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The 1969 San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion . In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110 (the same record as their expansion counterpart), finishing last in the newly created National League ...
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the San Diego Padres franchise. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
In 1967, C. Arnholt Smith, owner of the PCL San Diego Padres (PCL), won a bid for an expansion team in the National League for the 1969 season. On May 27, 1968, the National League officially awarded a franchise to San Diego to commence play in the 1969 season [27] for a fee of $12.5 million for the team. [30]
April 11, 1969, for the San Diego Padres: Last MLB appearance; May 4, 1977, for the St. Louis Cardinals ... and was a member of their first Opening Day roster in 1969
The Padres matched the expansion 1969 Montreal Expos as the only teams to go 0-12 in extra innings as the St. Louis Cardinals ended San Diego’s season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 5-2 ...
The 1969 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 7 to October 16, 1969. It included the third Major League Baseball expansion of the decade, with the Kansas City Royals , Montreal Expos , San Diego Padres , and Seattle Pilots each beginning play this season.
1969 [139] Rey Fuentes: San Diego Padres 2013–2017 [140] Jason Garcia: Baltimore Orioles 2015 [141] Pedro García: Milwaukee Brewers 1973–1977 [142] Rico Garcia: Colorado Rockies 2019–2020 [143] Mychal Givens: Baltimore Orioles 2015–present [144] Leo Gómez: Baltimore Orioles: 1990–1996 [145] Rubén Gómez: New York Giants 1953–1962 ...
The Padres are the oldest team that has never won the World Series. As of 2024, the Padres have had 18 winning seasons in franchise history. Among the eight expansion teams of the 1960s, the Padres were the last to reach the postseason. Despite reaching the postseason four times from 2005 to 2022, the team has yet to return to the World Series.