2008 San Diego Padres season

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2008  San Diego Padres
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Petco Park
City San Diego
Record63–99 (.389)
Divisional place5th
Owners John Moores
General managers Kevin Towers
Managers Bud Black
Television 4SD
Cablemas (Spanish)
Radio XX Sports Radio
XEMO-AM (Spanish)
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The 2008 San Diego Padres season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Padres were attempting to win the National League West for the third time in 4 years.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

PlayerPos
Brian Giles RF
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Adrián González 1B
Scott Hairston CF
Khalil Greene SS
Josh Bard C
Paul McAnulty LF
Jake Peavy P
COL SD TOTAL
AT BATS7374147
HITS141125
LEFT ON BASE302454
TEAM LOB161430
STRUCK OUT201737
PITCHES THROWN321338659
TOTAL PLAYERS USED212142
TOTAL PITCHERS USED8715

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 8478.519—48‍–‍3336‍–‍45
Arizona Diamondbacks 8280.506248‍–‍3334‍–‍47
Colorado Rockies 7488.4571043‍–‍3831‍–‍50
San Francisco Giants 7290.4441237‍–‍4435‍–‍46
San Diego Padres 6399.3892135‍–‍4628‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

2008 National League record

Source:
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –3–52–42–415–32–74–28–102–53–33–44–310–811–73–44–26–9
Atlanta 5–3–0–63–34–310–83–34–23–611–74–142–55–12–52–56–128–7
Chicago 4–26–0–8–75–14–38–95–29–74–23–414–45–24–39–63–36–9
Cincinnati 4–23–37–8–1–56–23–121–710–83–43–56–94–35–15–104–39–6
Colorado 3–153–41–55–1–5–33–38–104–33–60–55–29–911–73–44–37–8
Florida 7–28–103–42–63–5–4–23–45–18–1010–83–24–23–32–514–35–10
Houston 2–43–39–812–33–32–4–4–37–85–23–48–83–37–17–84–27–11
Los Angeles 10–82–42–57–110–84–33–4–4–23–44–45–211–79–92–43–35–10
Milwaukee 5–26–37–98–103–41–58–72–4–2–41–514–14–36–010–56–27–8
New York 3–37–112–44–36–310–82–54–34–2–11–74–32–55–14–312–69–6
Philadelphia 4–314–44–35–35–08–104–34–45–17–11–4–24–23–35–412–64–11
Pittsburgh 3–45–24–149–62–52–38–82–51–143–42–4–3–44–210–73–46–9
San Diego 8–101–52–53–49–92–43–37–113–45–22–44–3–5–131–65–13–15
San Francisco 7–115–23–41–57–113–31–79–90–61–53–32–413–5–4–37–06–12
St. Louis 4–35–26–910–54–35–28–74–25–103–44–57–106–13–4–5–17–8
Washington 2–412–63–33–43–43–142–43–32–66–126–124–31–50–71–5–8–10

