Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Sport: Baseball
Venue: Bank One Ball Park
Manager: Bob Brenly
Championships: One (2001)
Background: The Arizona Diamondbacks
are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.
They are in the Western Division of the National League.
Founded: 1998 (National League expansion)
Home ballpark: Bank One Ballpark (The
"BOB")
Uniform colors: Purple, Teal, and Black;
some Orange
Logo design: an "A" with
one leg of the "A" alternating triangles to
suggest a diamondback rattlesnake. An alternate logo
is a script "D" in the shape of a snake.
Wild Card titles won (0): none
Division titles won (3): 1999, 2001,
2002
National League pennants won (1): 2001
World Series championships won (1):
2001
Franchise History
In just their first five seasons of existence,
the Diamondbacks won three division titles (1999, 2001,
& 2002) and one World Series. In 1999, Arizona won
over 100 games in only its second season to win the
National League West division. They lost to the New
York Mets in the first round of playoffs.
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In 2001, Arizona had postseason victories over the St.
Louis Cardinals (3-2 in the NLDS), the Atlanta Braves
(4-1 in the NLCS), to advance to the World Series where,
in one of the most exciting series ever, they beat the
reigning champions, the New York Yankees, 4 to 3, to
become the youngest expansion franchise to win the championship.
See 2001 World Series.
