 in the AL Division Series, and the Seattle Mariners 4 games to 1 in the AL Championship Series to advance to their fourth consecutive World Series, and fifth in six years.
Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez led the Yankees offensively during the 2001 season. Jeter batted .311 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 150 games, while Martinez batted .280 with 34 home runs and 113 RBI in 154 games. Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina were the leaders of the Yankees' pitching staff. Clemens finished with a win-loss record of 20–3, an earned-run average (ERA) of 3.51, and struck out 213 batters in 220.1 innings pitched. Mussina finished with a win-loss record of 17–11, an ERA of 3.15, and struck out 214 batters in 228.2 innings pitched.
September 11 and the month of November[edit]
After MLB games were postponed as a result of the September 11 attacks, the World Series began on Saturday, October 27, 2001, the latest start date ever for a World Series until the 2009 World Series, which started on October 28. The last three games were the first major-league games (other than exhibitions) played in the month of November. This was just the fourth time that no World Series champion was decided within the traditional month of October. The previous three occurrences were in 1904 (no series), 1918 (series held in September because of World War I), and 1994 (series cancelled by the players' strike). Additionally, the Series took place in New York City only seven weeks after the attacks, representing a remarkable boost in morale for the fatigued city. Along with this President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium, sporting a FDNY jacket.
Summary[edit]
NL Arizona Diamondbacks (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance
1 October 27 New York Yankees – 1, Arizona Diamondbacks – 9 Bank One Ballpark 2:44 49,646[19]
2 October 28 New York Yankees – 0, Arizona Diamondbacks – 4 Bank One Ballpark 2:35 49,646[20]
3 October 30 Arizona Diamondbacks – 1, New York Yankees – 2 Yankee Stadium (I) 3:26 55,820[21]
4 October 31 Arizona Diamondbacks – 3, New York Yankees – 4 (10 innings) Yankee Stadium (I) 3:31 55,863[22]
5 November 1 Arizona Diamondbacks – 2, New York Yankees – 3 (12 innings) Yankee Stadium (I) 4:15 56,018[23]
6 November 3 New York Yankees – 2, Arizona Diamondbacks – 15 Bank One Ballpark 3:33 49,707[24]
7 November 4 New York Yankees – 2, Arizona Diamondbacks – 3 Bank One Ballpark 3:20 49,589[25]
Matchups[edit]
Game 1[edit]
Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:02 pm (MDT) at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Arizona 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 X 9 10 0
WP: Curt Schilling (1–0) LP: Mike Mussina (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
ARI: Craig Counsell (1), Luis Gonzalez (1)
The Yankees struck first in Game 1 when Derek Jeter was hit by a pitch with one out in the first and scored on Bernie Williams's double two batters later. However, Arizona's Curt Schilling and two relievers held the Yankees scoreless afterward. They managed to get only two walks and two hits for the rest of the game, Scott Brosius's double in the second and Jorge Posada's single in the fourth, both with two outs.
Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks tied the game on Craig Counsell's one-out home run in the first off of Mike Mussina. After a scoreless second, Mussina led off the third by hitting Tony Womack with a pitch. He moved to second on Counsell's sacrifice bunt before Luis Gonzalez's home run put the Diamondbacks up 3-1. A single and right fielder David Justice's error put runners on second and third before Matt Williams's sacrifice fly put Arizona up 4-1. After Mark Grace was intentionally walked, Damian Miller's RBI double gave Arizona a 5-1 lead.
Next inning, Gonzalez hit a two-out double off of Randy Choate. Reggie Sanders was intentionally walked before Gonzalez scored on Steve Finley's single. An error by third baseman Brosius scored Sanders, put Finley at third, and Williams at second. Both men scored on Mark Grace's double, putting Arizona up 9-1. Though the Diamondbacks got just one more hit for the rest of the game off of Sterling Hitchcock and Mike Stanton (Williams's leadoff single in the seventh), they went up 1-0 in the series.
Game 2[edit]
Sunday, October 28, 2001 5:59 pm (MST) at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Arizona 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 5 0
WP: Randy Johnson (1–0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
ARI: Matt Williams (1)
Arizona continued to take control of the Series with the strong pitching performance of Randy Johnson. The Big Unit pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only four baserunners and three hits while striking out eleven Yankees. Andy Pettitte meanwhile nearly matched him, retiring Arizona in order in five of the seven innings he pitched. In the second, he allowed a leadoff single to Reggie Sanders, who scored on Danny Bautista's double. Bautista was the only Arizona runner stranded for the entire game. In the seventh, Pettitte hit Luis Gonzalez with a pitch before Sanders grounded into a forceout. After Bautista singled, Matt Williams's three-run home run put Arizona up 4-0. They won the game with that score and led the series two games to none as it moved to New York City.
