| Jun 28 |
Bill submitted by Representative Chris Herstam (R-Phoenix) passed by the Arizona Legislature allowing Maricopa County to assess a quarter-cent sales tax for building a baseball-only stadium. The tax can only be levied after a franchise is granted. |
| Aug 1 |
Arizona presents to baseball's Expansion Committee for franchises to be awarded in 1991. Denver, Phoenix, Buffalo, and Tampa are top choices. |
| Nov 13 |
Phoenix ownership group drops out of contention after failing to raise necessary franchise fees of $95 million. |
| Jul 5 |
Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins awarded National League franchises to begin play in 1993. |
| Jun 9 |
USAToday reports baseball considering another round of expansion at next owners meetings. |
| Jul 25 |
MLB owners officially announce plans to add two new franchises. Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo gets assurance from baseball owners that Tampa and Phoenix are lead contenders. Colangelo begins a drive for investors and a stadium. |
| Nov 10 |
Jerry Colangelo holds news conference announcing his intention to lead ownership group to bring major league baseball to Phoenix. |
| Dec 28 |
Maricopa County Sports Authority launches season ticket lottery for rights to buy tickets to a nonexistent team. 20,000 fans sign up for season tickets. |
| Feb 17 |
Maricopa County Supervisors vote for the proposed stadium tax. The vote passes 3-1 for the stadium tax with one abstention. Major League Baseball has until April 1, 1995 to award a franchise to Phoenix or stadium financing deal is void. |
| Jun 9 |
Twenty applications are received by Major League Baseball from 9 cities to make presentations for one of two proposed expansion franchises. |
| Jun 17 |
Ellerbe Becket's design is selected for the proposed new baseball stadium in Phoenix Arizona. The design is for a retractable-roof natural grass field in downtown Phoenix. A stadium site is selected just south of Jefferson Stree and west of Seventh Street for the new stadium. |
| Nov 2 |
Jerry Colangelo makes Arizona's presentation to Expansion committee along with representatives from Tampa Florida, and two groups from northern Virginia. |
| Dec 2 |
Phoenix ownership group raises $110 million towards franchise fees for proposed expansion team. |
| Jan 20 |
Major League Baseball Expansion Committee recommends moving ahead with expansion for four new teams. Two teams will be added immediately, and two others in "in a reasonable time thereafter". |
| Feb 13 |
Phoenix newspapers launch a state-wide "name the team" contest. The new team name, colors, and logo will be unveiled when the franchise is awarded. |
| Mar 9 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays are awarded franchises to begin play in 1998 making them the 13th and 14th teams expansion teams in Major League Baseball history. Franchise fees are set at $130 million per team. Richard H. Dozer is named President of the Diamondbacks while Joe Garagiola Jr. is named Vice President and General Manager. |
| Mar 11 |
Season tickets go on sale during a celebration party at America West Arena. 2,000 fans attend the first official fan-fest for the new team. |
| Apr 5 |
Bank One is brought in as a sponsor for the new downtown stadium which will be named Bank One Ballpark. |
| Aug 17 |
The Diamondbacks announce their first minor league affiliate will be the Lethbridge Alberta Canada Black Diamonds of the Pioneer League. Up until this time the Lethbridge team had been known as the Lethbridge Mounties. |
| Sep 14 |
Jose Luis Bibo and Jhonathan Leyba become the first Diamondback players by signing contracts in the Dominican Republic for the 1996 season. |
| Oct 27 |
Roland Hemond is hired as Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations. |
| Nov 15 |
William Nathaniel Showalter III is named the first manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before coming to the Diamondbacks, Showalter was the manager for the New York Yankees earning the American League's Manager of the Year honors in 1994 and taking the team to the play-offs in 1995 as a wild card team in 1995. Showalter signs a 7-year contract with the Diamondbacks through the 2002 season. |
| Nov 16 |
Ground breaking ceremonies are held in downtown Phoenix to begin construction of Bank One Ballpark. The ceremonies included a game between two Little League teams. |
| Feb 1 |
Cuban defectors Vladimir Nuñez and Larry Rodriguez sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Mar 14 |
Ticket prices are announced for Bank One Ballpark seats for the 1998 season. Ticket prices range from $50 to $1 for single-game tickets. |
| Apr 24 |
The Diamondbacks announce Bank One Ballpark will include a swimming pool beyond the right-center field fence that can be rented out for each game. |
| May 17 |
America West Airlines unveils a Boeing 757 jet painted in the colors of the Arizona Diamondbacks including a large baseball on the tail fin. Excited fans, staff, sponsors, and investors boarded the plane that flew to Denver Colorado to see the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals in a 12-11 slugfest. |
| May 30 |
The 1,200 ton steel roof truss is raised 174 feet into the air providing the first structure to Bank One Ballpark's retractable roof. |
| May 31 |
Ground is broke for Tucson Electric Park, the new spring training facility for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago White Sox beginning in 1998. |
| Jun 4 |
Left-handed pitcher Nick Bierbrodt becomes the first draft choice of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the amateur draft. |
| Jun 17 |
Lethbridge Black Diamonds begin their season in the Pioneer League becoming the first team of Arizona Diamondbacks players to take the field. |
| Jun 24 |
Phoenix Diamondbacks of the Arizona Rookie League play their first game at Scottsdale Stadium before 6,000 fans, a Rookie League attendance record. |
| Sep 3 |
After winning the second half of the Pioneer League season, the Lethbridge win the first play-off game in franchise history beating Helena 13-0. |
| Sep 15 |
The High Desert Mavericks of the California League become the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Oct 5 |
Organization awards are given to Vladimir Nunez as top pitching prospect and Kevin Sweeney as best position player. |
| Oct 11 |
Diamondbacks sign Olympic player and first round draft pick (and second overall pick) of the Minnesota Twins, Travis Lee through a draft loophole. Diamondbacks also sign John Patterson giving them 3 first round draft picks in 1996. |
| Dec 12 |
The South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League become a Class A Minor League affiliate of the Diamondbacks. |
| Jan 16 |
Baseball owners during the winter meetings vote to place the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West Division beginning in 1998. |
| Mar 3 |
Pitchers and catchers report for the first ever spring training for the Arizona Diamondbacks minor league system. Spring training is held in Yuma while new facilities are being built in Tucson. Players in attendence will be assigned to High Desert of the California League or South Bend of the Midwest League. |
| Aug 8 |
The final piece of structural steel is put in place to complete the roofline of Bank One Ballpark. |
| Sep 12 |
The Tucson Toros end their relationship with the Milwaukee Brewers and become the AAA Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks changing their name to the Tucson Sidewinders. |
| Nov 17 |
Shortstop Jay Bell of the Kansas City Royals signs a free agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on the eve of the Expansion Draft making him the first major league player on the Diamondbacks roster. |
| Nov 18 |
Major League Baseball holds the Expansion Draft at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. The Arizona Diamondbacks select Brian Anderson of the Cleveland Indians with their first pick (second overall pick). The Diamondbacks select 35 players during the expansion draft selecting from the other MLB teams rosters. |