Game log

2008 Game Log
March/April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31 Astros 4–0 Peavy (1–0) Oswalt (0–1)44,9651–0
2April 1 Astros 2–1 Young (1–0) Backe (0–1) Hoffman (1)20,8252–0
3April 2 Astros 9–6 Valverde (1–0) Hoffman (0–1)18,7142–1
4April 3 Astros 3–2 González (1–0) Villarreal (0–1) Hoffman (2)24,4323–1
5April 4 Dodgers 7–1 Kuroda (1–0) Thatcher (0–1)42,4743–2
6April 5 Dodgers 4–1 Peavy (2–0) Penny (1–1)38,8194–2
7April 6 Dodgers 3–2 Broxton (1–0) Hoffman (0–2) Saito (1)44,1654–3
8April 7@ Giants 8–4 Maddux (1–0) Cain (0–1)42,8615–3
9April 8@ Giants 3 – 2 (11) Hennessey (1–0) Meredith (0–1)35,7955–4
10April 9@ Giants 1–0 Walker (1–0) Bell (0–1)30,3105–5
11April 11@ Dodgers 7–5 Peavy (3–0) Penny (1–2) Hoffman (3)54,0526–5
12April 12@ Dodgers 11–1 Lowe (1–0) Young (1–1)54,9556–6
13April 13@ Dodgers 1–0 Maddux (2–0) Billingsley (0–2) Hoffman (4)47,3577–6
14April 15 Rockies 6–0 Wolf (1–0) Jiménez (1–2)24,4398–6
15April 16 Rockies 10–2 Redman (2–1) Germano (0–1)21,7308–7
16April 17 Rockies 2 – 1 (22) Wells (1–0) Rusch (0–1)25,9848–8
17April 18@ D-backs 9–0 Haren (3–0) Maddux (2–1)26,7838–9
18April 19@ D-backs 10–3 Cruz (1–0) Thatcher (0–2)39,7268–10
19April 20@ D-backs 9–4 Wolf (2–0) Johnson (0–1)28,0909–10
20April 21@ Astros 10–3 Oswalt (2–3) Germano (0–2)28,6009–11
21April 22@ Astros 11–7 Valverde (3–1) Bell (0–2)33,4349–12
22April 23 Giants 3–2 Yabu (2–1) Rusch (0–2) Wilson (6)25,5069–13
23April 24 Giants 1–0 Lincecum (4–0) Young (1–2) Wilson (7)26,7899–14
24April 25 D-backs 5–1 Johnson (1–1) Wolf (2–1)31,3409–15
25April 26 D-backs 8–7 Rusch (1–2) Petit (0–1)31,29510–15
26April 27 D-backs 2–1 Webb (6–0) Peavy (3–1) Lyon (7)40,07410–16
27April 29@ Phillies 7–4 Hamels (3–3) Maddux (2–2)34,20710–17
28April 30@ Phillies 4–2 Young (2–2) Moyer (1–2) Hoffman (5)36,64811–17
May
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
29May 1@ Phillies 3–2 Gordon (3–2) Thatcher (0–3) Lidge (7)33,00111–18
30May 2@ Marlins 6–4 Hendrickson (5–1) Germano (0–3) Gregg (5)14,56211–19
31May 3@ Marlins 7–2 Peavy (4–1) Nolasco (1–3)37,68912–19
32May 4@ Marlins 10–3 A. Miller (2–2) Maddux (2–3)11,42212–20
33May 6@ Braves 5–3 Jurrjens (4–2) Young (2–3) Bennett (1)21,65712–21
34May 7@ Braves 5–2 Hudson (5–2) Wolf (2–2) Acosta (2)25,19412–22
35May 8@ Braves 5–4 Acosta (1–1) Thatcher (0–4)28,33712–23
36May 9 Rockies 4–2 Cook (6–1) Peavy (4–2) Fuentes (4)31,05712–24
37May 10 Rockies 3–2 Maddux (3–3) Jiménez (1–3) Hoffman (6)34,11713–24
38May 11 Rockies 6–1 Young (3–3) Reynolds (0–1)28,62414–24
39May 12@ Cubs 12–3 Zambrano (6–1) Wolf (2–3)39,52814–25
40May 13@ Cubs 4–3 Estes (1–0) Marquis (1–3) Hoffman (7)40,02815–25
41May 14@ Cubs 8–5 Lilly (4–4) Peavy (4–3)39,65015–26
42May 15@ Cubs 4–0 Dempster (5–1) Maddux (3–4) Wood (8)40,62915–27
43May 16@ Mariners 6–4 Young (4–3) Batista (3–5) Hoffman (8)35,58616–27
44May 17@ Mariners 4–2 Bédard (3–2) Wolf (2–4) Putz (4)32,29016–28
45May 18@ Mariners 3–2 Rhodes (2–0) Bell (0–3) Putz (5)35,48316–29
46May 19 Cardinals 8–2 Wellemeyer (5–1) Ledezma (0–1)22,63816–30
47May 20 Cardinals 3–2 Corey (1–0) Piñeiro (2–3) Hoffman (9)27,18117–30
48May 21 Cardinals 11–3 Looper (6–3) Young (4–4)21,01117–31
49May 22 Reds 8–2 Wolf (3–4) Harang (2–6)22,04718–31
50May 23 Reds 3–2 Weathers (2–3) Hoffman (0–3) Cordero (10)26,42218–32
51May 24 Reds 7–2 Arroyo (3–4) Ledezma (0–2)27,49918–33
52May 25 Reds 12 – 9 (18) Banks (1–0) Volquez (7–2)36,50819–33
53May 27 Nationals 4–2 Bell (1–3) Manning (0–1) Hoffman (10)18,74420–33
54May 28 Nationals 6–4 Pérez (2–4) Estes (1–1) Rauch (11)19,20120–34
55May 29 Nationals 5–2 Bell (2–3) Rivera (3–3) Hoffman (11)25,02121–34
56May 30@ Giants 7 – 3 (13) Baek (1–1) Sadler (0–1)37,17822–34
