the diamondbacks beat the st. louis cardinals in the world series.
the diamondbacks beat the st. louis cardinals in the world series.
who did the diamondbacks beat in the world series?
st. louis cardinals
schilling was traded to the diamondbacks on july 26, 2000, for first baseman travis lee and pitchers vicente padilla, omar daal, and nelson figueroa. with arizona, he went 22–6 with a 2.98 era in 2001, leading the majors in wins and innings pitched. he also went 4–0 with a 1.12 era in the playoffs. in the 2001 world series, the diamondbacks beat the new york yankees in seven games. schilling was 1-0 in that world series with a 1.69 era and 26 strikeouts in 21 innings, though he also allowed a go-ahead home run in the 8th inning of game seven. he shared the 2001 world series mvp award with teammate randy johnson (who relieved schilling in game seven and got the win after the diamondbacks' dramatic ninth-inning comeback). schilling and johnson also shared "sports illustrated" magazine's 2001 "sportsmen of the year" award. during the world series schilling received two other honors, as he was presented that year's roberto clemente and branch rickey awards, the first arizona diamondback so honored for either award.
curt schilling
until 2017, this was the last time a franchise would win its first world series title. it was also the second year in a row that the feat had been accomplished; in 2001, the diamondbacks beat the yankees in just their fourth year of existence. also in those two years, both teams won the world series in just their first appearance, making them the most recent teams to do so.
2002 world series