| Dec 1 |
Matt Williams is traded from the Cleveland Indians for third baseman Travis Fryman and pitcher Tom Martin. Williams signs a 5-year contract extension through the 2003 season. |
| Jan 10 |
Single game tickets go on sale for Opening Day 1998. All seats are sold out before noon. |
| Feb 13 |
Pitchers and catchers report for the inaugural Arizona Diamondbacks spring training camp in Tucson at Kino Veterans Memorial Sportspark. |
| Feb 27 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks play their first spring training game against the Chicago White Sox at Tucson Electric Park in Tucson. The Diamondbacks come from behind in the ninth to win 6-5 when Edwin Diaz hits a sacrifice fly to score catcher Kelly Stinnett. |
| Mar 20 |
Jerry Colangelo and county officials break bottles of sparkling water over the railings on the rotunda at Bank One Ballpark culminating the official dedication ceremonies of the new stadium. |
| Mar 29 |
The Diamondbacks close out spring training playing the first game at Bank One Ballpark. It was raining outside but the fans stayed dry to see the Diamondbacks lose 3-0 to the Chicago White Sox. |
| Mar 31 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks host their first regular season game at Bank One Ballpark playing the Colorado Rockies in front of 50,179 fans. The Rockies win the game 9-2. Andy Benes is the starting Diamondbacks pitcher. First baseman Travis Lee collects the first hit (single in the first inning), first home run, first run and first RBI in franchise history. |
| April 5 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks record the first win in franchise history defeating the San Francisco Giants 3-2. Andy Benes earns the win evening his record to 1-1 as the season begins. |
| Jul 7 |
Devon White becomes the first Arizona Diamondbacks player to be named to the All-Star team. He goes 3-3 including a triple in the All-Star game. |
| Jul 30 |
Omar Daal pitches the first complete game shutout in Diamondbacks history winning 4-0 against the Chicago Cubs at Bank One Ballpark. Daal allowed only 4 hits in the victory. |
| Sep 4 |
The Diamondbacks record a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros and in the process win their seventh consecutive game tying an expansion team record. |
| Sep 13 |
Andy Benes takes a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds coming within 2 outs of achieving history. Benes completes the season with a streak of 27.1 innings without allowing a run. During September Benes record is 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA. |
| Sep 27 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks conclude their inaugural season with a record of 65-97, fourth best win total in expansion history. Jeff Summers throws out the ceremonial first pitch before 48,390 cheering fans. |
| Nov 18 |
On the one year anniversary of the Expansion Draft, the Diamondbacks sign free agent pitcher Todd Stottlemyre to a four-year contract. |
| Dec 1 |
The Diamondbacks add to the already potent pitching staff by signing Randy Johnson to a four-year contract. |
| Feb 15 |
Diamondbacks report to spring training with an entirely new look and new attitude. The team has the attitude of a contender. |
| Feb 25 |
President Bill Clinton visits the Arizona Diamondbacks spring training facilities and meets with players and coaches. During an on-field ceremony the president is given a Diamondbacks jersey with his name and the number 1 sewn on the back. |
| Apr 11 |
Left fielder Luis Gonzalez hits a home run off Atlanta Braves starter Greg Maddux beginning the longest hitting streak in the Diamondbacks short history. |
| Apr 19 |
Jay Bell is named National League Player-of-the-Week becoming the first Diamondbacks player to earn this award. By seasons end he will be joined by Matt Williams (won award twice), Randy Johnson (won award twice) and Steve Finley. |
| Apr 30 |
Matt Williams is named National League Player-of-the-Month for April becoming the first Diamondbacks player to earn this award. |
| May 12 |
For the third consecutive night the Arizona Diamonbacks beat the Montreal Expos with a walk-off home run. Matt Williams hit the shot during the May 12th game while Jay Bell completed the task on May 10 and Luis Gonzalez doing the honors on May 11 (the hit preserved his hitting streak). |
| May 18 |
Left Fielder Luis Gonzalez puts together a 30-game hitting streak that is finally broken in San Francisco. Gonzalez becomes the 37th player in Major League Baseball history to record a 30-game hitting streak. |
| Jun 25 |
The first no-hitter recorded in Diamondbacks history is thrown by St. Louis Cardinals rookie Jose Jimenez. Jimenez beats the Diamondbacks 1-0 beating Randy Johnson who allowed only 5 hits while striking out 14 pitching a complete game. |
| Jul 9 |
The Diamondbacks completed a trade with the Florida Marlins receiving closer Matt Mantei in exchange for pitcher Vladimir Nuñez along with minor league pitcher Brad Penny and a player to be named later (outfielder Abraham Nuñez). |
| Jul 11 |
Jay Bell hits a grand slam during a Sunday game at Bank One Ballpark. Chandler fan Gylene Hoyle successfully predicted the player and inning before the game as part of the Shamrock Farms Grand Slam Sundae promotion. Her prize for her prediction was 1 million dollars. The Diamondbacks beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 and in the process Matt Mantei recorded his first save for the Diamondbacks. |
| Jul 13 |
The Diamondbacks are represented at this year's All-Star game by four players. Reserves Matt Williams, Luis Gonzalez, and Randy Johnson. Jay Bell was voted as a starter by the fans for second base. Due to injury Matt Williams was selected as the starter. No other team had more representatives than the Diamondbacks at the All-Star game. |
| Jul 21 |
Arizona Diamondback Tony Womack found himself at the plate with the bases loaded against the Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner. Womack hits a ball deep to the outfield and circled the bases to record the first in-the-park home run and grand slam in Diamondbacks history. The hit gave the Diamondbacks the lead and they won the game 7-4. |
| Sep 24 |
In dramatic fashion, the Arizona Diamondbacks clinch the National League Western Division title in only their second year by beating the San Francisco Giants 11-3. Arizona becomes the first expansion team to reach the play-offs or win their division in only their second season. |
| Sep 26 |
Over 8,000 fans turn out at Bank One Ballpark to greet the team as they arrive from San Francisco where they swept the Giants. |
| Oct 5 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks host their first play-off series against the New York Mets at Bank One Ballpark. The Diamondbacks would lose the game 8-4 on a grand slam by Edguardo Alfonzo. Randy Johnson takes the loss as the Diamondbacks pitcher in front of 49,584 fans. |
| Oct 6 |
Coming back from injuries including a partially torn rotator cuff, Diamondbacks pitcher Todd Stottlemyre allows 6 hits beating the New York Mets 7-1 to earn the first post season win in Diamondbacks history. |
| Oct 9 |
The New York Mets eliminate the Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 1 in the Divisional Play-offs on an extra innings home run by Todd Pratt off closer Matt Mantei. |
| Nov 11 |
Center fielder Steve Finley is honored for his defensive abilities earning a Gold Glove. He becomes the first Diamondbacks player to receive this award. |
| Nov 16 |
Leading the major leagues in strikeouts, innings pitched, and complete games; starting pitcher Randy Johnson receives the Cy Young for the National League making him the first Diamondbacks pitcher to receive this award. This is the second overall Cy Young award Johnson has earned having previously won it when with the Seattle Mariners. |