57May 31@ Giants 5–1 Banks (2–0) Misch (0–2)34,92123–34
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
58June 1@ Giants 4–3 (10) Hinshaw (1–0) Hoffman (0–4)33,86723–35
59June 2 Cubs 7–6 Zambrano (8–1) Baek (1–2) Wood (15)30,25923–36
60June 3 Cubs 9–6 Marquis (3–3) Corey (1–1) Wood (16)24,47723–37
61June 4 Cubs 2–1 Bell (3–3) Lilly (5–5) Hoffman (12)25,25824–37
62June 5 Mets 2–1 Hoffman (1–4) Schoeneweis (0–2)28,86725–37
63June 6 Mets 2–1 Wolf (4–4) Santana (7–4) Hoffman (13)27,74926–37
64June 7 Mets 2 – 1 (10) Adams (1–0) Feliciano (0–2)38,97227–37
65June 8 Mets 8–6 Guevara (1–0) Wagner (0–1) Hoffman (14)31,99228–37
66June 10 Dodgers 7–2 Proctor (1–0) Hampson (0–1)26,86028–38
67June 11 Dodgers 4–1 Wolf (5–4) Billingsley (4–7) Hoffman (15)29,21829–38
68June 12 Dodgers 9–0 Peavy (5–3) Kuroda (3–6)36,35430–38
69June 13@ Indians 9–5 Betancourt (2–3) Meredith (0–2) Kobayashi (3)31,39930–39
70June 14@ Indians 8 – 3 (10) Bell (4–3) Mujica (0–1)37,48431–39
71June 15@ Indians 7–3 Sabathia (5–8) Maddux (3–5)33,01731–40
72June 17@ Yankees 8–0 Pettitte (7–5) Wolf (5–5)52,30631–41
73June 18@ Yankees 8–5 Rasner (4–4) Peavy (5–4) Rivera (19)52,62831–42
74June 19@ Yankees 2–1 Veras (2–0) Banks (2–1) Rivera (20)54,36231–43
75June 20 Tigers 6–2 Bell (5–3) Rodney (0–1)40,68332–43
76June 21 Tigers 7–5 Robertson (6–6) Baek (1–3) Jones (13)34,74932–44
77June 22 Tigers 5–3 Verlander (4–9) Wolf (5–6) Jones (14)28,77932–45
78June 24 Twins 3–1 Reyes (2–0) Hoffman (1–5) Nathan (20)36,94832–46
79June 25 Twins 9–3 Perkins (4–2) Maddux (3–6)22,23432–47
80June 26 Twins 4–3 Baker (4–2) Banks (2–2) Nathan (21)28,78932–48
81June 27 Mariners 5–2 Washburn (3–7) Wolf (5–7) Morrow (3)28,64032–49
82June 28 Mariners 4–2 Silva (4–9) Baek (1–4) Morrow (4)36,39632–50
83June 29 Mariners 9–2 Bédard (5–4) Peavy (5–5)29,96632–51
84June 30@ Rockies 15–8 Bell (6–3) Fuentes (1–4)43,24833–51
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
85July 1@ Rockies 4–0 Cook (11–5) Banks (2–3)26,22133–52
86July 2@ Rockies 8–1 Jiménez (3–8) Wolf (5–8)28,37733–53
87July 4@ D-backs 5–1 Baek (2–4) Haren (8–5)49,11034–53
88July 5@ D-backs 4–2 Peavy (6–5) Davis (3–4) Hoffman (16)40,97635–53
89July 6@ D-backs 3–2 Johnson (5–7) Banks (2–4) Lyon (18)28,24635–54
90July 7 Marlins 3–1 Nolasco (10–4) Maddux (3–7) Gregg (16)23,84035–55
91July 8 Marlins 10–1 Wolf (6–8) Miller (5–8)24,76236–55
92July 9 Marlins 5–2 Olsen (5–4) Baek (2–5) Gregg (17)31,18636–56
93July 11 Braves 4–0 Peavy (7–5) Reyes (3–8) Hoffman (17)40,23237–56
94July 12 Braves 4–1 Morton (2–2) Maddux (3–8) González (3)42,43837–57
95July 13 Braves 12–3 Campillo (4–4) Wolf (6–9)31,34737–58
96July 17@ Cardinals 4–3 Lohse (12–2) Peavy (7–6) Franklin (13)42,14837–59
97July 18@ Cardinals 11–7 McCllelan (2–4) Bell (6–4)44,39837–60
98July 19@ Cardinals 6–5 Wolf (6–10) Wellemeyer (8–4) Franklin (14)45,39937–61
99July 20@ Cardinals 9–5 Thompson (2–2) Corey (1–2)44,21437–62
100July 21@ Reds 6–4 Hensley (1–0) Cordero (4–3) Hoffman (18)18,17738–62
101July 22@ Reds 4–3 (11) Majewski (1–0) Corey (1–3)21,23338–63
102July 23@ Reds 9–5 Arroyo (9–7) Meredith (0–3) Cordero (21)22,97038–64
103July 24@ Pirates 9–1 Herrera (1–1) Hensley (1–1)17,91638–65
104July 25@ Pirates 6–5 Baek (3–5) Duke (4–8) Hoffman (19)35,72739–65
105July 26@ Pirates 9–6 Banks (3–4) Van Benschoten (1–3) Hoffman (20)27,79440–65
106July 27@ Pirates 3–1 Peavy (8–6) Grabow (5–3) Hoffman (21)21,72141–65
107July 28 D-backs 8–5 Maddux (4–8) Owings (6–9) Hoffman (22)29,30242–65
108July 29 D-backs 3–0 Davis (4–5) Hensley (1–2) Lyon (22)29,13142–66
109July 30 D-backs 7–3 Haren (11–5) Baek (3–6)31,75542–67
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
110August 1 Giants 3–2 (10) Romo (1–1) Hoffman (1–6) Wilson (29)33,92642–68
