2001 Major League Baseball season
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. 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.
| 2001 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 1 – November 4, 2001 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Joe Mauer |
| Picked by | Minnesota Twins |
| Season MVP | AL: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) NL: Barry Bonds (SF) |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Seattle Mariners |
| NL champions | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| NL runners-up | Atlanta Braves |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Runners-up | New York Yankees |
| World Series MVP | Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (ARI) |
This season was memorable for the Seattle Mariners equaling the Major League regular season record of 116 wins, Barry Bonds breaking Mark McGwire's single-season home run record, and baseball's patriotic return after a week's worth of games being postponed due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Major league baseball final standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
| Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) |
League Championship Series (NLCS, ALCS) |
World Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||
| American League | |||||||||||||
| 2 | NY Yankees | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | NY Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 2 | |||||||||||
| AL2 | NY Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| NL2 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Atlanta | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Atlanta | 1 | |||||||||||
| National League | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | St. Louis | 2 | |||||||||||
League Division Series
American League
| (1) Seattle Mariners over (3) Cleveland Indians, 3–2 | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (SEA-CLE) | Location | ||
| 1 | October 9 | Indians 5, Mariners 0 | 0–1 | Safeco Field | ||
| 2 | October 11 | Mariners 5, Indians 1 | 1–1 | Safeco Field | ||
| 3 | October 13 | Indians 17, Mariners 2 | 1–2 | Jacobs Field | ||
| 4 | October 14 | Mariners 6, Indians 2 | 2–2 | Jacobs Field | ||
| 5 | October 15 | Mariners 3, Indians 1 | 3–2 | Safeco Field | ||
| (2) New York Yankees over (4) Oakland Athletics, 3–2 | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (NYY-OAK) | Location | ||
| 1 | October 10 | Athletics 5, Yankees 3 | 0–1 | Yankee Stadium | ||
| 2 | October 11 | Athletics 2, Yankees 0 | 0–2 | Yankee Stadium | ||
| 3 | October 13 | Yankees 1, Athletics 0 | 1–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | ||
| 4 | October 14 | Yankees 9, Athletics 2 | 2–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | ||
| 5 | October 15 | Yankees 5, Athletics 3 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium | ||
National League
| (2) Arizona Diamondbacks over (4) St. Louis Cardinals, 3–2 | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (ARI-STL) | Location | ||
| 1 | October 9 | Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 0 | 1-0 | Bank One Ballpark | ||
| 2 | October 10 | Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 1 | 1–1 | Bank One Ballpark | ||
| 3 | October 12 | Diamondbacks 5, Cardinals 3 | 2–1 | Busch Stadium | ||
| 4 | October 13 | Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 1 | 2–2 | Busch Stadium | ||
| 5 | October 14 | Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1 | 3–2 | Bank One Ballpark | ||
| (3) Atlanta Braves over (1) Houston Astros, 3–0 | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (HOU-ATL) | Location | ||
| 1 | October 9 | Braves 7, Astros 4 | 0–1 | Enron Field | ||
| 2 | October 10 | Braves 1, Astros 0 | 0–2 | Enron Field | ||
| 3 | October 12 | Braves 6, Astros 2 | 0-3 | Turner Field | ||
League Championship Series
American League
| 2001 American League Championship Series (2) New York Yankees over (1) Seattle Mariners, 4–1 ALCS MVP: Andy Pettitte, P, NYY | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (NYY-SEA) | Location | ||
| 1 | October 17 | Yankees 4, Mariners 2 | 1–0 | Safeco Field | ||
| 2 | October 18 | Yankees 3, Mariners 2 | 2–0 | Safeco Field | ||
| 3 | October 20 | Mariners 14, Yankees 3 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | ||
| 4 | October 21 | Yankees 3, Mariners 1 | 3–1 | Yankee Stadium | ||
| 5 | October 22 | Yankees 12, Mariners 3 | 4–1 | Yankee Stadium | ||
National League
| 2001 National League Championship Series (2) Arizona Diamondbacks over (3) Atlanta Braves, 4–1 NLCS MVP: Craig Counsell, SS, ARI | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (ARI-ATL) | Location | ||
| 1 | October 16 | Diamondbacks 2, Braves 0 | 1–0 | Bank One Ballpark | ||
| 2 | October 17 | Braves 8, Diamondbacks 1 | 1–1 | Bank One Ballpark | ||
| 3 | October 19 | Diamondbacks 5, Braves 1 | 2–1 | Turner Field | ||
| 4 | October 20 | Diamondbacks 11, Braves 4 | 3–1 | Turner Field | ||
| 5 | October 21 | Diamondbacks 3, Braves 2 | 4–1 | Turner Field | ||
World Series
| 2001 World Series (NL2) Arizona Diamondbacks over (AL2) New York Yankees, 4–3 World Series Co-MVPs: Randy Johnson/Curt Schilling, P, Arizona | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Score | Series (ARI-NYY) | Location | Attendance | Time |
| 1 | October 27 | Yankees 1, Diamondbacks 9 | 1–0 | Bank One Ballpark | 49,646 | 2:44 |
| 2 | October 28 | Yankees 0, Diamondbacks 4 | 2–0 | Bank One Ballpark | 49,646 | 2:35 |
| 3 | October 30 | Diamondbacks 1, Yankees 2 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | 55,820 | 3:26 |
| 4 | October 31 | Diamondbacks 3, Yankees 4 (10 innings) | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium | 55,863 | 3:31 |
| 5 | November 1 | Diamondbacks 2, Yankees 3 (12 innings) | 2–3 | Yankee Stadium | 56,018 | 4:15 |
| 6 | November 3 | Yankees 2, Diamondbacks 15 | 3–3 | Bank One Ballpark | 49,707 | 3:33 |
| 7 | November 4 | Yankees 2, Diamondbacks 3 | 4–3 | Bank One Ballpark | 49,589 | 3:20 |
MLB statistical leaders
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The Anaheim Angels hosting the season's eventual American League Champions New York Yankees in August 2001 at Edison Field.
