1969 San Diego Padres | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |
City | San Diego, California | |
Record | 52–110 (.321) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | C. Arnholdt Smith | |
General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Managers | Preston Gómez | |
Television | KOGO | |
Radio | KOGO (Duke Snider, Frank Sims, Jerry Gross) | |
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The 1969 San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110 (the same record as their expansion counterpart), finishing last in the newly created National League West, 41 games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves. The Padres finished last in the majors as a team in runs scored (468), hits (1,203) and batting average (225).