111August 2 Giants 2–0 Zito (6–13) Peavy (8–7) Wilson (30)41,68842–69
112August 3 Giants 4–1 Maddux (5–8) Correia (2–6) Hoffman (23)33,06043–69
113August 5@ Mets 6–5 Pelfrey (10–7) Adams (1–1) Schoeneweis (1)52,13043–70
114August 6@ Mets 4–2 Baek (4–6) Martínez (3–3) Hoffman (24)48,01844–70
115August 7@ Mets 5–3 Heilman (2–6) Bell (6–5)49,35244–71
116August 8@ Rockies 6–3 Rusch (5–3) Peavy (8–8) Fuentes (21)33,14744–72
117August 9@ Rockies 8–3 Maddux (6–8) Cook (14–8) Hoffman (25)41,64045–72
118August 10@ Rockies 16–7 Hampson (1–1) Hernández (0–1)45,66046–72
119August 12 Brewers 5–2 Suppan (8–7) Baek (4–7) Torres (23)28,37346–73
120August 13 Brewers 7–1 Sabathia (7–0) Banks (3–5)32,77146–74
121August 14 Brewers 3–2 Peavy (9–8) Sheets (11–6) Hoffman (26)30,14547–74
122August 15 Phillies 1–0 Moyer (11–7) Maddux (6–9) Lidge (29)37,55847–75
123August 16 Phillies 8–3 Reineke (1–0) Kendrick (10–7)33,95648–75
124August 17 Phillies 2–1 Hamels (10–8) Baek (4–8) Lidge (30)34,75648–76
125August 19@ D-backs 7–6 Davis (5–7) Banks (3–6) Peña (2)24,73948–77
126August 20@ D-backs 8–6 Haren (14–6) Peavy (9–9) Rauch (18)26,51848–78
127August 21@ D-backs 4–1 Webb (19–4) Reineke (1–1)25,61148–79
128August 22@ Giants 5–0 Lincecum (14–3) Baek (4–9)33,61548–80
129August 23@ Giants 4–3 Zito (8–15) Adams (1–2) Wilson (34)37,08148–81
130August 24@ Giants 7–4 Correia (3–7) Adams (1–3) Wilson (35)37,17448–82
131August 25 D-backs 4–2 Hoffman (2–6) Rauch (4–5)29,19749–82
132August 26 D-backs 9–2 Reineke (2–1) Webb (19–5)32,10450–82
133August 27 D-backs 5–4 Adams (2–3) Qualls (2–8) Hoffman (27)24,56351–82
134August 29 Rockies 9–4 Cook (16–8) Hayhurst (0–1)25,27451–83
135August 30 Rockies 9–4 Geer (1–0) Jiménez (9–12)30,24052–83
136August 31 Rockies 2–1 Hoffman (3–6) Buchholz (6–4)26,39553–83
September
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Dodgers 5–2 Maddux (7–11) Young (4–5) Broxton (11)44,08753–84
138September 2@ Dodgers 8–4 Kershaw (3–5) Baek (4–10)39,33053–85
139September 3@ Dodgers 6–4 Kuroda (8–10) LeBlanc (0–1) Broxton (12)48,82253–86
140September 4@ Brewers 5–2 Estes (2–1) Suppan (10–8) Hoffman (28)33,18254–86
141September 5@ Brewers 3–2 (11) Shouse (5–1) Falkenborg (2–3)41,51554–87
142September 6@ Brewers 1–0 Sheets (13–7) Peavy (9–10)42,66754–88
143September 7@ Brewers 10–1 Young (5–5) Parra (10–7)44,56855–88
144September 8 Dodgers 4–0 Baek (5–10) Maddux (7–12)25,94256–88
145September 9 Dodgers 6–2 Beimel (5–1) Bell (6–6)26,61456–89
146September 10 Dodgers 7–2 Lowe (13–11) Estes (2–2)27,20856–90
147September 11 Giants 11–3 Geer (2–0) Cain (8–12)30,49757–90
148September 12 Giants 5–2 Sánchez (9–10) Peavy (9–11) Wilson (38)24,61057–91
149September 13 Giants 7–0 Lincecum (17–3) Young (5–6)31,01557–92
150September 14 Giants 8–6 (10) Romo (2–1) Hayhurst (0–2) Wilson (39)25,47657–92
151September 15@ Rockies 11–5 LeBlanc (1–1) Reynolds (2–7)25,29658–93
152September 16@ Rockies 10–3 Jiménez (11–12) Estes (2–3)25,50758–94
153September 17@ Rockies 1–0 Hernández (12–11) Geer (2–1) Fuentes (28)25,15558–95
154September 19@ Nationals 11–6 (14) Hampson (2–1) Speigner (0–1)28,60059–95
155September 20@ Nationals 6–1 Young (6–6) Lannan (9–14)27,47460–95
156September 21@ Nationals 6–2 Baek (6–10) Pérez (7–11)29,60861–95
157September 22 Dodgers 10–1 Billingsley (16–10) LeBlanc (1–2)48,90561–96
158September 23 Dodgers 12–4 Kershaw (5–5) Ekstrom (0–1)44,77661–97
159September 24 Dodgers 7–5 Peavy (10–11) Stults (2–3) Hoffman (29)52,56962–97
160September 26 Pirates 6–3 Snell (7–12) Ekstrom (0–2) Capps (21)27,22762–98
161September 27 Pirates 3–2 Young (7–6) Barthmaier (0–2) Hoffman (30)29,82563–98
162September 28 Pirates 6–1 Yates (6–3) LeBlanc (1–3)29,19163–99

