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After two years, Jones was released by the Mets, [5] and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was released by the Pirates before the 1983 season started, thus ending his playing career. His career win–loss record was just 100–123 (.448); he remains the only starting pitcher to win a Cy Young Award but retire with a losing record.
He is followed by Randy Jones, who holds thirteen records, including most career shutouts and the single-season loss record. Trevor Hoffman is ranked fifth in Major League Baseball for most saves in a single season, while ranking second in all-time saves, recording 601 over his 18-year career (552 as a member of the Padres).
[21] [26] Later that year, Randy Jones's No. 35 was retired by the Padres. He was a two-time All-Star (1975, 1976) and the club's first Cy Young Award winner in 1976. [ 27 ] On the day his number was retired, the Union-Tribune wrote that Jones was "the most popular athlete in the history of this city" during the mid-1970s. [ 28 ]
The Padres' first Opening Day starting pitcher was Dick Selma, who received a win against the Houston Astros. Randy Jones, Eric Show and Jake Peavy tie the Padres' record for most Opening Day starts with four. Peavy has the most consecutive Opening Day starts with four (2006–2009).
Jones became the first San Diego pitcher to win 20 games in 1975, going 20–12 in 37 outings as the Padres finished in fourth place with a 71–91 record, 37 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. Jones won 22 games in 1976, winning the Cy Young Award in the process, another franchise first. The club set a new high with 73 wins, but fell to fifth ...
The Padres set a franchise record, the Royals tied one for futility and the teams combined for a result unseen in MLB since 1929. Circumstances of Royals’ 11-8 loss to Padres haven’t been seen ...
Peter Seidler died at the age of 63 in November 2023 after a months-long illness. He became the chairman and largest stakeholder in the Padres in 2020 after being part of the group that purchased ...
Pitcher Randy Jones in 1978. The 1978 San Diego Padres season was the tenth in franchise history. They finished in fourth place in the National League West with a record of 84–78, eleven games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. This was the Padres' first-ever winning season.