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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 ...
This list is complete and up-to-date as of May 11, 2023. 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.
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team has won two NL pennants, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. Under manager Dick Williams, the Padres clinched their first ...
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 ...
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]
San Diego Padres Hall of Fame Nathan Colbert Jr. (April 9, 1946 – January 5, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1966 to 1976, most prominently as a member of the newly formed San Diego Padres , who joined the league as an expansion team in 1969 .
San Diego Padres cap logo (1974–1984) Ray Kroc owned the team from 1974 until his death in 1984. 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 have never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life."
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team plays its home games at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. Founded in 1969 as an expansion franchise, the Padres adopted their name from the ...