Game 3[edit]
Donning an FDNY fleece, with a bulletproof vest underneath, President Bush tosses out the ceremonial first pitch.
Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:30 pm (EST) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Arizona 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
New York 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 1
WP: Roger Clemens (1–0) LP: Brian Anderson (0–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1)
Home runs:
ARI: None
NYY: Jorge Posada (1)
The game was opened in New York by President George W. Bush, who threw the ceremonial first pitch, a strike to Yankees backup catcher Todd Greene. Bush became the first incumbent U.S. president to throw a World Series first pitch since Jimmy Carter in 1979. He also threw the baseball from the mound where the pitcher would be set (unlike most ceremonial first pitches which are from in front of the mound) and threw it for a strike. Chants of "U-S-A, U-S-A" rang throughout Yankee Stadium. Yankees starter Roger Clemens allowed only three hits and struck out nine in seven innings of work. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitched two innings for the save.
Jorge Posada's leadoff home run off of Brian Anderson in the second put the Yankees up 1-0. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases in the fourth on two walks and one hit before Matt Williams's sacrifice fly tied the game. Bernie Williams hit a leadoff single in the sixth and moved to second on a wild pitch one out later before Posada walked. Mike Morgan relieved Anderson and struck out David Justice before Scott Brosius broke the tie with an RBI single. The Yankees cut Arizona's series lead to 2-1 with the win.
Game 4[edit]
Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:23 pm (EST) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
H
E
Arizona 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
New York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 0
WP: Mariano Rivera (1–0) LP: Byung-hyun Kim (0–1)
Home runs:
ARI: Mark Grace (1)
NYY: Shane Spencer (1), Tino Martinez (1), Derek Jeter (1)
Game 4 saw the Yankees send Orlando Hernández to the mound while the Diamondbacks elected to bring back Curt Schilling on three days' rest. Both pitchers gave up home runs, with Schilling doing so to Shane Spencer in the third inning and Hernandez doing so to Mark Grace in the fourth. Hernandez pitched 6 1⁄3 solid innings, giving up four hits while Schilling went seven innings and gave up three.
With the game still tied entering the eighth, Arizona struck. After Mike Stanton recorded the first out of the inning, Luis Gonzalez singled and Erubiel Durazo hit a double to bring him in. Matt Williams followed by grounding into a fielder's choice off of Ramiro Mendoza, which scored pinch runner Midre Cummings and gave the team a 3-1 lead.
With his team on the verge of taking a commanding 3-1 series lead, Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly elected to bring in closer Byung-hyun Kim in the bottom of the eighth for a two-inning save. Kim, at 22, became the first Korean-born player ever to play in the MLB World Series. Kim struck out the side in the eighth, but ran into trouble in the ninth.
Derek Jeter led off by trying to bunt for a hit but was thrown out by Williams. Paul O'Neill then lined a single in front of Gonzalez. After Bernie Williams struck out, Kim seemed to be out of trouble with Tino Martinez coming to the plate. However, Martinez drove the first pitch he saw from Kim into the right-center field bleachers, tying the score at 3-3. The Yankees were not done, as Jorge Posada walked and David Justice moved him into scoring position with a single. Kim struck Spencer out to end the threat.
When the scoreboard clock in Yankee Stadium passed midnight, World Series play in November began, with the message on the scoreboard "Welcome to November Baseball".
Mariano Rivera took the hill for the Yankees in the tenth and retired the Diamondbacks in order. Kim went out for a third inning of work and retired Scott Brosius and Alfonso Soriano, but Jeter hit an opposite field home run on a 3–2 pitch count from Kim. This home run gave the Yankees a 4–3 victory and tied the Series at two games apiece, making Jeter the first player to hit a November home run and earning him the tongue-in-cheek nickname of "Mr. November".
Game 5[edit]
Thursday, November 1, 2001 8:23 pm (EST) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
R
H
E
Arizona 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 9 1
WP: Sterling Hitchcock (1–0) LP: Albie Lopez (0–1)
Home runs:
ARI: Steve Finley (1), Rod Barajas (1)
NYY: Scott Brosius (1)
Game 5 saw the Yankees return to Mike Mussina for the start while the Diamondbacks sent Miguel Batista, who had not pitched in twelve days, to the mound. Batista pitched a strong 7 2⁄3 scoreless innings, striking out six. Mussina bounced back from his poor Game 1 start, recording ten strikeouts, but allowed home runs to Steve Finley and Rod Barajas in the fifth.
