Events in Sport
- 1968-05-28 MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise
- 1968-10-14 In NL expansion draft, Expos & Padres choose 30 players each
- 1969-04-08 Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games
- 1969-04-08 First Major League Baseball game featuring a Canadian team; Montréal Expos beats NY Mets, 11-10 at Shea Stadium; KC Royals, SD Padres and Seattle Pilots also win on debut
Baseball Record
1970-04-22 NY Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19
- 1970-05-23 San Diego Padres beat SF Giants 17-16 in 15 innings
- 1970-06-04 MLB San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1
- 1970-06-12 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis no-hits the Padres, 2-0 at San Diego Stadium
- 1970-07-21 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits & Padres lose, 3-0
- 1971-09-24 Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings
- 1972-06-07 Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th
- 1972-08-01 Nate Colbert hits MLB record tying 5 HRs and record 13 RBI as Padres beat Atlanta 9-0, 11-7 in a doubleheader
- 1972-09-02 Chicago Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas no-hits San Diego Padres, 8-0
Sports History
1973-08-05 Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0; first no-hitter for franchise in Atlanta
- 1973-09-19 NL refuses to allow San Diego Padres move to Washington, D.C.
Sports History
1973-10-25 SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
- 1973-12-06 NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington, D.C. (doesn't happen)
- 1973-12-12 San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC)
Sports History
1974-01-25 Ray Kroc, CEO of McDonald's buys San Diego Padres baseball team for $12 million
- 1974-04-09 San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies & gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life"
Sports History
1974-05-27 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning
- 1974-06-07 MLB San Diego Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1
- 1977-05-21 San Diego Padres beat Mont Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings
Baseball Record
1977-08-29 MLB St Louis Cardinals Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3
Sports History
1977-09-06 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash, 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977
Sports History
1978-01-25 MLB San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin & $125,000 to Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award)
- 1978-03-21 Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training)
- 1978-10-25 San Diego Padres pitcher Gaylord Perry wins NL Cy Young, 1st to do so in both leagues (AL, 1972)
- 1979-03-26 MLB San Diego Padres & San Francisco Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it
Sports History
1980-09-25 Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith and Gene Richards to steal 50 bases this year for Padres
- 1982-08-14 Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over Padres
- 1984-08-12 Braves beat Padres 5-3, features 2 brawls & 19 ejections
- 1984-10-02 Due to a strike by MLB umpires, first 4 NLCS games played with replacement umpires; Game 1: Chicago Cubs beat SD Padres, 13-0
- 1984-10-07 MLB National League Championship: San Diego Padres beat Chicago Cubs, 3 games to 2
- 1984-10-07 Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant
- 1984-10-14 Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 8-4 at Tiger Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 1; MVP: Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell
- 1984-12-27 Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
- 1985-07-16 All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)
- 1985-09-03 NY Mets catcher Gary Carter smashes 3 consecutive HRs in an 8-3 win v San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium
Sports History
1985-09-11 Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record
- 1986-07-09 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson
- 1987-04-13 1st 3 San Diego Padres hit HRs off SF starter Roger Mason
- 1987-09-26 Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games
- 1987-10-03 San Diego catcher Benito Santiago's MLB rookie record 34-game hitting streak ends as Padres snap 9-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory v LA Dodgers
- 1987-11-04 Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year
- 1988-06-13 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRs, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow
- 1988-06-27 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
- 1989-11-14 Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award
Sports History
1990-07-25 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres MLB game
- 1991-09-11 Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers & Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0
Sports History
1991-09-13 Joe Carter 1st baseball player with 3 consecutive 100 RBI seasons with 3 different teams (Indians, Padres, Blue Jays)
- 1992-10-03 Atlanta Braves end season with 1-0 victory v San Diego Padres at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for franchise record 98th MLB win (old record 95 in 1957)
- 1993-08-24 Padres scores 14 in 1st vs Cardinals
- 1994-05-31 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates
- 1995-09-19 MLB San Diego Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits HRs in 3rd of 4 games
- 1996-09-29 San Diego Padres sweep LA Dodgers in race for NL West title
- 1996-11-13 Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP
- 1997-04-19 San Diego Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
- 1997-04-20 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader
- 1997-05-09 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
Sports History
1997-08-13 San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
- 1998-10-14 MLB National League Championship: San Diego Padres beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
- 1998-10-21 Baseball World Series: New York Yankees beat San Diego, 3-0 in Game 4 at Qualcomm Stadium to sweep Padres and win 2nd title in 3 years; MVP: Yankees 3rd baseman Scott Brosius
- 2001-09-03 In just his 11th start, St. Louis Cardinals' rookie pitcher Bud Smith no-hits the San Diego Padres, 4-0
- 2001-10-03 San Diego outfielder Rickey Henderson scores a run in the 3rd inning of the Padres' 12-5 loss to LA Dodgers to tie the MLB record of 2,245 runs scored held by the legendary Ty Cobb
- 2002-05-01 Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego
- 2006-08-06 For a MLB record 11th time in his career, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman records 30 or more saves in a season; beats mark set by Lee Smith, baseball's all-time saves leader
Sports History
2006-12-05 Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million
- 2019-02-19 Four-time MLB All-Star at 3B Manny Machado agrees to the biggest free-agent contract in American sports history, a 10 year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres
- 2021-04-09 San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove no-hits the Texas Rangers, 3-0 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
- 2021-07-08 MLB Padres relief pitcher Daniel Camarena gets his first hit, in his second career at bat - a grand slam - against Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer, in San Diego
- 2021-08-14 Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his MLB debut, defeating San Diego Padres, 7-0 in Phoenix; record equalling 8th no-hitter of the season
