Arizona Diamondbacks Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-03 · 66 entries checked · 54 flagged · 149 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 149 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Randy Johnson Era — Johnson recorded 1,817 strikeouts for the Diamondbacks during his tenure (1999–2004), not 1,832.

Chase Field — The entry states the stadium hosted the first World Series game played indoors in 1999, but the first indoor World Series game was actually played in 2001.

Chase Field — The entry claims the stadium features two large aquariums and waterfalls, but Chase Field has only one large aquarium and no permanent waterfalls in the concourse areas.

The Green Monster (Phoenix) — The 'Squeaky Eel' is not the Diamondbacks' team mascot; the actual mascot is D. Baxter the Bobcat.

The Green Monster (Phoenix) — The claim that the 'Squeaky Eel' is 'one of the most recognizable mascots in baseball history' is false, as no such mascot exists in Diamondbacks canon.

Curt Schilling — The LORE section says Schilling 'allowed four earned runs over 21.1 innings total in the postseason' — this is a factual error; in the 2001 postseason, Schilling pitched 48.1 innings and allowed 6 earned runs.

Paul Goldschmidt — Goldschmidt is an eight-time All-Star, not seven-time

Paul Goldschmidt — His first home run was against Tim Lincecum, not Madison Bumgarner

Curt Schilling Trade Acquisition — The acquisition year is December 2003, but the trade actually occurred on July 26, 2000, and Schilling pitched for the Diamondbacks in the 2000 and 2001 seasons, not the 2004 season.

Curt Schilling Trade Acquisition — The entry states Kevin Towers was General Manager, but at the time of the trade (2000), the Diamondbacks' General Manager was Joe Garagiola Jr., not Kevin Towers.

1998 Expansion Draft — Luis Gonzalez was not selected by the Diamondbacks in the 1998 Expansion Draft; he was acquired via trade with the Detroit Tigers in 1998, not from the Houston Astros in the expansion draft.

1998 Expansion Draft — The Diamondbacks debuted at Bank One Ballpark on March 31, 1998, not April 5, 1998.

Jerry Colangelo Founding Ownership — The entry states that Colangelo empowered general manager Kevin Towers and manager Bob Melvin (later Bobby Valentine) to build a roster around ace pitchers, but the Diamondbacks' first general manager was Joe Garagiola Jr., not Kevin Towers, and the first mana

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