Roster

2008 San Diego Padres
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Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Nick Hundley 6019847.237524
1B Adrián González 162616172.27936119
2B Tadahito Iguchi 8130370.231224
SS Khalil Greene 10538983.2131035
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff 154624162.2602384
LF Chase Headley 9133189.269938
CF Jody Gerut 10032897.2961443
RF Brian Giles 147559171.3061263

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Scott Hairston 11232681.2481731
Edgar Gonzalez 11132589.274733
Luis Rodríguez 6420258.287012
Josh Bard 5717836.202116
Paul McAnulty 6613528.207313
Will Venable 2811029.264210
Michael Barrett 309419.20229
Luke Carlin 369414.14916
Jim Edmonds 269016.17816
Tony Clark 708821.239111
Justin Huber 336115.24628
Matt Antonelli 215711.19313
Chip Ambres 24418.19500
Sean Kazmar Jr. 19398.20502
Callix Crabbe 21346.17602
Brian Myrow 21213.14313
Drew Macias 17204.20025
Craig Stansberry 12166.37502
Colt Morton 9151.06701

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jake Peavy 27173.210112.85166
Greg Maddux 26153.1693.9980
Randy Wolf 21119.26104.74105
Cha-Seung Baek 22111.0694.6277
Chris Young 18102.1763.9693
Josh Banks 1785.1364.7543
Shawn Estes 943.2234.7419
Josh Geer 527.0212.6716
Wade LeBlanc 521.1138.0214
Chad Reineke 418.0215.0013

