2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season

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2001  Arizona Diamondbacks
World Series Champion
National League Champion
National League West Division Champion
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Bank One Ballpark
City Phoenix, Arizona
Record92–70 (.568)
Divisional place1st
Owners Jerry Colangelo
General managers Joe Garagiola Jr.
Managers Bob Brenly
Television Fox Sports Net Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Joe Garagiola)
Radio KTAR (620 AM)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Jeff Munn)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
  2000 Seasons 2002  

The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks , in their fourth year of existence, looked to improve on their 2000 season. They had to contend in what was a strong National League West.

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Arizona had the best one-two pitching combination in the majors: Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson, who combined for 43 victories. Outfielder Luis Gonzalez slugged 57 home runs. They finished the regular season with a record of 92-70, which was good enough for the division title.

In the playoffs, they won their NLDS matchup vs. St. Louis on a walk-off hit by Tony Womack. They defeated the Braves in five games in the NLCS. In the World Series, they won a dramatic seven-game series against the New York Yankees on a walk-off hit by Gonzalez, against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. The Arizona Diamondbacks became the fastest expansion franchise in Major League history to win a World Series title in just their fourth season. The championship remains the only one won by an Arizona-based sports team.

Offseason

Spring training

The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks held their 4th spring training at Tucson Electric Park in Tucson, Arizona.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 92700.56848–3344–37
San Francisco Giants 90720.556249–3241–40
Los Angeles Dodgers 86760.531644–3742–39
San Diego Padres 79830.4881335–4644–37
Colorado Rockies 73890.4511941–4032–49

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
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Arizona 5–26–35–113–64–22–410–93–33–33–33–44–212–710–92–47–8
Atlanta 2–54–24–24–29–103–32–53–313–610–910–95–13–34–23–39–9
Chicago 3–62–413–43–33–38–94–28–93–34–24–210–62–43–39–89–6
Cincinnati 1–52–44–133–64–26–114–26–104–24–22–49–82–44–27–104–11
Colorado 6–132–43–36–34–22–48–115–13–44–32–42–49–109–106–32–10
Florida 2–410–93–32–42–43–32–54–212–77–125–144–23–42–43–312–6
Houston 4–23–39–811–64–23–32–412–56–03–33–39–83–63–39–79–6
Los Angeles 9–105–22–42–411–85–24–25–12–42–43–37–29–1011–83–36–9
Milwaukee 3–33–39–810–61–52–45–121–54–23–33–36–111–55–47–105–10
Montreal 3–36–133–32–44–37–120–64–22–48–119–105–13–32–52–48–10
New York 3–39–102–42–43–412–73–34–23–311–811–84–21–53–41–510–8
Philadelphia 4–39–102–44–24–214–53–33–33–310–98–115–15–23–32–47–11
Pittsburgh 2–41–56–108–94–22–48–92–711–61–52–41–52–41–53–148–7
San Diego 7–123–34–24–210–94–36–310–95–13–35–12–54–25–141–56–9
San Francisco 9–102–43–32–410–94–23–38–114–55–24–33–35–114–54–210–5
St. Louis 4–23–38–910–73–63–37–93–310–74–25–14–214–35–12–48–7

