what year did arizona diamondbacks win the world series?
2001 World Series
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 The Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball began play as an expansion team in 1998 . The team has played all of its home games in the same downtown park , now known as Chase Field . It is the second highest stadium in the U.S. ( after Coors Field in Denver ) , and is known for its swimming pool beyond the outfield fence . In 2001 , the Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3 in the World Series , becoming the city 's first professional sports franchise to win a national championship while located in Arizona . The win was also the fastest an expansion team had ever won the World Series , surpassing the old mark of the Florida Marlins of 5 years , set in 1997 . 

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 This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals , and the first of eleven World Series championships in Cardinals history , while the Yanks were in their fourth World Series in six years , winning one for the first time in 1923 . They would play in another 36 World Series ( and win 26 of those ) through the end of the 2012 season . 

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 The Arizona Diamondbacks opened the 2014 season against Los Angeles Dodgers on March 22 – 23 in Australia . The teams played each other at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground , which has a seating capacity of 46 @,@ 000 . The two games represented the first MLB regular @-@ season play held in that country . The games counted as home games for the Diamondbacks , so they played 79 home games at Chase Field . 

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 In 1966 , the major leagues moved to the " Deep South " when the Braves moved to Atlanta . In 1968 , the Kansas City Athletics moved west to become the Oakland Athletics . In 1969 , the American and National Leagues both added two expansion franchises . The American League added the Seattle Pilots ( who became the Milwaukee Brewers after one disastrous season in Seattle ) and the Kansas City Royals . The NL added the first Canadian franchise , the Montreal Expos , as well as the San Diego Padres . 

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 The Red Sox won the World Series the following year , sweeping the Colorado Rockies in four games . Tom Werner , chairman of the Red Sox , and team president Larry Lucchino said that the 2004 championship was " for the parents and grandparents who had suffered through the Curse of the Bambino " , while 2007 was " for children , grandchildren , and for Red Sox Nation " . 