| Apr 11 |
Randy Johnson is selected as the co-National League Player-of-the-Week sharing the honors with Montreal Expos outfielder Vladimir Guerrero. Johnson is also named National League Pitcher of the month for April. |
| May 31 |
The first ever triple play is recorded during a game at Bank One Ballpark against the St. Louis Cardinals. In the fifth inning the Cardinals loaded the bases with no outs. Mark McGwire came to the plate and hit a fly ball to center field. Steve Finley caught the ball to record the first out. Placido Polanco tagged at third and attempted to come home but was thrown out when Finley threw a bullet to catcher Damian Miller to record the second out. Cardinals baserunner Edgar Renteria tried to move from second to third on the play but Miller threw to third base where shortstop Tony Womack applied the tag for the third out. Those scoring at home would record F8 - 8-2 - 2-6 for the triple play. |
| Jun 23 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks introduce their new mascot D. Baxter the Bobcat. The idea for the mascot came from the son of infielder Jay Bell. His name is taken from D-backs and the bobcat is for the fact that the Diamondbacks play at Bank One Ballpark which is known as BOB by the locals. |
| Jul 5 |
Luis Gonzalez added to his Diamondbacks resume when he hit for the cycle against the Houston Astros. He became the first Diamondbacks player to record this feat with a home run in the ninth inning. The Diamondbacks won the game 12-9. |
| Jul 11 |
Pitcher Randy Johnson and center fielder Steve Finley represented the Arizona Diamondbacks in Atlanta at the All-Star game. Johnson started the game for the National League while Steve Finley entered as a defensive replacement in center. Finley did record a single with an RBI in his only at-bat during the game. |
| Jul 20 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks host their first ever afternoon game which they won in dramatic fashion on a two-run home run in the ninth inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in front of 40,937 fans. |
| Jul 24 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks played the Cleveland Indians in the Hall of Fame game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown New York. The Diamondbacks pervailed 12-7 with minor league outfielder Luis Terrero being named game MVP. |
| Jul 26 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks added an important piece when they acquired starting pitcher Curt Schilling from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for first baseman Travis Lee and pitchers Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, and Vicente Padilla. |
| Sep 10 |
Randy Johnson recorded his 3,000th strikeout in the fourth inning of a game against the Florida Marlins at Pro Player Stadium in Miami by getting third baseman Mike Lowell out. Earlier in the game Johnson recorded his 300th strikout of the season making him only the second pitcher to record 300 strikeouts in 3 consecutive seasons. The other player to do that was Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. |
| Oct 2 |
After a disappointing season the Diamondbacks fired Buck Showalter as manager. |
| Oct 30 |
Diamondbacks broadcaster and former catcher Bob Brenly is named as the second manager in Diamondbacks history. This is Brenly's first managing job. |
| Nov 7 |
Outfielder Steve Finley earns his second consecutive National League Gold Glove and his fourth in his career. |
| Nov 14 |
Randy Johnson wins his second consecutive National League Cy Young award and his third in his career becoming only the eighth pitcher in baseball history to accomplish that. |
| Dec 8 |
Long-time Chicago Cub and free agent Mark Grace signs a two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks after a meeting and pizza with owner Jerry Colangelo. |
| Apr 3 |
Bob Brenly opens his managing career with a 3-2 victory against National League West rival the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| Apr 26 |
Luis Gonzalez sets a National League record and ties the Major League record (with Ken Griffey Jr.) by hitting his 12th and 13th home runs for the month of April. The Diamondbacks win the game 13-6 over the Atlanta Braves and the performance earns Luis Gonzalez player of the month award for April. |
| May 8 |
Randy Johnson pitches a gem against the Cincinnati Reds striking out 20 batters in 9 innings. The performance was not enough as he left the game without a decision. The Diamondbacks win the game 4-3 in 11 innings but Johnson does not get credit for tying the record for most strikeouts in a game since the game went longer than 9 innings. His efforts were not completely lost as Randy did earn player of the week honors for May 7-13. |
| May 29 |
Erubiel Durazo lined a double at Pac Bell Stadium in the 18th inning to earn the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead. The 18 inning affair marked the longest game in innings that the Diamondbacks had ever played. This game occurred a day after the Giants and Diamondbacks locked up for a 12 inning battle where the Diamondbacks also won that contest. |
| Jun 4 |
Starting pitcher Curt Schilling earns pitcher of the month honors for May posting a record of 5-1 with an ERA of 2.35. |
| Jun 8 |
During interleague play against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Diamondbacks outfielder Luis Gonzalez ties a franchise record by hitting 3 home runs in a single game. What was even more amazing was that Gonzalez hit one to each field. The Diamondbacks win the game 11-4. |
| Jun 17 |
Tony Womack led the charge of Diamondbacks hitters capping off his performance with a grand slam on Father's Day. It was especially emotional for Womack as his father had passed away just two short months earlier. |
| Jul 2 |
Luis Gonzalez continued his torrid pace hitting .417 in June with 12 home runs and 35 runs batted in. His efforts earned him player of the month honors for June. |
| Jul 9 |
After his power displays during the first half of the season, Luis Gonzalez was invited to the All-Star game in Seattle to compete in the Home Run Derby. Compete he did beating all other players to become the Home Run Derby champion for 2001. |
| Jul 19 |
Randy Johnson added his name to the record books once again this time as a relief pitcher. After a game that was postponed from the day before due to a faulty power transformer in San Diego, the game resumed in the bottom of the second inning. After Schilling threw one pitch to start the game, Randy Johnson was brought in as an official relief pitcher. He would strike out 16 Padres in route to a 3-0 Diamondbacks win. |
| Aug 12 |
Rookie second baseman Junior Spivey is making a mark for himself as a hitter becoming only the second rookie in 50 years to record two 5-hit games. The latest came against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field while his first 5-hit game occurred on June 21 against the Colorado Rockies. |
| Aug 19 |
By beating the Chicago Cubs, the Arizona Diamondbacks tied the club record of winning 9 consecutive games. |
| Aug 23 |
During a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Johnson becomes the first pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to record four consecutive seasons of 300 or more strikeouts. |
| Aug 30 |
In a blow out game against the San Francisco Giants, centerfielder Steve Finley becomes the first Diamondbacks position player to pitch during a game. He threw a scoreless ninth inning. |
| Sep 5 |
Curt Schilling becomes the first Diamondbacks pitcher to record a 20-win season by beating the San Francisco Giants at Pac Bell field. |
| Sep 8 |
The Diamondbacks through Matt Williams bat beat the San Diego Padres with a walk-off 2-run home run in the tenth inning. This occurred after Steve Finley hit a home run in the ninth inning to tie the game and snap Padres reliever Trevor Hoffman's streak of 27 consecutive save conversions. |
