San Diego Padres
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| San Diego Padres "The Friars" Established 1969 |
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| World Series titles (0) | None | ||
| NL Pennants (2) | 1998 • 1984 | ||
| West Division titles (5) | 2006 • 2005 • 1998 • 1996 • 1984 | ||
| Wild card berths (0) | None | ||
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"Padres" redirects here. For the Chicano priests' organization, see PADRES. For the minor league franchise in the Pacific Coast League, see San Diego Padres (PCL).
The San Diego Padres (nicknamed "The Friars") are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They are in the National League West.
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[edit] Franchise history
The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by then-18-year-old San Diegan Ted Williams.
[edit] Beginnings
In 1969, San Diego joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers).
Their original owner was C. Arnholt Smith, a prominent San Diego businessman whose interests included banking, tuna fishing, hotels, real estate and an airline, and who previously owned the PCL Padres.
Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executives Buzzie Bavasi and Eddie Leishman, a new stadium San Diego Stadium (later Jack Murphy Stadium), the team struggled, finishing in last place in each of its first six seasons, never losing fewer than 91 games in any single season between 1969 and 1974.
The Padres original manager was Preston Gomez, who led the team from their April 8, 1969 debut, a 2-1 home field victory over the Houston Astros, until midway through the 1972 season, when he was replaced by Don Zimmer. Gomez left with a 180-316 record, but he could hardly be blamed for the showing, having little talent to choose from when filling out his daily lineup card.
San Diego's best player during its formative years was first baseman Nate Colbert, a power-hitting slugger who twice hit 38 home runs in a season and became the first Padre, in 1972, to drive in more than 100 runs.
Colbert left for the Detroit Tigers after the 1974 season, ushering in a new baseball era in San Diego, although it would be another decade until the team enjoyed its first taste of post-season play.
[edit] Washington Padres?
Before the 1974 season began, the Padres were on the verge of being sold to Joseph Danzansky, who was planning to move the ballclub to Washington, D.C. by the beginning of the 1974 season. People were so convinced the transfer would happen that new uniforms were designed. Even the baseball card companies were fooled. About half of the Padres' player cards printed by Topps that season displayed "Washington National League" as the team name. But C. Arnholt Smith changed his mind, and instead sold the Padres to McDonald's' co-founder Ray Kroc, who scuttled the planned move and kept the team in San Diego.
[edit] 1970s
Although the Padres continued to struggle after Colbert's departure in 1974, they did feature star outfielder Dave Winfield, who came to the Padres in 1973 from the University of Minnesota without having played a single game in the minor leagues. Winfield was also drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association.
Winfield took over where Colbert left off, starring in the Padres outfield from 1974 through 1980, when he joined the New York Yankees. In seven seasons, Winfield played in 1,117 games for San Diego and collected 1,134 hits, 154 home runs and drove in 626 runs. But most importantly, he helped the team out of the National League West basement for the first time in 1975, under the guidance of manager John McNamara, who took over the club at the start of the 1974 season.
Winfield's emergence as a legitimate star coincided with the turnaround of a promising young lefthanded pitcher named Randy Jones, who had suffered through 22 losses in 1974. Jones became the first San Diego pitcher to win 20 games in 1975, going 20-12 in 37 outings as the Padres finished in fourth place with a 71-91 record, 37 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
Jones won 22 games in 1976, winning the prestigious Cy Young Award in the process, another franchise first. The club set a new high with 73 wins, but fell to fifth place.
Jones slipped to 6-12 in 1977, and not even the acquisition of future hall-of-fame relief pitcher Rollie Fingers could help the Padres escape the second division. Only Winfield and fellow outfielder George Hendrick cracked the 20-homer barrier, and the pitching staff was filled with a group of unknowns and youngsters, few of whom would enjoy much success at the major league level.
The 1978 season brought hope to baseball fans in San Diego, thanks to the arrival a young shortstop named Ozzie Smith, who arrived on the scene and turned the baseball world on its ears with an acrobatic style that redefined how the position should be played in the field. The Padres hosted the all-star game that summer. The National League won the contest 7-3 thanks to an MVP performance by Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey, who would play a crucial role for San Diego in the not-too-distant future.
