Padres - Post Season

1998 NL West Division Champion San Diego Padres finished third in the National League behind the Braves (106 - 56) and the Astros (102 - 60). Season highlites:
Won N.L. West by 9 games
Best record in franchise history
Big Bat: Greg Vaughn (.272, 50 HR's, 119 RBI)
Tony Gwynn: .321 AVG, 148 Hits, 2928 Carrer Hits
Ace on the Mound: Kevin Brown (18-7, 2.38 ERA)
In the Pen: Trevor Hoffman (4-2, 1.48 ERA, 53 saves)

Season Record
98 - 64

National League Division Playoff Padres beat Houston Astros in the NL Division Series, 3-1. The Astros won Game 2, but lost Games 1, 3, and 4.

1998 National League Champion The San Diego Padres ended Atlanta's improbable comeback hopes by beating Tom Glavine and the Braves 5-0 to win the National League Championship series four games to two. The Braves won Game 4 and 5, but lost Games 1, 2, 3, and 6. Sterling Hitchcock was named series MVP. Pictures

1998 MLB World Series For the first time in 14 years, the San Diego Padres are headed to the World Series. The Padres will face the New York Yankees (114 - 48) who won their 35th American League pennant. NY Yankees swept the Padres, 4-0 in the series and won their 24th World Series championship with an overall record of 125-50. Pictures

Season Record
91 - 71

1996 NL West Division Champion In addition to the National League West crown, several Padres took home prestigious individual honors... third baseman Ken Caminiti was a unanimous selection as the National League Most Valuable Player after batting .326 with a club-record 40 homers and 126 RBI... skipper Bruce Bochy won both the BBWAA and The Sporting News' Manager of the Year Awards... Tony Gwynn hit .353 to win his 7th N.L. batting title, his 3rd in a row...Trevor Hoffman was named The Sporting News' N.L. Fireman of the Year, and both Caminiti and Steve Finley won their 2nd consecutive Rawlings' Gold Glove Awards.

St. Louis Cardinals swept the Padres, 3-0 in the Division Series.

Season Record
97 - 64

1984 National League Champion The National League Championship Series of 1984 was a strange odyssey between two cities starved for recognition and respect. The Padres had never finished above fourth place in their short history, and San Diego seemed a distant outpost to the Eastern-centered media mecca. Chicago won the first two game in Chicago. No National League team had ever come back from two games loses, and this fact must have weighed heavily on everyone's mind during the long flight back to San Diego. The first post-season play ever witnessed Mission Valley, was more like what Padres fans were accustomed to seeing. The Padres won the next three consecutives games. San Diego Padres beat Chicago Cubs, 3-2.

1984 MLB World Series The World Series would match the Padres against the American League Champion Detroit Tigers. Detroit won the series in five games largely due to the misfortunes of the Padres starting pitchers. Not one lasted beyond five innings. The Padres won Game 2, 5-3, but lost Games 1, 3, 4, and 5. Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4-1.

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