Rickey Henderson's 3,000th Hit
Rickey Henderson doubles in his only at-bat on the final day of the 2001 season for his 3,000th hit, the same afternoon Tony Gwynn played his last game.
San Diego, CA · 1969–2003 · also known as San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium was a ballpark in San Diego, CA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 8, 1969 and the last on September 28, 2003. The register files it under the National League. It was also known as San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium.
2,783 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1969 and 2003. The game logs list the San Diego Padres as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 70,561. 14 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Rickey Henderson's 3,000th Hit in 2001, Dock Ellis's No-Hitter in 1970, and A. J. Burnett's No-Hitter in 2001.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 8, 1969, when the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 2–1. Don Wilson started for the Houston Astros and Dick Selma for the San Diego Padres. Shag Crawford was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 28, 2003, when the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 10–8. Darren Oliver started for the Colorado Rockies and Jake Peavy for the San Diego Padres. Brian Runge was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 65,427, for a game between the New York Yankees and the San Diego Padres on October 21, 1998.
The major leagues also played in San Diego, CA at PETCO Park (from 2004).
Rickey Henderson doubles in his only at-bat on the final day of the 2001 season for his 3,000th hit, the same afternoon Tony Gwynn played his last game.
Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Diego Padres on June 12, 1970, winning 2–0.
A. J. Burnett threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins against the San Diego Padres on May 12, 2001, winning 3–0.
Bud Smith threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres on September 3, 2001, winning 4–0.
John Olerud hit for the cycle for the Seattle Mariners against the San Diego Padres on June 16, 2001.
Greg Colbrunn hit for the cycle for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the San Diego Padres on September 18, 2002.
Lee May hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the San Diego Padres on June 21, 1973.
Jim Wynn hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 1974.
Johnny Bench hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Diego Padres on May 29, 1980.
Gary Carter hit three home runs for the New York Mets against the San Diego Padres on September 3, 1985.
Glenn Davis hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the San Diego Padres on September 10, 1987.
Andrés Galarraga hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the San Diego Padres on June 25, 1995.
Phil Nevin hit three home runs for the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies on October 6, 2001.
Russell Branyan hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Diego Padres on August 4, 2002.
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