Notable transactions

Roster

2001 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Legend
Diamondbacks WinDiamondbacks LossGame Postponed
2001 Regular Season Game Log (92–70) (Home: 48–33; Road: 44–37)
April (13–12) (Home: 8–8; Road: 5–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 3@ Dodgers 3–2 Johnson (1–0) Nunez (0–1) Mantei (1) Dodger Stadium 22,9271–0W1
2April 4@ Dodgers 7–2 Schilling (1–0) Dreifort (0–1) Dodger Stadium 34,3012–0W2
3April 5@ Dodgers 5–7 Ashby (1–0) Anderson (0–1) Shaw (2) Dodger Stadium 20,5422–1L1
4April 6 Cardinals 9–12 Hermanson (1–0) Reynoso (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 46,0792–2L2
5April 7 Cardinals 4–8 Kile (1–1) Witt (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 34,4042–3L3
6April 8 Cardinals 4–9 Ankiel (1–0) Johnson (1–1) Timlin (1) Bank One Ballpark 36,7142–4L4
7April 10 Dodgers 2–0 Schilling (2–0) Brown (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 29,1913–4W1
8April 11 Dodgers 5–11 Dreifort (1–1) Anderson (0–2) Bank One Ballpark 25,9743–5L1
9April 12 Dodgers 4–5 Ashby (2–0) Reynoso (0–2) Shaw (3) Bank One Ballpark 29,4653–6L2
10April 13@ Rockies 7–3 Johnson (2–1) Bohanon (0–2) Coors Field 38,5644–6W1
11April 14@ Rockies 8–9 Myers (1–1) Kim (0–1) Jimenez (3) Coors Field 42,3194–7L1
12April 15@ Rockies 7–10 (10) Estrada (1–1) Brohawn (0–1) Coors Field 36,8414–8L2
13April 16@ Cardinals 2–1 Ellis (1–0) Morris (1–2) Mantei (2) Busch Memorial Stadium 25,6255–8W1
14April 17@ Cardinals 17–4 Reynoso (1–2) Hermanson (1–1) Busch Memorial Stadium 28,5176–8W2
15April 18@ Cardinals 1–3 Kile (2–2) Johnson (2–2) Kline (2) Busch Memorial Stadium 29,1446–9L1
16April 20 Rockies 3–2 Kim (1–1) White (0–2) Bank One Ballpark 32,0117–9W1
17April 21 Rockies 10–5 Ellis (2–0) Villone (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 31,7248–9W2
18April 22 Rockies 1–2 Astacio (3–1) Reynoso (1–3) Jimenez (5) Bank One Ballpark 31,0768–10L1
19April 23 Marlins 9–0 Johnson (3–2) Dempster (2–2) Bank One Ballpark 23,3289–10W1
20April 24 Marlins 9–8 Prinz (1–0) Almanza (0–1) Springer (1) Bank One Ballpark 24,13510–10W2
21April 25 Marlins 10–7 Schilling (3–0) Grilli (2–2) Prinz (1) Bank One Ballpark 23,09711–10W3
22April 26 Braves 13–6 Ellis (3–0) Maddux (2–2) Bank One Ballpark 27,36212–10W4
23April 27 Braves 0–9 Burkett (1–3) Reynoso (1–4) Bank One Ballpark 32,66312–11L1
24April 28 Braves 1–3 Glavine (4–1) Johnson (3–3) Rocker (6) Bank One Ballpark 45,26412–12L2
25April 29 Braves 7–5 Sabel (1–0) Perez (1–4) Brohawn (1) Bank One Ballpark 34,35613–12W1
May (18–10) (Home: 5–4; Road: 13–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
26May 1@ Expos 8–3 Schilling (4–0) Reames (2–2) Olympic Stadium 4,34014–12W2
27May 2@ Expos 3–4 Armas (1–4) Anderson (0–3) Lloyd (1) Olympic Stadium 4,35214–13L1
28May 3@ Expos 2–1 Kim (2–1) Lloyd (2–1) Prinz (2) Olympic Stadium 4,78815–13W1
29May 4@ Mets 2–4 Reed (4–1) Batista (0–1) Franco (1) Shea Stadium 36,94515–14L1
30May 5@ Mets 1–8 Rusch (2–1) Ellis (3–1) Shea Stadium 35,63015–15L2
31May 6@ Mets 8–2 Schilling (5–0) Trachsel (1–5) Shea Stadium 37,67316–15W1
32May 7 Reds 4–5 (10) Graves (1–0) Swindell (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 25,63616–16L1
33May 8 Reds 4–3 (11) Brohawn (1–1) Graves (1–1) Bank One Ballpark 29,81717–16W1
34May 9 Reds 5–2 Batista (1–1) Mercado (1–2) Prinz (3) Bank One Ballpark 26,15018–16W2
35May 11 Phillies 1–5 Wolf (3–4) Schilling (5–1) Bank One Ballpark 30,29118–17L1
36May 12 Phillies 5–6 (10) Bottalico (2–2) Batista (1–2) Mesa (10) Bank One Ballpark 33,51518–18L2
37May 13 Phillies 6–1 Johnson (4–3) Person (3–4) Bank One Ballpark 32,22319–18W1
38May 15@ Reds 5–1 Sabel (2–0) Wohlers (1–1) Kim (1) Cinergy Field 19,20120–18W2
39May 16@ Reds 2–1 Schilling (6–1) Reith (0–1) Kim (2) Cinergy Field 21,84321–18W3
40May 17@ Reds 7–2 Anderson (1–3) Brower (2–2) Cinergy Field 23,72322–18W4
