2001 National League Division Series
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The 2001 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2001 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Sunday, October 14, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a "wild card" team – participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
- (1) Houston Astros (Central Division champion, 93-69) vs. (3) Atlanta Braves (Eastern Division champion, 88-74): Braves win series, 3-0.
- (2) Arizona Diamondbacks (Western Division champion, 92-70) vs. (4) St. Louis Cardinals (Wild Card, 93-69): Diamondbacks win series, 3-2.
The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. As both teams had qualified for the postseason, Houston was awarded the Central Division title over St. Louis due to their 9-7 advantage in head-to-head play. Although the team with the best record was normally intended to play the wild card team, the Astros played the Braves, rather than the wild card Cardinals, because the Astros and Cardinals are in the same division.
The Diamondbacks and Braves went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS). The Diamondbacks became the National League champion, and defeated the American League champion New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series.
Umpires: Bruce Froemming, Chuck Meriwether, Mike Winters, Brian Gorman, Jim Joyce, Mike Everitt (Astros-Braves, Games 1-2; Diamondbacks-Cardinals, Games 3-5); Randy Marsh, John Hirschbeck, Larry Young, Tim Tschida, Dale Scott, Alfonso Marquez (Diamondbacks-Cardinals, Games 1-2; Astros-Braves, Game 3)
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[edit] Broadcasters
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks/St. Louis Cardinals | Fox Family (Games 1, 2, 3, 4) and Fox (Game 5) | Thom Brennaman (Games 1, 2) Joe Buck (Games 3, 4, 5) |
Steve Lyons (Games 1, 2) Tim McCarver (Games 3, 4, 5) |
| Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros | Fox Family (Games 1, 2) and Fox (Game 3) | Kenny Albert (Games 1, 2) and Mel Proctor (Game 3) | Rod Allen |
[edit] Match-ups
[edit] Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves
Atlanta wins the series, 3-0
[edit] Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis CardinalsArizona wins the series, 3-2 |
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