With the Diamondbacks leading 2–0 in the ninth, Byung-hyun Kim was called upon for the save despite having thrown three innings the night before. Jorge Posada doubled to open the inning, but Kim got Shane Spencer to ground out and then struck out Chuck Knoblauch. As had happened the previous night, Kim could not hold the lead as Scott Brosius hit a 1–0 pitch over the left field wall, the second straight game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Yankees. Kim was pulled from the game in favor of Mike Morgan who recorded the final out.
Morgan retired the Yankees in order in the tenth and eleventh innings, while the Diamondbacks got to Mariano Rivera in the eleventh. Danny Bautista and Erubiel Durazo opened the inning with hits and Matt Williams advanced them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Rivera then intentionally walked Steve Finley to load the bases, then got Reggie Sanders to line out and Mark Grace grounded out to end the inning.
Arizona went to Albie Lopez in the twelfth, and in his first at bat he gave up a single to Knoblauch. Brosius moved him over with a bunt, and then Alfonso Soriano ended the game with an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 victory and a 3-2 lead in the series.
Game 6[edit]
Saturday, November 3, 2001 5:53 pm (MST) at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
Arizona 1 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 X 15 22 0
WP: Randy Johnson (2–0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0–2)
With Arizona in a must-win situation, Randy Johnson pitched seven innings and struck out seven, giving up just two runs. The Diamondbacks struck first when Tony Womack hit a leadoff double off of Andy Pettitte and scored on Danny Bautista's single in the first. Next inning, Womack's bases-loaded single scored two and Bautista's single scored another. The Yankees loaded the bases in the third on a single and two walks, but Johnson struck out Jorge Posada to end the inning. The Diamondbacks broke the game open with eight runs in the bottom half. Pettitte allowed a leadoff walk to Greg Colbrunn and subsequent double to Matt Williams before being relieved by Jay Witasick, who allowed four straight singles to Reggie Sanders, Jay Bell, Damian Miller, and Johnson that scored three runs. After Womack struck out, Bautista's single scored two more runs and Luis Gonzalez's double scored another, with Bautista being thrown out at home. Colbrunn's single and Williams's double scored a run each before Sanders struck out to end the inning. In the fourth, Bell reached first on a strike-three wild pitch before scoring on Miller's double. Johnson struck out before Womack singled to knock Witasick out of the game. With Randy Choate pitching, Yankees second baseman Alfonso Soriano's error on Bautista's ground ball allowed Miller to score and put runners on first and second before Gonzalez's single scored the Diamondbacks' final run. Choate and Mike Stanton kept them scoreless for the rest of the game. Pettitte was charged with six runs in two innings while Witasick was charged with nine runs in 1 1/3 innings. The Yankees scored their only runs in the sixth on back-to-back one-out singles by Shane Spencer and Luis Sojo with runners on second and third. The Diamondbacks hit six doubles and Danny Bautista batted 3-for-4 with five RBIs. The team set a World Series record with 22 hits and defeated the New York Yankees in its most lopsided postseason loss in 293 postseason games. The 15–2 win evened the series at three games apiece and set up a Game 7 for the ages between Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, again pitching on three days' rest.
Game 7[edit]
Sunday, November 4, 2001 5:55 pm (MST) at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 3
Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 11 0
WP: Randy Johnson (3–0) LP: Mariano Rivera (1–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Alfonso Soriano (1)
ARI: None
It was a matchup of two twenty-game winners in the Series finale that would crown a new champion. Roger Clemens, at 39 years old, became the oldest Game 7 starter ever. Curt Schilling had already started two games of the Series and pitched his 300th inning of the season on just three days' rest. The two aces matched each other inning by inning and after seven full innings, the game was tied at 1–1. The Diamondbacks scored first in the sixth inning with a Steve Finley single and a Danny Bautista double (Bautista would be called out at third base). The Yankees responded with an RBI single from Tino Martinez, which drove in Derek Jeter. Brenly stayed with Schilling into the eighth, and the move backfired as Alfonso Soriano hit a home run on an 0–2 pitch. After Schilling struck out Scott Brosius, he gave up a single to David Justice, and he left the game trailing 2–1. Brenly brought in Miguel Batista to get Jeter out and then in an unconventional move, brought in the previous night's starter Randy Johnson, who had thrown 104 pitches, in relief to keep it a one-run game. It proved to be a smart move, as Johnson retired pinch hitter Chuck Knoblauch (who batted for the left handed Paul O'Neill) on a fly out to Bautista in right field, then Johnson returned to the mound for the top of the ninth where he got Bernie Williams to fly out to Steve Finley in center field, Martinez to ground out to Tony Womack at shortstop and he then struck out catcher Jorge Posada to send the game to the bottom of the ninth inning.
