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Arizona Diamondbacks Famous Firsts

The Arizona Diamondbacks had a few famous firsts of their own and Baseball Almanac researches the names and events of the franchise firsts.

"That was kind of a tough game for us. We were up one run, and the wheels kind of came off in that eighth inning. But hey, we weren't going to win 162 games. So we just regroup and come back tomorrow." - Luis Gonzalez

Arizona Diamondbacks Famous Firsts
Event	Name	Date	Other
Ballpark	Bank One Ballpark	1998
Expansion Pick	Brian Anderson	11-18-1998	Pitcher
Game	vs Colorado	03-31-1998	2-9
Hit	Travis Lee	03-31-1998	Single
Home Run	Travis Lee	03-31-1998	vs Colorado
Home Run Against	Vinny Castilla	03-31-1998	Colrado
Lineup	Devon White	03-31-1998	Center Field
	Jay Bell		Shortstop
	Travis Lee		First Base
	Matt Williams		Third Base
	Brent Brede		Left Field
	Karim Garcia		Right Field
	Jorge Fabregas		Catcher
	Edwin Diaz		Second Base
	Andy Benes		Pitcher
Manager	Buck Showalter	1998	n/a
Run Batted In	Travis Lee	03-31-1998	vs Colorado
Shutout	Omar Daal	07-20-1998	4-0 at Chicago
Win	Andy Benes	04-05-1998	vs SF
Event	Name	Date	Other

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The Diamondbacks have not yet thrown a no hitter, but on June 25, 1999, Jose Jimenez of St. Louis threw the first no-hitter versus the franchise!

In only their second year, the Diamondbacks captured their first National League West title!

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