A number of injuries slowed Jimmy Jones on his way to San Diego. He finally arrived on this date — Sept. 21 — in 1986 and threw the 11th one-hitter in franchise history.
Only one swing separated him from perfection: Pitcher Bob Knepper’s third-inning triple to right-center.
“I guess I’m on cloud nine,” the 22-year-old Jones told the San Diego Union after a 5-0 win in Houston in front of a crowd of 23,385 that included some two dozen family and friends in attendance from his native Dallas.
Jones struck out five and didn’t walk anyone in his debut. He also went 1-for-4 and scored a run.
Jones went 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA, 15 strikeouts and three walks in 18 innings to start his career.
He pitched two more years in San Diego (20-21, 4.04 ERA), two with the Yankees (3-3, 5.79) and two more years in Houston (16-14, 4.23).
Jones pitched his final season in Montreal in 1993.
He is currently the Double-A pitching coach at Double-A Amarillo.
Also on this date …
1978: RHP Gaylord Perry became the second Padres pitcher to win at least 20 games with seven shutout innings in a 5-1 win over the visiting Giants. Perry went on to win 21 games and the NL Cy Young. LHP Randy Jones is the only other Padres pitcher to win 20 games (twice).
2010: LHP Clayton Richard, acquired in the Jake Peavy trade, struck out six and scattered eight hits and two walks in his first career shutout in a 6-0 win at Dodger Stadium. Richard went 58-68 with a 4.37 ERA in eight years with the Padres, from 2009 to 2013 and 2016 to 2017.
2019: Manager Andy Green was fired with two years left on his contract. The Padres went 274-366 under Green for a .428 winning percentage.
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