San Diego Padres - The First Year (1969)  
   
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  Titles: Top Padres Players of the Sixties  
  None  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Clayton Kirby (1.52) -   6  
  San Diego Stadium Joe Niekro (2.28) -   6  
    Al Santorini (0.76) -   5  
  Team Name: Tommie Sisk (0.21) -   3  
  Padres Dick Kelley (1.56) -   2  
    Gary Ross (0.08) -   2   
  Owner:  Frank Reberger (1.03) -   2  
  C. Arnholt Smith  Jack Baldschun (0.6) -   2  
    Bill McCool (0.26) -   2  
  General Managers:    
  Buzzy Bavasi Catchers:  
    Chris Cannizzarro (0.22) -   5  
  Managers:    
  Preston Gomez  First Basemen:  
    Nate Colbert (2.52) -   6  
  Hall of Famers:    
  None Second Basemen:  
    Jose Arcia (1.56) -   1  
  Rookie of the Year:  Roberto Pena (0.19) -   0  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  MVP Tommy Dean (1.76) -   1  
  None    
e   Third Base:  
e No Hitters: Ed Spiezio (0.41) -   1  
e None    
e   Outfield:  
e Cy Young: Ollie Brown (2,61) -   7  
  None Al Ferrara (1.85) -   6  
    Ivan Murrell (0.92) -   3  
  Notable Events: Cito Gaston (0.77) -   2  
    Tony Gonzalez (0.91) -   2  
  1968 - The expansion Padres open in San Diego Stadium (later Jack Murphy Stadium     
  and, later still, Qualcomm Stadium). They are one of four new expansion teams. Notable Events:  
     
  1969 - Buzzy Bavasi is hired on as GM. Bavasi had been with the Dodgers where he was 1969 - Righty Clay Kirby, 23, is the 12th pick from St. Louis in the expansion draft   
  one of the best GM's in baseball history. He forgets to bring his mojo to San Diego.    
  Preston Gomez, another well respected baseball man, is the Padres manager. 1969 - 1B Nate Colbert, 23, is the 18th pick from Houston   
   in the expansion draft