Dave Dravecky began his baseball career with San Diego in 1982, making the starting rotation during his rookie year.  The southpaw was an All-Star as a sophomore, with a 14-10 year, and he followed that with back-to-back 2.93 ERA years and helped the Padres win the 1984 Pennant.

Dravecky continued to do well, but the struggling Padres traded him to the Giants.  Dravecky contracted cancer in his pitching arm, eventually resulting in its amputation.  Dravecky had a 53-50 Record with a 3.12 ERA with 456 Strikeouts with the Padres.