The Sommer Frieze

Preston Gomez, the first manager of the San Diego Padres, has died at 85. Gomez managed the Padres from 1969-1972. He managed Houston in 1974 and 1975 and managed the 1980 Cubs.

From baseball-reference.com: g w l pct

ChicagoC 90 38 52 .422
Houston 289 128 161 .443
SanDiego 496 180 316 .363
+—-+———–+——–+—+—–+—-+—-+——+——+
TOTAL 875 346 529 .395

As a player he got into 8 games for Washington in 1944. He went 2 for 7. Infielder.

From the link above: (BR bullpen)

As a manager, he is infamous for twice removing his starting pitcher for a pinch-hitter late in a game with a no-hitter in progress. On July 21, 1970, he removed Clay Kirby for pinch-hitter Cito Gaston with the Padres trailing 1-0 in the 8th; reliever Jack Baldschun gave up a hit in the 9th inning and the Padres lost 3-0. On September 4, 1974, he did the same thing to Don Wilson of the Astros; reliever Mike Cosgrove gave up a hit in the 9th inning of a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

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