Events in Sport
- 1968-05-28 MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise
- 1968-10-14 MLB National League expansion draft: Snaan Diego Padres pick San Francisco Giants outfielder 'Downtown' Ollie Brown & Montreal Expos pick Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Manny Mota 1st as they 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.
Baseball Trade
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)
Kroc Buys Padres
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
Perry to the Padres
1978-01-25 MLB San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $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)
Baseball Record
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
- 1988-06-27 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 MLB Atlanta Braves end season with 1-0 victory over San Diego Padres at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for franchise record 98th win (old record 95 in 1957, when they were based in Milwaukee)
- 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
Baseball Trade
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
Maddux's $10M Deal
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
- 2022-10-23 MLB National League Championship Series: Philadelphia Phillies defeat San Diego Padres 4-3 at home, winning series 4-1 to advance to World Series
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)
- 1930-02-17 Roger Craig, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2023)
- 1936-08-08 Frank Howard, American baseball utility (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1963 LA Dodgers; NL Rookie of the Year 1960) and manager (SD Padres, NY Mets), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2023)
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]
- 1941-03-20 Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers 1978–80, Philadelphia Phillies 1982–83, Cleveland Indians 1983–87), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
- 1944-08-20 Graig Nettles, American MLB 3rd baseman, 1967-88, 6X All-Star, sX Gold Glove (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and 3 other teams), 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 (75 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 New York City
- 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 (72 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 (69 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 baseball infielder (SD Padres), coach (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants) and broadcaster (CSN Bay Area, MLB Network), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)
1960-05-09 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
Fernando Valenzuela (63 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
- 1960-11-07 Peter Seidler, American businessman and MLB executive (chairman San Diego Padres 2020-23), born in Alhambra, California (d. 2023)
- 1960-11-30 Bob Tewksbury, American MLB pitcher, 1986-98 (New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), broadcaster, and sports psychologist, 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 baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1997, 2000; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; 5 × Gold Glove Award), 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
- 1965-12-18 Willie Blair, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Paintsville, Kentucky
- 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 New York City
- 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
- 1970-01-16 Ron Villone, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 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
- 1970-09-09 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
- 1971-06-16 Chris Gomez, American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972-05-31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 Boston Red Sox) and manager (SD Padres 2015; World Series 2020, NL Manager of the Year 2016 LA Dodgers), born in Naha, Japan
- 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
Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)
2014-06-16 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
- 2023-06-04 Roger Craig, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), dies at 93
- 2023-08-27 Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians), dies at 82
- 2023-10-30 Frank Howard, American baseball utility (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1963 LA Dodgers; NL Rookie of the Year 1960) and manager (SD Padres, NY Mets), dies at 87
- 2023-11-14 Peter Seidler, American businessman and MLB executive (chairman San Diego Padres 2020-23), dies of cancer at 63