Winfield and Fingers represented the team at the game, but conspicuously absent was starting pitcher Gaylord Perry, who joined the Padres after spending three years with the Texas Rangers. At 39 years of age and coming off a 15-14 season with Texas, little was expected of the future hall-of-famer. All Perry did that summer was post a 21-6 record and a 2.73 earned run average, edging Montreal's Ross Grimsley to earn the Padres' second Cy Young Award in three seasons. San Diego also picked up another first that summer, compiling an 84-78 mark for manager Roger Craig, the only time in 10 seasons the team finished a season with a winning percentage above .500.
The good times didn't last, as the Padres closed out the decade with another losing season in 1979, a 68-93 record that cost Craig his job. Winfield was the lone bright spot, leading the National League with 118 RBIs.
[edit] 1984-The Very First Pennant
In 1984, the Padres won the National League West championship. They were managed by Dick Williams and featured veterans Steve Garvey, Garry Templeton, Graig Nettles and Rich Gossage, as well as former San Diego State University baseball and basketball star Tony Gwynn, who captured his first of what would be eight National League batting championships (he would also win in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 and shares the National League record with Honus Wagner) that year. Gwynn, who also would win five National League Gold Gloves during his career, joined the Padres in 1982 following starring roles in both baseball and basketball at San Diego State University (he still holds the school record for career basketball assists), and after having been selected in the previous year by both the Padres in the baseball draft and by the then San Diego Clippers in the National Basketball Association draft.
After spotting the NL East champion Chicago Cubs, who were making their first post-season appearance since 1945 and featured NL Most Valuable Player Ryne Sandberg and Cy Young Award winner Rick Sutcliffe, two games at Wrigley Field, the Padres swept three games at then San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium (the highlight arguably being Steve Garvey's dramatic, game winning home run off of Lee Smith in Game 4) to win the 1984 National League pennant. However, they lost the 1984 World Series, 4 games to 1, to the powerful Detroit Tigers (who steamrolled through the regular season with 104 victories), who were managed by Sparky Anderson and featured shortstop and native San Diegan Alan Trammell and outfielder Kirk Gibson.
[edit] 1985-95
After the Padres won the pennant in 1984, they had some tough times. Tony Gwynn continued to win batting titles (including batting .394 in 1994). The Padres would come close in 1985. They would sport seven All-Stars. However, they would collapse at the end of the season.
In 1987, rookie catcher Benito Santiago would hit in 34 straight games, earning him the NL Rookie of the Year Award. However, the Pads finished dead last in 1987. The next season, rookie second baseman Roberto Alomar would make his debut, forming a double play combination with veteran shortstop Garry Templeton. In 1989, the Pads finished 89-73 thanks to Cy Young Award-winning closer Mark Davis. Between 1989 and 1990, friction dominated the Padres' clubhouse as Tony Gwynn had constant shouting matches with slugger Jack Clark. But as the franchise player, Gwynn prevailed as Clark finished his career with the Red Sox.
Midway through the 1990 season, Joan Kroc wanted to sell the team. But she wanted a commitment to San Diego. So Kroc sold it to television producer Tom Werner. After the ownership change, the old brown that remained in Padres uniforms since their inception were supplanted by navy blue. In 1992, the Padres lineup featured the "Four Tops": Gary Sheffield, Fred McGriff, Tony Fernandez, and Tony Gwynn. However, Fernandez would go to the New York Mets, McGriff went to the division-winning Atlanta Braves, and Sheffield would go to the expansion Florida Marlins. Although extremely unpopular at the time, it was the Sheffield trade that brought in then-unknown pitcher Trevor Hoffman. While Sheffield led Florida to a World Championship in 1997, Hoffman would be the next franchise player behind Dave Winfield and Tony Gwynn. The Padres would finish dead last in the strike-shortened 1994 season, but Gwynn hit .394 that year. After that season, the Padres made a mega-trade with Houston reeling in Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley, and others.
[edit] 1996-97
In 1996, under new owner John Moores (a software tycoon who purchased controlling ownership in the team in 1994 from Tom Werner, who subsequently formed a syndicate that purchased the Boston Red Sox) and team president Larry Lucchino, and with a team managed by former Padres catcher Bruce Bochy (a member of the 1984 NL championship squad), the team won the NL West in an exciting race, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in the final series of the regular season. The '96 team featured Gwynn, who won his seventh National League batting championship, National League MVP Ken Caminiti, premier leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson, pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, first baseman Wally Joyner and outfielder Steve Finley. The Padres had led the NL West early in the season only to falter June, but came back in July and battled the Dodgers the rest of the way. However, they were defeated in the National League Division Series by the Tony La Russa-led St. Louis Cardinals, 3 games to 0.
