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San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States. [3] Opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium; it was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium for sportswriter Jack Murphy from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 to 2017, the stadium's naming rights were owned by Qualcomm; it was named Qualcomm Stadium.
It is the home of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The ballpark is located in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego, adjacent to the Gaslamp Quarter. Petco Park opened in 2004, replacing San Diego Stadium as the Padres' home venue, where the team played from their inception in 1969 to 2003.
Tony Gwynn Stadium is a ballpark in San Diego, California, located on the campus of San Diego State University (SDSU). Opened in 1997, it is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs baseball team. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW).
Lane Field was a ballpark in San Diego, California. It was the home of the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) from 1936 to 1957. The ballpark was located in downtown San Diego, at the end of West Broadway near the waterfront. Broadway bounded the park to the south (first base).
The Padres swept the final 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. [9] Gossage, a former New York Yankee, said the San Diego crowd at Game 3 was "the loudest crowd I've ever heard anywhere."
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in San Diego, California. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. Athletic Park Home of: San Diego Bears - Southern California League (1913 only) Location: "Newton Avenue southeast corner Sicard Street" [per city directory]
The American Football League's San Diego Chargers demanded a new stadium to replace Balboa Stadium, a structure dating from about 1915. With major league baseball soon to arrive, the city decided to build a single, multi-purpose stadium for both baseball and football. The new facility was initially called San Diego Stadium. This ended the ...
The new field is named after former San Diego baseball coach John Cunningham. [1] Cunningham was the Torero head coach for 34 seasons. The new stadium is named after Ron and Alexis Fowler, who provided a substantial portion of the $13 million needed to build the ballpark.