Former Padres Player Who Made Perfect Game History Against Cubs Dies

DETROIT, MI - JULY 25: A detailed view of a San Diego Padres batting helmet and bats sitting in the dugout during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 25, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Padres 12-4. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images The San Diego Padres remain tied to many former players, with Tony Gwynn Jr.

and Mark Grant serving as broadcasters and Craig Stammen entering his debut season as the team’s new manager. Recently, the team paid tribute to former star pitcher Randy Jones, who died late last year. And now the team has received news that another former player has died.

Larry Stahl, an outfielder who played for the Padres from 1969 to 1972, died at age 84 on Tuesday, according to a local obituary . MORE FROM FORBES Yankees Make Ryan Weathers Decision After Brutal Spring Training Gets Worse By Peter Chawaga San Diego Padres’ Former Outfielder Larry Stahl Dies At Age 84 Stahl began his professional baseball career as a free agent signee with the Athletics in 1960 and broke into the big leagues four years later while the team was located in Kansas City. He later joined the New York Mets for two seasons before enjoying the peak of his career with the Padres, then ending his career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1973.

“Stahl’s career ended on a high note with the 99-win Reds in 1973,” Jon Paul Hoornstra wrote for Newsweek . “He made the only postseason appearance of his career with the Reds in that year's National League Championship Series, playing in four of the five games against the New York Mets. ” All told, Stahl enjoyed a 10-year career in the majors and posted a .