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THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY

May 4, 1977 May 5, 1978 The Padres and Phillies complete The Padres tie the franchise record a nine- game at San Diego with four triples in a game in a 2-1 Stadium in a franchise-record 1 win at St. Louis. SS hour and 29 minutes. The secret has two triples in a three- to the quickest game in Padres performance and OFs Gene history are the fast-working Richards and Oscar Gamble both , and in the third inning. PHI’s .

May 7, 1983 May 9, 1997 1B logs the 2,000th The Padres retire the No. 35 of Randy hit of his career. Jones. The sinkerball artist had a 92-105 record and a 3.30 ERA for the Padres from 1973-80 in 264 games (253 starts). Jones was the first Padre to win the NL Award in 1976 when he went 22-14 with a 2.74 ERA and led the league in wins, starts (40), complete games (25) and IP (315.1).

May 5, 2003 May 6, 2005 The first seats are installed in the reaches the bowl at . 400- milestone, striking two in a perfect inning in the Padres 6-5 win at St. Louis.

May 10, 2008 May 10, 2016 wins the 350th game Alex Dickerson becomes the first of his career pitching for the Padres Padre ever to hit a pinch-hit grand in a 3-2 win over Colorado at Petco slam for his first Major League Park. home in the Padres 8-7 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY

NOW, TEST YOUR PADRES HISTORY KNOWLEDGE WITH THIS QUIZ. NO PEEKING!

1. In 2008, Greg Maddux wins the ______game of his career pitching for the Padres in a 3-2 win over Colorado at Petco Park.

2. In what year were the first seats installed in the bowl at Petco Park? a) 1999 b) 2006 c) 2003 d) 2001

3. In May of 1983, Steve Garvey logged the 2,000th hit of his career. What position did he play? ______

4. In 1977, the Padres and Phillies complete a nine-inning game at San Diego Stadium in a franchise-record 1 hour and 29 minutes. What was the secret to this quickest game in Padres history? a) no hits b) shorter inning breaks c) no mound visits d) fast-working pitchers

5. In 1997, the Padres retired the number of Randy Jones. What number did he wear? ______

6. On May 5, 1978, the Padres tied the franchise record with four triples in a game in a 2-1 win at St. Louis. Which player hit 2 triplets in that game? a) Ozzie Smith b) Gene Richards c) Oscar Gamble d)

7. In 2016, ______became the first Padre ever to hit a pinch-hit for his first Major League .

8. In 2005, Trevor Hoffman reaches the _____-save milestone, striking out two in a perfect inning in the Padres 6-5 win at St. Louis.

a) 300 b) 400 c) 500 d) 600

b Dickerson Alex a 35 d Base First c 350th 8. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. ANSWERS