San Diego Padres (PCL)

The San Diego Padres were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1936 through 1968. The team that would eventually become the Padres was well traveled prior to moving to San Diego. It began its existence in 1903 as the Sacramento Solons, a charter member of the PCL. After changes of name and hometown which included Tacoma, Sacramento again, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles, owner Bill Lane moved the team to Lane Field, San Diego for the 1936 season, to become the San Diego Padres. After the 1957 season, the Padres were sold to C. Arnholdt Smith, who moved the team to Westgate Park. After the 1968 PCL season, Smith surrendered the franchise, which moved to Eugene, Oregon, and transferred the Padre name to his new NL team, the San Diego Padres.

San Diego Padres in Days of Infamy
In 1942, the San Diego Padres were defeated in their own Lane Field, 3-1, by the Sacramento Solons.