41May 18@ Cubs 4–0 Johnson (5–3) Lieber (3–3) Wrigley Field 37,83023–18W5
42May 19@ Cubs 2–6 Wood (2–4) Batista (1–3) Wrigley Field 40,15323–19L1
43May 20@ Cubs 5–6 Tapani (6–1) Ellis (3–2) Fassero (10) Wrigley Field 39,35023–20L2
44May 21 Giants 4–2 Schilling (7–1) Rueter (4–5) Bank One Ballpark 28,62824–20W1
45May 22 Giants 12–8 Anderson (2–3) Ortiz (6–3) Bank One Ballpark 33,32325–20W2
46May 23 Giants 1–5 Gardner (1–3) Johnson (5–4) Bank One Ballpark 34,92225–21L1
47May 24@ Padres 1–3 Serrano (2–1) Brohawn (1–2) Hoffman (10) Qualcomm Stadium 19,45025–22L2
48May 25@ Padres 7–1 Sabel (3–0) Jones (2–6) Qualcomm Stadium 29,96526–22W1
49May 26@ Padres 3–1 Schilling (8–1) Eaton (6–3) Qualcomm Stadium 49,30027–22W2
50May 27@ Padres 6–4 Swindell (1–1) Hoffman (2–2) Prinz (4) Qualcomm Stadium 34,05328–22W3
51May 28@ Giants 2–1 (12) Batista (2–3) Worrell (1–1) Pacific Bell Park 41,34129–22W4
52May 29@ Giants 1–0 (18) Batista (3–3) Vogelsong (0–1) Swindell (1) Pacific Bell Park 39,70930–22W5
53May 30@ Giants 4–3 Ellis (4–2) Hernandez (3–8) Prinz (5) Pacific Bell Park 40,31331–22W6
June (18–9) (Home: 12–6; Road: 6–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
54June 1 Padres 4–2 Schilling (9–1) Williams (5–4) Kim (3) Bank One Ballpark 32,23432–22W7
55June 2 Padres 2–1 Prinz (2–0) Davey (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 34,32533–22W8
56June 3 Padres 8–4 Johnson (6–4) Jarvis (3–5) Bank One Ballpark 37,50034–22W9
57June 4 Dodgers 4–8 Park (7–4) Reynoso (1–5) Bank One Ballpark 26,48534–23L1
58June 5 Dodgers 5–6 Herges (3–4) Kim (2–2) Shaw (18) Bank One Ballpark 32,69934–24L2
59June 6 Dodgers 4–1 Schilling (10–1) Prokopec (6–2) Bank One Ballpark 31,04635–24W1
60June 7 Dodgers 13–9 Batista (4–3) Dreifort (3–5) Bank One Ballpark 32,65836–24W2
61June 8@ Royals 11–4 Johnson (7–4) Byrd (0–2) Kauffman Stadium 20,34937–24W3
62June 9@ Royals 2–3 Stein (3–4) Reynoso (1–6) Hernandez (9) Kauffman Stadium 26,87937–25L1
63June 10@ Royals 12–5 Ellis (5–2) Reichert (5–6) Kauffman Stadium 16,57338–25W1
64June 12 Cubs 2–6 Wood (6–4) Schilling (10–2) Bank One Ballpark 40,19138–26L1
65June 13 Cubs 13–3 Bierbrodt (1–0) Tapani (8–2) Bank One Ballpark 33,67039–26W1
66June 14 Cubs 3–2 Johnson (8–4) Bere (4–3) Swindell (2) Bank One Ballpark 40,09340–26W2
67June 15 Tigers 2–5 Holt (5–5) Brohawn (1–3) Anderson (5) Bank One Ballpark 31,68340–27L1
68June 16 Tigers 3–1 Ellis (6–2) Blair (0–1) Prinz (6) Bank One Ballpark 35,02841–27W1
69June 17 Tigers 8–3 Schilling (11–2) Mlicki (4–8) Bank One Ballpark 39,76042–27W2
70June 19@ Dodgers 9–2 Johnson (9–4) Dreifort (4–6) Dodger Stadium 31,16043–27W3
71June 20@ Dodgers 3–4 Shaw (3–2) Sabel (3–1) Dodger Stadium 35,56143–28L1
72June 21@ Rockies 14–5 Bierbrodt (2–0) Hampton (9–3) Coors Field 40,03644–28W1
73June 22@ Rockies 5–4 (10) Swindell (2–1) Jimenez (3–1) Prinz (7) Coors Field 44,65545–28W2
74June 23@ Rockies 9–5 Kim (3–2) White (1–4) Coors Field 41,61246–28W3
75June 24@ Rockies 6–7 Neagle (6–2) Johnson (9–5) Jimenez (12) Coors Field 41,68246–29L1
76June 25 Astros 0–6 Miller (9–3) Batista (4–4) Bank One Ballpark 27,23046–30L2
77June 26 Astros 7–10 Dotel (5–4) Bierbrodt (2–1) Wagner (16) Bank One Ballpark 30,56646–31L3
78June 27 Astros 7–5 Schilling (12–2) Elarton (4–8) Bank One Ballpark 28,80247–31W1
79June 29 Rockies 5–3 Johnson (10–5) Astacio (5–9) Kim (4) Bank One Ballpark 34,29148–31W2
80June 30 Rockies 6–5 Brohawn (2–3) Davis (0–2) Prinz (8) Bank One Ballpark 36,16549–31W3
July (11–15) (Home: 4–8; Road: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
81July 1 Rockies 5–4 (13) Prinz (3–0) White (1–6) Bank One Ballpark 31,99950–31W4
82July 3@ Astros 5–6 Mlicki (5–8) Schilling (12–3) Wagner (18) Enron Field 40,98250–32L1
83July 4@ Astros 3–2 Johnson (10–5) Reynolds (8–7) Kim (5) Enron Field 41,21651–32W1
84July 5@ Astros 1–5 Oswalt (7–1) Ellis (6–3) Enron Field 35,11251–33L1
