SAN DIEGO – He’s perhaps best known for his time in Dodger Blue. But baseball great Steve Garvey etched his name in San Diego Padres’ lore for hitting one of the most memorable home runs in franchise history.
Having played 14 years in Los Angeles where he won a World Series and numerous accolades, Garvey signed with the Padres in 1982. In his second season in San Diego, the then-35-year-old first baseman crushed a two-run walkoff shot in Game 4 of the 1984 National League Championship Series to beat the Chicago Cubs before advancing to the team’s first ever World Series the next day.