| Sep 11 |
Terrorists bring tragedy to the United States with attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Baseball postpones games for one week before resuming the season. Games missed are added to the end of the season moving the post season into November for the first time in Major League Baseball history. |
| Sep 27 |
Randy Johnson beat the Milwaukee Brewers to become a 20-game winner for the Diamondbacks, an event he also achieved as a Mariner. The game marked the 23rd double-digit strikeout game for Johnson tying a Major League record. Johnson joined Curt Schilling as the first teammates since 1999 to win 20 games in a season. |
| Sep 28 |
Luis Gonzalez recorded his 54th home run of the season in the 11th inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers giving the Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory. |
| Oct 5 |
Diamondbacks pitcher Albie Lopez records a 3-hit win over the Milwaukee Brewers clinching a tie for the National League West Division title. Later that evening the San Francisco Giants lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers clinching the division for the Diamondbacks. |
| Oct 9 |
Curt Schilling started game 1 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the Divisional Play-off Series and earned a 1-0 victory on a 3-hit shutout. |
| Oct 12 |
Craig Counsell hit a 3-run home run in the seventh inning to give the Diamondbacks a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals giving the Diamondbacks a 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series. |
| Oct 14 |
Tony Womack hit a single into right field allowing Danny Bautista to score giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 2-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. The win gave the Diamondbacks a 3-2 series victory. This was the first play-off series win in Diamondbacks history. Curt Schilling is the winning pitcher for his second straight game throwing a complete game. |
| Oct 16 |
The Diamondbacks faced the Atlanta Braves in game 1 of the National League Championship series. Randy Johnson broke his personal streak of 7 consecutive losses in the post season pitching a 3-hit complete game shutout for the Diamondbacks in a 2-0 win in game 1 or the series. |
| Oct 19 |
Curt Schilling continued his post season mastery throwing a complete game 4-hitter in route to a 5-1 victory over the Braves. The Diamondbacks take a 2-1 lead in the series. |
| Oct 20 |
Capitalizing on 4 Atlanta Braves errors, the Diamondbacks bats come alive to win game 4 with a 11-4 victory. The Diamondbacks lay claim to a 3-1 lead in the best of 7 series. |
| Oct 21 |
Defeating the Atlanta Braves in game 5 by the score of 3-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks become the fastest team to reach the World Series in only their fourth year in existence. Infielder Craig Counsell is named league series MVP by hitting .381 in the five games. Randy Johnson gets his second win of the series with Byung-Hyun Kim recording his second save. The offense for game 5 was led by Erubiel Durazo who hit a 2-run home run in the fifth inning. |
| Oct 27 |
For the first time in the history of Major League Baseball, the World Series comes to Arizona with game 1 of the series at Bank One Ballpark. Curt Schilling pitches 7 strong innings allowing only 3 hits by the New York Yankees. The Diamondbacks win the game 9-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the series. |
| Oct 28 |
The second game of the World Series again went to the home team with a 4-0 Diamondbacks win over the New York Yankees. Randy Johnson throws a complete game shutout allowing only 3-hits while striking out 11. Matt Williams hit a 3-run home run in the seventh inning to break the game open for Arizona. |
| Nov 3 |
After losing three heart-breaking games in New York, the Diamondbacks returned to the warm Arizona weather. Facing elimination the Diamondbacks came alive beating the New York Yankees 15-2 setting the series up for a seventh and deciding game. The Diamondbacks hitters set a World Series record scoring 8 runs in the third inning off Yankees starter Andy Pettitte. Randy Johnson was the winning pitcher with a strong performance over 7 innings. |
| Nov 4 |
In an ending made for Hollywood, the Diamondbacks found themselves in one of the greatest games in World Series history. With the game tied, Yankees second baseman Alfonzo Soriano hit a home run in the eighth inning to give the Yankees the lead. With Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on the mound the Diamondbacks mount a comeback in the ninth inning culminating with a bloop single by Luis Gonzalez over the head of Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter that scores Jay Bell from third to win the game 3-2. Curt Schilling pitched a steller game but Randy Johnson got the win when he came in one day after pitching game 6. Schilling and Johnson are named co-MVP for the World Series. |
| Nov 7 |
In celebration of their victory, the Diamondbacks held a parade in downtown Phoenix. Over 400,000 people attended the parade with over 50,000 people entering Bank One Ballpark for a rally after the parade. |
| Nov 13 |
Randy Johnson is awarded his third consecutive Cy Young award receiving 30 out of 32 first place votes. Johnson now has 4 Cy Young awards for his career. |
| Dec 13 |
The Diamondbacks team flies to Washington DC where they are guests of President Bush at the White House. The Diamondbacks players also receive a special tour of the US Capitol as guests of Senator John McCain. |
| Feb 5 |
Arizona Diamondbacks sign 18-year old Tetsuya Yamaguchi to a minor league contract making him the first Jampanese amateur player ever signed by the franchise. |
| Apr 26 |
Randy Johnson begins the season winning his first six starts and is named National League Pitcher-of-the-Month for April. |
| May 17 |
Afer injuring his wrist in Spring Training, Erubiel Durazo returns from the disabled list and breaks the Diamondbacks club record and ties the home run record by hitting three 2-run home runs and adding a 3-run double in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. |
| May 29 |
Curt Schilling increased his dominance after beating the San Francisco Giants to set his record at 10-1. He is named Pitcher-of-the-Month for May with a 5-0 record and a 2.80 ERA. |
| Jun 8 |
Against the Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling outduels Pedro Martinez 3-2 to earn his ninth consecutive win in the season. |
| Jul 9 |
Bob Brenly leads the National League All-Star team during the midsummer classic in Milwaukee. Curt Schilling was the starting pitcher for the National League going 2 innings without allowing a run. Damian Miller tied an All-Star game record hitting two doubles. Other Diamondbacks on the National League All-Star team included Junior Spivey, Luis Gonzalez, and Byung-Hyun Kim. Randy Johnson was named to the All-Star team but bypassed the game. The All-Star game ended in a tie when both managers used all of their roster players. |
| Jul 13 |
Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim completed a streak of 3 saves in 3 consecutive days. His efforts earned him Player-of-the-Week honors for July 11-14. |
| Jul 27 |
Curt Schilling shuts down the San Diego Padres allowing only 1 run. This makes Schilling's record 5-0 in July with an ERA of 1.64. He earns Pitcher-of-the-Month for July. |
| Aug 10 |
Randy Johnson defeats the Florida Marlins and in the process strikes out 14 moving him past Tom Seaver into fifth place in all-time strikeouts. Johnson's performance earns him Pitcher-of-the-Week for August 5-11 |
| Aug 16 |
Curt Schilling became the first Diamondbacks pitcher to record back-to-back 20 win seasons with a victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Schilling strikes out 12 batters in the game. |
| Sep 2 |
