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Book Synopsis San Diego's First Padres and "the Kid" by : Thomas F. Larwin
Download or read book San Diego's First Padres and "the Kid" written by Thomas F. Larwin and published by Montezuma Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year was 1936. The Depression was at its height. San Diego--then considered nothing more than a sleepy border town--had always desired to become a "big city." Securing a major professional baseball franchise would be the first step in fulfilling this dream. Finally, San Diego took that first step by securing a team in the fabled Pacific Coast League. After a community-wide contest, the team was christened the San Diego Padres. That team turned out to be not only an interesting ballclub, but also a very good one. In retrospect, the club was even more remarkable. Two of its players--Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams, aka "The Kid"--became members of the Natinal Baseball Hall of Fame. They had one of the DiMaggio brothers roaming the outfield. Another outfielder played alongside Babe Ruth on the 1927 Yankees. To quote Bobby Doerr: "It was quite a team." Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved. Official Website of Major League Baseball http: //www.mlb.com.
Download or read book The First Padres written by Dan Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bob Chandler's Tales from the San Diego Padres by : Bob Chandler
Download or read book Bob Chandler's Tales from the San Diego Padres written by Bob Chandler and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The San Diego Padres became a National League expansion team in 1969. Through 37 seasons of play, the Padres have never won a World Series, never had a pitcher throw a no-hitter, and never had a player hit for the cycle. They have, however, made it to the World Series twice, had three different pitchers win the Cy Young Award, and had a player tie Honus Wagner for most National League batting titles (eight). They almost lost the franchise to Washington, D.C., had an owner take the public address microphone on opening day to blast his own players, and created national headlines when a nationally-known comedienne performed her version of the national anthem before a game.Longtime Padres announcer Bob Chandler knows the details behind all of these stories and shares his memories with San Diego baseball historian Bill Swank in an easy-to-read recap of the team's colorful past. They also look at many other stories: sick and severely dehydrated on the trainer's table, Ken Caminiti had an IV removed from his arm, ate a Snickers bar, then hit two home runs against the New York Mets in Mexico; the comic relief provided by the San Diego Chicken during the Padres lean years; and how popular Padre Tim Flannery became the mascot - a cross between a dinosaur and an anteater.Chandler and Swank utilize their numerous contacts to bring fans many inside stories and humorous anecdotes dating back to the team's actual birth on May 27, 1968. Eight-time batting champion Tony Gwynn and Cy Young Award-winner Randy Jones are among the former players providing insight and inside stories. Chandler's longtime broadcast partner Jerry Coleman, elected to the broadcasters' wing of the baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, has written the foreword. A colorful collection of owners, managers, coaches, and players over the years lends themselves to many interesting tales from the dugout, which all adds up to an informative, insider's look at the behind-the-scenes events that have shaped the history of the San Diego Padres.
Download or read book The Kid written by Bill Nowlin and published by Rounder Records. This book was released on 2005 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ted Williams was a giant of a man, the likes of whom America may never see again. Enshrined in Cooperstown in 1966, in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ted Williams was also the first living athlete to be honored with his own Museum - the Ted Williams Museum and Hitter's Hall of Fame.
Book Synopsis The History of the San Diego Padres by : Michael E. Goodman
Download or read book The History of the San Diego Padres written by Michael E. Goodman and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team history of the San Diego Padres, a minor league franchise for many years, but a major league member since 1969.
