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 | ||
| Owner(s): John Moores | |||
| Manager: Bud Black | |||
| General Manager: Kevin Towers | |||
The San Diego Padres (nicknamed "The Friars") are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California since their founding in 1969. They are in the National League Western Division and are the reigning back-to-back division champions.
[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] 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 franchise 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. The nation's capital would have to wait until after the 2004 season, when the Montreal Expos, the Padres' sister National League expansion team in 1969, transferred to the District of Columbia and became the Washington Nationals.
[edit] That 70's Show: Winfield, Jones and Fingers
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 until 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: In the World Series-The 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: Tough Times Following a Pennant
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, a nod to the vintage 1940's PCL franchise colors. 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. In November 1995, Kevin Towers was promoted from scouting director to general manage The San Diego Padres is mentioned in the Drake and Josh episode the Foam Finger.
[edit] 1996-97: Building a Winner
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: Back in the World Series-The Second Pennant
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: Tough Times Following a Pennant Part II
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-Another Division Title
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 division. Closer Trevor Hoffman was elected to the 2006 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, threw one inning in that game and got the loss. On September 24 (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's career total as of the end of the season was 482.) Hoffman's 2006 campaign (2.14 ERA, 46 saves in 51 opportunities through 65 games pitched) was one of his best. The 2006 Padres would attribute their success largely to the team's pitching staff. Their ERA was 3.87, first in the NL and trailing only the Detroit Tigers in all of MLB.
On September 30, 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 Diamondbacks 7-6 to win back to back division titles for the first time in team history (they were tied with the Dodgers 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 the Dodgers). The Padres opened the 2006 National League Division Series at home 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; they 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. He was replaced by Bud Black, a San Diego State University alumni and former pitching coach of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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[edit] 2007-Going for a Division Title Three-peat
On Sunday, April 1, 2007, Major League Baseball's 2007 Opening Night, the Padres announced that they had agreed to terms on a four-year contract with 1B Adrian Gonzalez, keeping him in San Diego until 2010 with a club option for 2011. Prior to this contract agreement the Padres had offered to renew Gonzalez's contract during the offseason at $380,500, only $500 over the league minimum for the 2007 season.
The Padres' 2007 season began April 3rd in an away game against the San Francisco Giants, winning it 7-0 in front of a capacity crowd of 42,773 at AT&T Park, defeating $126 million staff-ace Barry Zito in his Giants debut. The Padres bullpen has continued to be the team's strength as in recent years, opening the season with 18 2/3 scoreless innings. At the start of the season the Padres starting rotation order was as follows: Jake Peavy, Chris Young, Clay Hensley, Greg Maddux, David Wells.
For more on the 2007 season, see 2007 San Diego Padres season.
[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. [1]
- 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 made 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 will be inducted into 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.
- 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 fielded and threw wildly to first, forcing Gonzalez to come 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.
- One of the bricks at the center plaza of Petco Park was secretly purchased by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal rights organization that has protested the breeding and purchasing of the animals sold at Petco stores. The brick reads, "Break out your cold ones. Toast the Padres. Enjoy this champion organization." The first letter of each word is really an acronym urging people to boycott the stores.
- The Padres are one of just three teams to have never had a player hit for the cycle, an unusual feat for an organization which has existed since 1969.
[edit] Logos
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, the 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] Vintage logo gallery
 The original "Swinging Friar" logo, in use from the team's inception in 1969 through their first National League pennant winning season in 1984. |
 The 1985-1990 "San Diego Padres Baseball Club" logo. |
 The modified logo from 1992. The silver ring would become white from 1993 through 2003. |
[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 |
| 2 | 0 | 1st in NL West | -- | |
| Totals (without 2007) | 2782 | 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)
- Current uniform colors: Navy blue, Sand, and white
- Logo design: White interlocking 'S' and 'D'
- TV Play by Play: Mark Grant, Matt Vasgersian, Tony Gwynn (Occasionally)
- Team motto: 2006:"On a Mission"
- Nicknames: The Friars, Say May Kids (named from 3 consecutive amazing runs in May during the 2004-2006 seasons;nickname by Matt Vasgersian.)
- Playoff appearances (5): 1984, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006
- Closest to World Series Title: (1984) Needed to go 3-2 in World Series after Game 2 victory.