85July 6 Athletics 0–3 Mulder (9–6) Anderson (2–4) Bank One Ballpark 34,00851–34L2
86July 7 Athletics 1–5 Hudson (9–5) Batista (4–5) Bank One Ballpark 36,97851–35L3
87July 8 Athletics 1–2 Zito (6–6) Schilling (12–4) Isringhausen (17) Bank One Ballpark 31,92751–36L4
July 10 72nd All-Star Game AL defeats NL 4–1 at Safeco Field
88July 12@ Angels 1–4 Schoeneweis (7–8) Anderson (2–5) Percival (22) Edison International Field of Anaheim 18,72451–37L5
89July 13@ Angels 6–2 Schilling (13–4) Valdez (5–5) Edison International Field of Anaheim 32,77752–37W1
90July 14@ Angels 7–5 Prinz (4–0) Percival (3–2) Kim (6) Edison International Field of Anaheim 30,04453–37W2
91July 15@ Mariners 0–8 Sele (11–1) Ellis (6–4) Safeco Field 45,85553–38L1
92July 16@ Mariners 5–3 Batista (5–5) Halama (6–6) Kim (7) Safeco Field 45,77054–38W1
93July 17@ Mariners 1–6 Abbott (8–2) Anderson (2–6) Safeco Field 45,89454–39L1
July 18@ Padres Suspended (power failure, continuation July 19)
94July 19@ Padres 3–0 Johnson (12–5) Williams (6–8) Qualcomm Stadium 22,18455–39W1
95July 19@ Padres 4–8 Jarvis (7–7) Ellis (6–5) Hoffman (21) Qualcomm Stadium 22,58355–40L1
96July 20@ Giants 0–1 Hernandez (8–11) Batista (5–6) Nen (29) Pacific Bell Park 41,28755–41L2
97July 21@ Giants 9–2 Schilling (14–4) Jensen (0–2) Pacific Bell Park 41,66956–41W1
98July 22@ Giants 12–4 Anderson (3–6) Rueter (9–7) Pacific Bell Park 41,90157–41W2
99July 23 Padres 2–4 Williams (7–8) Bierbrodt (2–2) Hoffman (23) Bank One Ballpark 28,68757–42L1
100July 24 Padres 11–0 Johnson (13–5) Jarvis (7–8) Bank One Ballpark 36,94058–42W1
101July 25 Padres 9–6 Batista (6–6) Hitchcock (2–1) Kim (8) Bank One Ballpark 28,37659–42W2
102July 26 Giants 3–11 Hernandez (9–11) Schilling (14–5) Bank One Ballpark 33,66659–43L1
103July 27 Giants 5–9 Rueter (10–7) Anderson (3–7) Bank One Ballpark 35,85359–44L2
104July 28 Giants 4–11 Ortiz (12–3) Lopez (5–13) Bank One Ballpark 47,57059–45L3
105July 29 Giants 3–4 Estes (8–5) Kim (3–3) Nen (30) Bank One Ballpark 38,09359–46L4
106July 31 Expos 3–1 Schilling (15–5) Munoz (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 27,72660–46W1
August (18–11) (Home: 10–4; Road: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
107August 1 Expos 5–8 Thurman (6–7) Anderson (3–8) Stewart (1) Bank One Ballpark 25,66860–47L1
108August 2 Expos 0–1 Vazquez (10–10) Lopez (5–14) Stewart (2) Bank One Ballpark 28,68860–48L2
109August 3 Mets 7–0 Johnson (14–5) Leiter (6–9) Bank One Ballpark 43,80661–48W1
110August 4 Mets 2–4 Appier (6–10) Batista (6–7) Benitez (25) Bank One Ballpark 36,75061–49L1
111August 5 Mets 2–1 Schilling (16–5) White (3–2) Kim (9) Bank One Ballpark 36,87062–49W1
112August 7@ Marlins 4–10 Clement (7–7) Lopez (5–15) Pro Player Stadium 13,05062–50L1
113August 8@ Marlins 7–1 Johnson (15–5) Sanchez (2–1) Pro Player Stadium 17,26163–50W1
114August 9@ Marlins 1–3 Darensbourg (1–0) Swindell (2–2) Alfonseca (23) Pro Player Stadium 15,61563–51L1
115August 10@ Braves 7–0 Schilling (17–5) Millwood (2–5) Turner Field 40,10164–51W1
116August 11@ Braves 3–1 Batista (7–7) Marquis (2–4) Kim (10) Turner Field 48,36765–51W2
117August 12@ Braves 9–1 Lopez (6–15) Maddux (15–7) Turner Field 34,70266–51W3
118August 13 Pirates 3–0 Johnson (16–5) Anderson (6–13) Bank One Ballpark 32,38667–51W4
119August 14 Pirates 4–3 (10) Batista (8–7) Marte (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 31,00668–51W5
120August 15 Pirates 5–2 Schilling (18–5) Williams (1–5) Bank One Ballpark 28,70369–51W6
121August 17 Cubs 7–2 Lopez (7–15) Tapani (8–10) Kim (11) Bank One Ballpark 42,66770–51W7
122August 18 Cubs 5–3 Johnson (17–5) Bere (8–7) Kim (12) Bank One Ballpark 47,48971–51W8
123August 19 Cubs 13–6 Witt (1–1) Ohman (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 44,44972–51W9
124August 21@ Pirates 2–4 Olivares (6–7) Schilling (18–6) Fetters (4) PNC Park 35,13172–52L1
125August 22@ Pirates 6–0 Lopez (8–15) Beimel (5–10) PNC Park 26,53173–52W1
