Gulf Coast League Padres

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Gulf Coast League Padres
(1981-1982)
Bradenton, Florida
Class-level
PreviousRookie
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
Gulf Coast League
Major league affiliations
Previous San Diego Padres
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NicknameGCL Padres

The Gulf Coast League (GCL) Padres were a minor league baseball team, that played in Bradenton, Florida from 1981-1982. The club played in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League as an affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Bradenton, Florida City in Florida, United States

Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2018 population to be 57,644. Bradenton is a principal city of the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metropolitan statistical area, which had a 2018 estimated population of 821,573. It is the county seat.

Gulf Coast League minor baseball league in Florida

The Gulf Coast League is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league that operates in Florida, United States. Together with the Arizona League, it forms the lowest rung on the North American minor-league ladder.

San Diego Padres Baseball Team and Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California, United States

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego, California. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won two NL pennants — in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. As of 2018, they have had 14 winning seasons in franchise history. The Padres are one of two Major League Baseball teams in California to originate from that state; the Athletics were originally from Philadelphia, and the Dodgers and Giants are originally from two New York City boroughs – Brooklyn and Manhattan, respectively. The Padres are the only MLB team that does not share its city with another franchise in the four major American professional sports leagues. The Padres are the only major professional sports franchise to be located in San Diego, following the relocation of the Chargers to Los Angeles in 2017. They are also the only franchise in the MLB not to have a no-hitter, having gone 8020 games without throwing one, a major league record to begin a franchise.

Season-by-season

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
198125-3811thJim Zerilla
198229-347thManny Crespo

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