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San Diego Padres
Seasons 1969-2021 (53 seasons)

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In 1969, the Padres joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers). Their original owner was C. Arnholt Smith, a prominent San Diego businessman and former owner of the PCL Padres whose interests included banking, tuna fishing, hotels, real estate and an airline. Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executives, Eddie Leishman and Buzzie Bavasi, as well as a new playing field, the team struggled; the Padres finished in last place in each of its first six seasons in the NL West, losing 100 games or more four times. One of the few bright spots on the team during the early years was first baseman and slugger Nate Colbert, an expansion draftee from the Houston Astros and still the Padres' career leader in home runs.

The team's fortunes gradually improved as they won five National League West titles and reached the World Series twice, in 1984 and in 1998, but lost both times. The Padres' main draw during the 1980s and 1990s was Tony Gwynn, who won eight league batting titles. They moved into their current stadium, Petco Park, in 2004.

On August 20, 2020, the Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games.

Until 2021, the Padres were the last team in MLB that have yet to throw a no-hitter. The record was broken on April 9, 2021, as Joe Musgrove accomplished the feat against the Texas Rangers, finally ending the longest no-hit drought by a team in MLB history. On September 5, 1997, Andy Ashby took a no-hitter into the 9th inning, which was previously the closest that the team had come to achieving this feat.

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Season Overviews Seasons List
2021 San Diego Padres Season
2021 San Diego Padres
79-83 (.488)
Missed Playoffs
2020 San Diego Padres Season
2020 San Diego Padres
37-23 (.617)
Lost NLDS
2019 San Diego Padres Season
2019 San Diego Padres
70-92 (.432)
Missed Playoffs
2018 San Diego Padres Season
2018 San Diego Padres
66-96 (.407)
Missed Playoffs
2017 San Diego Padres Season
2017 San Diego Padres
71-91 (.438)
Missed Playoffs
2016 San Diego Padres Season
2016 San Diego Padres
68-94 (.420)
Missed Playoffs
2015 San Diego Padres Season
2015 San Diego Padres
74-88 (.457)
Missed Playoffs
2014 San Diego Padres Season
2014 San Diego Padres
77-85 (.475)
Missed Playoffs
2013 San Diego Padres Season
2013 San Diego Padres
76-86 (.469)
Missed Playoffs
2012 San Diego Padres Season
2012 San Diego Padres
76-86 (.469)
Missed Playoffs
2011 San Diego Padres Season
2011 San Diego Padres
71-91 (.438)
Missed Playoffs
2010 San Diego Padres Season
2010 San Diego Padres
90-72 (.556)
Missed Playoffs
2009 San Diego Padres Season
2009 San Diego Padres
75-87 (.463)
Missed Playoffs
2008 San Diego Padres Season
2008 San Diego Padres
63-99 (.389)
Missed Playoffs
2007 San Diego Padres Season
2007 San Diego Padres
89-74 (.546)
Missed Playoffs
2006 San Diego Padres Season
2006 San Diego Padres
88-74 (.543)
Lost NLDS
2005 San Diego Padres Season
2005 San Diego Padres
82-80 (.506)
Lost NLDS
2004 San Diego Padres Season
2004 San Diego Padres
87-75 (.537)
Missed Playoffs
2003 San Diego Padres Season
2003 San Diego Padres
64-98 (.395)
Missed Playoffs
2002 San Diego Padres Season
2002 San Diego Padres
66-96 (.407)
Missed Playoffs
2001 San Diego Padres Season
2001 San Diego Padres
79-83 (.488)
Missed Playoffs
2000 San Diego Padres Season
2000 San Diego Padres
76-86 (.469)
Missed Playoffs
1999 San Diego Padres Season
1999 San Diego Padres
74-88 (.457)
Missed Playoffs
1998 San Diego Padres Season
1998 San Diego Padres
98-64 (.605)
Lost World Series
1997 San Diego Padres Season
1997 San Diego Padres
76-86 (.469)
Missed Playoffs
1996 San Diego Padres Season
1996 San Diego Padres
91-71 (.562)
Lost NLDS
1995 San Diego Padres Season
1995 San Diego Padres
70-74 (.486)
Missed Playoffs
1994 San Diego Padres Season
1994 San Diego Padres
47-70 (.402)
No Postseason
1993 San Diego Padres Season
1993 San Diego Padres
61-101 (.377)
Missed Playoffs
1992 San Diego Padres Season
1992 San Diego Padres
82-80 (.506)
Missed Playoffs
1991 San Diego Padres Season
1991 San Diego Padres
84-78 (.519)
Missed Playoffs
1990 San Diego Padres Season
1990 San Diego Padres
75-87 (.463)
Missed Playoffs
1989 San Diego Padres Season
1989 San Diego Padres
89-73 (.549)
Missed Playoffs
1988 San Diego Padres Season
1988 San Diego Padres
83-78 (.516)
Missed Playoffs
1987 San Diego Padres Season
1987 San Diego Padres
65-97 (.401)
Missed Playoffs
1986 San Diego Padres Season
1986 San Diego Padres
74-88 (.457)
Missed Playoffs
1985 San Diego Padres Season
1985 San Diego Padres
83-79 (.512)
Missed Playoffs
1984 San Diego Padres Season
1984 San Diego Padres
92-70 (.568)
Lost World Series
1983 San Diego Padres Season
1983 San Diego Padres
81-81 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
1982 San Diego Padres Season
1982 San Diego Padres
81-81 (.500)
Missed Playoffs
1981 San Diego Padres Season
1981 San Diego Padres
41-69 (.373)
Missed Playoffs
1980 San Diego Padres Season
1980 San Diego Padres
73-89 (.451)
Missed Playoffs
1979 San Diego Padres Season
1979 San Diego Padres
68-93 (.422)
Missed Playoffs
1978 San Diego Padres Season
1978 San Diego Padres
84-78 (.519)
Missed Playoffs
1977 San Diego Padres Season
1977 San Diego Padres
69-93 (.426)
Missed Playoffs
1976 San Diego Padres Season
1976 San Diego Padres
73-89 (.451)
Missed Playoffs
1975 San Diego Padres Season
1975 San Diego Padres
71-91 (.438)
Missed Playoffs
1974 San Diego Padres Season
1974 San Diego Padres
60-102 (.370)
Missed Playoffs
1973 San Diego Padres Season
1973 San Diego Padres
60-102 (.370)
Missed Playoffs
1972 San Diego Padres Season
1972 San Diego Padres
58-95 (.379)
Missed Playoffs
1971 San Diego Padres Season
1971 San Diego Padres
61-100 (.379)
Missed Playoffs
1970 San Diego Padres Season
1970 San Diego Padres
63-99 (.389)
Missed Playoffs
1969 San Diego Padres Season
1969 San Diego Padres
52-110 (.321)
Missed Playoffs

