Padres Paradise Series

1997 Padres Paradise Series
Teams	St. Louis Cardinals; San Diego Padres;
Date	April 19, 1997 – April 20, 1997; 4:09 p.m. HST (Saturday, April 19); 7:17 p.m. HST (Saturday, April 19); 2:05 p.m. HST (Sunday, April 20);
Venue	Aloha Stadium
City	Honolulu, Hawaii
Managers	Tony La Russa (St. Louis Cardinals); Bruce Bochy (San Diego Padres);
Umpires	Wally Bell; Jerry Crawford; Tom Hallion; Ed Montague
Attendance	37,382 (games 1 & 2); 40,050 (game 3);
Time of game	2:36 (game 1); 2:34 (game 2); 2:53 (game 3);

The Padres Paradise Series was a three-game Major League Baseball regular season series between the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals, held on April 19 and 20, 1997, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. These were the first regular-season major league games played in the state. The Padres were the home team for all three games. The Cardinals won the opening two games (a twi-night doubleheader) on April 19, winning the first 1–0 and the second 2–1. The Padres won the third game on April 20 by a score of 8–2. Reported attendances were 37,382 (games 1 & 2) and 40,050 (game 3).

The Padres front office saw the series as a test run for future exhibition games in Hawaii. The Padres had played an exhibition series at Aloha Stadium in 1975 against Japan's Seibu Lions. The Padres arrived in Hawaii with an 8–5 record. The three-game series began a stretch in which they lost 10 of 11 and dropped below .500 for the rest of the season.