This Date In Padre Baseball - April 16

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

PADRES OFF DAY

After splitting 2 in San Francisco, the Padres head to Pittsburgh to face the last place Pirates (7-9)



News and Notes - P Mark Langston looks like a candidate for the 15-day disabled list with some tightness in 

his elbow.

Standings:

SDP	12	3	.800	--	89	62	.660
SFG	9	6	.600	3.0	78	56	.647
LAD	7	7	.500	4.5	52	53	.491
COL	6	10	.375	6.5	92	126	.360
ARI	3	13	.188	9.5	44	92	.206

COLD FRIAR: Steve Finley , 1 for 4, season average at .233
HOT FRIAR:  Kevin Brown, dominant again, lowering ERA to 1.53

Notable games of April 16

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 21-23 .477



GAME 10 1992 @Giants 6 Padres 1 

Padre first of 5 consecutive losses, setting a season high to be tied 2 other times in the season.





GAME OF THE DATE

GAME 10 2010 Padres 6 Diamondbacks 3

Padres score 4 in the bottom of the 9th to complete the comeback in front of 26,632 on a Friday night at Petco Park. Chase Headley drives a misplaced fastball from J.C. Gutierrez over the right field fence scoring David Eckstein and Adrian Gonzalez. This comeback would ignite a season high 8 game winning streak. By the end of the win streak, the Padres would go from 3 games back to a 1 game lead in the NL west.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on April 16

1976

Dave Wehrmeister
Age - 23
Position - SP
Stat Line - 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, in a 4-1 loss to the Astros in Houston

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft 
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Jay Johnstone. (June 15, 1979)

Padre Career:  2-7 6.35 ERA in 41 games with 10 starts (3 seasons)

1980

Gary Lucas
Age - 25
Position - P
Stat Line - 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, pitching the 9th in a 10-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to the San Diego Padres. The Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs sent Fritzie Connally, Craig Lefferts and Carmelo Martinez to the San Diego Padres. (December 7, 1983)


Padre Career:  18-33 2.90 ERA in 230 games with 18 starts and 49 saves (4 seasons)

ALL TIME PADRE LEADERBOARD

T39 WAR - 4.1

#9 Saves - 49

T13 Games- 230

Transactions of April 16

1982
Released Rick Wise.

• At age 36, the 2 time All-star, had nothing left in the tank. After appearing in one last game on April 10, allowing 2 runs in 2 IP, he was released. Wise pitched a total of 3 seasons in San Diego, posting a 10-16 record with a 3.75 ERA in 46 games.

2013
Cody Ransom selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• 3B Ransom played in 5 games in 2013, getting 0 hits in 11 at bats before being waived.