1998 San Diego Padres

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1998 San Diego Padres
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Lineup/Positions

• Quilvio Veras 2B
• Steve Finley CF
• Tony Gwynn RF
• Ken Caminiti 3B
• Greg Vaughn LF
• Wally Joyner 1B
• Carlos Hernandez C
• Chris Gomez SS

Ken Caminiti
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Pitchers

• Kevin Brown SP
• Andy Ashby SP
• Sterling Hitchcock SP
• Joey Hamilton SP
• Brian Boehringer SP
• Trevor Hoffman C

Kevin Brown
Trevor Hoffman
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Regular Season

• 98-64 Win-Loss Record
• Finished ahead of the San Francisco Giants to win
  the NL West
• Total attendance of 2,555,901, the highest
  attendance for a season yet
• Team broke numerous team records (see next slide)

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Records
Greg Vaughn

• Most doubles 292
• Most extra-base hits 489
• Highest slugging percentage - .409
• Most home runs by a player Greg Vaughn (50)
• Most saves 59
• Most saves by a player Trevor Hoffman (53)
• Most strikeouts 1217
• Most strikeouts by a player Kevin Brown (257)

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NL Division Series

• San Diego Padres vs. Houston Astros
• Padres win 1st of five-game series with a 2-1 win
• Astros win the 2nd with a 5-4 win over the Padres
• Padres win the 3rd with another 2-1 win thanks to
  Jim Leyritzs home run
• Padres take the series with a final 6-1 win over
  the Astros

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NL Championship Series

• San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves
• Caminiti hits a home run in the 10th to win 3-2
  over the Braves in the first of a seven-game
  series
• Padres win the 2nd game in Atlanta with a 3-0
  victory
• Braves have a 6-run sixth inning to beat the
  Padres 8-3
• Michael Tucker of Atlanta hits a 3-run homer as
  the Braves go onto to win 7-6
• Padres finally complete the series with a 5-0
  victory over the Braves, earning themselves the
  National League championship and a trip to the
  World Series

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World Series

• San Diego Padres vs. New York Yankees
• Padres were leading the 1st game of the best of 7
  series, but the Yankees came back to score 7 runs
  in the 7th inning to take the game 9-6
• Yankees pound the Padres for a 9-3 victory in
  game 2
• Scott Brosius of New York hits 2 home runs in
  what looked like a Padres victory, but the
  Yankees end up winning 5-4
• The Yankees win 3-0 to win the World Series
  ending the Padres incredible season

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Unforgettable Season

• Though the Padres lost in a sweep to the Yankees
  in the World Series, they still proved they were
  a force to be reckoned with by being underdogs to
  the Astros and Braves and winning. It gave hope
  to Padres fans all over the country and gave them
  something to remember. No one will ever forget
  this unforgettable year in baseball history