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April 8, 1969: San Diego Padres win inaugural major-league game

Clay Kirby (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 21, 1970: Padres’ Clay Kirby lifted in eighth inning during no-hit bid

July 18, 1972: One strike away, Padres’ Steve Arlin loses his no-hit bid

August 1, 1972: Nate Colbert’s record-setting day leads Padres to sweep over Braves

June 10, 1974: Padres overcome 8-0 deficit in eighth inning to win

Gaylord Perry (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 1, 1978: Gaylord Perry records 3,000th career strikeout and Ozzie Smith performs his first pregame backflip

Tony Gwynn (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn records two hits in his major-league debut for Padres

August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game

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October 6, 1984: Steve Garvey’s walk-off home run lifts Padres in Game 4 of NLCS

Tony Gwynn (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 7, 1984: Padres come from behind again to beat Cubs, secure first World Series berth

October 10, 1984: Bevacqua’s heroics lift Padres over Tigers in Game 2

October 1, 1989: Padres’ Tony Gwynn edges Will Clark for NL batting crown on final day

August 16, 1996: Valenzuela, Padres enjoy a baseball fiesta in Mexico

August 18, 1996: The end of La Primera Serie: Padres win again in Mexico

September 29, 1996: Padres complete sweep of Dodgers to claim NL West title

Sterling Hitchcock (TRADING CARD DB)

October 14, 1998: Simply Sterling: On short rest, Hitchcock leads Padres to the World Series

Greg Vaughn (TRADING CARD DB)

October 17, 1998: Greg Vaughn homers twice and Tony Gwynn once, but Yankees rally to beat Padres in World Series opener

Tony Gwynn's 3,000th hit (TRADING CARD DB)

August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn reaches milestone with 3,000th career hit

Rickey Henderson (TRADING CARD DB)

October 4, 2001: Rickey Henderson slides into record book with 2,245th career run scored to pass Ty Cobb

October 7, 2001: Rickey Henderson records 3,000th hit in Tony Gwynn’s final game

Trevor Hoffman (TRADING CARD DB)

October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call

Trevor Hoffman (TRADING CARD DB)

June 6, 2007: Padres’ Trevor Hoffman closes out Dodgers for 500th career save

October 1, 2007: Holliday leads Rockies to 13-inning win in Game 163

May 25, 2008: Padres win on Adrian Gonzalez’s walk-off homer in 18th inning

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