THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY May 27, 1968 May 27, 1973 The day the Major League Padres Padres owner C. Arnholt Smith were born. San Diego financier agrees to sell the Padres to C. Arnholt Smith was awarded a Washington, D.C. supermarket NL expansion franchise for a price magnate Joseph Danzansky. of $10.2 million. Buzzie Bavasi becomes the founding Padres president. May 31, 1976 May 28, 1988 LHP Randy Jones is named the Padres general manager Jack NL Pitcher of the Month for May. McKeon is also named the field He was 6-1 in seven starts with manager to replace Larry Bowa. a 1.48 ERA. May 31, 1997 May 31, 2005 Tony Gwynn is named the NL Player The Padres defeat the Mets 8-4 at of the Month for May. Gwynn hit Petco Park to finish May with a 22-6 .447 (46-for-103) in May with nine record, their best-single month doubles, four homers and 20 RBI. record in franchise history. May 31, 2005 May 31, 2007 Trevor Hoffman is named the Jake Peavy is named the NL Pitcher NL Pitcher of the Month for May, of the Month. Peavy was 4-0 in five logging 12 saves in 12 appearances starts in May with a 0.79 ERA with with a 0.82 ERA. 39 strikeouts in 34.0 innings. THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY NOW, TEST YOUR PADRES HISTORY KNOWLEDGE WITH THIS QUIZ. NO PEEKING! 1. In 2005, the Padres defeat the _______ 8-4 at Petco Park to finish May with a 22-6 record, their best-single month record in franchise history. a) Dodgers b) Mets c) D-Backs d) Rockies 2. LHP ______________ is named the NL Pitcher of the Month for May in 1976. He was 6-1 in seven starts with a 1.48 ERA. 3. What year were the Major League Padres born? a) 1973 b) 1959 c) 1964 d) 1968 4. In 1997, Tony Gwynn was named the NL Player of the Month for May. Gwynn hit .447 in May with nine doubles, four homers and how many RBIs? a) 17 b) 28 c) 20 d) 22 5. In 1988, Padres general manager ____________ is also named the field manager to replace Larry Bowa. a) Jack McKeon b) Joe McIlvaine c) Bob Fontaine d) Randy Smith 6. Padres owner C. Arnholt Smith agrees to sell the Padres to Washington, D.C. supermarket magnate Joseph Danzansky. What year did this happen? a) 1982 b) 1973 c) 1976 d) 1979 7. __________ is named the NL Pitcher of the Month in 2007. He was 4-0 in five starts in May with a 0.79 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 34.0 innings. a) Trevor Hoffman b) Health Bell c) Jake Peavy d) Chris Young 8. __________ is named the NL Pitcher of the Month for May in 2005, logging 12 saves in 12 appearances with a 0.82 ERA. Trevor Hoffman Trevor c b a c d Jones Randy b 8. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. ANSWERS.