THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY

May 16, 1980 May 12, 1998 Randy Jones pitches a franchise- The Padres are rained out at record, third straight shutout, Qualcomm Stadium, ending a run allowing three hits with six of 1,172 straight home games over strikeouts in a 3-0 win over the more than 15 seasons without a Cubs at Stadium. rainout.

May 17, 1998 May 11, 2016 collects the 1,000th RBI Fernando Rodney becomes the of his career with a pinch-hit sac first Padres closer to get saves in fly off PHI’s Curt Schilling. both ends of a doubleheader as the Padres sweep the eventual World Series champion Cubs at .

May 12, 2018 Kevin Towers, the longest-tenured general manager in franchise history (1995-2009) is posthumously inducted as the 15th member of the Padres Hall of Fame. THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY

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

1. In 1998, the Padres were rained out at Qualcomm Stadium. This was the first rainout they had after a streak of how many straight home games without a rainout? a) 1,172 b) 948 c) 1,398 d) 1,245

2. In 1998, Tony Gwynn collected the ______th RBI of his career with a pinch-hit sac fly off PHI’s Curt Schilling.

3. Kevin Towers is the longest-tenured general manager in Padres franchise history. True or False?

4. In 2006, Fernando Rodney became the first Padres closer to get saves in both ends of a doubleheader as the Padres swept the eventual World Series champions. Who were the World Series Champions that year?

5. In 1980, Randy Jones pitched a franchise-record, third straight shutout, allowing three hits with _____ strikeouts in a 3-0 win over the Cubs at . a) 4 b) 9 c) 6 d) 8

6. In 2018, Kevin Towers, Padres general manager from 1995-2009 was posthumously inducted as the ______th member of the Padres Hall of Fame. a) 19 b) 15 c) 11 d) 9

7. In 1980, at what ballpark did the Padres play their home games? ______

8. The Padres were rained out at Qualcomm Stadium in May of 1998, ending a run of home games over more than how many seasons without a rainout?

a) 12 b) 6 c) 4 d) 15

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