
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…

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…

September 29, 1996: Padres complete sweep of Dodgers to claim NL West title
On September 29, 1996, the last day of the regular season,…

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…

August 16, 1996: Valenzuela, Padres enjoy a baseball fiesta in Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico, lies 100 miles south of the Texas border.…

August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn reaches milestone with 3,000th career hit
On August 6, 1999, at Stade Olympique (Olympic Stadium) in Montréal,…

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…

October 7, 2001: Rickey Henderson records 3,000th hit in Tony Gwynn’s final game
Americans will always remember 2001 for the terrorist attacks…

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…

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…

October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call
When the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks,…

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…

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…

July 21, 1970: Padres’ Clay Kirby lifted in eighth inning during no-hit bid
Until 2021 — the franchise’s 53rd season — no San Diego…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

April 8, 1969: San Diego Padres win inaugural major-league game
The 1969 Padres coaches gather around manager Preston Gomez…

August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game
A record 17 ballplayers were ejected during one game. The San…

October 1, 2007: Holliday leads Rockies to 13-inning win in Game 163
After the full 162-game schedule had been played, the Colorado…