Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images K C Alfred San Diego Union-Tribune B Bennett Bernstein Associates Diamond Images Stephen Dunn Stephen Dunn Allsport Focus on Sport George Gojkovich Otto Greule Jr Jeff Gross Tom Hauck Allsport Andy Hayt Jed Jacobsohn Allsport Rob Leiter MLB Photos Missy Mikulecky San Francisco Giants MLB Photos Donald Miralle Ronald C Modra Sports Imagery Doug Pensinger Doug Pensinger Allsport Christian Petersen Rich Pilling MLB Photos Marco Simoni Don Smith MLB Photos Tony Tomsic WireImage Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Goodman Michael E The story of the San Diego Padres by Michael E Goodman p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team from its inaugural 1969 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-054-7 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-024-8 eBook 1 San Diego Padres Baseball team National League of Professional Baseball Clubs History Juvenile literature I Title II Series GV875 S33G663 2011 796 357’6409794985 dc22 2010025219 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Outfielder Brian Giles Page 4 First baseman Adrian Gonzalez
Michael E Goodman BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
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P a d r e s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Starting Slowly 6 A Winning Attitude 15 From Chumps to Champs 22 Soaring in the 90s 33 New Faces in a New Century 41 AROUND THE HORN No No-No’s 12 The San Diego Chicken 20 Home-Field Advantage 24 A Late Night in Philadelphia 31 No Umbrella Necessary 38 A Slow Season 43 ALL-TIME PADRES P Trevor Hoffman 8 C Benito Santiago 13 1B Nate Colbert 14 2B Quilvio Veras 18 3B Phil Nevin 23 SS Garry Templeton 28 LF Gene Richards 30 CF Steve Finley 35 RF Tony Gwynn 39 M Bruce Bochy 40 Index 48