With the Yankees ahead 2–1 in the bottom of the eighth, manager Joe Torre turned the game over to his ace closer Mariano Rivera for a two-inning save. Rivera struck out the side in the eighth, including Arizona's Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams, and Bautista, lowering his postseason ERA to a Major League-best 0.70.[26][citation needed] Although he was effective in the eighth, this game would end in the third ninth-inning comeback of the Series.
Mark Grace led off the inning with a single to center on a 1–0 pitch. Rivera's errant throw to second base on a bunt attempt by Damian Miller on an 0–1 pitch put runners on first and second. Jeter tried to reach for the ball, but got tangled in the legs of pinch-runner David Dellucci, who was sliding in an attempt to break up the double play. During the next at bat, Rivera appeared to regain control when he fielded Jay Bell's bunt and threw out Dellucci at third base, but third baseman Brosius decided to hold onto the baseball instead of throwing to first to complete the double play. Midre Cummings was sent in to pinch-run for Damian Miller. With Cummings at second and Bell at first, the next batter, Womack, hit a double down the right-field line on a 2–2 pitch that tied the game and earned Rivera a blown save. Bell advanced to third and the Yankees pulled the infield and outfield in as the potential winning run stood at third with fewer than two outs. After Rivera hit Craig Counsell with an 0–1 pitch, the bases were loaded. On an 0–1 pitch, Gonzalez lofted a soft single over the drawn-in Jeter that barely reached the outfield grass, plating Jay Bell with the winning run. This ended New York's bid for a fourth consecutive title and brought Arizona its first championship in its fourth year of existence, making the Diamondbacks the fastest expansion team to win a World Series. It was also the first, and remains the only, major professional sports championship for the state of Arizona.
In 2009, Game 7 of the 2001 World Series was chosen by Sports Illustrated as the Best Postseason Game of the Decade (2000–2009).
Composite box[edit]
2001 World Series (4–3): Arizona Diamondbacks (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
R
H
E
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 4 12 9 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 37 65 3
New York Yankees 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 14 42 8
Total attendance: 366,289 Average attendance: 52,327
Winning player's share: $279,260 Losing player's share: $201,014[27]
Media coverage[edit]
For the second consecutive year, Fox carried the World Series over its network with its top broadcast team, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (himself a Yankees broadcaster). This was the first year of Fox's exclusive rights to the World Series (in the previous contract, Fox only broadcast the World Series in even numbered years while NBC broadcast it in odd numbered years), which it has held ever since (this particular contract also had given Fox exclusive rights to the entire baseball postseason, which aired over its family of networks; the contract was modified following Disney's purchase of Fox Family Channel shortly after the World Series ended, as ESPN regained their postseason rights following a year of postseason games on ABC Family, Fox Family's successor). ESPN Radio provided national radio coverage for the fourth consecutive year, with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan calling the action.
Locally, the Series was broadcast by KTAR-AM in Phoenix with Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Rod Allen and Jim Traber, and by WABC-AM in New York City with John Sterling and Michael Kay. This would be Sterling and Kay's last World Series working together, and Game 7 would be the last Yankee broadcast on WABC. Kay moved to television and the new YES Network the following season and WCBS picked up radio rights to the Yankees. It was Kay who announced Derek Jeter's game-winning home run in Game 4 of the series and subsequently anointed him as "Mr. November".
Aftermath[edit]
After the Yankees lost the World Series, several players moved onto other teams or retired, the most notable changes being the signing of Jason Giambi to replace Martinez and the retirements of Brosius and O'Neill. Martinez would later finish his career with the Yankees in 2005 after spending the previous three years in St. Louis and Tampa Bay.
