San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 052014 092014 Editor Melissa York Copy Editor Nicholas Cafarelli Interior Design and Production Carol Castro Cover Design Kazuko Collins Photo Credits Darron Cummings AP Images cover Al Behrman AP Images 40 43 bottom Lenny Ignelzi AP Images title 29 34 36 43 middle Thane McIntosh The San Diego Union Tribune Getty Images 4 42 bottom Ronald C Modra Sports Imagery Getty Images 7 9 George Gojkovich Getty Images 10 AP Images 13 42 top G Paul Burnett AP Images 14 Fred Jewell AP Images 16 42 middle Jack Smith AP Images 19 Bernstein Associates Getty Images 20 John Gastaldo AP Images 23 Mike Poche AP Images 25 43 top David J Phillip AP Images 26 Robert Sullivan AFP Getty Images 30 Eric Draper AP Images 33 Kevork Djansezian AP Images 38 Charlie Riedel AP Images 44 Chris Park AP Images 47 Library of Congress Control Number 2014933085 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wilson Bernie San Diego Padres by Bernie Wilson p cm Inside MLB Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-483-1 1 San Diego Padres Baseball team National League of Professional Baseball Clubs History Juvenile literature I Title GV875 S33W55 2015 796 357'6409794985 dc23 2014933085

San Diego Padres — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 A World Series at Last 4 Chapter 2 From the Minors to the Majors 10 Chapter 3 Mr Padre Boosts the Padres 16 Chapter 4 Rising from the Ashes 20 Chapter 5 Another World Series 26 Chapter 6 Petco Park and Beyond 34 Timeline 42 Quick Stats 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48

San Diego Padres — page 3 — CHAPTER 1 A WORLD SERIES AT LAST

San Diego Padres — page 4 — S teve Garvey took a mighty swing and drove the ball through the San Diego night It landed beyond the fence in right field setting off a huge celebra tion Garvey had hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning off star relief pitcher Lee Smith The hit gave the Padres a 7 5 win over the Chicago Cubs The victory evened the 1984 National League Cham pionship Series NLCS at two games apiece but the home run was not quite enough to get the Padres to the World Series They would clinch their first National League NL pen nant the next afternoon after a Cubs error But Garvey’s shot had finally given the Padres a defining moment after years buried in last place It remains perhaps the biggest moment in franchise history After all 1984 was only the second time in its history that the team had a winning record And it was hard for some people to take the team seriously Its team Steve Garvey celebrates with his teammates after hitting the game Steve Garvey celebrates with his teammates after hitting the game winning home run in Game 4 of the 1984 NLCS winning home run in Game 4 of the 1984 NLCS A WORLD SERIES AT LAST 5

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