Book Synopsis The Story of the San Diego Padres by : Michael E. Goodman
Download or read book The Story of the San Diego Padres written by Michael E. Goodman and published by Creative Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book San Diego Padres written by Tom Larwin and published by Society for American Baseball Research. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Diego Padres: The First Half Century captures some of the great players to wear a Padres uniform and takes baseball fans through some of the more memorable dates in Padres history. Not just dates that we always read about but the ones that truly tell the story of the franchise. If you're a longtime Padres fan or baseball fan, you'll enjoy the wonderful stories put together by SABR on the first 50 years of the Padres franchise. Includes a foreword by Randy Jones and an Afterword by Major Garrett. San Diego Padres: The First Half Century is the collaborative work of 51 members of the Society for American Baseball Research. It tells the stories of 25 Padres players-from Ashby to Winfield-several team executives and media members, the ballparks, and even a biography of The San Diego Chicken. You'll There are more than 25 accounts of standout games in franchise history and a few other features as well. "I'm proud to be in the Padres Hall of Fame and have my number, 35, retired but more proud of the friends I've made and people I've met with my association with the Padres. Reading these stories has certainly brought many of those memories and I can't thank SABR enough for writing them."-from the Foreword by Randy Jones PLAYERS Andy Ashby Steve Ferenchick Heath Bell by Geoff Young Andy Benes by Alan Cohen Ken Caminiti by Paul Doutrich Nate Colbert by Gregory H. Wolf Dave Dravecky by Wayne Strumpfer Steve Finley by Bill Parker Tim Flannery by Bob Webster Cito Gaston by Alfonso L Tusa Brian Giles by Mark Hodermarsky Tony Gwynn by Dan D'Addona Trevor Hoffman by Max Mannis Randy Jones by Alan Cohen Terry Kennedy by David E. Skelton Clay Kirby Charles F. Faber Ryan Klesko by Joel Rippel Craig Lefferts by Steve West Phil Nevin by Joel Rippel Jake Peavy by Gerard Kwilecki Gene Richards by Michael See Benito Santiago by Thomas J. Brown Jr .Eric Show by John Stahl Garry Templeton by Nick Waddell Will Venable by Jay Hurd Dave Winfield by Doug Skipper MANAGERS, EXECUTIVES, MEDIA Bud Black by Nick Waddell Bruce Bochy by Thomas J. Brown Jr. Bob Chandler by Tom Larwin Jerry Coleman by C. Paul Rogers IIIRay & Joan Kroc by Bob LeMoine Jack McKeon by Thomas J. Brown Jr. Eduardo Ortega by Jorge Iber Elten Schiller by Tom Larwin Kevin Towers by Mark Souder Dick Williams by Eric Aron SPRING TRAINING, STADIA, AND THE CHICKEN Spring Training in Yuma by Jim Patrick San Diego Stadium / Jack Murphy Stadium/ Qualcomm Stadium by Curt Smith Petco Park by Mike Madigan and Dave Nielsen Ted Giannoulas / The San Diego Chicken by Fred O. Rodgers NOTABLE GAMES April 8, 1969: Padres Win Inaugural Game by Gregory Funk July 21, 1970: Clay Kirby's Near No-Hitter June 18, 1972: Arlin One Strike Away from No-hitter August 1, 1972: Colbert's Record-Setting Day June 10, 1974: Padres Overcome Eighth-inning 8-0 Deficit to Win October 1, 1978: Gaylord Perry Gets 3,000th Career Strikeout and Ozzie Smith Performs his First Pregame Backflip July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn's First Hit August 12, 1984: A Day at the Brawl Park October 6, 1984: Another Clutch Moment for Steve Garvey October 7, 1984: Padres Come from Behind Again to Claim 1984 NLCS October 10, 1984: Win One for the Friars October 1, 1989: Gwynn Edges Clark on Last Day for Batting Crown August 16, 1996: A Mexican Baseball Fiesta August 18, 1996: The End of La Primera Serie: Padres and Mets September 29, 1996: Padres Sweep Dodgers for NL West Title October 14, 1998: Hitchcock Leads Padres to the Fall Classic and more!
Book Synopsis The Story of the San Diego Padres by : Brian Hawkes
Download or read book The Story of the San Diego Padres written by Brian Hawkes and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history, players, and future of the San Diego Padres baseball team.
Book Synopsis Baseball in San Diego by : Bill Swank
Download or read book Baseball in San Diego written by Bill Swank and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first color action photo of Ted Williams (as shown on the front cover) was taken at Lane Field in San Diego on October 5, 1941 by an amateur photographer. Nobody knew of its existence until an old wooden cigar box was found in a basement in 1999. This book is a treasure chest of such old San Diego baseball pictures and memories. From the Padres to Petco focuses on San Diego's love affair with the Padres from the Pacific Coast League years at Lane Field (1936-57), Westgate Park (1958-67), San Diego Stadium (1968) and through 35 more exciting and often exasperating National League summers in Mission Valley (1969-2003). Through it all, Padre fans have been faithful and forgiving. With a new ballpark, San Diego looks to build a winning tradition.
Book Synopsis San Diego Padres 101 by : Brad M. Epstein
Download or read book San Diego Padres 101 written by Brad M. Epstein and published by 101 Book. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun team board book teaching young fans about the game of baseball and their favorite team. Great for fans of all generations to share with their children and grandchildren.
