THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Off day for the Padres, after a successful 4-2 opening week road trip, they happily find themselves heading home to the Q for the home opener on April 7 against the Reds. Taking 2 of 3 against the Reds in the opening series, the Reds look for revenge. Joey Hamilton takes the mound for the home opener of the season, once again facing off against Pete Harnisch. Both hope for a better performance on the mound, as each lasted only 5 1/3 giving up 5+ runs.
Notable games of April 6
Notable by omission - what should be Game 11 of the 2020 season, first of a 3 game series at the Atlanta Braves.
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 13-22 .371
Opening Day 1971 Giants 4 Padres 0
Opening Day 1973 Padres 4 Dodgers 2
Opening Day 1977 @Reds 5 Padres 3
Opening Day 1982 Braves 1 Padres 0
Opening Day 1987 @Giants 4 Padres 3 (12 innings)
Opening Day 1992 Padres 4 @Reds 3
Opening Day 2009 Dodgers 4 Padres 1
Opening Day 2015 @Dodgers 6 Padres 3
Game 7 - 2003 Padres host the Dodgers
Dodgers beat the Padres 4-3 in 13 innings, in what would be the longest game of the 2003 season.
Jaret Wright, the 6th Padre pitcher of the day, walked one and gave up 2 hits leading to the last run of the game.
Game 2 - 2005 Padres at Rockies
After scoring 10 and losing on a walk-off on Opening Day, the Padres bats stayed hot and defeated the Rockies 14-6 behind a 5 RBI game from Brian Giles. The 14 runs would represent a season high for 2005 for a team that would average 4.2 per game.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on April 6
9 Padres have made their MLB debut on this date, tied for the most of any calendar date (9/3 & 9/14)
1973
Bob Davis
Age - 21
Position - C
Stat Line - 0 for 2, 2 K and an error
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 1970 amateur draft
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the San Diego Padres in the 1978 rule 5 draft
Padre Lifetime: .205 with 1 HR and 24 RBI in 166 games (5 seasons)
1977
Gene Richards
Age - 23
Position - LF
Stat Line - 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB, E
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1975 amateur draft
Granted Free Agency following 1983 season
Padre Lifetime: .291 with 26 HR and 251 RBI in 939 games (7 seasons)
ALL TIME LEADER BOARD:
#5 WAR - 19.0
T5 AVG - .291
#5 Games - 939
#3 Runs - 484
#4 Hits - 994
#15 2B - 123
#2 3B - 63
#2 SB - 242
1977
Victor Bernal
Age - 23
Position - P
Stat Line - 1/3 IP, 1 BB
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 1975 amateur draft
Padre Lifetime: 1-1 with a 5.31 ERA in 15 appearances (1 season)
1987
Joey Cora
Age - 21
Position - 2B
Stat Line - 2 for 5, RS, SB, CS
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres with Kevin Garner (minors) and Warren Newson to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Peterson and Steve Rosenberg. (March 1991)
Padre Lifetime: .250 with 0 HR and 16 RBI (3 seasons)
1987
Jim Steels
Age - 25
Position - LF
Stat Line - 0 for 2, K
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Granted Free Agency at the end of the 1983 season
Padre Lifetime: .191 with 0 HR and 11 RBI in 62 games (1 season)
1988
Candy Sierra
Age - 21
Position - P
Stat Line - 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB
Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent May 29, 1983
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Rasmussen. (Jun 1988)
Padre Lifetime: 0-1 with 5.70 ERA in 15 games (1 season)
1993
Pat Gomez
Age - 25
Position - P
Stat Line - 1 IP, 2 H, 3 K
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Traded by the Texas Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Terry Bross. (Dec 1992)
Granted Free Agency at the end of the 1993 season.
Padre Lifetime: 1-2 with 5.12 ERA in 27 games (1 season)
2004
Akinori Otsuka
Age - 32
Position - P
Stat Line - 1 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2K, LOSS
Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres in Dec 2003
Traded by the San Diego Padres with Billy Killian (minors) and Adam Eaton to the Texas Rangers for Adrian Gonzalez, Terrmel Sledge and Chris Young. (Jan 2006)
Padre Lifetime: 9-10 with 2.57 ERA in 139 games also earning 3 saves (2 seasons)
ALL TIME LEADER BOARD:
T49 WAR - 3.3
#49 Games - 139
2009Luke Gregerson
Age - 24
Position - P
Stat Line - 1 IP, 1 H, 1BB, 2 SO
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luke Gregerson to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on December 4, 2008
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Seth Smith. (Dec 2013)
Padre Lifetime: 17-22 with 2.88 ERA in 363 games also earning 16 saves (5 seasons)
ALL TIME LEADER BOARD:
T39 WAR - 4.1
#3 Games - 363
T19 Saves - 16
#33 Ks - 352
Transactions of April 6
1981
Traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees. Received Byron Ballard (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Dave Stegman (April 30, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- P Ballard was at A ball Greensboro for the Yankees in 1980. He would spend 1981 in AA Amarillo before a trade to the Mets in 1982.
- OF Stegman spent 1981 at AAA Hawaii after coming over in a trade from Detroit in Dec 1980.
Traded Mitch Williams to the Texas Rangers. Received Randy Asadoor.
- P Williams drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1982 amateur draft, and selected by Texas in the Rule 5 draft in 1985. He was returned and the trade was worked out. He was a starter in the minors for the Padres, before Texas would turn him into a reliever, and then he became "Wild Thing"
- 2B/3B Asadoor would hit .364 with 0 HR and 7 RBI in 15 games during a September call up. That would be the totality of his MLB career.
Signed Ricky Gutierrez as a free agent.
- IF Gutierrez played 11 games for AAA Portland before his release. This was his second stint with the Padres, playing in 223 games, hitting .247 with 6 HR and 54 RBI from 1993-1994. He finished 11th in the ROY voting in 1993.
2018
Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Brett Nicholas. The San Diego Padres sent Emmanuel Clase (May 7, 2018) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Brett Nicholas. The San Diego Padres sent Emmanuel Clase (May 7, 2018) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
- P Clase appeared in 31 games for the Padres organization at rookie and A levels. Would make his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2019
- C Nicholas would play in 117 games at AAA El Paso in 2018. He would be released after the season.
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