126August 23@ Pirates 1–5 McKnight (2–3) Johnson (17–6) Fetters (5) PNC Park 30,79473–53L1
127August 24@ Phillies 5–6 Daal (12–4) Anderson (3–9) Mesa (33) Veterans Stadium 35,17373–54L2
128August 25@ Phillies 4–3 Batista (9–7) Coggin (4–3) Kim (13) Veterans Stadium 23,95374–54W1
129August 26@ Phillies 4–3 (10) Kim (4–3) Politte (0–2) Veterans Stadium 35,09375–54W2
130August 27@ Phillies 1–2 Person (12–6) Lopez (8–16) Mesa (34) Veterans Stadium 18,30375–55L1
131August 28 Giants 4–1 Johnson (18–6) Hernandez (11–13) Kim' (14) Bank One Ballpark 41,50276–55W1
132August 29 Giants 2–0 Witt (2–1) Rueter (12–10) Kim (15) Bank One Ballpark 31,99077–55W2
133August 30 Giants 5–13 Schmidt (10–7) Batista (9–8) Bank One Ballpark 34,26977–56L1
134August 31 (1)@ Padres 4–1 Schilling (19–6) Jodie (0–2) Prinz (9) Qualcomm Stadium N/A78–56W1
135August 31 (2)@ Padres 5–6 Nunez (3–2) Prinz (4–1) Hoffman (34) Qualcomm Stadium 24,37278–57L1
September (10–11) (Home: 6–3; Road: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1@ Padres 5–7 Lee (1–0) Kim (4–4) Hoffman (35) Qualcomm Stadium 34,25278–58L2
137September 2@ Padres 0–1 (13) Serrano (3–2) Kim (4–5) Qualcomm Stadium 23,47578–59L3
138September 4@ Giants 2–5 Schmidt (11–7) Swindell (2–3) Nen (39) Pacific Bell Park 40,86978–60L4
139September 5@ Giants 7–2 Schilling (20–6) Ortiz (14–9) Pacific Bell Park 40,97279–60W1
140September 6@ Giants 5–9 Fultz (3–1) Lopez (8–17) Pacific Bell Park 41,15579–61L1
141September 7 Padres 3–4 Fikac (2–0) Swindell (2–4) Hoffman (36) Bank One Ballpark 32,18479–62L2
142September 8 Padres 8–6 (10) Kim (5–5) Serrano (3–3) Bank One Ballpark 39,92980–62W1
143September 9 Padres 8–2 Witt (3–1) Jones (8–18) Kim (16) Bank One Ballpark 33,74181–62W2
September 11 Rockies Postponed (9/11 attacks, makeup October 2)
September 12 Rockies Postponed (9/11 attacks, makeup October 3)
September 13 Rockies Postponed (9/11 attacks, makeup October 4)
September 14@ Brewers Postponed (9/11 attacks, makeup October 5)
September 15@ Brewers Postponed (9/11 attacks, makeup October 6)
September 16@ Brewers Postponed (9/11 attacks, makeup October 7)
144September 17@ Rockies 7–3 Johnson (19–6) Davis (1–4) Coors Field 31,11182–62W3
145September 18@ Rockies 9–10 Myers (2–3) Kim (5–6) Coors Field 30,55282–63L1
146September 19@ Rockies 2–8 Hampton (14–11) Lopez (8–18) Coors Field 30,30182–64L2
147September 20@ Dodgers 2–3 (13) Prokopec (8–6) Swindell (2–5) Dodger Stadium 31,77682–65L3
148September 21@ Dodgers 10–0 Batista (10–8) Mulholland (1–1) Dodger Stadium 44,32183–65W1
149September 22@ Dodgers 5–6 (11) Gagne (5–7) Koplove (0–1) Dodger Stadium 40,21583–66L1
150September 23@ Dodgers 6–1 Schilling (21–6) Adams (12–8) Dodger Stadium 48,41084–66W1
151September 25 Brewers 4–9 D'Amico (2–3) Lopez (8–19) Bank One Ballpark 35,03284–67L1
152September 26 Brewers 15–9 Witt (4–1) Buddie (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 30,65885–67W1
153September 27 Brewers 13–11 Johnson (20–6) Quevedo (4–5) Kim (17) Bank One Ballpark 28,35986–67W2
154September 28 Dodgers 4–3 (11) Morgan (1–0) Trombley (3–8) Bank One Ballpark 46,83887–67W3
155September 29 Dodgers 8–1 Batista (11–8) Baldwin (9–11) Bank One Ballpark 43,93688–67W4
156September 30 Dodgers 1–2 Park (15–11) Swindell (2–6) Shaw (40) Bank One Ballpark 43,13888–68L1
October (4–2) (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
158October 2 Rockies 10–1 Johnson (21–6) Hampton (14–13) Bank One Ballpark 36,26389–68W1
159October 3 Rockies 4–3 Schilling (22–6) Chacón (6–10) Kim (18) Bank One Ballpark 32,52190–68W2
160October 4 Rockies 5–4 Anderson (4–9) Neagle (9–8) Kim (19) Bank One Ballpark 29,38291–68W3
161October 5@ Brewers 5–0 Lopez (9–19) Levrault (6–10) Miller Park 24,70092–68W4
161October 6@ Brewers 4–5 Fox (5–2) Sabel (3–2) Miller Park 40,03892–69L1
162October 7@ Brewers 5–15 Sheets (11–10) Knott (0–1) Miller Park 31,76192–70L2

