THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
PADRES WIN!
PADRES 4 DIAMONDBACKS 2
Joey Hamilton (2-0) worked around 2 solo HR to pitch 8 strong innings before turning the ball over to closer Trevor Hoffman for his 3rd save of the season.
Starting in place of a resting Chris Gomez, Andy Sheets would make the most of his Sunday. Going 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. His HR in the second inning would score Greg Vaughn, putting the Padres up 2-1.
Ken Caminiti would hit his NL leading 6th home run leading off the 4th to make the score 3-1.
Trevor would strike out the first 2 batters in the 9th before getting Karim Garcia to pop out to right to end the game.
News and Notes - Padres are now a perfect 6-0 at home this season.
PADRES 4 DIAMONDBACKS 2
Joey Hamilton (2-0) worked around 2 solo HR to pitch 8 strong innings before turning the ball over to closer Trevor Hoffman for his 3rd save of the season.
Starting in place of a resting Chris Gomez, Andy Sheets would make the most of his Sunday. Going 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. His HR in the second inning would score Greg Vaughn, putting the Padres up 2-1.
Ken Caminiti would hit his NL leading 6th home run leading off the 4th to make the score 3-1.
Trevor would strike out the first 2 batters in the 9th before getting Karim Garcia to pop out to right to end the game.
News and Notes - Padres are now a perfect 6-0 at home this season.
Notable games of April 12
Notable by omission - what should be Game 16 of the 2020 season, Military Sunday game against the Giants.
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 21-21 .500
Game 7 1971 @Giants 5 Padres 0 - longest losing streak of the season begins, it will last 8 games.
Game 4 1981 @Giants 7 Padres 6 - longest game of the year, 14 innings, second extra inning game of 4 game series with Giants to open the season.
Game 10 2017 Padres 6 @Rockies 0 - Jake Esch makes his Padres debut and throws 9 pitches (8 balls and 1 strike) to walk 2 before being pulled. He would be sent to the minors and released in June, ending his career.
GAME OF THE DATE!
Game 7 2010 Padres 17 Braves 2
The bats come alive in a still standing Petco record for runs in an inning, as the Padres plate 10 in the 4th on their way to a 17-2 romp over the visiting Braves.
A Tony Gwynn Jr. walk with the bases loaded starting the fun. Pitcher Kevin Correia, Everth Cabrera, Adrian Gonzalez, Kyle Blanks, and Chase Headley would all get hits to drive in runs before the final blow by Will Venable, a 2 run HR to deep right center.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on April 12
1981
Chris Welsh
Age - 25
Position - SP
Stat Line - 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft
Traded by the New York Yankees with Ruppert Jones, Joe Lefebvre and Tim Lollar to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Mumphrey and John Pacella. (March 31, 1981)
Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the San Diego Padres. (May 4, 1983)
Padre Lifetime: 14-16 4.28 ERA in 57 games, with 7 CG and 3 shut outs (3 seasons)
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T8 CG - 7
T18 Shutouts - 3
2015
Chris Rearick
Age - 27
Position - P
Stat Line - 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 41st round of the 2010 amateur draft
Traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Diego Padres for Vince Belnome. (December 13, 2012)
Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the San Diego Padres. (August 26, 2015)
Padre Lifetime: 0-0 12.00 ERA in 5 games (1 season)
2018
Colten Brewer
Age - 25
Position - P
Stat Line - 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 2011 amateur draft
Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres. (November 22, 2017)
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox for Esteban Quiroz (November 20, 2018)
Padre Lifetime: 1-0 5.59 ERA in 11 games (1 season)
2019
Gerardo Reyes
Age - 25
Position - P
Stat Line - 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K WIN
Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an amateur free agent. (August 11, 2013)
Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Tampa Bay Rays with Jose Castillo, Ryan Hanigan and Wil Myers to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Jake Bauers, Rene Rivera and Burch Smith to the Tampa Bay Rays. The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later and Joe Ross to the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals sent Travis Ott (minors) and Steven Souza Jr. to the Tampa Bay Rays. The San Diego Padres sent Trea Turner (June 14, 2015) to the Washington Nationals to complete the trade.
Padre Lifetime: 4-0 7.62 ERA in 27 games (1 season)
Transactions of April 12
Signed Jack Baldschun as a free agent.
- P Baldschun would appear in 73 games for the 1969 & 1970 Padres. Posting a 8-2 record with a 5.58 ERA. This would be the end of his MLB career, being released April 5, 1970.
1977
Signed Mark Wiley as a free agent.
Signed Mark Wiley as a free agent.
- P Wiley would appear in 4 games for the 1978 Padres. Posting a 1-0 record with a 5.87 ERA. He would be traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in September.
2009
Signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.
Signed Chad Gaudin as a free agent.
- P Gaudin would appear in 20 games for the 2009 Padres, with 19 starts. Posting a 4-10 record with a 5.13 ERA. He would be purchased by the Yankees in August.
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