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Wilfredo Ledezma 2554.1024.4749
Justin Germano 1243.2035.9817
Dirk Hayhurst 1016.2029.7214

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Trevor Hoffman 4836303.7746
Heath Bell 746603.5871
Cla Meredith 730304.0949
Mike Adams 542302.4874
Bryan Corey 391306.2318
Justin Hampson 352102.9319
Clay Hensley 321205.3126
Joe Thatcher 250408.4217
Glendon Rusch 121206.4112
Carlos Guevara 101005.8411
Kevin Cameron 100003.605
Brian Falkenborg 90104.2210
Mike Ekstrom 80207.456
Brett Tomko 60001.939
Sean Henn 40007.719
Charlie Haeger 400016.624
Enrique González 410010.801
Scott Patterson 30000.005
Jared Wells 20006.002

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Randy Ready
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Bill Masse
A Lake Elsinore Storm California League Carlos Lezcano
A Fort Wayne Wizards Midwest League Doug Dascenzo
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Greg Riddoch
Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League José Flores

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The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy, as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.

The 2004 San Diego Padres season was the 36th season in franchise history. It saw the club finish with a record of 87–75, the fifth most wins in franchise history. With 87 wins, the Padres improved their win–loss record by 23 games over the 2003 season (64–98), the single largest improvement from one full season to the next in team history. The Padres also moved into their new home Petco Park, which drew a total of 3,016,752 fans to 81 home games, shattering all previous attendance marks.

The 2005 San Diego Padres season was the 37th season for the San Diego Padres. For the first time since 1998, the Padres qualified for the postseason after six straight losing seasons. The 2005 team is noted as having the weakest record among any team to qualify for the postseason, finishing 82–80, tied with the 1973 New York Mets for the fewest wins ever in a non-shortened year since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961, and the fewest of any team since 1885. The National League West was weak in 2005, with all teams finishing below the .500 mark except for the San Diego Padres, who only finished two games above the .500 mark. The closest team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, were five games back. Three teams in the Eastern Division finished with better records than San Diego but failed to qualify for the playoffs, such as the Philadelphia Phillies, who won 88 games and won all six of their games against the Padres. There had been some speculation that the Padres would be the first team in MLB history to win a division and finish below .500, but their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 30 gave them their 81st victory, guaranteeing a split record. They were swept in three games by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.

The 2006 San Diego Padres season was the 38th season in franchise history. The Padres captured their second consecutive National League West title, with a record of 88–74, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers by virtue of winning the season series 13–5 against the Dodgers. The 2006 season also marked the end of Bruce Bochy's tenure as manager of the team, after 24 seasons overall, 12 seasons as manager (1995–2006), winning 4 division titles. The Padres were eliminated in the NLDS by the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, losing 3–1.

The 1997 San Diego Padres season was the 29th season in franchise history. The Padres finished last in the National League West. Right fielder Tony Gwynn had the highest batting average in the majors, at .372.

The 1994 San Diego Padres season was the 26th season in franchise history.

The 1977 San Diego Padres season was the ninth season in franchise history.

The 1973 San Diego Padres season was the fifth season in franchise history.

The 1971 San Diego Padres season was the third season in franchise history.

The 1970 San Diego Padres season was the second season in franchise history. The Padres improved by 11 wins from their inaugural season in 1969.

The 1979 San Diego Padres season was the 11th season in franchise history.

The 1988 San Diego Padres season was the 20th season in franchise history. Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average (.313) to win a batting title.

The 1986 San Diego Padres season was the 18th season in franchise history.

The 1922 Chicago White Sox season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished with a 77–77 record, excluding a tied game that was not included in the standings. They finished sixth in the American League, 17 games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees. The White Sox scored 691 runs and allowed 691 runs for a run differential of zero, becoming the first team to finish with a .500 winning percentage and a zero run differential. This dubious feat was later matched by the 1983 San Diego Padres.

The 2017 San Diego Padres season was the 49th season of the San Diego Padres franchise in Major League Baseball and the Padres' 14th season at Petco Park. The Padres began the season on April 3 at the Los Angeles Dodgers. They ended the season on October 1 at the San Francisco Giants. They finished the season 71–91 to finish in fourth place in the National League West, 33 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. They missed the playoffs for the 11th straight year.

References

  1. ↑ "David Freese Stats".
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