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

Pos.PlayerGABHHRRBIAvg.
C Damian Miller 1233801031347.271
1B Mark Grace 1454761421578.298
2B Jay Bell 1294281061346.248
3B Matt Williams 1064081121665.275
SS Tony Womack 125481128330.266
LF Luis Gonzalez 16260919857142.325
CF Steve Finley 1404951361473.275
RF Reggie Sanders 1264411163390.263

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

PlayerGABHHRRBIAvg.
Craig Counsell 141458126438.275
Danny Bautista 10022267526.302
David Dellucci 115217601040.276
Erubiel Durazo 92175471238.269
Junior Spivey 7216342521.258
Rod Barajas 511061739.160
Greg Colbrunn 599728418.289
Chad Moeller 25561312.232
Mike DiFelice 1221101.048
Midre Cummings 2020601.300
Alex Cintrón 87200.286
Jason Conti 54100.250
Ryan Christenson 194101.250
Jack Cust 32100.500
Lyle Overbay 22100.500
Juan Sosa 21000.000
Rob Ryan 11000.000
Ken Huckaby 11000.000

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Curt Schilling 35256.22262.98293
Randy Johnson 35249.22162.49372
Brian Anderson 29133.1495.2055
Robert Ellis 1992.0655.7741
Albie Lopez 1381.0474.0069
Armando Reynoso 946.2165.9815
Nick Bierbrodt 523.0228.2217

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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Miguel Batista 48139.11183.3690
Bobby Witt 1443.1414.7831
Eric Knott 34.2011.934
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Byung-hyun Kim 7898.056192.94113
Greg Swindell 6453.22624.5342
Troy Brohawn 5949.12314.9330
Bret Prinz 4641.04192.6327
Erik Sabel 4251.13204.3825
Mike Morgan 3138.01004.2624
Russ Springer 1817.20017.1312
Mike Mohler 1313.20007.247
Mike Koplove 910.00103.6014
Matt Mantei 87.00022.5712
Geraldo Guzmán 49.10002.894
Steve Finley 11.00000.000

