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The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team. They were franchised in San Diego, California, in 1969 as one of four new expansion teams. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Since 1969, the Padres have only won two NL pennants (1984 and 1998). They were defeated in the World Series both times.
The Padres have won five West Division titles in 1984, 1996, 1998, 2005,and 2006. As of 2019, the Padres are the only team in MLB yet to throw a no-hitter. In 2004 they moved into their current stadium, Petco Park, after playing in Qualcomm Stadium between 1969-2003 (also called San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium).
It should be noted that in the early years baseball teams used pennants rather than flags (hence the practice of calling championships winning the pennant) and there were a host of unofficial manufacturer's variants of these and later fan flags marketed for the Angels and their fans. They included flags, banners, and pennants too numerous to all be shown here.
Pete Loeser, 24 February 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
Based on the logo used on this vintage Padres flag it dates back to one of the 1991-2003 seasons.
Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
images from Pete Loeser, 26 February 2019
The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team played in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by an 18-year-old Ted Williams, a native of San Diego. The team's name refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769. The "Swinging Friar" is the mascot of the team.
Pete Loeser, 24 February 2019
Images by Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
These flags place different color team logos on different color fields.
Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
These popular variants of the American national flag have been produced for all the MLB teams and displayed by their enthusiastic fans. They use team colors and a variety of star fields and numbers, plus different stripe patterns.
Pete Loeser, 26 February 2019
These variants of the American national flag have been produced attempting to include the appearance of a 50-star flag. A bit crowded in their cantons.
Pete Loeser, 26 February 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
This combination of the national flag with the designs of San Diego Padres shoulder patches makes for some interesting flag variants.
Pete Loeser, 26 February 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
These flags are popular for fans who live in a family with split allegiances. In this case members of the family apparently support both the Chicago Cubs and The San Diego Padres.
Pete Loeser, 24 February 2019
images from Pete Loeser, 26 February 2017
The practice of reproducing team shoulder patches has become increasingly popular in flag designs, as these two manufacturer's variants demonstrate.
Pete Loeser, 24 February 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 26 February 2019
This flag is a cross between a Padres fan flag and Star Wars fan flag. A similar flag is being made for most NFL and MLB teams.
Pete Loeser, 26 February 2019
images from Pete Loeser, 17 May 2019
For those baseball fans who own boats and want to display their team loyalty afloat, these flags are available for them. The flags take the form of either a broad pennant or a square boat flag with either a cap or team logo near the hoist. Each uses the individual team's colors in their designs.
Note: Because of the small size of these nautical broad pennants. usually about a foot tall (approximately 30.48 centimeters), they have also gained popularity as "golf cart" flags. It should also be noted that a broad pennant, or any other flag shape, is only called a "burgee" if it designates an organized boating club.
Pete Loeser, 17 May 2019