- Most Winning Season: (1998) 98-64
- Most Losing Season: (1969) 52-110
- Local Television: Channel 4 San Diego (4SD)
- Local Radio: 1090AM / 105.7FM The Mighty XX
- Spring Training Facility: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, AZ
- Rivals: Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants
[edit] Baseball Hall of Famers
Players inducted as a Padre in bold.
- 44 Willie McCovey, 1B, 1974-76. Inducted 1986.
- 36 Gaylord Perry, P, 1978-79. Inducted 1991.
- 34 Rollie Fingers, P, 1977-80. Inducted 1992.
- 31 Dave Winfield, OF, 1973-80. Inducted 2001.
- 1 Ozzie Smith, SS, 1978-81. Inducted 2003.
- 19 Tony Gwynn, RF, 1982-2001. Inducted 2007
Gwynn, Winfield, Fingers, Randy Jones, 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] Retired numbers
- 6 Steve Garvey, 1B, 1983-87. Retired 1989.
- 19 Tony Gwynn, OF, 1982-2001. Retired 9/4/2004.
- 31 Dave Winfield, OF, 1973-80. Retired 4/14/2001.
- 35 Randy Jones, P, 1973-80. Retired 1997.
- 42 Jackie Robinson, retired throughout all Major League Baseball on 4/15/1997.
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!" Along with the star they have RAK for former owner Ray Kroc.
[edit] Current roster
- Main article: San Diego Padres roster
40-man roster
Last updated on March 31, 2007
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Coaching staff
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Bud Black (Manager) - -- Craig Colbert (Bench Coach)
- -- Bobby Meacham (First Base Coach)
- 47 Glenn Hoffman (Third Base Coach)
- 36 Darren Balsley (Pitching Coach)
- 48 Darrel Akerfelds (Bullpen Coach)
- 11 Merv Rettenmund (Hitting Coach)
- -- Jim Malone (Strength Coach)
[edit] Championships
| National League Champions | ||
| Preceded by: Florida Marlins 1997 |
1998 | Succeeded by : Atlanta Braves 1999 |
| Preceded by: Philadelphia Phillies 1983 |
1984 | Succeeded by : St. Louis Cardinals 1985 |
| National League Western Division Champions | ||
| Preceded by: Los Angeles Dodgers 2004 |
2005 & 2006 | Succeeded by : Current |
| Preceded by: San Francisco Giants 1997 |
1998 | Succeeded by: Arizona Diamondbacks 1999 |
| Preceded by: Los Angeles Dodgers 1995 |
1996 | Succeeded by : San Francisco Giants 1997 |
| Preceded by: Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 |
1984 | Succeeded by : Los Angeles Dodgers 1985 |
[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] Radio and television
As of 2006, the Padres' flagship radio stations were XEPRS 1090AM and XERCN 105.7FM, collectively known as the "Mighty Double-X." Jerry Coleman, Ford C. Frick Award winner, and a former Yankee second baseman and Padres manager, and Ted Leitner take turns on the play-by-play. Andy Masur will fill in when Coleman is not available.
Padres' games are shown mostly on 4SD, a cable-only network controlled by Cox Communications. Matt Vasgersian is the play-by-play announcer and Mark "Mud" Grant is the color commentator. In 2006, the booth played host to a controversial guest appearance by Rick Sutcliffe, who had been Davis' predecessor before joining ESPN. Sutcliffe appeared to be drunk and discussed topics other than baseball (e.g. George Clooney), even when Vasgersian tried to redirect the subject. After the appearance, ESPN suspended Sutcliffe for a week.
[edit] See also
- Padres statistical records and milestone achievements
- Managers and ownership of the San Diego Padres
- Active MLB playoff appearance streaks
- San Diego Sports Curse
- 2007 San Diego Padres season
[edit] Education/MBA program
- The San Diego Padres are the sponsors of and heavily involved in most aspects of the Sports Business Management MBA degree program offered in conjunction with San Diego State University's College of Business Administration.
[edit] External links
- San Diego Padres official web site
- Current records and standings
- MadFriars.com
- Ducksnorts
- Gaslamp Ball
- Padres Nation
- San Diego Spotlight
| San Diego Padres Franchise | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | AA | A | Rookie |
| Portland Beavers | San Antonio Missions |
Lake Elsinore Storm Fort Wayne Wizards Eugene Emeralds |
Peoria Padres VSL Padres |
