October 27 in Arizona Diamondbacks History: For the first time in the history of Major League Baseball, the World Series comes to Arizona with game 1 of (2001)

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.

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