The Padres suffered an off-year in 1997, plagued by a pitching slump. The one silver lining was Tony Gwynn's eighth and final National League batting title, won in the final days of the season after a down-to-the wire duel with the Colorado Rockies' Larry Walker. Walker barely missed becoming the first Triple Crown winner in baseball since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
[edit] 1998- Trip to World Series
In 1998, Henderson and Valenzuela were gone, but newly acquired (from the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins) pitcher Kevin Brown had a sensational year (his only one with the Padres) and outfielder/slugger Greg Vaughn hit 50 home runs (overlooked in that season of the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa race), and, managed by Bochy and aided by Gwynn, Caminiti, Joyner, Finley and premier closer Trevor Hoffman, the Padres had their best year in history, rampaging to the NL West division crown and defeating the Houston Astros in the NLDS, 3 games to 1, and outlasting the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS, 4 games to 2. However, in the World Series they were swept 4 games to 0 by the New York Yankees, considered one of the greatest teams of all time. One of the few bright spots of the series for the Padres was a home run by Tony Gwynn, not normally a power hitter, in Game 1 that hit the facing of the right-field upper deck at Yankee Stadium and put the Padres ahead briefly, 5-2.
[edit] 1999-2004
After five straight losing seasons in Qualcomm Stadium, the Padres moved to PETCO Park in 2004. The Pads finally began to win again. With a new look and the ocean air, the Pads finished the 2004 season with an 87-75 record, good enough for 3rd in the NL West.
[edit] 2005-The Best of the Worst and the Worst of the Best
In 2005, the Western Division Champion Padres finished with the lowest-ever winning percentage for a division champion (or for that matter, a postseason qualifier) in a non-strike season, 82-80. Three teams in the stronger Eastern Division finished with better records than San Diego but failed to qualify for the play-offs, including second-place Philadelphia, which won 88 games and all six of its contests with the Padres. There had been some speculation that the Padres would be the first team in history to win a division and finish below .500, but their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 30 gave them their 81st victory. In the NLDS, the reigning National League champion St. Louis Cardinals, who finished the season with the majors' best record, swept the Padres in three consecutive games. Thus the Padres finished the season with an overall regular-and-post-season record of 82-83, the first post-season qualifier in a normal-length season to lose more games than it won overall. The Padres remain one of five National League teams (the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos, and the Milwaukee Brewers) to have never won a World Series.
The 2005 Padres featured bright spots, however, including ace pitcher Jake Peavy, the NL strikeout leader, and closer Trevor Hoffman, who saved his 400th.
[edit] 2006-Back in the Playoffs
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The Padres started April 2006 with a 9-15 record and were stuck in the cellar of the NL West. However, after going 19-10 in May, the club moved into first place in the NL West. In the 2005 season the team had a similarly resurgent 22-6 record in May. Closer Trevor Hoffman was elected to the 2006 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, PA & threw one inning in that game and got the loss. On September 24th (the last home game of the regular season), Hoffman became the all-time saves leader when he recorded his 479th career save, breaking Lee Smith's record of 478. Hoffman is now the career saves record-holder with 482 saves (4 more than former leader Lee Smith's record of 478). Hoffman's 2006 campaign (2.14 ERA, 46 saves in 51 opportunities through 65 games pitched) was one of his best. The 2006 San Diego Padres can attribute their success largely to the team's pitching staff who has posted a NL-best 3.87 ERA, 2nd only to the Detroit Tigers in the MLB.
On September 30th, 2006, the Padres clinched a playoff berth with a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the final game of the season, the Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 to win back to back division titles for the first time in team history (they were tied with LA for the division title, but because of winning the season series against them, the division title went to them and the wild card went to LA). The Padres opened the 2006 National League Division Series at home (first time in team history to have homefield advantage in the NLDS) against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, October 3, 2006. After losing the first two games at home (5-1 and 2-0 respectively), they won game 3 at Busch Stadium 3-1, but were eliminated with a 6-2 loss in game 4, when the Cardinals, who trailed 2-0 before their first at-bat, scored six unanswered runs (two in the first, and four in the sixth) for the win.
Overall the Padres have a post-season record of 12-22; and have lost 10 of their last 11 games since winning the National League Pennant in 1998.
2006 also ended up being the last year of Bruce Bochy's tenure as the manager of the Padres, taking the managerial position for their divisional rivals, the San Francisco Giants.