- 2021-08-28 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani becomes 1st player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season, in 10-2 win over San Diego Padres
- 2022-10-19 Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola faces his brother San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola in first MLB playoff sibling pitcher-batter battle; Austin goes 1-2, with rally starting RBI in 8-5 win at Petco Park, San Diego
Birthdays in Sport
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
1902-10-05 American fast food entrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1924-09-14 Jerry Coleman, American MLB 2nd baseman, born in San Jose, California (d. 2014)
- 1928-08-27 Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, born in West St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
Gaylord Perry (1938-2022)
1938-09-15 American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Cy Young winner 1972, 78; no-hitter 1968; SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, SD Padres), born in Williamston, North Carolina [1]
- 1944-08-20 Graig Nettles, American MLB 3rd baseman (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California
- 1946-04-09 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023)
- 1946-08-25 Rollie Fingers, American Baseball HOF relief pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 [MVP]; AL MVP & Cy Young Award 1981; Oakland A's, SD Padres, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Steubenville, Ohio
Steve Garvey (74 years old)
1948-12-22 American baseball player (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1950-04-12 Tom Werner, American producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show), born in NYC, New York
- 1951-07-05 Rich "Goose" Gossage, American Baseball Hall of Fame relief pitcher (World Series 1978 NY Yankees; 9 x MLB All Star; 3 × AL saves leader), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dave Winfield (71 years old)
1951-10-03 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; 6 x Silver Slugger; SD Padres; NY Yankees), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Ozzie Smith (68 years old)
1954-12-26 American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (15 x MLB All-Star; 13 x Gold Glove Award; World Series 1982; NL Silver Slugger Award 1987; NLCS MVP 1985; SD Padres, St Louis Cardinals), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1955-05-19 Ed Whitson, pitcher (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres)
- 1955-11-10 Jack Clark, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1978, 79, 85, 87; Silver Slugger Award 1985, 87; SF Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
- 1957-09-29 Tim Flannery, American MLB player (San Diego Padres) and coach, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1960-05-09 Tony Gwynn, American Baseball HOF outfielder (15 x MLB All Star; 8 x NL batting champion; 5 × Gold Glove Award; SD Padres), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
Fernando Valenzuela (62 years old)
1960-11-01 Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (no-hitter 1990; 6-time MLB All Star; LA Dodgers; NL Cy Young Award 1981), born in Navajua, Mexico
- 1960-11-30 Bob Tewksbury, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Concord, New Hampshire
- 1963-01-07 Craig Shipley, Australian-American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Parramatta, Australia
- 1963-04-21 Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), born in Hanford, California (d. 2004)
- 1964-01-17 Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Barberton, Ohio
- 1964-12-11 Thomas Howard, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1990-2000 (San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and 4 other teams), born in Middletown, Ohio
- 1965-03-12 Steve Finley, American MLB outfielder (San Diego Padres), born in Union City Tennessee
- 1965-07-03 Greg Vaughn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 96, 98, 2001); Silver Slugger Award 1998; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Sacramento, California
- 1965-07-15 Scott Livingstone, infielder (San Diego Padres, Det Tigers), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1965-12-18 Willie Blair, Paintsville KY, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
- 1966-10-06 Archi Cianfrocco, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Rome, New York
- 1967-07-05 Tim Worrell, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Pasadena, California
- 1967-07-11 Andy Ashby, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1967-10-13 Trevor Hoffman, American Baseball Hall of Fame closer (first pitcher to 500 & 600 saves milestone; 7 x MLB All Star; SD Padres), born in Bellflower, California
- 1967-10-21 John Flaherty, American baseball catcher (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees) and broadcaster (YES Network, NY Yankees), born in NYC, New York
- 1968-01-08 Brian Johnson, American catcher (San Diego Padres), born in Oakland, California
- 1969-01-27 Phil Plantier, american MLB outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
- 1969-03-25 Scott Sanders, Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
- 1970-01-16 Ron Villone, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 1970-04-11 Sean Bergman, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Joliet, Illinois
- 1970-07-05 Doug Bochtler, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1970-07-21 Bryce Florie, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1970-09-04 Luis Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Cidra, Puerto Rico
- 1970-09-09 Joey Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Statesboro, Georgia
- 1971-01-20 Brian Giles, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2000, 01; Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, SD Padres, born in El Cajon, California
- 1971-01-25 Kerry Taylor, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Bemidji, Minnesota
- 1971-06-16 Chris Gomez, American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972-10-19 Marc Newfield, outfielder (San Diego Padres), born in Sacramento, California
- 1977-03-18 Terrmel Sledge, American MLB and NPB baseball outfileder, 2004-12 (Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama BayStars), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1986-08-16 Yu Darvish [Farid Yu Darvishsefat], Iranian-Japanese NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 10X All-Star (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-11; Texas Rangers, 2012-17; San Diego Padres, and 2 other teams), born in Habikino, Osaka, Japan
Deaths in Sport
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
1984-01-14 American fast food entrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, dies of heart failure at 81
- 2003-10-12 Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American philanthropist and 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, dies of a brain tumor at 75
- 2004-10-10 Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), dies of a drug overdose at 41
- 2008-05-01 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres, California Angels), dies at 93
- 2014-06-16 Tony Gwynn, American Baseball HOF outfielder (15 x MLB All Star; 8 x NL batting champion; 5 × Gold Glove Award; SD Padres), dies of salivary gland cancer at 54
Gaylord Perry (1938-2022)
2022-12-01 American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Cy Young winner 1972, 78; no-hitter 1968; SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, SD Padres), dies at 84 [1]
- 2023-01-05 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), dies at 76