Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: January 25 Posted on January 25, 2020 by Baseballia 1978 The San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and an estimated $125,000 in cash to the Texas Rangers for aging pitcher Gaylord Perry. Perry will win the N.L. Cy Young Award with San Diego in 1978, going 21-6 and posting a 2.73 ERA