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Ichiro Suzuki SEA | .350 | Larry Walker COL | .350 |
| HR | Alex Rodriguez TEX | 52 | Barry Bonds SF | 73 |
| RBI | Bret Boone SEA | 141 | Sammy Sosa CHC | 160 |
| Wins | Mark Mulder OAK | 21 | Matt Morris STL Curt Schilling ARI | 22 |
| ERA | Freddy García SEA | 3.05 | Randy Johnson ARI | 2.49 |
| SO | Hideo Nomo BOS | 220 | Randy Johnson ARI | 372 |
| SV | Mariano Rivera NYY | 50 | Robb Nen SF | 45 |
| SB | Ichiro Suzuki SEA | 56 | Juan Pierre COL Jimmy Rollins PHI | 46 |
Managers
American League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Angels | Mike Scioscia | |
| Baltimore Orioles | Mike Hargrove | |
| Boston Red Sox | Jimy Williams | Replaced during the season by Joe Kerrigan |
| Chicago White Sox | Jerry Manuel | |
| Cleveland Indians | Charlie Manuel | |
| Detroit Tigers | Phil Garner | |
| Kansas City Royals | Tony Muser | |
| Minnesota Twins | Tom Kelly | |
| New York Yankees | Joe Torre | Won the American League pennant |
| Oakland Athletics | Art Howe | |
| Seattle Mariners± | Lou Piniella | |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Larry Rothschild | Replaced during the season by Hal McRae |
| Texas Rangers | Johnny Oates | Replaced during the season by Jerry Narron |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Buck Martinez |
National League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Brenly | Won the World Series |
| Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | |
| Chicago Cubs | Don Baylor | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Bob Boone | |
| Colorado Rockies | Buddy Bell | |
| Florida Marlins | John Boles Jr. | Replaced during the season by Tony Pérez |
| Houston Astros | Larry Dierker | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Jim Tracy | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Davey Lopes | |
| Montreal Expos | Felipe Alou | Replaced during the season by Jeff Torborg |
| New York Mets | Bobby Valentine | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Larry Bowa | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Lloyd McClendon | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa | |
| San Diego Padres | Bruce Bochy | |
| San Francisco Giants | Dusty Baker |
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Awards
Other awards
- Hank Aaron Award: Alex Rodriguez (TEX, American); Barry Bonds (SF, National).
- Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Curt Schilling (ARI).
- Rolaids Relief Man Award: Mariano Rivera (NYY, American); Armando Benítez (NYM, National).
Player of the Month
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Manny Ramirez | Luis Gonzalez |
| May | Jason Giambi | Barry Bonds |
| June | Mike Sweeney | Luis Gonzalez |
| July | Jim Thome | Jeff Bagwell |
| August | Jermaine Dye | Sammy Sosa |
| September | Eric Chavez | Barry Bonds |
Pitcher of the Month
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Brad Radke | Wade Miller |
| May | Pedro Martínez | Curt Schilling |
| June | Roger Clemens | Greg Maddux |
| July | Mark Mulder | Greg Maddux |
| August | Barry Zito | Javier Vázquez |
| September | Barry Zito | Woody Williams |
Rookie of the Month
| Month | American League | National League |
|---|---|---|
| April | Ichiro Suzuki | Albert Pujols |
| May | Ichiro Suzuki | Albert Pujols |
| June | Ichiro Suzuki | Ben Sheets |
| July | CC Sabathia | Pedro Feliz |
| August | Ichiro Suzuki | Roy Oswalt |
| September | Ichiro Suzuki | Bud Smith |
All-Star game
- All-Star Game, July 10 at Safeco Field: American League, 4–1; Cal Ripken, Jr., MVP
- Home Run Derby, July 9 – Luis González, Arizona Diamondbacks
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