This Date In Padre Baseball - April 1

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

PADRES WIN!
Padres 10 Reds 9

Thanks to a 7-run 6th inning, the Padres (2-0) were able to climb back from a 5-0 hole in the first, to gift Joey Hamilton (1-0) his first win of the season. Hamilton would allow 6 runs to score on 7 hits and a walk in the first 2 innings alone. Manager Bruce Bochy would send the 4th year pro back out there and Hamilton would settle down, allowing one more hit before yielding in the 5th to Dan Miceli.

A Ken Caminiti home run in the second, put the Padres on the board and a 2 run shot by Steve Finley in the 3rd cut the Reds (0-2) lead to 6-3.

The outburst in the 7th started innocently enough when Finley walked after falling behind 0-2 to Pete Harnisch. A Tony Gwynn single sent Finley to third with Caminiti up. After getting Caminiti to line to third, Harnisch was relieved by Gabe White, who promptly gave up a single to Wally Joyner driving home Finley to make it 6-4 Reds.  Another pitching change brought in Scott Sullivan, and that is when the fun began for the Padres.

A single by Greg Vaughn loaded the bases for back-up catcher Greg Myers. Myers smacked a game changing double, scoring Gwynn and Joyner. Vaughn would come around to score on an error by right-fielder Jon Nunnally to give the Padres a 7-6.

But the Padres were not done yet, Chris Gomez would double next to score Myers, making it 8-6. With 2 outs, Finley came around to bat again, this time he singled to center scoring Gomez and Quilvio Veras to bring the score to 10-6.

In the bottom of the 7th, the combo of Miceli, Sterling Hitchcock, and Brian Boehringer stumbled,  allowing 3 runs to give the Reds (0-2) hope, down only 10-9.

But Trevor Hoffman would end that hope, striking out 2, recording his first save of 1998.

Standings:

COL	2	0	1.000	--
SDP	2	0	1.000	--
SFG	1	1	.500	1.0
LAD	0	1	.000	1.5
ARI	0	2	.000	2.0

HOT FRIAR: Steve Finley; 2 for 4, 2 runs scored, 4 RBI, HR, SB
COLD FRIAR: Quilvio Veras; 0 for 3, now hitting .143

Notable games of April 1

Notable by omission - what should be Game 7 of the 2020 season, the day game finale of a 3 game series versus the Atlanta Braves.

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 3-6

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD IN APRIL = 517-642 .446

Opening Day 1996 @Cubs 5 Padres 4 (10 innings)
Opening Day 1997  Padres 12 Mets 5
Opening Day 2002 @Diamondbacks 2 Padres 0
Opening Day 2013 @Mets 11 Padres 2

Padres Making MLB Debuts on April 1

2013

Jedd Gyorko
Age - 22
Position - 2B
Stat Line - 1 for 4, 2B and a K. 

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2010 amateur draft.

Transactions of April 1

1972
Purchased John Donaldson from the Baltimore Orioles.

• 2B Donaldson would spend all of 1972 and 1973 at AAA Hawaii before his release. 

1974

Ivan Murrell selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.

• 1B/OF Murrell played in 437 games for the Padres from 1969-1973. An original expansion pick from the Houston Astros, Murrell would hit .241 with 31 HR and 106 RBI in his Padre career, along with 13 triples, good for 26th all time in Padre history. 

1977

Signed Gary Sutherland as a free agent.

• Middle Infielder Sutherland would play 80 games in 1977 hitting .243 with 1 HR and 11 RBI. He would be released after the season

1981

Traded Bob Lacey to the Cleveland Indians. Received Juan Bonilla.

• P Lacey had just become a Padre 4 days earlier in a trade with Oakland.
• 2B/3B Bonilla would appear in 296 games from 1981-1983 hitting .262 with 5 HR and 78 RBI. He would be released in spring 1984.

1984

Traded Ron Tingley to the Seattle Mariners. Received Bill Wrona (minors).

• C Tingley appeared in 8 games in 1982, hitting .100 0 HR and 0 RBI. He would spend the next 5 years in the minors before returning with the Cleveland Indians in 1988. 
• Infielder Wrona would spend time at every Padre minor league level before his release in 1989, never making his MLB debut.

1993

Erik Schullstrom selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• AAA pitcher traded to the Padres by Baltimore in 1992. Would make his MLB debut in 1994 with the Minnesota Twins.

 1994

Steve Pegues granted Free Agency

• AAA outfielder Pegues signs with Cincinnati and makes his MLB debut in 1994.

1995

Released Alan Newman.

• P Newman didn't play in 1994-1996, making his MLB debut for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999.

2003

Signed Matt Herges as a free agent.

• P Herges would appear in 40 games for the 2003 Padres. With a record of 2-2 with a 2.86, he would be traded to the San Francisco in July.

2004

Traded Brian Sanches to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Mauber Lopez (minors) (August 2, 2004) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• P Sanches was traded to the Padres late in the 2003 season from the Kansas City Royals, he would not play for the organization at any level prior to this trade.
• C Lopez would be in only 6 minor league games for the Padres before his release.

2006

Released Brandon Kintzler.

• Kintzler was a low A-ball pitcher in 2004-2005. After his release from the Padres, he would persevere and make his MLB debut for the  Milwaukee Brewers. He would represent the Twins at the 2017 All-Star game.

2009

Received Edward Mujica from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

• P Mujica would appear in 63 games for the Padres from 2009-2010. He would record 2 saves along with a 5-6 record and a 3.80 ERA. He would be traded in 2010 to the Florida Marlins as part of a package for Cameron Maybin. Mujica would pitch until the end of the 2017 season, earning an All-Star bid in 2012 as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Released Justin Hampson.

• P Hampson appeared in 74 games from 2007-2008 out of the Padres' bullpen. Finishing with a 4-4 record and a 2.79 ERA, he would go on to play one more big league season in 2012 with the New York Mets.

Previous waiver selection of Jae Kuk Ryu by the Cleveland Indians voided and player returned.

Released Jae Kuk Ryu.

• Not a great few days for Ryu, after being waived (see March 26th transactions) and picked up, he is returned and then released in the same day.

2016

Released Philip Humber.

• It had been 3 years so P Humber last pitched in a major league game. 2016 Spring Training with the Padres would be his last taste of MLB.

Dan Straily selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

• After coming over in a trade with Houston on March 28th, P Straily found his way to the waiver wire.

2019

Traded Diomar Lopez (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Matt Wisler.

• P Lopez had made his way to high A ball at Lake Elsinore before the trade. 2019 would see him stall at the same level for Cincinnati.
• P Wisler would appear in 21 games for the 2019 Padres, posting a 2-2 record with a 5.28 ERA before being purchased by Seattle in July.