This Date In Padre Baseball - May 31

THIS DATE IN PADRES BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

PADRES STRIKE EARLY IN VICTORY

PADRES 7 CARDINALS 3

 Maybe Kevin Brown (5-3) should start in the 2nd inning! For the 4 consecutive start, Brown gives up multiple runs in the first, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. Then, he goes on lock down mode, and allows only 2 hits in the next seven innings to earn the win.

Down by 3 to start the game, the Padres offense got one back quickly. Back to back doubles by Steve Finley and Tony Gwynn would score Finley for the first run. But it was the second inning that the damage was done to Cardinals starter Sean Lowe. 4 hits, 2 walks, and 4 runs later, and Lowe's night was done.  Gwynn had the big blow, his second double of the night to score Chris Gomez and Finley to make it 5-3 Padres.

Brown was on cruise control from there, striking out 8, and setting down 13 in a row at one point. Wally Joyner and Mark Sweeney would each add an RBI in the 8th to extend the lead to 7-3.

News and Notes - Steve Finley would double off Ray Lankford in the 6th inning after a diving catch on a line drive to the gap in right center. Finley made the dive, and knowing he caught it, jumped up and threw to Joyner at first to catch a stunned Lankford midway to second.

Standings:

SDP	35	21	.625	--
SFG	33	24	.579	2.5
LAD	27	29	.482	8.0
COL	24	32	.429	11.0
ARI	17	39	.304	18.0

HOT FRIAR:  Gwynn, another 2 hit night, this time with 3 RBI, average up to .360
COLD FRIAR: Ken Caminiti, 0 for 4, average down to .250

Notable games of May 31

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 36-13 .735 THE BEST DAY IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

Game 45 1976 - Padres 10 @Braves 7

Before the game, left-hander Randy Jones named the National League Pitcher of the Month for May. He was 6–1 in seven starts with a 1.48 earned run average and 0.836 WHIP.

Game 45 1985 - Padres 4 Mets 3

Before the game, right-hander Andy Hawkins is named the National League Pitcher of the Month for May. Hawkins was 6–0 with a 2.72 earned run average in six starts in May.

Game 52 1997 -Padres 12 @Astros 5

Before the game, Tony Gwynn was named the National League Player of the Month for May. Gwynn hit .447 (46-for-103) in May with nine doubles, four homers and 20 RBIs with 18 runs scored. He had a .478 on-base percentage and .650 slugging percentage for a 1.129 OPS for May.

Game 52 2005 -Padres 8 Brewers 4

The Padres defeat the Brewers 8–4 at Petco Park to finish May with a 22–6 record, their best-single month record in franchise history. The win is also the Padres 11th straight at home, another franchise record.

Before the game, closer Trevor Hoffman is named the National League Pitcher of the Month for May. He had 12 saves in 12 appearances with a 0.82 earned run average for the month. He allowed six hits and a walk with 13 strikeouts in 12 innings

Game 53 2007 - Padres 4 @Pirates 2

Before the game, Jake Peavy is named the National League Pitcher of the Month. Peavy was 4–0 in five starts in May with a 0.79 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 34 innings. He allowed 19 hits and seven walks with a 0.765 WHIP for the month.

Game 51 2010 - Padres 18 Mets 6

The Padres rout the Mets 18–6 to set a single-game scoring record at Petco Park. Third baseman Chase Headley has four of the Padres 19 hits.

Game 54 2013 - Padres 4 Blue Jays 3 (17 innings)

Jesus Guzman drives home Jedd Gyorko with a two-out, walk-off single to defeat Toronto 4–3 and end a 17-inning, four-hour and 58-minute marathon at Petco Park.

Game 53 2016 - @Mariners 16 Padres 4

Mariners hit 5 home runs in the first 4 innings on their way to 16 runs, setting a Padres season high for runs allowed.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 52 1994 - Padres 15 Pirates 5

The Padres score the most runs of the 1994 season and tied MLB record with 13 runs in 2nd inning.The Padres set franchise-records with eight straight hits and 13 runs in an inning in a 15–5 victory over Pittsburgh at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.

Derek Bell was the only Padre to NOT get a chance of 2 at bats in the 2nd inning. Bip Roberts, who homered in his first at-bat of the inning, was replaced by pinch hitter Luis Lopez.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on May 31

2002
Julius Matos
Age -  27
Position - RF
Stat Line -  1 for 1 after coming in as a defensive replacement in the 7th in a 12-1 loss to the Brewers at the Q.

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 1994 amateur draft.

Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.(December 6, 2001)

Granted free agency (October 15, 2002)

Padre Career: .238 with 2 HR and 19 RBI in 76 games(1 season)

Transactions of May 31

1974
Purchased Horace Clarke and Lowell Palmer from the New York Yankees.

• 2B/SS Clarke would appear in 42 games in 1974. Hitting .189 with 0 HR and 4 RBI before being released after the season.
• P Palmer would appear in 22 games, starting 8, posting a 2-5 record with a 5.67 ERA, including one complete game. He would be released after the season.

1991
Released Wes Gardner.

• P Gardner appeared in 14 games during the 1991 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 7.08 ERA. He came to the Padres via a trade with the Red Sox in December 1990.

Traded Garry Templeton to the New York Mets. Received Tim Teufel.