Post season

NLDS

Arizona wins the series, 3-2

GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateSeries
1Arizona1St. Louis0October1-0 (AZ)
2Arizona1St. Louis4October 101-1
3St. Louis3Arizona5October 122-1 (AZ)
4St. Louis4Arizona1October 132-2
5Arizona2St. Louis1October 143-2 (AZ)

NLCS

GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord

(ATL-ARI)

Attendance
1 October 16 Atlanta0Arizona20-137,729
2 October 17 Atlanta8Arizona11-149,334
3 October 19 Arizona5Atlanta11-241,624
4 October 20 Arizona11Atlanta41-342,291
5 October 21 Arizona3Atlanta21-435,652
Arizona wins series 41 and advances to the World Series

World series

Game 1

October 27, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team123456789 R H E
New York100000000132
Arizona10440000x9100
WP: Curt Schilling (1-0)   LP: Mike Mussina (0-1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
ARI: Craig Counsell (1), Luis Gonzalez (1)

Game 2

October 28, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team123456789 R H E
New York000000000030
Arizona01000030x450
WP: Randy Johnson (1-0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0-1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
ARI: Matt Williams (1)

Game 3

October 30, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team123456789 R H E
Arizona000100000133
New York01000100x271
WP: Roger Clemens (1-0)   LP: Brian Anderson (0-1)   Sv: Mariano Rivera (1)
Home runs:
ARI: None
NYY: Jorge Posada (1)

Game 4

October 31, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team12345678910 R H E
Arizona0001000200360
New York0010000021470
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 5

November 1, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team123456789101112 R H E
Arizona000020000000280
New York000000002001391
WP: Sterling Hitchcock (1-0)   LP: Albie Lopez (0-1)
Home runs:
ARI: Steve Finley (1), Rod Barajas (1)
NYY: Scott Brosius (1)

Game 6

November 3, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team123456789 R H E
New York000002000271
Arizona13830000x15220
WP: Randy Johnson (2-0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0-2)

Game 7

November 4, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team123456789 R H E
New York000000110263
Arizona0000010023110
WP: Randy Johnson (3-0)   LP: Mariano Rivera (1-1)
Home runs:
NYY: Alfonso Soriano (1)
ARI: None

Game log

Legend
Diamondbacks WinDiamondbacks LossGame Postponed
2001 Post Season Game Log
National League Division Series vs. St. Louis Arizona wins series 32
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1October 9 Cardinals 10 Schilling (10) Morris (01) Bank One Ballpark 42,25110 NLDS 1
2October 10 Cardinals 14 Williams (10) Johnson (01) Kline (1) Bank One Ballpark 41,79311 NLDS 2
3October 12@ Cardinals 53 Batista (10) Matthews (01) Kim (1) Busch Memorial Stadium 52,27321 NLDS 3
4October 13@ Cardinals 14 Smith (10) Lopez (01) Kline (2) Busch Memorial Stadium 52,19422 NLDS 4
5October 14 Cardinals 21 Schilling (20) Kline (01) Bank One Ballpark 42,81032 NLDS 5
National League Championship Series vs. Atlanta Arizona wins series 41
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1October 16 Braves 20 Johnson (10) Bank One Ballpark 37,72910 NLCS 1
2October 17 Braves 18 Batista (01) Bank One Ballpark 49,33411 NLCS 2
3October 19@ Braves 51 Schilling (10) Turner Field 41,62421 NLCS 3
4October 20@ Braves 114 Anderson (10) Kim (1) Turner Field 42,29131 NLCS 4
5October 21@ Braves 32 Johnson (20) Kim (2) Turner Field 35,65241 NLCS 5
World Series vs. New York (AL) Arizona wins series 43
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1October 27 Yankees 91 Schilling (10) Mussina (01) Bank One Ballpark 49,64610 WS 1
2October 28 Yankees 40 Johnson (10) Pettitte (01) Bank One Ballpark 49,64620 WS 2
3October 30@ Yankees 12 Clemens (10) Anderson (01) Rivera (1) Yankee Stadium 55,82021 WS 3
4October 31@ Yankees 34 (10 inn.) Rivera (10) Kim (01) Yankee Stadium 55,86322 WS 4
5November 1@ Yankees 23 (12 inn.) Hitchcock (10) Lopez (01) Yankee Stadium 56,01823 WS 5
6November 3 Yankees 152 Johnson (20) Pettitte (02) Bank One Ballpark 49,70733 WS 6
7November 4 Yankees 32 Johnson (30) Rivera (11) Bank One Ballpark 49,58943 WS 7

Notes:

a All times in Mountain Standard Time.