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1984 World Series, Game 5: Padres @ Tigers video clip
1984 World Series, Game 5: Padres @ Tigers
2½ hours Oct 14, 1984Oct 14, 1984
For the fourth consecutive game, the Padres' starting pitcher did not make it past the...
1984 World Series, Game 5: Padres @ Tigers / For the fourth consecutive game, the Padres' starting pitcher did not make it past the third inning, as the Tigers jumped on Mark Thurmond for three runs in the first inning. Lou Whitaker singled to lead off, then Kirk Gibson homered an out later, followed by consecutive singles by Lance Parrish, Larry Herndon and Chet Lemon. The Padres got on the board in the third when Bobby Brown hit a leadoff single off of Dan Petry, moved to third on two groundouts and scored on Steve Garvey's single. The Padres rallied to tie the score in the fourth when with runners on second and third Brown's sacrifice fly and Alan Wiggins's RBI single scored a run each to knock Petry out of the game, but the Tigers loaded the bases in the fifth off of Andy Hawkins when Rusty Kuntz's sacrifice fly put them up 4–3. Parrish's home run in the seventh off of Rich Gossage made it 5–3 Tigers, but the Padres cut the lead back to one on Kurt Bevacqua's home run off closer Willie Hernández. Kirk Gibson came to the plate in the bottom of the eighth for the Tigers with runners on second and third and one out. Gibson had homered earlier in the game, and Padres manager Dick Williams strolled to the mound to talk to Goose Gossage, seemingly with the purpose of ordering him to walk Gibson intentionally. Just before the at-bat, Gibson made a US$10 bet (flashing ten fingers) with his manager Sparky Anderson that Gossage (who had dominated Gibson in the past) would pitch to him. Gossage talked Williams into letting him pitch to Gibson, and Gibson responded with a three-run blast into the upper deck to clinch the Series for the Tigers. Gibson wound up driving in five runs and scoring three, including the run that gave Detroit the lead for good when he raced home on a pop-up sacrifice fly by little-used reserve Rusty Kuntz. In the ninth, Willie Hernández closed out the series for the Tigers by getting Tony Gwynn to fly to Larry Herndon in left field for the final out.
1984 World Series Game 4:  Padres @ Tigers video clip
1984 World Series Game 4: Padres @ Tigers
2 hours Oct 13, 1984
Jack Morris vs Erick Show...
1984 World Series Game 4: Padres @ Tigers / Jack Morris vs Erick Show
1984 World Series Game 3: Padres @ Tigers video clip
1984 World Series Game 3: Padres @ Tigers
3 hours Oct 12, 1984
Milt Wilcox vs Tim Lollar...
1984 World Series Game 3: Padres @ Tigers / Milt Wilcox vs Tim Lollar
1984 World Series Game 2: Tigers @ Padres video clip
1984 World Series Game 2: Tigers @ Padres
2½ hours Oct 10, 1984
Dan Petry vs Ed Whitson...
1984 World Series Game 2: Tigers @ Padres / Dan Petry vs Ed Whitson
1984 World Series Game 1: Tigers @ Padres video clip
1984 World Series Game 1: Tigers @ Padres
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Jack Morris vs Mark Thurmond...
1984 World Series Game 1: Tigers @ Padres / Jack Morris vs Mark Thurmond
San Diego Padres Media Guidepublication
San Diego Padres Media Guide
57 issues 1969-2025
This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...
/ This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history, and season schedule. Released annually, it serves journalists, broadcasters, and fans by offering accurate profiles, statistics, and historical records. The guide enhances media coverage, fan engagement, and promotional efforts.

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