Book Synopsis The San Diego Padres by : Mark Stewart
Download or read book The San Diego Padres written by Mark Stewart and published by Norwood House Paper Editions. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presents the history, accomplishments and key personalities of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Includes timelines, quotes, maps, glossary and websites"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis San Diego Padres by : JOSH. ANDERSON
Download or read book San Diego Padres written by JOSH. ANDERSON and published by Stride. This book was released on 2024-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple but fact-packed overview of the San Diego Padres baseball team, covering their origins, their home stadium, their mascot, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, informative captions and sidebars, stats on top plays and players, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Book Synopsis The San Diego Padres by : Mark Stewart
Download or read book The San Diego Padres written by Mark Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presents the history, accomplishments and key personalities of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Includes timelines, quotes, maps, glossary and websites"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book San Diego Padres written by Jim Gigliotti and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the San Diego Padres baseball team, including its history, notable players, and team all-time career records.
Download or read book Expo 2 Padres 1 written by John Culea and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep into the Great Depression, two events changed the face and heartbeat of San Diego. The first was the 1935 Panama-California Exposition at Balboa Park and the other came a year later when the Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars baseball team relocated to San Diego and became the Padres. Expo 2 Padres 1 continues a story first begun in 1915 as told in the author's historical novel SanDiegoland: When Wonderland took on the World. That was the year of the first exposition, the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park. Now, 20 years have passed and Pete Adamson, his wife Grace and son Hank and daughter Althea find their lives intertwined with the Expo and their friends Guey and Ling Lu, owners of two downtown restaurants in San Diego's Chinese district. Pete is the Deputy Superintendent for the City Parks Department, Grace is a reporter for a San Diego newspaper, Hank is a professional baseball player assigned to the Knoxville Smokies and Althea works at San Diego's largest department store. Much to the displeasure of her mother she begins a romantic relationship with the Lu's son, Yong and later Althea's mother has a humbling experience that breaks down her racist attitude toward the Chinese. The reader lives the adventure of San Diego during the Depression and how the Exposition with all its innovations and controversies helped shape the city to what it is today. The story then goes behind the scenes to show how San Diego landed its first professional baseball team when the Hollywood Stars relocated to San Diego and Lane Field was built along the waterfront. In the story, after having helped build the Warren ballpark near Bisbee, Arizona, Pete must decide if he wants to be part of constructing Lane Field. The reader will see what it took to bring a 17-year-old high school phenom to the Padres' roster, a boy by the name of Ted Williams who went on to be a Baseball Hall of Fame player for the Boston Red Sox. As the story unfolds, Pete Adamson's son, Hank moves up the ladder in the minor leagues, a journey that finds him competing for a spot on the Padres team. Throughout the story, the lives of the Lu and Adamson family blend and sometimes clash with experiences that range from comical to near tragedy. Ying Lu, the family matriarch keeps everyone on their toes wondering what will be the next outrageous words to come out of her mouth. Expo 2 Padres 1 is a page-turning journey in the lives of people who strive to be true to their faith, family and friends. For some, their faith is tested to the ultimate, while others, who are not ready to have faith as their foundation struggle to find life's crucial answers.
Book Synopsis The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia by : David Porter
Download or read book The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia written by David Porter and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive history of one of Major League Baseball's most fascinating franchises. From its roots as a National League expansion team in 1969 through the 2000 season, this new book covers the team's entire season-by-season history on the field, including its World Series appearances in 1984 and 1998. The team's greatest stars -- Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Trevor Hoffman, Randy Jones, Nate Colbert, Steve Garvey, Ken Caminiti, and nearly a hundred others -- are fully chronicled, as are Padre celebrities such as Ray Kroc, Dick Williams, and Jerry Coleman. Much of the authors' biographical information was collected through personal interviews. The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia delineates the team's greatest milestones in its "This Date in Padre History" section, lists the franchise's all-time transactions, and chooses the Padres' all-time "dream team." The appendix of the book includes an all-time Padres roster and the most comprehensive statistical history of the Padres ever published.
Book Synopsis Baseball in the Garden of Eden by : John Thorn
Download or read book Baseball in the Garden of Eden written by John Thorn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know how the game of baseball began? Think again. Forget Abner Doubleday and Cooperstown. Did baseball even have a father--or did it just evolve from other bat-and-ball games? John Thorn, baseball's preeminent historian, examines the creation story of the game and finds it all to be a gigantic lie. From its earliest days baseball was a vehicle for gambling, a proxy form of class warfare. Thorn traces the rise of the New York version of the game over other variations popular in Massachusetts and Philadelphia. He shows how the sport's increasing popularity in the early decades of the nineteenth century mirrored the migration of young men from farms and small towns to cities, especially New York. Full of heroes, scoundrels, and dupes, this book tells the story of nineteenth-century America, a land of opportunity and limitation, of glory and greed--all present in the wondrous alloy that is our nation and its pastime.--From publisher description.