Game times

#DateOpponentTimeNetwork TVLocal RadioNetwork Radio
1 NLDS October 9 Cardinals 5:15 PM MST Fox Family KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
2 NLDS October 10 Cardinals 1:20 PM MST Fox Family KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
3 NLDS October 12@ Cardinals 5:15 PM MST Fox Family KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
4 NLDS October 13@ Cardinals 10:15 AM MST Fox Family KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
5 NLDS October 14 Cardinals 4:50 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
1 NLCS October 16 Braves 5:20 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
2 NLCS October 17 Braves 5:20 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
3 NLCS October 19@ Braves 5:20 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
4 NLCS October 20@ Braves 4:50 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
5 NLCS October 21@ Braves 4:50 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
1 WS October 27 Yankees 4:30 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
2 WS October 28 Yankees 5:30 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
3 WS October 30@ Yankees 6:00 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
4 WS October 31@ Yankees 6:00 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
5 WS November 1@ Yankees 6:00 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
6 WS November 3 Yankees 5:30 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
7 WS November 4 Yankees 5:30 PM MST Fox KTAR-AM ESPN Radio
Umpires
#DateOpponentHome PlateFirst BaseSecond BaseThird BaseLeft FieldRight Field
1 NLDS October 9 St. Louis Randy Marsh John Hirschbeck Larry Young Tim Tschida Dale Scott Alfonso Márquez
2 NLDS October 10 St. Louis John Hirschbeck Larry Young Tim Tschida Dale Scott Alfonso Márquez Randy Marsh
3 NLDS October 12@ St. Louis Mike Winters Brian Gorman Jim Joyce Mike Everitt Bruce Froemming Chuck Meriwether
4 NLDS October 13@ St. Louis Brian Gorman Jim Joyce Mike Everitt Bruce Froemming Chuck Meriwether Mike Winters
5 NLDS October 14 St. Louis Jim Joyce Mike Everitt Bruce Froemming Chuck Meriwether Mike Winters Brian Gorman
1 NLCS October 16 Atlanta Jerry Crawford Jeff Kellogg Angel Hernandez Mike Reilly Gerry Davis Tim McClelland
2 NLCS October 17 Atlanta Jeff Kellogg Angel Hernandez Mike Reilly Gerry Davis Tim McClelland Jerry Crawford
3 NLCS October 19@ Atlanta Angel Hernandez Mike Reilly Gerry Davis Tim McClelland Jerry Crawford Jeff Kellogg
4 NLCS October 20@ Atlanta Mike Reilly Gerry Davis Tim McClelland Jerry Crawford Jeff Kellogg Angel Hernandez
5 NLCS October 21@ Atlanta Gerry Davis Tim McClelland Jerry Crawford Jeff Kellogg Angel Hernandez Mike Reilly
1 WS October 27 New York (AL) Steve Rippley Mark Hirschbeck Dale Scott Ed Rapuano Jim Joyce Dana DeMuth
2 WS October 28 New York (AL) Mark Hirschbeck Dale Scott Ed Rapuano Jim Joyce Dana DeMuth Steve Rippley
3 WS October 30@ New York (AL) Dale Scott Ed Rapuano Jim Joyce Dana DeMuth Steve Rippley Mark Hirschbeck
4 WS October 31@ New York (AL) Ed Rapuano Jim Joyce Dana DeMuth Steve Rippley Mark Hirschbeck Dale Scott
5 WS November 1@ New York (AL) Jim Joyce Dana DeMuth Steve Rippley Mark Hirschbeck Dale Scott Ed Rapuano
6 WS November 3 New York (AL) Dana DeMuth Steve Rippley Mark Hirschbeck Dale Scott Ed Rapuano Jim Joyce
7 WS November 4 New York (AL) Steve Rippley Mark Hirschbeck Dale Scott Ed Rapuano Jim Joyce Dana DeMuth

Awards and honors

2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

League leaders

Luis Gonzalez

Randy Johnson

Curt Schilling

Media

Local TV

ChannelPlay-by-play #1Play-by-play #2Color commentators
KTVK-TV Thom Brennaman or Greg Schulte Greg Schulte or Joe Garagiola Rod Allen and Jim Traber

Local Cable TV

Cable ChannelPlay-by-play #1Play-by-play #2Color commentators
Fox Sports Net Arizona Thom Brennaman or Greg Schulte Greg Schulte or Joe Garagiola Rod Allen and Jim Traber

Local Radio

Flagship stationPlay-by-play #1Play-by-play #2Color commentators
KTAR-AM Thom Brennaman or Greg Schulte Greg Schulte or Jeff Munn Rod Allen and Jim Traber

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Tucson Sidewinders Pacific Coast League Tom Spencer
AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Al Pedrique
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Scott Coolbaugh
A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Steve Scarsone
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Greg Lonigro
Rookie Missoula Osprey Pioneer League Chip Hale

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