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October 17, 1998: Greg Vaughn homers twice and Tony Gwynn once, but Yankees rally to beat Padres in World Series opener
Heavy underdogs against the Yankees, who with 114 wins set a…
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August 18, 1996: The end of La Primera Serie: Padres win again in Mexico
The third and final game between the San Diego Padres and New…
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September 29, 1996: Padres complete sweep of Dodgers to claim NL West title
On September 29, 1996, the last day of the regular season,…
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October 14, 1998: Simply Sterling: On short rest, Hitchcock leads Padres to the World Series
As the 1998 NLCS began, two statements seemed certain. Given…
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August 16, 1996: Valenzuela, Padres enjoy a baseball fiesta in Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico, lies 100 miles south of the Texas border.…
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August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn reaches milestone with 3,000th career hit
On August 6, 1999, at Stade Olympique (Olympic Stadium) in Montréal,…
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October 4, 2001: Rickey Henderson slides into record book with 2,245th career run scored to pass Ty Cobb
As future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson approached Ty Cobb’s…
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October 7, 2001: Rickey Henderson records 3,000th hit in Tony Gwynn’s final game
Americans will always remember 2001 for the terrorist attacks…
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June 6, 2007: Padres’ Trevor Hoffman closes out Dodgers for 500th career save
It took just 10 pitches. The ninth-inning play-by-play line for…
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May 25, 2008: Padres win on Adrian Gonzalez’s walk-off homer in 18th inning
San Diego Padres fans had already witnessed three extra-inning…
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October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call
When the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks,…
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August 1, 1972: Nate Colbert’s record-setting day leads Padres to sweep over Braves
On the team flight to Atlanta after the Padres’ 3-2 loss at…
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July 18, 1972: One strike away, Padres’ Steve Arlin loses his no-hit bid
The Padres are well-known for not (as of 2018) having a pitcher…
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July 21, 1970: Padres’ Clay Kirby lifted in eighth inning during no-hit bid
Until 2021 — the franchise’s 53rd season — no San Diego…
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October 10, 1984: Bevacqua’s heroics lift Padres over Tigers in Game 2
The San Diego Padres have been in existence since 1969 and as…
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October 7, 1984: Padres come from behind again to beat Cubs, secure first World Series berth
The San Diego Padres advanced to the 1984 World Series by defeating…
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October 6, 1984: Steve Garvey’s walk-off home run lifts Padres in Game 4 of NLCS
Before Game Four of the 1984 National League Championship Series,…
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July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn records two hits in his major-league debut for Padres
As the sun rose over San Diego on July 19, 1982, San Diego Padres…
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June 10, 1974: Padres overcome 8-0 deficit in eighth inning to win
The year 1974 started as a season of optimism for San Diego as…
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October 1, 1989: Padres’ Tony Gwynn edges Will Clark for NL batting crown on final day
San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark was having a career…
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October 1, 1978: Gaylord Perry records 3,000th career strikeout and Ozzie Smith performs his first pregame backflip
“The game will go down in the history of the San Diego Padres…
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April 8, 1969: San Diego Padres win inaugural major-league game
The 1969 Padres coaches gather around manager Preston Gomez…
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August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game
A record 17 ballplayers were ejected during one game. The San…
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October 1, 2007: Holliday leads Rockies to 13-inning win in Game 163
After the full 162-game schedule had been played, the Colorado…