In a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Diamondbacks are defeated 1-19 for their worst loss in the history of the franchise. Mark Grace becomes the second Diamondbacks position player to pitch in a game. Grace gives up a home run to David Ross. It is Ross' first home run in his career. |
| Sep 4 |
Randy Johnson throws a 3-hit game leading Arizona to a 7-1 victory agains the Dodgers. In the game Johnson moves past Bert Blyleven into fourth place on the all-time strikeout list. Johnson's victory is his 20th for the season, the second consecutive season he achieved that mark. It is only the sixth time in the history of Major League Baseball where teammates have earned 20 wins in back-to-back seasons. |
| Sep 9 |
Randy Johnson sets a Major League Baseball record by becoming the only player ever to record 300 strikeouts in five consecutive seasons. Johnson ties Nolan Ryan for most 300 strikeout seasons with 6. The victory was his 21st tying a career high. |
| Sep 15 |
Curt Schilling did not get the victory against the Milwaukee Brewers but he struck out 8 batters to record 300 strikeouts for the season. He and Randy Johnson have combined to be the only teammates ever to record 300 strikeouts in the same season. |
| Sep 18 |
Greg Colbrunn becomes the second player in Diamondbacks to hit for the cycle during a 10-3 win over the San Diego Padres. He goes 5-6 at the plate and becomes only the second player (George Brett) to hit 2 home runs and hit for the cycle during the same game. |
| Sep 26 |
Randy Johnson sets a career best and franchise record winning his 24th game of the season. He finishes the year 24-5 and wins the "triple crown" of pitching leading the league in wins, ERA (2.32) and strikeouts (334). Johnson is named Pitcher-of-the-Month for September. |
| Nov 5 |
Randy Johnson is unanimously selected as the Cy Young award winner in the National League. He is only the second pitcher ever to win the award in 4 consecutive years tying Atlanta Brave pitcher Greg Maddux for that honor. This is the fifth Cy Young award for Johnson one short of the record set by Roger Clemens. |
| Mar 31 |
The Diamondbacks lose the season opener to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 and in the process lose pitcher Bret Prinz with a pulled muscle. |
| Apr 13 |
Robby Hammock goes 3-4 with a 3-run home run in his first Major League start leading the Diamondbacks to a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers |
| Apr 17 |
Carlos Baerga hits 2 home runs including a grand slam to record 7 RBI in a 11-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. |
| Apr 27 |
Pitcher Brandon Webb throws 7 scoreless innings in his first career Major League start allowing 3 hits and striking out 10 New York Mets winning the game 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. In the second game Randy Johnson strikes out 12 batters giving the Diamondbacks starters a combined 22 strikeouts which is a Major League record for a doubleheader. |
| May 1 |
Randy Johnson is placed on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation of his knee. The injury would cause Johnson to lose 12 weeks of the season. |
| May 5 |
Matt Williams hits his 12th grand slam of his career helping pitcher Miguel Batista to a 10-1 victory. The grand slam would be the last of Williams' illustrious career. |
| May 14 |
Curt Schilling makes his final appearance in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium and throws his second consecutive complete game shutout. Schilling strikes out 14 batters in the 2-0 victory. |
| May 29 |
Arizona acquires infielder Shea Hillenbrand from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim. |
| May 30 |
Curt Schilling suffers a fracture to his pitching hand as a result of being struck by a line drive off the bat of San Diego's Sean Burroughs. Schilling would miss 6 weeks because of the injury. |
| May 31 |
Matt Williams drives in a run with a pitch hit single in the eighth inning. The hit would be the last Major League appearance by Matt Williams who is designated for assignment and released the next day. He would announce his retirement 8 days later. |
| Jun 1 |
Edgar Gonzalez makes his Major League debut earning his first win 10-4 over the San Diego Padres in San Diego. |
| Jun 18 |
With the score 0-1 in the ninth inning Luis Gonzalez hits a home run against Houston Astros pitcher Billy Wagner to tie the game. Quentin McCracken will later hit a 2-out single to score the winning run. This is the beginning of a club record 12 game winning streak. |
| Jun 28 |
In the midst of the winning streak Brandon Webb throws his first career complete game shut-out allowing 7 hits and a single walk with 2 strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers. |
| Jun 30 |
The Diamondbacks winning streak went to 12 games when Arizona scored 4 runs in the top of the 12th inning against the Colorado Rockies then held on in the bottom of the inning when Chris Stynes of Colorado hit a 3-run home run to preserve a Diamondbacks victory 8-7 in Denver. |
| Jul 7 |
Shea Hillenbrand becomes the sixth player in Major League Baseball history when he hit a home run in three consecutive innings. Hillenbrand collected 15 total bases to set a club record as the Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies 14-6. |
| Jul 29 |
At the trade deadline the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired outfielder Raul Mondesi in a trade with the New York Yankees that sent David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and minor league player Jon-Mark Sprowl to the American League. |
| Aug 9 |
When Steve Finley hit a walk-off home run to beat the New York Mets 2-1 it gave manager Bob Brenly his 251st victory as a manager giving him more victories than any Diamondbacks manager. |
| Aug 25 |
Raul Mondesi ties a Diamondbacks record reaching base 9 consecutive plate appearances after earning a first inning walk against the San Diego Padres in an 11-8 win. |
| Aug 30 |
Randy Johnson records his 1,500th strikeout as an Arizona Diamondback when he strikes out Jerome Williams of the San Francisco in the third inning. |
| Sep 10 |
Oscar Villarreal establishes a franchise record when he appears in his 79th game in a single season as a relief pitcher. Villarreal gets the win over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 when the Diamondbacks score all 5 of their runs in the eighth inning. |
| Sep 14 |
Randy Johnson dominated the Colorado Rockies allowing only 1 hit in a complete game shutout. It is Johnson's first 1-hitter as a Diamondback and his fourth in his career. |
| Sep 19 |
Randy Johnson hits his first home run in his career when he hits a solo shot off Milwaukee Brewers starter Doug Davis. The Diamondbacks win the game 3-2. |
| Sep 23 |
With a week left in the season the Arizona Diamondbacks are eliminated from the play-offs ending their post season run for the first time since the 2000 season. They were eliminated losing to the Colorado Rockies 20-9 at Coors Field. |
| Sep 26 |
Before the first game of the final series of the year, first baseman Mark Grace announced he would retire from baseball at the conclusion of this season. |
| Sep 27 |
Mark Grace makes his final Major League start going 2-3 at the plate including his 511th career double, moving him into 35th place on the all-time list. |
| Sep 28 |
In the final game of the season Mark Grace enters the game as a late-inning defensive replacement at first base. Carlos Baerga breaks David Dellucci's club record by getting his 19th pinch hit for the season. |
| Oct 17 |
After an up and down season, the Diamondbacks make several coaching changes adding Al Pedrique as third base coach, Rick Schu as hitting coach, Robin Yount as bench coach. Glenn Sherlock becomes the first base coach and is the one remaining coach from the inaugural season. |
| Nov 28 |
Arizona trades starting pitcher Curt Schilling to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, minor league player Jorge De la Rosa and a player to be named later. |
