The Padres, who entered the National League in 1969, crawled and stumbled before they could walk and eventually run (for even just a little bit in ’84 and ‘98). Their early struggles included 100-loss seasons in four of their first six years of existence and a franchise-record scoreless streak that came to an end on this date — July 24 — in 1971.
For 37 2/3 innings, they were held without a run.
They broke through for three runs in the bottom of the ninth but still wound up on the losing end of a 4-3 decision to the World Series-bound Pittsburgh Pirates in front of a crowd of 3,114 at San Diego Stadium.