After winning the NL West again in 2002 the Diamondbacks were swept 3–0 by St. Louis in the NLDS. From here they declined, losing 111 games in 2004 as Bob Brenly was fired during that season. Arizona would not win another NL West title until 2007. Schilling was traded to the Boston Red Sox after the 2003 season and in 2004 helped lead them to their first world championship since 1918. He helped them win another championship in 2007 and retired after four years with Boston, missing the entire 2008 season with a shoulder injury. Johnson was traded to the Yankees after the 2004 season, a season that saw him throw a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves, though he would be traded back to the Diamondbacks two years later and finish his career with the San Francisco Giants in 2009. The last player from the 2001 Diamondbacks roster, Lyle Overbay, retired following the 2014 season with the Milwaukee Brewers while the last player from the 2001 Yankees, Randy Choate, retired on February 16, 2017.[28]
From 2002 through 2007, the Yankees' misfortune in the postseason continued, with the team losing the ALDS to the Anaheim Angels in 2002, the World Series to the Florida Marlins in 2003, the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox (in the process becoming the first ever team in postseason history to blow a 3-0 series lead) in 2004, the ALDS again to the Angels in 2005, the ALDS to Detroit in 2006, and the ALDS to Cleveland in 2007. Joe Torre's contract was allowed to expire and he was replaced by Joe Girardi in 2008, a season in which the Yankees would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1993. The Yankees won their 27th World Series championship in 2009, defeating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
Buster Olney, who covered the Yankees for The New York Times before joining ESPN, would write a book titled The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty. The book is a play by play account of Game 7 in addition to stories about key players, executives, and moments from the 1996–2001 dynasty. In a 2005 reprinting, Olney included a new epilogue covering the aftermath of the 2001 World Series up to the Boston Red Sox epic comeback from down 3–0 in the 2004 ALCS.
As of 2017[update], this is the state of Arizona's only world championship among the four major professional sports.
DVD[edit]
On October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released the New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996–2001) DVD set. Game 4 of the 2001 World Series is included in the set. On April 29, 2008, The Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 World Series DVD set was released. All seven games are included on this set.
Quotes from the Series[edit]
All quotes are from Joe Buck
One on, two out. Martinez hits one to deep right-center field, at the wall...tie game!
—  calling Tino Martinez's game-tying two-run homer in Game 4
Jeter hits it into right. Back at the wall, GAME OVER! Yankees win and the series is tied!
—  calling Derek Jeter's "Mr. November" home run
Tying run at the plate, runner at second, two out, 2-0 Arizona here in Game 5. Brosius hits one into left! Back at the wall, the Yankees have tied it again!
—  calling Scott Brosius's clutch two-run home run in the 9th inning of Game 5
Yankees lead in Game 7 2-1 in the ninth. Two on, one out AND WOMACK! INTO RIGHT FIELD A HIT! Here comes Cummings, it's tied! Going to third is Bell! Tony Womack delivers, it's 2-2!
—  calling Tony Womack's game-tying RBI double in the 9th inning of Game 7
Floater...CENTER FIELD! The Diamondbacks are world champions!
—  calling Luis Gonzalez's series-winning floater
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Jump up ^ Johnson, Chuck (October 23, 2001). "Diamondbacks quenching fans' thirst for winner". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
Jump up ^ Magruder, Jack (October 11, 1999). "D'backs' future looks promising". Arizona Daily Star. p. 1D.
^ Jump up to: a b Magruder, Jack (October 31, 2000). "D'backs hire Brenly - Former major-league catcher's knowledge, vivacious personality convince Colangelo". Arizona Daily Star. p. C1.
Jump up ^ Gilbert, Steve (October 27, 2001). "D-Backs wasted no time in building a winner". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Hummel, Rick (October 23, 2001). "D'Backs Move Into Series With Loads Of Experience - Problem Is That Not Much Has Been In Postseason". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D4.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Destiny in the Desert: The 2001 World Series (DVD). Major League Baseball Productions. 2001.
^ Jump up to: a b c d "2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Verducci, Tom (December 17, 2001). "The Power of Two". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 95 no. 24. pp. 112–115.
Jump up ^ "2001 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
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Jump up ^ Ostermeier, Joe (October 11, 2001). "Cards Even Series At 1-1 – Williams, Pujols Show How To Do It". Belleville News-Democrat. p. 1D.
Jump up ^ Fallstrom, R.B. (October 14, 2001). "Cards extend series Rookie's pitching forces final game". Charleston Gazette-Mail. p. P4E.
Jump up ^ Reid, Jason (October 18, 2001). "Glavine, Braves knot NLCS – Atlanta hands Arizona its first loss at home in playoffs". Charleston Gazette-Mail. p. 3B.
Jump up ^ "2001 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3, Diamondbacks at Braves, October 19". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2001 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4, Diamondbacks at Braves, October 20". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2001 World Series Game 1 – New York Yankees vs. Arizona Diamondbacks". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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See also[edit]
2001 Japan Series
References[edit]
Forman, Sean L. "2001 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com – Major League Statistics and Information. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
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