| Dec 1 |
Arizona acquires first baseman Richie Sexon, Shane Nance, and a player-to-be-named (Noochie Varner) from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infielders Craig Counsell, Junior Spivey and Lyle Overbay, pitchers John Patterson, Chris Capuano and Jorge De la Rosa. |
| Dec 24 |
Sandy Johnson is promoted to Vice President/Senior Assistant General Manager and Bob Miller is promoted to Assistant General Manager. |
| Jan 6 |
The Diamondbacks added second baseman and former All-Star Roberto Alomar to the roster signing him to a one-year contract. |
| Apr 20 |
During a game with the Milwaukee Brewers, Roberto Alomar was hit by a pitch fracturing his right hand forcing him to miss 56 games. |
| Apr 22 |
Infielder Chad Tracy makes his Major League start against the Milwaukee Brewers where he goes 5-8 in a 15 inning marathon that saw the Diamondbacks win 11-9. |
| Apr 26 |
In a game against the Chicago Cubs, Diamondbacks first baseman hit his ninth home run of the season to center field at Bank One Ballpark. The ball hit the JumboTron destroying part of the screen. |
| Apr 27 |
A day after the monster home run, Richie Sexon is injured when he checked his swing in the ninth inning against the Cubs. The injury was diagnosed as subluxation of the right shoulder and would end Sexon's season. |
| May 5 |
Casey Daigle was brought up from Tucson and recorded his first Major League win against the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field 2-0. |
| May 9 |
Relief pitcher Matt Mantei's season ended when he could not overcome right shoulder tendinitis. |
| May 18 |
On a cool night in Atlanta Georgia Randy Johnson added another record to his credit. He became the 16th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves. Johnson used 115 pitches to put the Braves down in order and concluded his night by striking out Eddie Perez on a 98 MPH fastball. The game was the first no-hitter in Diamondbacks history and the first perfect game the franchise had been a part of. |
| May 21 |
Richie Sexon attempts a comeback to the active roster and plays one game going 1-5 against the Florida Marlins in 10 innings. |
| May 22 |
One day after returning Sexon re-injures his shoulder and is finished for the season. The injury would end up requiring surgery to repair. |
| Jun 17 |
In an interleague game with the New York Yankees, Diamondbacks knuckleball pitcher Steve Sparks allows only 3 hits in 7 innings to collect the win. It is the only win the Diamondbacks would earn against the Yankees. The three game series at Bank One Ballpark is sold out for every game, the first series sell out since August 23-25, 2002 against the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jun 29 |
Randy Johnson continues his march in the record books becoming the fourth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to accumulate 4,000 strikeouts in his career. The victim for 4,000 was San Diego Padres third baseman Jeff Cirillo in the 8th inning. The Diamondbacks lose the game, their eleventh loss in a row. |
| Jul 2 |
Bob Brenly is fired as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team makes several coaching changes besides manager. Bench coach Robin Yount resigns in support of Brenly, Tucson hitting coach Lorenzo Bundy becomes the new bench coach. Glenn Sherlock moves from first base coach to third base coach and Director of Player Development Tommy Jones becomes first base coach. Mark Davis moves from bullpen coach to pitching coach when Chuck Kniffin is fired. Minor league pitching coordinator Dennis Lewallyn is named bullpen coach. |
| Jul 4 |
Al Pedrique earns his first managerial win when Randy Johnson pitches the Diamondbacks to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in an interleague game. Johnson throws a complete game to earn the win. |
| Jul 26 |
Brandon Webb rights the ship by earning a victory over the Houston Astros by throwing 7.1 innings to hold onto a 4-1 lead. The game puts an end to the Diamondbacks 14 game losing streak and also marks the first save for pitcher Greg Aquino. |
| Jul 31 |
At the trade deadline the Arizona Diamondbacks trade centerfielder Steve Finley and catcher Brent Mayne to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for catcher Koyie Hill, outfielder Reggie Abercrombie and pitcher Bill Murphy. |
| Aug 1 |
Luis Gonzalez season ends when he elects to have season-ending surgery to repair a 50 percent tear in his right elbow. |
| Aug 3 |
Danny Bautista hits an 8th inning home run propelling the Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins breaking an 11 game home losing streak for the Diamondbacks. |
| Aug 6 |
Diamondbacks CEO Jerry Colangelo announces he will leave his post effective the end of the season. His successor will be former agent Jeff Morrad. |
| Aug 25 |
Pittsburgh Pirates Jack Wilson and Jason Bay each hit a home run against Randy Johnson and the Pirates went on to win the game 2-1. The nine inning game was played in 1 hour and 47 minutes becoming the shortest game in Diamondbacks history in what was quickly becoming the longest season Diamondbacks fans would have to endure. |
| Sep 10 |
Randy Johnson earns his 100th win as an Arizona Diamondback on his 41st birthday. Outfielder Doug DeVore hits a 2-run home run to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants. |
| Sep 15 |
Randy Johnson becomes Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader for left-handers when he strikes out Colorado Rockie infielder Vinny Castilla in the seventh inning. Johnson moves ahead of Steve Carlton to be in third place. |
| Oct 2 |
Randy Johnson pitched his final game for the purple and teal Diamondbacks earning a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres. Johnson allowed 1 run in 8 innings and struck out 8 batters. He also hit a 2-run double to help his own cause. The win puts Johnson's record at 16-14 for a year that saw his run support disappear costing him 4-6 games. |
| Nov 1 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks make a managerial change naming Lancaster JetHawks manager and former New York Met Wally Backman as their fourth manager in franchise history. Backman's tenure as Diamondbacks skipper was short lived when the job offer was recinded 4 days later after a drunk driving arrest was revealed. Backman would leave the Diamondbacks organization after character allegations were brought up. |
| Nov 5 |
Bob Melvin was named manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Melvin served as bench coach during the 2001 campaign under Bob Brenly. Melvin's first hire is former Diamondback Jay Bell who will act as his bench coach. |
| Dec 9 |
Free-agent third baseman Troy Glaus signs a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Dec 10 |
Free-agent right hand pitcher Russ Ortiz signs a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks after a successful season with the Atlanta Braves that saw him win 15 games. |
| Dec 14 |
Free-agent shortstop Royce Clayton signs a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Dec 15 |
Infielder and fan favorite Craig Counsell signs a contract to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Jan 11 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks sent left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees in exchange for left-handed pitcher Brad Halsey and catcher Dioner Navarro. The Diamondbacks then completed a second trade sending Dioner Navarro and minor league pitchers Danny Muegge, Beltran Perez and William Juarez to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Shawn Green. Green waived his no-trade clause by signing a three-year extension. |
| Jan 12 |
Infielder Shea Hillenbrand is traded to Toronto for right-handed pitcher Adam Peterson. The Diamondbacks also sign right-handed pitcher Shawn Estes to a one-year contract. |
| Jan 24 |
The Diamondbacks sign free-agent first baseman Tony Clark to a one-year contract. |
