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 San Diego Padres
1969. The Montreal Expos joined the NL that same year.
Portland. The team was called the Beavers in 2003. The Padres former AAA team was located in Las Vegas until 2000. Las Vegas was later the AAA affilate of the Dodgers. The Padres had their AA team in Mobile.
1967. The stadium, now called Qualcomm, was originally called San Diego Stadium and was home to the NFL's Chargers. The Padres moved in 2 years later when they became a NL expansion team. A new Padres stadium is currently under construction in Downtown San Diego, and is due to open in 2004. In honor of Tony Gwynn, the stadium will be located at 19 Tony Gwynn Drive.
| Who was the first former Padre in their minor league system to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame? | San Diego Padres
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Ted Williams. He played for the Padres when they were a Minor League team. There is a street in San Diego named after him. (Ted Williams Parkway)
1992. The old colors of brown and orange were thought to be to drab. They changed to navy, orange and white.
| Ray Kroc, the former owner of McDonalds, bought the Padres in 1974 just as they were ready to relocate to what city? | San Diego Padres
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Randy Jones. He recieved the award on December 16, 1976 after posting a 22-14 season in which he sets club records for wins, innings pitched and complete games. Butch Metzger was named N.L. Rookie Pitcher of the Year.
Catcher. He was born in France. He became Padres manager in 1994, replacing Jim Riggleman. Prior to that, he was the 3rd base coach.
swinging friar. The team's nickname is the Friars... Qualcomm Stadium is located on Friars Road. The chicken was used in the 70's.
| Who was the Padres' first draft choice when they joined the National League? | San Diego Padres
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Ollie Brown. The Padres drafted him on October 14, 1968. He was the first player out of 30 to be selected.
| The Padres were the first team to play a series outside the US or Canada. Where did they play? | San Diego Padres
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Mexico. The series, 'La Primera Serie' was played August 16-18, 1996 against The New York Mets in Monterrey.
1969. The Padres joined the ranks in 1969. They were led by manager Preston Gomez to a 52-110 record and last (12th) place. Playing in Jack Murphy Stadium, the Padres drew just barely over 1/2 million in attendance.
1984. Led by former Oakland A's manager Dick Williams, the Padres beat the Cubs for the National League crown 3 games to 2. San Diego lost the World Series to the Tigers 4 games to 1.
| In 1992, Gary Sheffield became a San Diego Padre. What position did he play in that season? | Your San Diego Padres!
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Third Base. Gary played third base but committed 16 errors that season. In 1993, he committed 15 more errors before being shipped to the Florida Marlins. The Marlins later moved him to the outfield position.
Ken Caminiti. Caminiti broke Tony Gwynn's mark of .568 set in 1994. Ken had a stellar year by hitting 40 home runs, 130 RBI's, along with 178 hits. This slugger also stole 11 bases.
Randy Jones. Jones won 20 games or more twice for the Padres. His first was in 1975 when he won 20. Again in 1976 he won 22 games. Perry came along in 1978 and won 21.
Greg Vaughn. Vaughn belted 50 big ones in 1998. Greg helped vault the Padres to the National League crown by beating the Braves, but were skunked by the New York Yankees in the World Series.
Dick Freeman. Dick Freeman was never the Padres manager, however, he was the team's president in 1990.
Houston Astros. The Padres made their Major League debut, by defeating the Houston Astros 2-1, in front of 23,370 fans at San Diego Stadium on April 8, 1969.
1978. The Padres hosted their first All-Star Game, which the National League defeated the American League 7-3.
Olympic Stadium. Tony Gwynn got his 3,000th hit on Augest 6, 1999, in the first inning of a Padres-Expos game at Olympic Stadium.
False. The Padres did win a game in the 1984 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, but ended up falling 4 games to 1 against the Tigers.
7. Seven Padres players participated in the 1985 All-Star Game. The Padres' LaMarr Hoyt was named the game's MVP.
Rickey Henderson. On the season's final game, Rickey Henderson got his 3,000th hit off of Colorado's John Thompson.
Phil Nevin. Phil Nevin won his 3rd straight Padres MVP award in 2001, leading the club in batting average, home runs, and RBI's.
Preston Gomez. Preston Gomez was named the first-ever Padres manager on August 29, 1968.
2001. Tony spent all his 20 seasons as a Padre, beginning in 1982. This 15 time all-star led the league in batting 8 times, and retired with a .338 career average.
| The San Diego Padres were awarded a National League franchise back in May 27, 1968. On October 14, 1968, the Padres selected 30 players in an expansion draft. Who was the first ever player that they selected? | San Diego Padres #2
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Ollie Brown. After being awarded a baseball frachise during an owners meeting in Chicago, Ollie Brown was the first of thirty players that San Diego took in the 1969 expansion draft. Nicknamed "Downtown" Brown for his long home runs as a minor leaguer, Ollie hit 20 homers with a .264 batting average in his first season as a Padre.
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