San Diego Padres

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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]

## Contents

* 1 Championships
* 2 Locations and Nicknames
* 3 Retired Numbers
* 4 Notes

## Championships[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/padres/history/timeline-1960s
2. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/
3. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/padr.shtml
4. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
5. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/stadium4.shtml
6. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml
7. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/petco-park/
8. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/jack-murphy-stadium/
9. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/padres/history/retired-numbers
10. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/#all_teams_retired_unis_SDP