San Diego, CA

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San Diego is located in southwestern California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, 15 miles north of the Mexican border and the city of Tijuana, Baja California. It was founded on July 16, 1759 as San Diego de Alcala by Padre (Father) Junipero Serra, a Franciscan missionary, hence the name "Padres" associated with the city's teams.

Teams that have played here[edit]

Persons who were born here[edit]

Persons who died here[edit]

Educational institutions located here[edit]

Further Reading[edit]

  • Carlos Bauer: The Obscure History of Baseball in San Diego: Before the Padres Came to Town, 1870-1936, Baseball Press Books, 2024. ISBN 978-1893392120
  • Robert K. Fitts: "The Shared National Pastime: San Diego's First Japanese Ball Game", in Cecilia M. Tan, ed.: Pacific Ghosts, The National Pastime, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 12-15.
  • Mark Souder: "The Guide to Spalding: San Diego, 1900-15", in Cecilia M. Tan, ed.: Pacific Ghosts, The National Pastime, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 5-14.
  • Fred Worth: "Baseball Burials in San Diego", in Cecilia M. Tan, ed.: Pacific Ghosts, The National Pastime, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 51-54.
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