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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 18, 1992: San Diego P Bruce Hurst hurls a one-hit shutout over the Mets, defeating Dwight Gooden by a score of 3–0. The only hit is a single by the recently acquired Chico Walker. Hurst does it without Tony Gwynn, who breaks the tip of his right middle finger by slamming it in the door of his Porsche on the way to the bank. Gwynn is hitting .369.
»October 3, 1993: Journeyman Chico Walker ends his major league career with a 9th inning solo homer off the Marlins' Matt Turner. Walker will resurface as a replacement player in 1995, but will be released by the Padres on March 30th.