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Westgate was built to replace the deteriorating Lane Field, where the minor-league Padres had played since 1936.Constructed for $1 million in private funds by Padres owner C. Arnholt Smith, Westgate was a modern ballpark with a capacity of 8,268 fans, with an eye to be expanded to major league size (up to 40,000) if necessary.
1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Nate Colbert, reserve [7] Colbert scored the winning run, but he brought the wrong uniform with him to Atlanta. The San Diego Padres' slugger donned his road jersey with SAN DIEGO on it instead of his home one with PADRES on it.
July 18 – Against the Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Stadium, San Diego Padre pitcher Steve Arlin has a no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth by a Denny Doyle single. [26] Doyle later advances to second on a balk, then scores on a Tommy Hutton single. Arlin comes away with a two-hitter (one of three he pitches on the season; he ...
1972 San Diego Padres season; ... 1972 Major League Baseball strike; T. Major League Baseball on television in the 1970s; 1972 Texas Rangers season; W. 1972 World Series
December 28 – Eddie Leishman, 62, longtime minor-league executive who served as first general manager of expansion San Diego Padres of the National League from 1968 until his death. December 30 – Pee Wee Butts , 53, five-time All-Star shortstop who played in the Negro leagues from 1938 to 1942 and 1944–1948, primarily for the Baltimore ...
In 1972, the San Diego College for Men merged with the San Diego College for Women to form the University of San Diego. [3] Through the 1973 season, NCAA institutions had competed in two divisions– the large-school University Division and the small-school College Division. After the 1973 season, however, the NCAA reorganized into its modern ...
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April 15, 1972: Tim Cullen was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [9] May 15, 1972: Dwain Anderson was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Shaw. [10] May 17, 1972: Curt Blefary, Mike Kilkenny, and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the San Diego Padres for Ollie Brown. The Athletics completed ...