I was going to post this data table and see if you could guess what it is, but instead I'll just tell you.
This is a list of the last games that the Padres were in first place in their division for each season. Those seasons that aren't listed are those that the Padres were never in first place after the first game. There's quite a few of them.
I can tell you this, it feels like a long time since April 5th, 2011.
Last Game in First
Year | Game Number | Game Date | Number of Games in 1st |
1969 | 3 | Apr 10 | 1 |
1972 | 1 | Apr 15 | 1 |
1973 | 3 | Apr 8 | 3 |
1975 | 16 | Apr 26 | 13 |
1976 | 1 | Apr 9 | 1 |
1979 | 1 | Apr 5 | 1 |
1980 | 3 | Apr 12 | 3 |
1981 | 2 | Apr 10 | 2 |
1982 | 16 | Apr 27 | 1 |
1983 | 3 | Apr 8 | 3 |
1984 | 162 | Sep 30 | 133 |
1985 | 86 | Jul 12 | 70 |
1986 | 11 | Apr 17 | 4 |
1989 | 25 | Apr 29 | 3 |
1991 | 29 | May 10 | 27 |
1992 | 51 | Jun 1 | 14 |
1995 | 5 | Apr 30 | 1 |
1996 | 162 | Sep 29 | 128 |
1997 | 7 | Apr 7 | 7 |
1998 | 162 | Sep 27 | 156 |
2000 | 4 | Apr 7 | 1 |
2001 | 48 | May 25 | 3 |
2004 | 84 | Jul 7 | 32 |
2005 | 162 | Oct 2 | 123 |
2006 | 162 | Oct 1 | 64 |
2007 | 138 | Sep 4 | 43 |
2008 | 6 | Apr 5 | 5 |
2009 | 12 | Apr 18 | 7 |
2010 | 154 | Sep 25 | 131 |
2011 | 4 | Apr 5 | 3 |