The D-backs don't have a lot of history to draw from, having played their first season in 1998, but they have had some memorable moments. Chief among them is the 2001 World Series championship, which the D-backs won in a thrilling seven-game set with the Yankees.
Two of the key players from that team, Luis Gonzalez and Randy Johnson, were the first to have their numbers retired at Chase Field.
Randy Johnson became the first player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a D-backs logo. The 10-time All-Star ranks second on the Major League strikeout list with 4,875, and holds nearly every major career pitching record in D-backs' franchise history. Johnson won 4 career ERA crowns (3 with Arizona) and 9 strikeout titles (5), tossed a perfect game on May 18, 2004 vs. the Braves in Atlanta and a no-hitter on June 2, 1990 vs. Detroit. He was named co-MVP of the 2001 World Series.
Hall of Fame Induction: 2015
Number Retirement: Aug. 8, 2015
Luis Gonzalez is the franchise's all-time leader in nearly every offensive category after an eight-year stint with the D-backs from 1999-2006. Gonzalez leads all D-backs' players in games played (1,194), hits (1,337), doubles (310), home runs (224), walks (650), runs (780), RBI (774), at-bats (4,488), total bases (2,373), slugging percentage (.529) and on-base percentage (.391). The outfielder represented Arizona in the All-Star Game in 1999, 2001-03 and 2005 and is most remembered for hitting a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series to give the D-backs their first World Championship.
Gonzalez compiled a .283 batting average, 2,591 hits, 354 home runs and 1,439 RBI for six teams during a 19-year career from 1990-2008. With his 596 career doubles ranking 15th in baseball history, he is one of only 17 players in Major League history to collect at least 2,500 hits, 500 doubles, 350 home runs and 1,000 RBI.
Number Retirement: Aug. 7, 2010
