C. Arnholdt Smith, who moved the team from ancient Lane Field to Westgate Park, an 8,200-seat facility located in what is now the Fashion Valley Mall of Mission Valley. In 1960, Smith brought in Eddie Leishman as general manager and club president. Leishman, who had helped to run the Yankee farm system throughout the previous 10 years, was brought in with the goal of bringing the team to the Major Leagues. The Padres proceeded to win PCL pennants in 1962, 1964, and 1967. The Padres were the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds from 1962–65; some of their players (including Tony Pérez) would become vital cogs of what was called the "Big Red Machine" Reds' teams of the 1970s. The Pads won a final PCL pennant in 1967 as a farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1967, Smith won a bid for an expansion team in the National League for the 1969 season. After the 1968 PCL season, he surrendered the franchise, which moved to Eugene, Oregon, and transferred the Padre name to his new NL team, the San Diego Padres. Leishman was named general manager of the MLB Padres, with club president and minority investor Buzzie Bavasi, formerly GM of the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing a dominant role in its baseball operations. Affiliations The Padres, like most PCL clubs, operated without a working agreement with or outright ownership by a major league team throughout much of the 1930s and 1940s, and again in the mid-1950s when the PCL was an Open Classification league attempting to attain MLB status. They were affiliated with the following major league teams: Notable players Joe Horlen, pitcher Art Shamsky, outfielder Ted Williams, outfielder Bobby Doerr, second base Minnie Minoso, outfielder Tony Perez, first base Jack Merson, second base References O'Neal, Bill. The Pacific Coast League 1903–1988. Eakin Press, Austin TX, 1990. . Snelling, Dennis. The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903–1957 McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 1995. . Control of Padres Sold to Tuna Cannier; O’Doul May Take Charge,” Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1955 Baseball teams in San Diego 01 Defunct baseball teams in California Professional baseball teams in California Baseball teams established in 1936 Sports clubs disestablished in 1968 Defunct Pacific Coast League teams Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates Boston Red Sox