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The Gaslamp Ballmanac has taught us much about baseball. Most importantly that today is the winningest date in Padres history. At least for dates that have had more than 4 games. Look here. Here's the top 5 dates as ranked by winning percentage ( the entire list):
Top 5 dates by Winning %
Date |
Wins |
Games |
Win % |
Mar 31 |
3 |
4 |
75 |
May 31 |
30 |
42 |
71.43 |
Oct 6 |
2 |
3 |
66.67 |
Aug 10 |
27 |
43 |
62.79 |
Jun 23 |
25 |
40 |
62.5 |
The Padres have played a game on May 31st every year since their inception in 1969 except for last year, 2012, and 1984. I was kind of thrown off because the Padres have played 42 times on May 31st but didn't play on the date twice. How can that be? Well sometimes I forget that teams used to play double headers, like they did in 1971. Anyway, they've won 71.43% of those 42 games. It's the only date where the team has won 30 games.
Early on, the Padres' record wasn't so great, but in 1976 the Padres started a 9 season winning streak that took them to1985. They lost the game in 1986 then won another 6 season in a row. Currently the Padres are on a 7 season win streak dating back to 2005.
You're probably wondering what will happen today. Well since you obviously haven't been paying attention here's a spoiler... they win, bitches.
Padres games played on May 31st
Year |
Outcome |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Runs |
Runs Against |
Difference |
1969 |
W |
MON |
@ |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1970 |
L |
CHC |
@ |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
1971 |
W |
PHI |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
1971 |
L |
PHI |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
1972 |
L |
ATL |
@ |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
1974 |
L |
STL |
@ |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
1975 |
L |
NYM |
@ |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1976 |
W |
ATL |
@ |
10 |
7 |
3 |
1977 |
W |
SFG |
@ |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1978 |
W |
LAD |
@ |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1979 |
W |
ATL |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
1980 |
W |
CIN |
7 |
5 |
2 |
|
1981 |
W |
ATL |
5 |
1 |
4 |
|
1982 |
W |
CHC |
@ |
9 |
7 |
2 |
1983 |
W |
MON |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
1985 |
W |
NYM |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
1986 |
L |
PHI |
@ |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1987 |
W |
NYM |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
1988 |
W |
PHI |
@ |
8 |
0 |
8 |
1989 |
W |
PHI |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1990 |
W |
ATL |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1991 |
W |
HOU |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
1992 |
W |
STL |
@ |
10 |
0 |
10 |
1993 |
L |
ATL |
@ |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1994 |
W |
PIT |
15 |
5 |
10 |
|
1995 |
L |
NYM |
@ |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
1996 |
W |
PHI |
@ |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1997 |
W |
HOU |
@ |
12 |
5 |
7 |
1998 |
W |
STL |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
1999 |
L |
MIL |
@ |
2 |
8 |
-6 |
2000 |
W |
MIL |
9 |
5 |
4 |
|
2001 |
L |
HOU |
4 |
8 |
-4 |
|
2002 |
L |
MIL |
1 |
12 |
-11 |
|
2003 |
W |
ARI |
8 |
7 |
1 |
|
2004 |
L |
COL |
1 |
7 |
-6 |
|
2005 |
W |
MIL |
8 |
4 |
4 |
|
2006 |
W |
COL |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
2007 |
W |
PIT |
@ |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2008 |
W |
SFG |
@ |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2009 |
W |
COL |
@ |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2010 |
W |
NYM |
18 |
6 |
12 |
|
2011 |
W |
ATL |
@ |
5 |
4 |
1 |