The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB) based in San Diego, California. The club was founded in 1969 as part of the league's expansion. The team's hall of fame, created in 1999 to honor the club's 30th anniversary, recognizes players, coaches, and executives who have made key contributions to the franchise. Voting is conducted by a 35-member committee. [1] Candidates typically must wait at least two years after retiring to be eligible for induction, though Tony Gwynn was selected during his final season in 2001 before the last game of the year. [2] He was also the Hall of Fame's first ever unanimous selection. [1] There are 19 members in the team's Hall of Fame, the most recent inductees being John Moores and Jake Peavy in 2023. [3] The inductees are featured in an exhibit at the team's home stadium, Petco Park. [4]
Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones, power-hitting first baseman Nate Colbert, and former owner Ray Kroc were elected to the founding class of the Padres Hall of Fame by a 24-panel committee that included 18 media members who had covered the Padres for at least seven years, four Padres representatives and one representative from the San Diego Baseball Historical Society and the Madres—a San Diego organization that promotes baseball. [5] When Trevor Hoffman's induction was announced in 2014, Padres president Mike Dee stated that the hall's membership needed to be expanded "for those who may have not had [National Baseball] Hall of Fame careers like Trevor." [6] Hoffman's induction was the first since manager Dick Williams' in 2009, as former club owners John Moores and Jeff Moorad had neglected the hall. [6] [7] New Padres ownership led by Ron Fowler placed a renewed organizational emphasis on the Hall of Fame, which included Hoffman's induction as well as future plans to relocate and redesign the hall's exhibit at Petco Park. [6] [8]
The exhibit opened on July 1, 2016, at Padres Hall of Fame Plaza, which is located near the left field entrance of the park at the back of the Western Metal Supply Company building. [9] [10] The new facilities were part of the festivities for the 2016 MLB All-Star Game, which was hosted at Petco Park. [11] The plaza is a tribute to not only the history of the major league club, but also the history of baseball in San Diego, including the Padres from the Pacific Coast League (PCL). [12] On the same day the plaza opened, the Padres inducted San Diego native Ted Williams into their hall of fame. He played for the PCL Padres in 1936 and 1937, and is also a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. [13] The Hall of Fame Plaza at Petco originally was to be named in honor of then-MLB commissioner Bud Selig, but the Padres reconsidered after negative reaction from the media and fans. [14] Plans for the plaza also included eventual statues of Padres greats. [14] [15]
Inducted | Year officially inducted |
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Name | Name of inductee |
Position | Player position or other role of inductee |
Years | Years with the San Diego Padres |
No. | Jersey number with Padres (players only) |
* | Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
^ | Number retired by the Padres |
† | Posthumously inducted |
Inducted | Name | Position | Years | No. | Ref |
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1999 | Randy Jones | Pitcher | 1973–1980 | 35^ | |
Nate Colbert | First baseman | 1969–1974 | 17 | ||
Ray Kroc † | Owner | 1974–1984 | – | ||
2000 | Dave Winfield * | Outfielder | 1973–1980 | 31^ | |
2001 | Buzzie Bavasi | President | 1969–1977 | – | |
Jerry Coleman | Announcer / Manager | 1972–2013 | 2 | ||
2002 | Tony Gwynn * | Outfielder | 1982–2001 | 19^ | |
2009 | Dick Williams * | Manager | 1982–1985 | 23 | |
2014 | Trevor Hoffman * | Pitcher | 1994–2008 | 51^ | |
2015 | Benito Santiago | Catcher | 1986-1992 | 9, 09 | |
Garry Templeton | Shortstop | 1982–1991 | 1 | ||
2016 | Ted Williams †* | Outfielder | 1936–1937 [lower-alpha 1] | 9 | |
Ken Caminiti † | Third baseman | 1995–1998 | 21 | ||
2017 | Jack McKeon | General manager / Manager | 1980–1990 | 15 | |
2018 | Kevin Towers † | General manager | 1995–2009 | — | |
2022 | Larry Lucchino | President / CEO | 1995–2001 | — | [22] |
Ted Leitner | Broadcaster | 1980–2020 | — | ||
2023 | Jake Peavy | Pitcher | 2002–2009 | 44 | [3] |
John Moores | Owner | 1994–2009 | — |
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennants—in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. As of 2022, they have had 16 winning seasons in franchise history. The Padres are one of two Major League Baseball teams in California to originate from the state. As of the 2023 season, the Padres are the only MLB team in California not to have won a World Series and are the oldest team to have yet to win the World Series along with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr., nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder, who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hitting Gwynn won eight batting titles in his career, tied for the most in National League (NL) history. He is one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. Gwynn had a .338 career batting average, never hitting below .309 in any full season. He was a 15-time All-Star, recognized for his skills both on offense and defense with seven Silver Slugger Awards and five Gold Glove Awards. Gwynn was the rare player in his era that stayed with a single team his entire career, and he played in the only two World Series appearances in San Diego's franchise history. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, his first year of eligibility.
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Gerald Francis Coleman was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman for the New York Yankees and manager of the San Diego Padres for one year. Coleman was named the rookie of the year in 1949 by Associated Press, and was an All-Star in 1950 and later that year was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. Yankees teams on which he was a player appeared in six World Series during his career, winning four times. Coleman served as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and the Korean War, flying combat missions with the VMSB-341 Torrid Turtles (WWII) and VMA-323 Death Rattlers (Korea) in both wars. He later became a broadcaster, and he was honored in 2005 by the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford C. Frick Award for his broadcasting contributions.
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This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the San Diego Padres professional baseball team.
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Before the game, Gwynn was inducted directly into the Padres' Hall of Fame, forgoing the customary two-year waiting period.
Kroc and power-hitting first baseman Nate Colbert were also honored by a 24-member panel that included 18 media members who have covered the club for at least seven years, four Padres representatives and one representative from the Madres and the San Diego Baseball Historical Society.