THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY

May 18, 2000In the Padres 6-2 win at Florida, Marlins baserunners steal 10 bases off RHP Stan Spencer in 6.1 innings, the most steals in a single game against the Padres.

May 22, 2000Jake Peavy sets a Padres single-game record with 16 strikeouts in seven innings in a 3-1 loss to Atlanta.

May 22, 2006Excavation begins at the site of what is now Petco Park.

May 21, 2008RHP Chris Young suffers a fractured skull and a broken nose when he is struck in the face by a third-inning line drove off the bat of STL’s Albert Pujols.

THIS WEEK IN PADRES HISTORY

NOW, TEST YOUR PADRES HISTORY KNOWLEDGE WITH THIS QUIZ. NO PEEKING!

1. In 2000, in the Padres 6-2 win at Florida, Marlins baserunners steal ______ bases off RHP Stan Spencer, the most steals in a single game against the Padres.

a) 10 b) 8 c) 4 d) 12

2. In May of what year did excavation begin at the site of what is now Petco Park?

3. In 2008, RHP Chris Young suffered a fractured skull when he was struck in the face by a third-inning line drive off the bat of STL’s _________.

a) Yadier Molina b) Adam Kennedy c) Albert Pujols d) Skip Schumaker

4. Jake Peavy set a Padres single-game record in 2006 with ____ strikeouts in seven innings in a game against Atlanta.

a) 13 b) 19 c) 11 d) 16

5. In 2008, RHP Chris Young broke which body part when he was struck in the face by a third-inning line drive off the bat of STL’s Albert Pujols?

6. In 2000, the Padres won 6-2 win at Florida, but Marlins baserunners stole 10 bases off RHP Stan Spencer in how many innings?

a) 4 b) 8 c) 6 d) 7

7. On May 22, 2006, Jake Peavy set a Padres single-game strikeout record in a game against Atlanta. Did the Padres win that game?

ANSWERS1. a 2. 2000 3. c 4. d 5. nose 6. c 7. no