[edit] Notable Moments & Facts
- The Padres are one of four teams to never have a pitcher toss a no-hit game (although several have come close). In one near-miss, on July 22, 1970, righthander Clay Kirby finished the eighth inning only three outs shy of a no-hitter. But because the Padres were trailing in the game 1-0, manager Preston Gomez sent Cito Gaston up to pinch hit for Kirby with two out in the bottom of the eighth. Gaston struck out. Gomez defended his decision by saying that his job was to win games, but was openly criticized by Bavasi, who lamented not having a no-hit pitcher as a drawing card for the team.
- The Padres have been no-hit several times, most notably on June 20, 1970, by the Pittsburgh Pirates' Dock Ellis, who later claimed that he pitched the game while under the influence of the hallucinogenic drug LSD, a dose of which he ingested before drawing this pitching assignment.
- Nate Colbert is one of two major-league baseball players to have hit five home runs in one day, a feat he accomplished as a Padre.
- In his first home game as the Padres' new owner in 1974, Ray Kroc grabbed the public address system microphone and apologized to fans for the poor performance of the team, saying, "I've never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life." At the same time, a streaker raced across the field, eluding security personnel. Kroc shouted, "Throw him in jail!" Coincidentally, 1974 would be the first season that the Padres would not finish in the National League West cellar (finishing fifth), and brought the promise of an owner who would make the necessary changes to the organization.
- Between games of a doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds on July 25, 1990, Roseanne series star Roseanne Arnold delivered a screeching rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner, immediately after which she grabbed her crotch and spat on the ground. She was intending to parody those actions of ballplayers which are often caught on camera, but she picked the wrong time to do it, as it appeared to many that she was commenting on the flag and/or the anthem. Had it not been for those gestures, her performance likely would have been written off as simply a poor choice of singer on the ballclub's part, and probably soon forgotten. As it was, her little act drew boos and catcalls from fans and then criticism from players (most notably Tony Gwynn) and even outside quarters, including then-President George Herbert Walker Bush, a former Yale University first baseman and the father of then-Texas Rangers owner and current President George W. Bush.
- In the strike-shortened 1994 season, Tony Gwynn captured his fifth National League batting championship with a .394 batting average, the highest major-league batting average since native San Diegan and former PCL Padres star Ted Williams (the last player to hit over .400 in a regular season) hit .406 in 1941 while playing for the Boston Red Sox. In an amusing coincidence, the uniform number 19, which was worn by Gwynn throughout his Padres career, was also worn by Williams during his tenure with the PCL Padres.
- On April 10, 1998, in a game that is considered by many Padre fans to be one of the greatest in the Ball Club's history, the Padres achieved one of the most thrilling comebacks in recent sports memory. Facing the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Padres rallied back from a 4-2 deficit in the bottom of the 9th inning. With three on, and two out, Steve Finley ended the game in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grandslam against reliever Felix Rodriguez; earning the Padres a 6-4 win and foreshadowing one of the club's best seasons in team history. Ironically, announcers Mark Grant and Rick Sutcliffe jokingly predicted a grand slam win earlier in that night's telecast. [4]
- On August 6, 1999, in a game against the then Montreal Expos at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Tony Gwynn collected his 3,000th major-league base hit, a single. He stroked three base hits in that game. Six years earlier on that same date, in a game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium, Gwynn collected his 2,000th major-league base hit.
- In 2001, Dave Winfield became the first player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Padre.
- On October 7, 2001, in a post-game ceremony at Qualcomm Stadium, Tony Gwynn bade an emotional farewell to the team that had been his only major-league home. He stroked his final major-league hit, a double, in the previous game. He is presently head coach of the San Diego State University Aztecs, his alma mater. He is eligible for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. In the game played that day, Rickey Henderson, who in the meantime had rejoined the Padres, collected his 3,000th major-league base hit, a double. Earlier that year, Henderson eclipsed Babe Ruth's record for most career bases on balls and Ty Cobb's record for most career runs scored.
- Jerry Coleman, former second baseman for the New York Yankees in the 1950s, has been the Padres' play-by-play announcer since 1972, except in one year, 1980, in which Coleman managed the team. He also worked for the Yankees (alongside legendary sportscaster Mel Allen) and the California Angels. Coleman is famous for his phrases "Oh Doctor!" and "You can hang a star on that one!" In 2005, Coleman reduced his broadcast role, allowing longtime partner Ted Leitner to be the Padres' primary announcer. Coleman is also the 2005 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, giving him entry into the broadcasters wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- The Padres are one of three teams to never have had a player hit for the cycle.
