San Diego Padres Information and History
The San Diego Padres is a professional baseball team out of San Diego, California. The San Diego Padres are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball’s National League. The San Diego Padres were founded as an expansion team in 1969. The San Diego Padres are owned by John Moores. The San Diego Padres aquired their name from the Pacific Coast Leagure team that arrived in 1936.
The San Diego Padres, in 1974, acquired Dave Winfield, who in seven season with the San Diego Padres hit 1,134 hits, 154 home runs and 626 RBI, in a 1,117 games helped the San Diego Padres rise to the top. In 1975, Randy Jones became the first San Diego Padres pitcher to win 20 games. In 1976, Randy Jones won 22 games and won the first Cy Young Award in San Diego Padres history. In 1978, a shortstop by the name of Ozzie Smith Arrived. In 1984, The San Diego Padres won the NL West, with names like Tony Gwynn, who would win eight National League batting Championships. The San Diego Padres faced the Chicago Cubs, in the NLCS played against the Chicago Cubs who they defeated. In their first World Series appearance the San Diego Padres faced the red hot Detroit Tigers. The San Diego Padres lost four games to one. From 1985 to 1995, the San Diego Padres would have some ruff times. In 1987, something good happened rookie catcher Benito Santiago hit safely in 34 straight games, earing him NL Rookie of the Year. In 1996 the San Diego Padres faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals 3 games to 0.
In 1988, the San Diego Padres, acquired pitcher Kevin Brown from the World Series Champion Florida Marlins. Greg Vaugh hit 50 Homeruns, and the San Diego Padres finished with their best record in team history with a 98-64 season. The San Diego Padres won the NL West. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros in the NLDS three games to one. The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS and captured their second NL Pennant. In the World Series the San Diego Padres faced the New York Yankees, who had a 114-48 record. The San Diego Padres lost to the New York Yankees four games to 0. The San Diego Padres struggled afted the World Series, and in 2001 Tony Gwynn retired. In 2004, Petco Park opened, which is in downtown San Diego Gaslamp District. In 2005, the San Diego Padres won the NL west division. In the NLDS the San Diego Padres were swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in three games. In 2006, the San Diego Padres won another division title. An upside to this year was that Trevor Hoffman became the all-time save leader for the San Diego Padres with 479th career saves. Once again in the NLDS the San Diego Padres would face the St. Louis Cardinals and the same scenerio would play out losing in four games. In the 2007, season one upside was that Jake Peavy won the National League Cy Young Award.
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