May 8: Randy Johnson ties the Major League record for strikeouts in nine innings when he fans 20 Cincinnati Reds at Bank One Ballpark. Johnson leaves after nine innings with the score tied 3-3 and the Diamondbacks win in 11 innings, 4-3.

May 19: Diamondbacks outlast the Giants, 1-0, in an 18-inning marathon at Pacific Bell Park.

June 30: Luis Gonzalez earns his second National League Player of the Month Award for batting .417 with 12 home runs and 35 RBIs. He also won the award in April.

July 10: Randy Johnson is the National League's starting pitcher at the All-Star Game in Seattle. It is the Big Unit's second straight starting assignment and his eighth trip to the Midsummer Classic.

July 25: For the third straight year, the Diamondbacks make a deal before the trading deadline, acquiring starting pitcher Albie Lopez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 23: Randy Johnson becomes the first pitcher in Major League history to record four consecutive 300-plus strikeout seasons.

September 5: Curt Schilling becomes the Diamondbacks' first-ever 20-game winner.

September 27: Randy Johnson ties the Major League record for double-digit strikeout games in a season as he records his 23rd of the campaign.

October 5: The Diamondbacks beat the Brewers, 5-0, to clinch at least a tie for the NL West crown. The Giants fall to the Dodgers later that night, giving the D-Backs their second division title in three years..

October 14: The Diamondbacks defeat the Cardinals in Game 5 of the National League Division Series to advance to the NLCS..

October 21: The Diamondbacks defeat the Braves in Game 5 of the NLCS for their first NL pennant and trip to the World Series..

October 28: Randy Johnson hurls a three-hit complete game, striking out 11 Yankees as the Diamondbacks win Game 2, 4-0, and take a 2-0 lead in games heading to New York.

November 3: After three dramatic losses in New York, the Diamondbacks return home and beat the Yankees, 15-2, to set up a decisive Game 7.

November 4: Luis Gonzalez's soft single to left field scores Jay Bell and caps a two-run ninth-inning comeback as the Diamondbacks beat the Yankees, 3-2, to become the quickest expansion team ever to win a World Series.

November 13: Randy Johnson wins his third straight Cy Young Award, and and fourth overall. Teammate Curt Schilling finishes second in the voting.

April 7: Curt Schilling tosses a one-hitter and strikes out 17 Brewers in Milwaukee.

April 26: Randy Johnson wins his sixth straight start and becomes the first pitcher ever to win six games prior to May 1 in two different seasons (1999). He would be named Pitcher of the Month for April.

May 29: Schilling beats the Giants to move his season record to 10-1. He would be named Pitcher of the Month for May a few days later.

June 8: Schilling extends his club-record winning streak to nine as he outduels Pedro Martinez, 3-2, at Fenway Park.

June 12: Pitching in Yankee Stadium for the first time since blowing two saves in the 2001 World Series, Byung-Hyun Kim finishes up a 9-5 D-Backs win and fires the game ball over the left field wall.

July 9: D-Backs manager Bob Brenly leads the National League in the All-Star game at Milwaukee's Miller Park. Schilling started for the NL, while Damian Miller, Junior Spivey, Luis Gonzalez, Kim and Johnson also were selected.

July 27: Schilling holds the Padres to one run in eight innings to complete July a perfect 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA good enough for Pitcher of the Month honors.

August 10: Johnson strikes out 14 Marlins to move past Tom Seaver and into fifth place on the all-time strikeout list.

August 16: Schilling strikes out 12 Cubs at Wrigley Field to earn his 20th win.

September 2: The D-Backs suffer worst defeat ever, 19-1, to the Dodgers. There is some levity to the moment as Mark Grace winds up pitching the ninth for Arizona.

September 4: Johnson tosses a three-hitter and moves past Bert Blyleven and into fourth place on the all-time strikeout list. It's also Johnson's 20th win, making he and Schilling only the sixth pair of teammates since 1950 to win 20 games in back-to-back seasons.

September 9: ohnson sets an MLB record with his fifth straight 300-plus strikeout season. He also ties Nolan Ryan for most 300-plus strikeout seasons in a career (six).

September 15: Schilling strikes out eight Brewers to join Johnson as only teammates in MLB history to record 300-plus strikeouts in the same season.

September 18: Greg Colbrunn becomes second player in team history to hit for the cycle.

September 26: Johnson caps a 5-0 September by beating the Rockies for his Major League-best 24th victory. Johnson's record and 0.66 ERA for the month earned him Pitcher of the Month honors.

September 28: The D-Backs clinch their third NL West title in four years, beating the Rockies, 17-8, in front of 46,170 at Bank One Ballpark.

October 15: Diamondbacks fall 6-3 to the Cardinals in Game 3 of the NL Division Series to end their season.

November 5: Johnson wins his fourth consecutive NL Cy Young Award and the fifth of his career. The lefty is a unanimous selection after capturing the "Triple Crown" of pitching, leading the NL in wins (24), ERA (2.32) and strikeouts (334).

March 19: Signed Luis Gonzalez to a three-year contract extension through the 2006 season.

March 24: Signed Randy Johnson to a two-year contract extension through the 2005 season.

May 1: Randy Johnson had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

May 29: Traded Byung-Hyun Kim to the Boston Red Sox for 3B Shea Hillenbrand.

June 3: An MRI confirms a fractured bone in Curt Schilling's right hand.

June 30: Diamondbacks win twelve consecutive games.

September 14: Randy Johnson tosses a one-hitter against the Rockies.

September 19: The Big Unit hits his first career homer.

November 28: Acquired LHP Casey Fossum, RHP Brandon Lyon, minor league LHP Jorge de La Rosa and a player to be named later from Boston in exchange for Curt Schilling.

December 1: Acquired slugger Richie Sexson in a six-player trade with the Brewers.