- Notable fans of the Padres have included comedian and film actor Jerry Lewis, singers Patti Page and Frankie Laine, former astronaut Wally Schirra, author and syndicated columnist George Will, and former San Diego mayor and California governor Pete Wilson, all of whom have maintained residences in the San Diego area. The fictional character of Finn DeTrolio from the show The Sopranos is also a Padres fan.
- The popular comedian Dan Tuller came up with the phrase "Woo Padres" as a way to express pride in the team.
- The final out of the final game of the 2006 regular season — confirming the Padres as Division champions — was a highly unusual play. With Trevor Hoffman pitching the 9th, 2 out, Diamondback Chris Young was on first. Alberto Callaspo hit a grounder past first. Second baseman Josh Barfield, in an athletic play, fielded and threw to first, but Gonzalez came off the bag. However, Gonzalez then threw to Khalil Greene at second, beating but not tagging Young. Second base umpire Larry Poncino initially called safe because of the no-tag, but Padres manager Bruce Bochy successfully argued that the force play at second did not need a tag to be declared out. The game, and the season, ended with a changed call. TV replay, however, clearly showed that Greene was off the bag as well, so the original call may have been correct. This call, understandably, was greeted by a long and loud chorus of boos by the Diamondbacks fans who packed Chase Field to bid farewell to Luis Gonzalez.
- It should also be noted that they have not had a losing season ever since Petco Park opened in 2004, posting records of 87-75, 82-80, & 88-74, winning the NL West crown in 2005 & 2006.
- Author Nelson Papucci wrote "The San Diego Padres, 1969-2002: A Complete History". This was the first definitive history of the Padres as a major league franchise.
[edit] Logos
![The first variaton of the "San Diego Baseball Club" logos (1989-1990). [1]](../../../upload/thumb/8/86/Padres_4.gif/180px-Padres_4.gif)
![The second variaton of the "San Diego Baseball Club" logos (1991) [2].](../../../upload/thumb/7/75/Padres_3.gif/180px-Padres_3.gif)
![The third and final variaton of "San Diego Baseball Club" logos (1992-2003) [3].](../../../upload/thumb/8/82/Padres_2.gif/180px-Padres_2.gif)
The Padres have used six different logos throughout their history. Their first logo depicts a friar swinging a bat with Padres written at the top while standing in a sun-like figure with San Diego Padres on the exterior of it.
In 1985, the Padres switched to using a script-like logo in which Padres was written sloped up. That would later become a script logo for the Padres.
In 1989, he Padres took the scripted Padres logo that was used from 1985-1988 and put it in a tan ring that read "San Diego Baseball Club" with a striped center. In 1991, the logo was changed to a silver ring with the Padres script changed from brown to blue. The logo only lasted one year, as the Padres changed their logo for the third time in three years, again by switching colors of the ring. The logo became a white ring with fewer stripes in the center and a darker blue Padres script with orange shadows.
The logo was completely changed after the 2003 season, as the logo now looks like home plate at a baseball field with San Diego written in gold font at the top right corner and the Padres new script written completely across the center. Waves finish the bottom of the plate.
