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The team has never had a championship-winning season where they won the World Series. They were National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 2 times, in 1984 and 1998. | The team has never had a championship-winning season where they won the World Series. They were National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 2 times, in 1984 and 1998. | ||
<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml</ref> | <ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml</ref> | ||
==Locations and Nicknames== | |||
The team has been based in the San Diego area since its inception in 1969. They have played their home games at the following stadiums. | |||
<ref>https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/stadium4.shtml</ref> | |||
<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml</ref> | |||
<ref>https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/petco-park/</ref> | |||
<ref>https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/jack-murphy-stadium/</ref> | |||
* 2004-present: Petco Park | |||
* 1969-2003: Qualcomm Stadium (Originally named San Diego Stadium, renamed Jack Murphy Stadium 1981, renamed Qualcomm Stadium 1997) | |||
They have been known as the San Diego Padres for their entire history. | |||
==Retired Numbers== | ==Retired Numbers== | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 26 March 2023
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. The team was founded in 1969 as an expansion team in the National League. [1] [2] [3]
Championships
The team has never had a championship-winning season where they won the World Series. They were National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 2 times, in 1984 and 1998. [4]
Locations and Nicknames
The team has been based in the San Diego area since its inception in 1969. They have played their home games at the following stadiums. [5] [6] [7] [8]
- 2004-present: Petco Park
- 1969-2003: Qualcomm Stadium (Originally named San Diego Stadium, renamed Jack Murphy Stadium 1981, renamed Qualcomm Stadium 1997)
They have been known as the San Diego Padres for their entire history.
Retired Numbers
The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. For non-players, the person's role in the organization is also listed. [9] [10]
- (No number) Jerry Coleman (broadcaster)
- (No number) Ray Kroc (owner)
- 6 Steve Garvey
- 19 Tony Gwynn
- 31 Dave Winfield
- 35 Randy Jones
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)
- 51 Trevor Hoffman
Notes
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/padres/history/timeline-1960s
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/padr.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/stadium4.shtml
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml
- ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/petco-park/
- ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/jack-murphy-stadium/
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/padres/history/retired-numbers
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/#all_teams_retired_unis_SDP