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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 Division. 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 Baseball history to win a World Series title in just their fourth season. ==Offseason== * November 2, 2000: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.〔(Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com )〕 * December 8, 2000: Mark Grace signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.〔(Mark Grace Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com )〕 * December 15, 2000: Midre Cummings was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cummimi01.shtml〕 *March 8, 2001: Mike Mohler was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mohlemi01.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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