The Yankees weakness in the 1980's into the 1990's was pitching. The best pitcher the Yankees had in the early 1990s would have to be Jimmy Key but he did not start pitching for the Yankees until 1993. In 1993 , and 1994 Key won 18, and 17 games. In 1995 an injury kept him to one win. The Yankees didn't have any other pitchers that would stand out during this time. Scott Sanderson won 16 games in 1991 with a 3.81 era, and 12 wins 4.92 ERA in 1992.
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 World Series.
Since 2001, the Yankees have won the World Series 1 time. That was in 2009 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees in the 2001 World Series.
Randy Johnson was the winning pitcher for game 7 of the 2001 World Series.
The Yankees played four games away (0-4) and three games at home (3-0) in the 2001 World Series.
The Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3, to win the 2001 World Series.
Yes, once. In 2001. They beat the Yankees in seven games.
The Yankees did not win the 2001 World Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the series, four games to three. Derek Jeter is the only remaining Yankees player from the 2001 WS. He will retire following the 2014 season.
The Yankees appeared in World Series in 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2009. They lost in 1981, 2001 and 2003.
The 2001 World Series had co-MVPs - pitchers Randy Johnson & Curt Schilling of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in a seven-game series.