Mighty Bombjack
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You are right and that is verified on San Diego's website as well. Maybe I called the Dodgers? I remember that phone call and quote well, and we left him out of the set because of it, but perhaps I simply assumed his number just wouldn't have been retired by the Padres because of his short stint there.Sounds like you may have talked to a sourpuss. According to Wiki, Garvey was the first Padre to have his number retired, in 1988.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Padres_retired_numbers
This article seems to confirm this as well:
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-17/sports/sp-1981_1_steve-garvey
There was a Steve Garvey night with a souvenir that was given out that night, I believe. I'd have to dig up the piece to confirm it was the same date.
The Dodgers did NOT retire his number though.
Woudnt be the only mistake I made there!