Qualcomm Stadium,San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium,San Diego,CA,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/08/1969 (1) Starting Pitchers – vs. Astros: 04/08/1969 Final Score 2-1 (SDN) Attendance – 23,370 Starting Pitchers Dick Selma (SDN); Don Wilson (HOU) First Batter – Jesus Alou (HOU) Result – Singled to RF First Hits – Jesus Alou (HOU),Singled to RF (1st)…
2002 – The Diamondbacks trounce the Padres, 10 – 3, as 1B Greg Colbrunn hits for the cycle. Colbrunn adds a second home run among five hits and drives home four runs for Arizona. Colbrunn is the first player to hit two home runs in a game while hitting for the cycle since George Brett (May 28, 1979).
On the last day of the season, Rickey Henderson bloops a double down the right-field line off Rockies’ hurler John Thomson to become the 25th major leaguer to collect 3000 hits. Tony Gwynn, who is playing in his last major league game and is also a member of the 3000 hit club, meets the Padre outfielder at home plate in front of a sellout crowd Qualcomm Park.
Arizona defeats San Diego, 3 – 0, in the completion of a game that was suspended after two innings on July 18th. Randy Johnson strikes out 16 batters in his seven innings in relief of Curt Schilling to break the major league mark for relievers set by Walter Johnson on July 25, 1913. He allows just one hit – C Wiki Gonzalez’s 8th-inning single – for the Padres’ only hit in the contest. In addition to setting the record for Ks in a game by a reliever, Johnson also sets the National League reliever record with seven consecutive strikeouts. Johnson is one shy of the major league mark, set by Ron Davis, on May 4, 1981.
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