Undeterred, the Sugar Kings — led by future major league manager Preston Gómez — eventually finished third in the IL standings, but upset Columbus and Richmond to win the League championship.
When Dodger vice president Buzzie Bavasi became president and part-owner of the expansion Padres, he named Gómez the first skipper in the team's major league history.
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