[edit] Season records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses
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1969
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52 | 110 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1970
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63 | 99 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1971
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61 | 100 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1972
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58 | 95 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1973
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60 | 102 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1974
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60 | 102 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1975
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71 | 91 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1976
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73 | 89 | 5th in NL West | -- |
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1977
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69 | 93 | 5th in NL West | -- |
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1978
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84 | 78 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1979
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69 | 93 | 5th in NL West | -- |
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1980
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73 | 89 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1981
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41 | 69 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1982
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81 | 81 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1983
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81 | 81 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1984
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92 | 70 | 1st in NL West | Won NLCS vs Chicago Cubs 3-2 Lost World Series vs Detroit Tigers 1-4 |
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1985
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83 | 79 | 3rd in NL West | -- |
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1986
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74 | 88 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1987
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65 | 97 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1988
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83 | 78 | 3rd in NL West | -- |
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1989
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89 | 73 | 2nd in NL West | -- |
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1990
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75 | 87 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1991
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84 | 78 | 3rd in NL West | -- |
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1992
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82 | 80 | 3rd in NL West | -- |
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1993
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61 | 101 | 6th in NL West | -- |
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1994
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47 | 70 | 4th in NL West | No Postseason Due To Player's Strike |
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1995
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70 | 74 | 2nd in NL West | -- |
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1996
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91 | 71 | 1st in NL West | Lost NLDS vs St. Louis Cardinals 0-3 |
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1997
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76 | 86 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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1998
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98 | 64 | 1st in NL West | Won NLDS vs Houston Astros 3-1 Won NLCS vs Atlanta Braves 4-2 Lost World Series vs New York Yankees 0-4 |
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1999
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74 | 88 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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2000
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76 | 86 | 5th in NL West | -- |
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2001
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79 | 83 | 4th in NL West | -- |
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2002
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66 | 96 | 5th in NL West | -- |
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2003
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64 | 98 | 5th in NL West | -- |
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2004
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87 | 75 | 3rd in NL West | -- |
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2005
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82 | 80 | 1st in NL West | Lost NLDS vs St. Louis Cardinals 0-3 |
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2006
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88 | 74 | 1st in NL West | Lost NLDS vs St. Louis Cardinals 1-3 |
| Totals | 2781 | 3248 | 5 Postseason Appearances | |
| Playoffs | 12 | 22 | 5 Division Titles, 2 League Pennants | |
| Playoff Series | 3 | 5 | 0 World Series Championships | |
[edit] Quick facts
- Founded: 1969 (National League expansion)
- Uniform colors: Navy blue, khaki, and white
- Logo design: White interlocking 'S' and 'D'
- Team motto: (none)
- Local Television: Ch.4 San Diego
- Spring Training Facility: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, AZ
- Rivals: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners
[edit] Baseball Hall of Famers
- 31 Dave Winfield, OF, 1973-80
- 44 Willie McCovey, 1B, 1974-76
- 34 Rollie Fingers, P, 1977-80
- 36 Gaylord Perry, P, 1978-79
- 1 Ozzie Smith, SS, 1978-81
Among these players only Dave Winfield was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Padre. Tony Gwynn is on the upcoming 2007 Hall of Fame ballot and is considered by many to be a shoo-in.
[edit] Retired numbers
- 6 Steve Garvey, 1B, 1983-87
- 19 Tony Gwynn, OF, 1982-2001
- 31 Dave Winfield, OF, 1973-80
- 35 Randy Jones, P, 1973-80
- 42 Jackie Robinson, retired throughout all Major League Baseball
These numbers are displayed at the top of the batter's eye in center field at Petco Park. The Padres also have a star on the wall in honor of broadcaster Jerry Coleman, for his trademark line "You can hang a star on that one!"
Gwynn, Winfield, Jones, Fingers and Graig Nettles (3B, 1984-87) are also members of the San Diego Hall of Champions, which is open to athletes native to the San Diego area (such as Gwynn and Nettles) as well as to those who played for San Diego teams. David Wells, an area native who pitched for the Padres in 2004 and the end of 2006, will likely be inducted upon his retirement from baseball, as has Don Larsen, who, like Wells, attended Point Loma High School and pitched a perfect game for the New York Yankees.
[edit] Current roster
[edit] 40-man roster
Updated December 7, 2006
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[edit] Championships
| National League Champions | ||
| Preceded by: Florida Marlins |
1998 | Succeeded by : Atlanta Braves |
| Preceded by: Philadelphia Phillies |
1984 | Succeeded by : St. Louis Cardinals |
| National League Western Division Champions | ||
| Preceded by: Los Angeles Dodgers |
2005 & 2006 | Succeeded by : Current |
| Preceded by: San Francisco Giants |
1998 | Succeeded by: Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Preceded by: Los Angeles Dodgers |
1996 | Succeeded by : San Francisco Giants |
| Preceded by: Los Angeles Dodgers |
1984 | Succeeded by : Los Angeles Dodgers |
[edit] Minor league affiliations
- AAA: Portland Beavers, Pacific Coast League
- AA: San Antonio Missions, Texas League
- Advanced A: Lake Elsinore Storm, California League
- A: Fort Wayne Wizards, Midwest League
- Short A: Eugene Emeralds, Northwest League
- Rookie: AZL Padres, Arizona League
- Rookie: VSL Padres, Venezuelan Summer League
[edit] See also
- West Coast Baseball Team Naming Confusion
- Padres statistical records and milestone achievements
- Padres players of note
- Padres managers and ownership
- Active MLB playoff appearance streaks
[edit] External links
| San Diego Padres Franchise | |||
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| Portland Beavers | San Antonio Missions |
Lake Elsinore Storm Fort Wayne Wizards Eugene Emeralds |
Peoria Padres |
