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Here's a request for the Gaslamp Ballmanac:
Hey @gaslampball, what’s the Padres’ record on Fathers’ Day? #GaslampBallmanac
— Richard (@gdarklighter) June 16, 2013
A good question considering the English translation of the team's name is the "Fathers".
We're big fans of a whole day that celebrates @Padres.
— MLB (@MLB) June 16, 2013
To answer this question I thought I was going to have to look up the dates for each Father's Day for the last 45 years, but then realized that I could code it by querying the date of the third Sunday in June. I never really realized there was a formula to it until now, probably much to the chagrin of my own father.
The Padres have played a game on Father's Day every year except in 1981 and are playing .500 baseball with a record of 22-22. What's better than a tie on Father's Day?
UPDATE:
I just fixed the table. My calculations were thrown off by a doubleheader in 1971 and the fact that there isn't a game on every Sunday. I checked the dates this time. The Padres are 21-24 and have a .467 win percentage.
Padres record on Father's Day
Year |
Date |
Outcome |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Runs |
Runs Against |
Difference |
1969 |
Jun 15 |
L |
PHI |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
|
1970 |
Jun 21 |
L |
SFG |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
|
1971 |
Jun 20 |
L |
SFG |
@ |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1971 |
Jun 20 |
L |
SFG |
@ |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
1972 |
Jun 18 |
W |
PIT |
@ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1973 |
Jun 17 |
L |
NYM |
@ |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
1974 |
Jun 16 |
L |
MON |
@ |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
1975 |
Jun 15 |
L |
NYM |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
1976 |
Jun 20 |
W |
STL |
@ |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1977 |
Jun 19 |
W |
STL |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
1978 |
Jun 18 |
W |
PHI |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
1979 |
Jun 17 |
L |
CHC |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
1980 |
Jun 15 |
L |
PHI |
@ |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
1982 |
Jun 20 |
L |
HOU |
@ |
4 |
8 |
-4 |
1983 |
Jun 19 |
W |
HOU |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
1984 |
Jun 17 |
L |
SFG |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
1985 |
Jun 16 |
L |
SFG |
@ |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
1986 |
Jun 15 |
L |
LAD |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
1987 |
Jun 21 |
L |
SFG |
2 |
11 |
-9 |
|
1988 |
Jun 19 |
L |
LAD |
@ |
2 |
12 |
-10 |
1989 |
Jun 18 |
L |
HOU |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
|
1990 |
Jun 17 |
L |
LAD |
@ |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
1991 |
Jun 16 |
W |
CHC |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
1992 |
Jun 21 |
L |
SFG |
@ |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1993 |
Jun 20 |
L |
COL |
@ |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
1994 |
Jun 19 |
W |
HOU |
5 |
1 |
4 |
|
1995 |
Jun 18 |
W |
PIT |
@ |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1996 |
Jun 16 |
L |
CHC |
@ |
4 |
8 |
-4 |
1997 |
Jun 15 |
L |
TEX |
@ |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
1998 |
Jun 21 |
W |
SFG |
@ |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1999 |
Jun 20 |
W |
PIT |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
2000 |
Jun 18 |
W |
CIN |
8 |
7 |
1 |
|
2001 |
Jun 17 |
W |
SEA |
11 |
9 |
2 |
|
2002 |
Jun 16 |
W |
SEA |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
2003 |
Jun 15 |
W |
CHW |
@ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2004 |
Jun 20 |
L |
TOR |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
2005 |
Jun 19 |
W |
MIN |
@ |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2006 |
Jun 18 |
W |
LAA |
@ |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2007 |
Jun 17 |
W |
CHC |
@ |
11 |
3 |
8 |
2008 |
Jun 15 |
L |
CLE |
@ |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
2009 |
Jun 21 |
W |
OAK |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
2010 |
Jun 20 |
W |
BAL |
9 |
4 |
5 |
|
2011 |
Jun 19 |
L |
MIN |
@ |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2012 |
Jun 17 |
W |
OAK |
@ |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2013 |
Jun 16 |
W |
ARI |
4 |
1 |
3 |