Diamondbacks: 3 Giants: 2 (April 5, 1998): The Diamondbacks lost the first five games in the team’s history. On April 5, 1998, they finally broke through with a win against the Giants. Andy Benes pitched 7 strong innings for the win. Arizona finished their inaugural season 65-97.
Diamondbacks clinch NL West (September 24, 1999): In an amazing turnaround, the Diamondbacks won 100 games in 1999. On September 24, they clinched the division title with an 11-3 victory over San Francisco. Arizona made the playoffs in just their second season in existence making them the fastest expansion team to go to the postseason.
Randy Johnson k’s 20 (May 8, 2001): Randy Johnson dominated the Reds. The lefty struck out 20 equaling the mark held by Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood. Unfortunately, his team could not win in regulation. The Diamondbacks won in 11.
Tony Womack’s NLDS walk-off single (October 14, 2001): Curt Schilling pitched a complete game as the Diamondbacks defeated the Cardinals in five games. Tony Womack’s 9th inning single scored Danny Bautista to clinch the series.
Diamondbacks win the pennant (October 21, 2001): Randy Johnson led the Diamondbacks to their first pennant beating the Braves 3-2. Byung-Hyun Kim finished up for the save.
The Gonzalez single (November 4, 2001): In the conclusion to an exciting World Series, Luis Gonzalez capped off a 9th inning rally with a single to win the title. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead into the ninth after an Alfonso Soriano home run off Curt Schilling. Randy Johnson finished the 9th and earned his third victory.
Curt Schilling throws 1-hitter (April 7, 2002): Curt Schilling allowed a second inning single to Raul Casanova and that was it. He shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 and struck out 17 batters. Three different Brewers scored a hat trick. Not a single batter reached second base.
Randy Johnson perfect game (May 18, 2004): Randy Johnson is the oldest man to throw a perfect game. At 40 years 7 months old, Johnson handcuffed the Atlanta Braves striking out 13.
Brandon Webb 42 scoreless IP (August 17, 2007): Brandon Webb shutout the Atlanta Braves to extend his scoreless streak to 42. The major league record is 59 innings held by Orel Hershiser. It was the twelfth longest streak in history. His three straight shutouts was the longest streak since 1998. The scoreless streak ended in the first inning of his next start against Milwaukee.
Doug Davis returns from cancer (May 23, 2008): Pitcher Doug Davis returned from thyroid cancer to beat the Atlanta Braves 11-1. The Dbacks made it easy on Davis with 5 first inning runs. Davis went 7 innings allowing 5 hits and a single run for the win.
Diamondbacks clinch NL West (September 24, 1999): In an amazing turnaround, the Diamondbacks won 100 games in 1999. On September 24, they clinched the division title with an 11-3 victory over San Francisco. Arizona made the playoffs in just their second season in existence making them the fastest expansion team to go to the postseason.
Randy Johnson k’s 20 (May 8, 2001): Randy Johnson dominated the Reds. The lefty struck out 20 equaling the mark held by Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood. Unfortunately, his team could not win in regulation. The Diamondbacks won in 11.
Tony Womack’s NLDS walk-off single (October 14, 2001): Curt Schilling pitched a complete game as the Diamondbacks defeated the Cardinals in five games. Tony Womack’s 9th inning single scored Danny Bautista to clinch the series.
Diamondbacks win the pennant (October 21, 2001): Randy Johnson led the Diamondbacks to their first pennant beating the Braves 3-2. Byung-Hyun Kim finished up for the save.
The Gonzalez single (November 4, 2001): In the conclusion to an exciting World Series, Luis Gonzalez capped off a 9th inning rally with a single to win the title. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead into the ninth after an Alfonso Soriano home run off Curt Schilling. Randy Johnson finished the 9th and earned his third victory.
Curt Schilling throws 1-hitter (April 7, 2002): Curt Schilling allowed a second inning single to Raul Casanova and that was it. He shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 and struck out 17 batters. Three different Brewers scored a hat trick. Not a single batter reached second base.
Randy Johnson perfect game (May 18, 2004): Randy Johnson is the oldest man to throw a perfect game. At 40 years 7 months old, Johnson handcuffed the Atlanta Braves striking out 13.
Brandon Webb 42 scoreless IP (August 17, 2007): Brandon Webb shutout the Atlanta Braves to extend his scoreless streak to 42. The major league record is 59 innings held by Orel Hershiser. It was the twelfth longest streak in history. His three straight shutouts was the longest streak since 1998. The scoreless streak ended in the first inning of his next start against Milwaukee.
Doug Davis returns from cancer (May 23, 2008): Pitcher Doug Davis returned from thyroid cancer to beat the Atlanta Braves 11-1. The Dbacks made it easy on Davis with 5 first inning runs. Davis went 7 innings allowing 5 hits and a single run for the win.
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