The Arizona Diamondbacks forced a decisive Game Seven in the 2001 World Series with a 15-2 dismantling of the New York Yankees as Randy Johnson allowed two runs in seven innings and Danny Bautista drove in five runs. 
 
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson throws against the New York Yankees in the first inning of Game 6 of the World Series Saturday Nov. 3, 2001, at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. (AP Photo/POOL, Matt York)  
 
Arizona scored 15 times over the opening four inning and that was plenty for Johnson (2-0), who surrendered six hits and two walks. He struck out seven as the Diamondbacks rebounded from three devastating losses in New York -- the final two coming when closer Byung-Hyun Kim failed to protect two-run leads in the ninth inning. 

But Arizona settled matters early and in the process established a World Series record with 22 hits. The Diamondbacks also scored eight runs in the third inning, the most in a World Series frame since the Detroit Tigers scored 10 in the third inning of Game Six in 1968. 

Bautista had singles in each of the first three innings and was pulled for a pinch hitter in the sixth. His five RBI were one shy of former Yankee Bobby Richardson's record set against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game Three of the 1960 World Series. 

Game Seven figures to be a classic, with the Yankees sending future Hall of Famer and five-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens to the mound. The Diamondbacks will counter with 22-game winner Curt Schilling, who has allowed two runs and six hits in 14 innings in two starts in this series. 

It marls the first tome 20-game winners have met in Game Seven since 1985, when Kansas City's Bret Saberhagen beat St. Louis' John Tudor. 
 
The home team has captured Game Seven just 15 of 32 times but has taken the last five. The last team to win Game Seven on the road was Pittsburgh at Baltimore in 1979. 

The host has won each of the six games for the first time since 1991. Arizona has outscored New York 28-3 in the three games at Bank One Ballpark. 

The loss was just the fourth in 23 World Series games for the Yankees, who are trying to become just the third team to win four straight titles. But the 15 runs were the most allowed by the Yankees in a World Series game and by the middle innings, manager Joe Torre had pulled a number of his starters. 

The Diamondbacks broke on top right from the start, scoring in the opening inning on a double into the right-field corner by Tony Womack and a single up the middle by Bautista. 

After New York starter Andy Pettitte (0-2) worked out of that jam, he surrendered a leadoff single to Matt Williams to open the second. Reggie Sanders followed with a double but the slow Williams held at third. 

Jay Bell, making his first start of the series, grounded to third and Damian Miller was intentionally walked to load the bases. Johnson bounced to third but Scott Brosius, who failed to turn a double play in Pettitte's last start, did so again, getting only a forceout at the plate. 

Pettitte fell behind Tony Womack 3-0 but battled back before the leadoff hitter singled into center field to score Sanders and Miller. Bautista lined a base hit into left-center field for a 4-0 lead. 

New York had a chance to get back in the game in the third as Pettitte singled with one out and Chuck Knoblauch walked. Derek Jeter bounced into a forceout but Bernie Williams walked to load the bases. Posada, representing the tying run, struck out on four pitches. 

The Diamondbacks ended Pettitte's night in the third as Greg Colbrunn worked out a walk and Matt Williams doubled. Little-used Jay Witasick came on for Pettitte and imploded. Sanders and Bell plated runs with singles and Johnson made it 7-0 with a base hit through a drawn-in infield. 

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Randy Johnson, left, sits in the Arizona dugout with pitcher Curt Schilling following Game 6 of the World Series against the New York Yankees Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks beat the Yankees 15-2 and Schilling is a possible starter for Game 7. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 
 
After Womack struck out, Bautista singled up the middle for a nine-run cushion. Luis Gonzalez and Matt Williams doubled home runs around an RBI single by Colbrunn. 

Despite his reputation as a clutch pitcher, Pettitte has failed to survive the fourth inning in three of his eight World Series starts. The veteran lefthander allowed six runs and seven hits in two-plus innings, his shortest postseason outing in 24 starts. 

Witasick's outing was among the worst in World Series history. In his first appearance in the series, the righthander was torched for nine runs and 10 hits in 1 1/3 innings. 

