San Diego Padres

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San Diego Padres

Established:	1969
Former Team Names:	None
Ballpark:	Petco Park
World Series Titles:	0
Pennants:	2
Division Titles:	6
Wild Cards:	0

1 Franchise History
- 1.1 Beginnings
2 Hall of Famers
3 Retired Numbers
4 Minor League Affiliates
5 Quick facts
6 Local Media
7 External Links

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Franchise History

The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by then-18-year-old San Diegan Ted Williams.

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Beginnings

In 1969, San Diego joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers). Their original owner was C. Arnholt Smith, a prominent San Diego businessman whose interests included banking, tuna fishing, hotels, real estate and an airline, and who previously owned the PCL Padres. Their original uniform colors included the color brown (a favorite color of Smith's, which also adorned the buildings of the bank he controlled), which would be retained through the 1990 baseball season, despite several changes in style. Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executive Buzzie Bavasi and a new playing field at San Diego (later San Diego Jack Murphy and now Qualcomm) Stadium, the team struggled, finishing in last place in each of its first six seasons. Their main star during this period was first baseman and slugger Nate Colbert.

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