| Feb 6 |
The Diamondbacks acquire centerfielder Jose Cruz Jr. from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for pitcher Casey Fossum and cash considerations. |
| Feb 22 |
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig approves Jeff Moorad as the Diamondbacks new General Partner in the new ownership group. |
| Apr 14 |
With the relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington DC, baseball returns to the nation's capital. The Diamondbacks would play the first home series for the new Washington Nationals. President George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch of the first home game for the Nationals. |
| Apr 27 |
With a 3-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers the Arizona Diamondbacks run their winning streak to 6 games. With the victory the Diamondbacks are atop the National League West in first place. |
| May 16 |
Brandon Lyon who at the time was the Diamondbacks closer is placed on the disabled list with a strained right elbow. |
| May 19 |
Pitcher Brad Halsey beats Roger Clemens and the Houston Astros 6-1. Jose Valverde comes in to earn his first save of the season. |
| Jun 9 |
Javier Vazquez walks Minnesota Twin Michael Cuddyer in the fifth inning breaking a streak of 221 batters and 54.1 inning pitched without a walk. Both of these streaks are new Diamondbacks records. |
| Jun 13 |
Shawn Estes thros a complete game as the Diamondbacks win the series opener against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Arizona takes two out of three games from the eventual World Series Champion White Sox. |
| Jun 16 |
Pitcher Russ Ortiz goes on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career as a result of a stress fracture to his right rib cage. |
| Jun 20 |
The Diamondbacks claimed Nationals pitcher Claudio Vargas off waivers. Seventeen days later Vargas earns his first win as a Diamondback beating the San Francisco Giants 6-4. |
| Jul 6 |
Pitcher Shawn Estes goes on the disabled list with an injury to his left ankle. |
| Jul 21 |
The Diamondbacks acquire relief pitcher Tim Worrell from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for infielder Matt Kata. |
| Jul 22 |
Alex Cintron hits a game winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Diamondbacks a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. |
| Jul 24 |
Javier Vazquez strikes out 11 batters to beat the Atlanta Braves and earn the Diamondbacks the series win. Tony Clark hits his 15th home run of the season to win the game for Arizona. |
| Jul 27 |
Claudio Vargas along with two relief pitchers shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0. After the game first baseman Conor Jackson is called up from Tucson. |
| Jul 30 |
Conor Jackson makes his first Major League start for the Diamondbacks getting his first hit in the second inning and getting the game-winning hit in the eighth inning as the Diamondbacks defeat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 at Wrigley Field. |
| Jul 31 |
During a four game series with the Chicago Cubs the Diamondbacks take three games including the finale that saw Luis Gonzalez and catcher Chris Snyder each hit two home runs. For Snyder, one of these home runs was his first career grand slam. The wins put the Diamondbacks in a first place tie with the San Diego Padres. |
| Aug 2 |
Joe Garagiola Jr. resigns as the Diamondbacks General Manager to take a job as Vice President at the MLB offices. Assistant General Manager Bob Gebhard is named interim General Manager. |
| Aug 4 |
Brad Halsey sets a personal record beating the Houston Astros for the second time and his sixth consecutive victory of the season. |
| Aug 18 |
Luis Gonzalez hits two home runs to lead the Diamondbacks to a 7-6 victory in the final game the Diamondbacks will play at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. |
| Aug 27 |
Brandon Webb establishes a career-hit earning his 11th win of the season beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 at Bank One Ballpark. |
| Aug 28 |
One day after the birth of his daughter Chandler Rose, outfielder Shawn Green goes 3-5 including a grand slam a double and scoring 3 runs propelling the Diamondbacks to beat the Phillies 10-5. |
| Sep 17 |
Led by Tony Clark's two home runs and a back-to-back shot with Chad Tracy, the Diamondbacks overcome the largest deficit they faced all year to win the game 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies. |
| Sep 21 |
Brandon Webb continues to set career marks when he strikes out 11 Los Angeles batters in route to a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. |
| Sep 25 |
The Diamondbacks close out their home season beating the San Diego Padres 4-3 in 10 innings on a single by Chad Tracy. |
| Oct 1 |
The Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 11 innings in San Francisco. The win brings their winning streak to 6 games. |
| Oct 17 |
Bob Melvin names Bryan Price the new Diamondbacks pitching coach. The move reunites Melvin and Price who worked together with the Seattle Mariners. |
| Oct 28 |
Former Red Sox assistant General Manager Josh Byrnes is named the new General Manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Nov 1 |
Lee Tinsley is named first base coach. His previous job was as minor league outfield coordinator for the Diamondbacks. Former Major League Pitcher Jerry DiPoto is named Director of Professional Scouting. |
| Nov 23 |
Peter Woodfort is named Assistant General Manager for the Diamondbacks after having been Director of Baseball Operations/Assistant Director of Player Operations with the Boston Red Sox. |
| Dec 7 |
In his first trade as the Diamondbacks General Manager, Josh Byrnes acquires catcher Johnny Estrada from the Atlanta Braves. |
| Dec 8 |
Ken Crenshaw is named Head Athletic Trainer for the Diamondbacks. |
| Dec 20 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks trade right-handed pitcher Javier Vazquez to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Orlando Hernandez and Luis Vizcaino and minor league outfielder Chris Young. |
| Dec 27 |
Pitcher Miguel Batista returns to the Diamondbacks after being traded along with second baseman Orlando Hudson from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for third baseman Troy Glaus and infielder Sergio Santos. |
| Jan 6 |
Diamondbacks first round and first overall selection in the 2005 amateur draft, Justin Upton, signs a contract with the team and will be invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. |
| Jan 13 |
Pitcher Brandon Webb agrees to a contract extension that will keep him in a Diamondbacks uniform through the 2009 season. The contract includes a club option for 2010. |
| Mar 26 |
A week prior to the start of the regular season, the Diamondbacks acquire righthanded pitcher Juan Cruz from Oakland for lefthanded pitcher Brad Halsey. |
| Apr 3 |
The Diamondbacks drop a 3-2, 11-inning decision to the Colorado Rockies in Denver in the season opener. |
| Apr 9 |
Arizona's first shutout of the season comes courtesy as Claudio Vargas and the bullpen limit the Brewers to four hits in a 7-0 triumph. |
| Apr 14 |
Brandon Webb records his first win of hte season, limiting the defending NAtional League Champion Astros to one run on sevel hits over seven innings in a 5-1 victory. |
| Apr 24 |
Webb improves to 3-0 by allowing one run on six hits over 8.0 innings in a 4-1 win at San Diego. |
| Apr 26 |
Arizona completes their first series sweep of the season with a 3-2 win over the Padres in San Diego. |
| May 6 |
The Diamondbacks win their seventh consecutive game, defeating the Reds 3-1. The win was also their sixth in a row at home. |
| May 20 |
Brandon Webb defeats the Braves with his arm and his bat. Webb moves his record to 7-0 with a complete-game, four-hit shutout, and recorded a career high three runs batted in with a bases-loaded double in the sixth in a 13-0 win over Atlanta. |
| May 24 |