The previous record for hits in a game was 20, accomplished most recently by the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the 1946 World Series. 
 
updated at Sat Nov 3 21:24:23 2001 PT 
 
22안타 WS 최다…애리조나 폭풍  
 
드디어 7차전이다．애리조나가 뉴욕에서의 3연패를 분풀이하며 시리즈 전적 3승3패를 만들었다．애리조나는 4일(한국시간) 뱅크원볼파크에서 열린 월드시리즈 6차전에서 무려 22안타를 몰아치며 양키스 마운드를 난타,15-2 대승을 거뒀다．1·2차전에 이은 홈구장 3연승．이로써 대망의 월드시리즈 패권은 5일 오전 10시 열리는 7차전에서 커트 실링과 로저 클레멘스의 선발 대결로 가려지게 됐다． 

애리조나가 이날 때린 22안타는 월드시리즈 사상 1경기 팀 최다안타(종전 20개)．애리조나 타선은 1회부터 터졌다．선두 워맥의 2루타에 이은 2번 바티스타의 중전 적시타로 결승점을 뽑은 애리조나는 2회에도 4안타와 볼넷 1개로 3점을 보탰다．4-0으로 앞선 3회 승부가 갈렸다．5타자 연속안타를 비롯해 12명의 타자가 9안타를 쏟아내며 대거 8득점．애리조나는 승부가 갈린 4회에도 다시 3안타로 3점을 보태 15점째를 뽑았다．애리조나는 선발타자 전원 안타와 전원 타점의 대기록까지 동시에 달성했다．양 팀은 3회에만 무려 18타자가 타석에 들어서 월드시리즈 1이닝 최다 타석 신기록도 세웠다． 

선발 앤디 페티트가 초반에 무너진 양키스는 이날 22안타와 15점을 내주며 팀 월드시리즈 역사상 최다 피안타와 최다 실점의 불명예를 떠안았다．13점차 역시 양키스 사상 최다 점수차 패배．양키스의 세번째 투수 위타식은 1⅔이닝 10피안타 8실점하며 1이닝 최다피안타(8개),경기 최다 실점(8점) 등 2개 부문 기록을 남겼다． 

2차전 승리투수였던 랜디 존슨은 건재했다．월드시리즈 데뷔전이었던 2차전에서 3안타 완봉승을 따냈던 존슨은 이날도 7이닝 6피안타 2실점, 탈삼진 7개로 월드시리즈 2승째를 따냈다．존슨은 올 포스트시즌에서 디비전시리즈 1패후 챔피언시리즈 2승,월드시리즈 2승 등 4연승을 기록했다．한편 이렇다 할 위기가 없어 김병현은 몸도 풀지 않고 등판도 하지 않았다． 
 
이 악문 애리조나 ＂BK！ 우리가 있다＂  

2회말 2사 1·2루에서 대니 바티스타가 친 공이 좌중간에 떨어지자 2루에 있던 랜디 존슨이 있는 힘을 다해 홈으로 뛰어들었다．존슨은 앞서 1사 만루에서 3루앞 땅볼을 친 다음에도 1루까지 전력 질주해 살았다．양키스 3루수 스콧 브로셔스의 홈송구가 나쁘기는 했지만 존슨이 평상시처럼 천천히 뛰었다면 5-2-3으로 이어지는 병살타가 됐을 게 분명했다．6척 거구인 존슨이 그렇게 빨리 뛰는 건 정규시즌에는 절대 볼 수 없었던 일이다． 

존슨뿐 아니었다．경기가 시작되자 애리조나 선수들은 모두 눈에 불을 켜고 달려들었다．1회말 공격이 시작마자 토니 워맥,대니 바티스타의 연속 안타로 아웃카운트 한 개도 잡히기 전에 선취 득점．2회 존슨의 허슬 플레이 덕에 3점을 보탠 데 이어 3회에는 12명의 타자가 안타 9개를 뽑아내며 8득점 했다．3회가 채 끝나기도 전에 선발 타자 9명 전원안타, 9명 전원 타점을 기록하고 5회 전원 득점까지 올려 월드시리즈 사상 전대미문의 기록이 완성됐다． 

애리조나 선수들을 ‘미치게’ 한 건 물론 승부를 7차전까지 끌고가겠다는 투지였다． 

그러나 양키스타디움에서 벌어진 4·5차전 가슴 아픈 패배를 지켜봤던 기자에게는 애리조나 선수들 모두가 김병현을 위해 치고 달리는 것처럼 보였다．리그 챔피언십시리즈에서 애리조나의 월드시리즈행을 확정지은 건 막내둥이 김병현이었다．4·5차전에서 잇달아 동점 투런 홈런을 맞고 감당하기 힘든 상처를 입은 막내 김병현에게 ‘걱정마라. 네 뒤에는 우리가 있다’는 메시지를 보내려는 것 같았다． 

김병현도 틀림없이 그 메시지를 받았을 것이다．