This Date In Padres Baseball - April 19

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

PADRES RAINED OUT IN PITTSBURGH

Mother nature is the only thing that can cool off the hottest team in MLB. Padres are off to Chicago to play the Cubs, makeup date with Pirates set for May 20.

News and Notes - Rain out helps delay any decision on Langston, coupled with the off day tomorrow, Bochy can reset his starters, pushing any decision for a few more days.

Standings:

SDP	14	3	.824	--
SFG	9	9	.500	5.5
LAD	8	9	.471	6.0
COL	7	12	.368	8.0
ARI	5	14	.263	10.0

HOT FRIAR:  Andy Sheets hitting .429 with 2 HR
COLD FRIAR: Mark Sweeney still struggling in the PH role, hitting a mere .067

Notable games of April 19

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 14-29 .326

Game 14 1979 - Giants 14 Padres 10 - The most runs allowed during the 1979 season
Game 11 1982 - Padres 13 Giants - The most runs scored during the 1982 season


GAME OF THE DATE

GAMES 14/15  1997 - Padres vs Cardinals in Hawaii 

Game 1 Cardinals 1 Padres 0
Game 2 Cardinals 2 Padres 1

As part of the "Paradise Series", the Padres trekked 12 hours from Pittsburgh to Hawaii, stopping over in San Diego to pick up half of the city it seemed.

But even with a a few plane loads of fans heading to the islands, the Padres had no answer in the scheduled double header before the ESPN televised game on Sunday.

Sterling Hitchcock would get no run support, throwing 8 strong innings, giving up one unearned run. That was all the Cardinals would need in Game 1.

Game 2 would not get brighter for the Friars in the Hawaii dusk. Alan Benes would toss a complete game, allowing only 3 hits, including a run scoring triple by Tony Gwynn in the 9th. Manager Tony LaRussa rolled the dice, allowing Benes to face Ken Caminiti and Greg Vaughn, inducing ground outs from both.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on April 19

No Padre as ever made their MLB debut on this date

Transactions of April 19

1983

Signed Bobby Brown as a free agent.

• OF Brown would play 3 seasons for the Padres from 1983 to 1985. He hit .242 with 8 HR and 57 RBI in 221 games.

1995

Signed Jody Reed as a free agent.

• 2B/SS Reed would play in 277 games from 1995-1996 for the Padres. Hitting .250 with 6 HR and 89 RBI. He would be traded to Detroit in March 1997.

2014

Signed Billy Buckner as a free agent.

• P Buckner would appear in just 1 game for the 2014 Padres, a May 24 start versus the Chicago Cubs, giving up 3 runs in 6 innings for a 3-2 loss.