20th Anniversary World Championship Celebration

In the first World Series game played in Arizona, the D-backs cruised to a 9-1 victory in Game 1 behind a seven-inning effort from Curt Schilling and four-run third and fourth innings.

Randy Johnson tossed a three-hit shutout, walking one and striking out 11, and pitching most of the game with a 1-0 lead until Matt Williams hit a three-run home run off of Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte in the seventh inning.

Roger Clemens delivered a strong start for the Yankees and Scott Brosius hit an RBI single in the sixth to break the 1-1 tie. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitched the final two innings for the save.

Curt Schilling pitched seven innings on only three days' rest. The D-backs scored twice in the top of the eighth, an Erubiel Durazo double and a Matt Williams groundout, giving the D-backs a 3-1 lead in the ninth. The Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the ninth and Derek Jeter hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning giving the Yankees the win.

Miguel Batista pitched 7.2 scoreless innings for Arizona before D-backs pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim took the mound in the ninth with a 2-0 lead, but Jorge Posada and Scott Brosius tied the game for the Yankees.

The D-backs and Yankees battled in extra innings for the second night in a row, with Mariano Rivera pitching two scoreless innings for the Yankees. In the bottom of the 12th inning, Yankees' Chuck Knoblauch slid under the tag of D-backs catcher Rod Barajas at home to score the winning run.

After three straight losses in New York, Randy Johnson delivered a dominant performance for the D-backs going seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven in a 104-pitch game. In a must-win situation, the D-backs offense rose to the challenge with a strong performance to force Game 7.

Game 7 was a pitcher’s duel -- Roger Clemens versus Curt Schilling. After giving up a one-out double to Paul O'Neill in the first, Schilling settled into a groove retiring 13 in a row after closing out the fifth. The D-backs broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth inning on a double by Danny Bautista, scoring Steve Finley, but the Yankees tied it up in the seventh.

With two outs in the eighth, Bob Brenly brought in Randy Johnson to get the final out of the inning and close out the game. Down 2-1 in the top of the ninth, Randy Johnson dealt a clutch one-two-three inning to the heart of the Yankees order.

In the bottom of the ninth against Mariano Rivera, Mark Grace led off the inning with a single. One out later, Tony Womack hit a game-tying double down the right field line.

Rivera then hit Craig Counsell to load the bases for Luis Gonzalez. On Rivera’s second pitch, Gonzo hit a single just over the infield to win the game and make the D-backs World Series champions.