Arizona completes its first three-game sweep at home in 2006, beating the Pirates, 8-7. Orlando Hudson's four-for-four performance highlights a 13-hit attack. Prior to the game, the Diamondbacks acquire righthanded reliever Jorge Julio from the New York Mets in exchange for righthanded starter Orlando Hernandez. |
| May 26 |
Brandon Webb tosses his second consecutive complete-game shutout, blanking the Reds in Cincinnati on a seven-hitter, 3-0. |
| May 27 |
The Diamondbacks blank the Reds for a second straight night, as Juan Cruz and three relievers limit the Reds to five hits, Luis Gonzalez ties Mark Grace for 36th place on the all-time doubles list at 511. The win moves the Diamondbacsk 10 games above .500 for the first time since July 20, 2003. |
| May 30 |
Miguel Batista gets a complete-game, 7-2 victory over the Mets in New York. |
| May 31 |
One of the top pitching matchups of the 2006 Major League season occurs at Shea Stadium, and ironically, neither Arizona's BRandon Webb (7.0 IP, 4h, 1bb, 5k) nor New York's Pedro Martinez (8.0 IP, 5h, 8k) figure in the decision. Endy Chavez drives in the game's only run in a 1-0, 13-inning Met win. Webb did stretch his scoreless streak to 25 innings. |
| Jun 4 |
The Diamondbacks complete a four-game sweep of the Braves in Atlanta with a 9-3 win. Tony Clark hits two home runs, and Damion Easley hit his fourth round-tripper of the series, backing the starting pitching of Miguel Batista. |
| Jun 13 |
Righthanded rookie starting pitcher Enrique Gonzalez retires 18 consecutive Giant batters enroute to a 2-1 win over San Francisco at Chase Field. Newly acquired Jorge Julio records his third save since coming to the Diamondbacks. |
| Jul 1 |
Miguel Batista takes a perfect game into the seventh inning, while the Diamonbacks' offense scores six runs in the top of the seventh en route to a 7-2 win at Oakland. |
| Jul 9 |
The Diamondbacks go into the All-Star break rolling, completing a three-game sweep of the Rockies in Denver, winning the finale 8-5. |
| Jul 14 |
The opener of the post All-Star break schedue, Johnny Estrada hits a two-run walkoff homer to defeat Milwaukee at Chase Field, 4-3. The win is costly, as Arizona loses infielder Craig Counsell due to a right rib fracture. |
| Jul 15 |
Stephen Drew, Arizona's first round draft selection in the 2004 amateur draft, makes his Major League debut, Drew reaches base twice on a walk and a strikeout-wild pitch as Arizona runs its winning streak to five with an 8-1 defeat of the Brewers. |
| Jul 17 |
Drew picks up his first Major League hit with a fourth-inning single. The Diamondbacks defeat the Dodgers, 8-5. |
| Jul 19 |
Miguel Batista tosses his third complete game of the season, blanking the Dodgers at Chase Field on a six-hitter, 8-0. |
| Jul 20 |
Another of the Diamondbacks' heralded youngsters, outfielder Carlos Quentin, makes his Major League debut. |
| Jul 25 |
Quinten's 11th inning homer off Ryan Franklin gives the Diamondbacks a 6-5 win in the opener of a three-game set in Philadelphia. |
| Jul 28 |
The Diamondbacks open a weekend set in Houston with an 8-7, 11-inning victory. Astros lefthander Andy Pettite takes the loss, making his first relief appearance in 10 years. |
| Jul 30 |
Conor Jackson's pinch 2-run homer in the ninth lifts the Diamondbacks to a series-clinching win at Houston, 7-6. |
| Jul 31 |
Orlando Hudson becomes the third player in D-Back history to homer from both sides of the plate, helping Brandon Webb to his 12th win of the season, as Arizona defeats the Cubs, 15-4, at Wrigley Field. |
| Aug 7 |
Arizona adds to its pitching depth by acquiring righthanded starter Livan Hernandez from Washington in exchange for two minor league pitchers. |
| Aug 11 |
Jeff DaVanon, one of Arizona's most dependable bench players is lost for the remainder of the season. The club places him on the disabled list after he suffered a right ankle sprain five days earlier. The injury would eventually need surgery. |
| Aug 15 |
For the second time in franchise history, the Diamondbacks play an 18-inning game, and as was the case in the first 18-inning marathon, the Diamondbacks win on the road. Luis Gonzalez' single scores the game-winner in a 2-1 triumph at Colorado. |
| Aug 18 |
Outfielder Chris Young, acquired over the winter from the Chicago White Sox, makes his Major League debut. Young gets his first Major League hit with an eighth-inning single off San Diego's Woody Williams. |
| Aug 25 |
Arizona plays another marathon, defeating the Dodgers 9-7 at Chase Field. Righthanded pitcher Brandon Lyon makes the first plate appearance of his career, drawing a 15th inning walk, and later scoring on Orlando Hudson's walk-off homer. |
| Sep 6 |
Florida's Anibal Sanchez becomes the second pitcher to no-hit the Diamodnbacsk in Arizona franchise history, as the Marlins complete a three-game sweep of the D-Backs in Miami, 2-0. The loss spoiled a strong outing by Diamondbacks' starter Edgar Gonzalez, who allowed two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings. Earlier in the day, Rich Dozer, the only President in club history, announces his intention to resign at season's end, to be replaced by Executive Vice President Derrick Hall. |
| Sep 9 |
Brandon Webb limits the eventual World Champion Cardinals to one hit in a complete-game, 3-0 Diamondbacks' win at Chase Field. It was Webb's first-ever one-hitter, and was also the shortest game in Chase Field history, lasting one hour, fifty-four minutes. |
| Sep 15 |
Webb throws his second consecutive complete game, and his fifth of the season, defeating the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field, 5-1. |
| Sep 16 |
The Diamondbacks tied the record for the longest game in Chase Field history in terms of innings, needing 16 frames to defeat the Rockies, 7-6. Arizona set a franchise record with nin pitchers used in the game. |
| Oct 1 |
The Diamondbacks say goodbye to Luis Gonzalez, Craig Counsell and Miguel Batista as they drop a 7-6 decision to San Diego. A franchise record crowd of 48,946 witnessed the game and post game ceremonies. The game is also the last for two members of the Diamondback's coaching staff, as hitting coach Mike Aldrete and bench coach Jay Bell announce their intentions to leave. |
| Oct 28 |
Kevin Seitzer, a veteran of 12 seasons as a Major League player, is hired to serve as the Diamondbacks' hitting coach. |
| Nov 1 |
Daron Sutton joins the Diamondbacks as the club's television play-by-play broadcaster. Sutton replaces Thom Brennaman who leaves to take a play-by-play post with the Cincinnati Reds teaming up with his father Marty Brenneman. |
| Nov 3 |
Second baseman Orlando Hudson receives his first Gold Glove in the National League after winning an American League Gold Glove in 2005 as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Hudson becomes the second Diamondbacks player to win the award. |
| Nov 8 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks unveil a new color scheme and logos at the Valley Ho resort in Phoenix. Gone are the purple and teal. They are being replaced by Sedona Red, Black, and Sonoran Sand. Players model the new uniforms during a fashion show at the event. |
| Nov 10 |
Kirk Gibson, a veteran of 17 Major League playing seasons, joins the Diamondbacks as bench coach. Chip Hale, who guided the Diamondbacks' Class AAA team to the Pacific Coast League and AAA Championship, joins the Major League coaching staff as third base coach. |
| Nov 14 |
After a stellar 2006 season, starting pitcher Brandon Webb is voted as the National League Cy Young award winner. Webb becomes the second Diamondbacks player to receive the award following Randy Johnson who collected 4 during his tenure with the Diamondbacks. |
| Jan 9 |
The Diamondbacks re-acquire lefthanded pitcher Randy Johnson from the New York Yankees, in exchange for righthanded reliever Luis Vizcaino and three minor leaguers. |
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