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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)
MLB seasons
	2002 ->

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.

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

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽²⁾New York Yankees	95	65	0.594	--	51-28	44-37
Boston Red Sox	82	79	0.509	13½	41-40	41-39
Toronto Blue Jays	80	82	0.494	16	40-42	40-40
Baltimore Orioles	63	98	0.391	32½	30-50	33-48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	62	100	0.383	34	37-44	25-56

v t e AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽³⁾Cleveland Indians	91	71	0.562	--	44-36	47-35
Minnesota Twins	85	77	0.525	6	47-34	38-43
Chicago White Sox	83	79	0.512	8	46-35	37-44
Detroit Tigers	66	96	0.407	25	37-44	29-52
Kansas City Royals	65	97	0.401	26	35-46	30-51

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽¹⁾Seattle Mariners	116	46	0.716	--	57-24	59-22
⁽⁴⁾Oakland Athletics	102	60	0.630	14	53-28	49-32
Anaheim Angels	75	87	0.463	41	39-42	36-45
Texas Rangers	73	89	0.451	43	41-41	32-48

National League

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽³⁾Atlanta Braves	88	74	0.543	--	40-41	48-33
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	0.531	2	47-34	39-42
New York Mets	82	80	0.506	6	44-37	38-43
Florida Marlins	76	86	0.469	12	46-34	30-52
Montreal Expos	68	94	0.420	20	34-47	34-47

v t e NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽¹⁾Houston Astros	93	69	0.574	--	44-37	49-32
⁽⁴⁾St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	--	54-28	39-41
Chicago Cubs	88	74	0.543	5	48-33	40-41
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	25	36-45	32-49
Cincinnati Reds	66	96	0.407	27	27-54	39-42
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	100	0.383	31	38-43	24-57

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽²⁾Arizona Diamondbacks	92	70	0.568	--	48-33	44-37
San Francisco Giants	90	72	0.556	2	49-32	41-40
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	0.531	6	44-37	42-39
San Diego Padres	79	83	0.488	13	35-46	44-37
Colorado Rockies	73	89	0.451	19	41-40	32-49

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Albert Pujols (STL)	Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Cy Young Award	Randy Johnson (ARI)	Roger Clemens (NYY)
Manager of the Year	Larry Bowa (PHI)	Lou Piniella (SEA)
Most Valuable Player	Barry Bonds (SF)	Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Greg Maddux (ATL)	Mike Mussina (NYY)
Catcher	Brad Ausmus (HOU)	Iván Rodríguez (TEX)
1st Base	Todd Helton (COL)	Doug Mientkiewicz (MIN)
2nd Base	Fernando Viña (STL)	Roberto Alomar (CLE)
3rd Base	Scott Rolen (PHI)	Eric Chavez (OAK)
Shortstop	Orlando Cabrera (MTL)	Omar Vizquel (CLE)
Outfield	Jim Edmonds (STL) Andruw Jones (ATL) Larry Walker (COL)	Mike Cameron (SEA) Torii Hunter (MIN) Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Silver Slugger Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher/Designated Hitter	Mike Hampton (COL)	Edgar Martínez (SEA)
Catcher	Mike Piazza (NYM)	Jorge Posada (NYY)
1st Base	Todd Helton (COL)	Jason Giambi (OAK)
2nd Base	Jeff Kent (SF)	Bret Boone (SEA)
3rd Base	Albert Pujols (STL)	Troy Glaus (ANA)
Shortstop	Rich Aurilia (SF)	Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Outfield	Barry Bonds (SF) Luis Gonzalez (ARI) Sammy Sosa (CHC)	Juan González (CLE) Manny Ramirez (BOS) Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)

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

External links

Major league baseball final standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

League Division Series

American League

National League

League Championship Series

American League

National League

World Series

MLB statistical leaders

Managers

American League

National League

Awards

Other awards

Player of the Month

Pitcher of the Month

Rookie of the Month

All-Star game

See also

External links