• SS Templeton was the captain of the team before the trade. Templeton was a fixture at SS for 10 seasons since the infamous trade from the Cardinals for Ozzie Smith. He would hit .252 with 43 HR and 427 RBI in his Padre career

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#20 WAR - 10.1

#1 DEFENSIVE WAR - 10.3

T36 AVG - .252

#2 GAMES - 1286

#8 RUNS - 430

#2 HITS - 1135

#2 DOUBLES - 195

#5 TRIPLES - 36

T38 HR - 43

#7 RBI - 427

#15 BB - 272

#4 K's - 684

#10 SB - 101

#2 SINGLES - 861

#10 SACRIFICE - 43

#8 SAC FLY - 28

#2 IBB - 122

• IF Teuful would appear in 294 games from 1991-1993. He would hit .232 with 24 HR and 98 RBI before being released after the 1993 season.

1995
Signed Wascar Serrano as an amateur free agent.

• P Serrano would make his MLB debut as a Padre in 2001. He would appear in 20 games (5 starts) posting a 3-3 record with a 6.56 ERA. He would be traded to the Mariners in December 2001.

2003
Purchased Brian Simmons from Atlantic City (Atlantic).

• OF Simmons would play at AAA Portland until his release on June 12, 2003

2007
Selected Hiram Bocachica off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

• OF/2B Bocachica would hit .238 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in 27 games before his release after the season.

This Date In Padre Baseball - May 30

THIS DATE IN PADRES BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

PADRES WALK OFF CARDINALS 

PADRES 3 CARDINALS 2

Andy Ashby (6-4) pitched a complete game for the victory, holding the Cardinals at bay long enough for the Padres to tie it in the 8th and win it in the 9th.

Down 2-1 in the 8th, the Padres pushed across the tying run on a double by Ken Caminiti, scoring Steve Finley. Lance Painter came in to induce a weak grounder from Wally Joyner to end the inning.

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, Quilvio Veras singled to right, scoring Carlos Hernandez with the winning run.

News and Notes - For the 5th time this season, the Padres win with a walk-off. 

Standings:

SDP	34	21	.618	--
SFG	32	24	.571	2.5
LAD	27	28	.491	7.0
COL	23	32	.418	11.0
ARI	17	38	.309	17.0

HOT FRIAR:  Tony Gwynn, 2 for 4, average up to .357
COLD FRIAR:  Greg Vaughn, 0 for 3

Notable games of May 30

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 29-20 .592

Game 49 1969 - Padres 3 @Expos 2 (10 innings) - The extra inning win started a 6 game winning streak, the longest in the inaugural season. It would remain the longest win streak in franchise history until 1978.

Game 50/51 1977 - Game 1 - Padres 12 @Giants 8    Game 2 - Padres 9 @Giants 8

The 12 runs in game tied for the most runs scored in the 1977 season.First baseman Mike Ivie goes 7-for-10, including a franchise doubleheader-record five doubles, with six RBIs and three runs scored as the Padres sweep the Giants by scores of 12–9 and 9–8 at Candlestick Park. The Padres use 41 players and both teams use 74, also franchise doubleheader records.

Game 44 1985 - Padres 5 Expos 4 

The Padres defeat Montreal 5–4 at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium as right-handed starter Andy Hawkins ties a Major League record with his 10th win in 10 starts to open a season.

Game 51 1997 - Padres 9 @Astros 2 - start of a season high 6 game win streak.

Game 52 2001 - Astros 7 Padres 4 - start of a season 8 game losing streak that moves the Padres below .500 and they never get back above that mark in 2001. 

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 52 2006 - Padres 2 Rockies 0

Colorado’s Brad Hawpe doubles to right leading off the eighth inning at Petco Park to break up Chris Young’s no-hitter. The Padres win 2–0. Young allows one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts over eight innings.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on May 30

2000
Adam Eaton
Age -  22
Position - SP
Stat Line -  WIN, 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR (Mark Loretta) in 6-3 win over the Brewers at the Q.

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.

Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Carlton Loewer and Steve Montgomery to the San Diego Padres for Andy Ashby.(November 10, 1999)

Traded by the San Diego Padres with Billy Killian (minors) and Akinori Otsuka to the Texas Rangers for Adrian Gonzalez, Terrmel Sledge and Chris Young.(January 6, 2006)

Padre Career: 47-41 with a 4.34 ERA in 133 games (131 starts) with 3 CG (6 seasons)

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T28 WAR - 5.3

#30 ERA - 4.34

#16 WINS - 47

T50 GAMES - 133

#16 IP - 796.0

#12 K's - 623

T12 STARTS - 131

T47 CG - 3

#16 WP - 25

#8 HBP - 31

2004
John Knott
Age - 25
Position - PH in the 9th 
Stat Line -  0 for 1, Foul pop to C in 5-2 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee.

Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent (September 21, 2001)

Granted free agency (December 12, 2006)

Padre Career: 3 for 17  and 1 RBI in 12 games (2 seasons)

Transactions of May 30

1972
Purchased Larry Haney from the Oakland Athletics.

• C Haney would play in 55 games at AAA Hawaii before being purchased back by the A's in September 1972.

1997
Signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.

• P Mintz would appear in 27 games at AAA Las Vegas before being granted free agency after the 1997 season.

This Date In Padres Baseball - May 29

THIS DATE IN PADRES BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

6 RUN 8TH DOOMS PADRES

CARDINALS 8 PADRES 3

The visiting Cardinals struck for 6 runs in the 8th to blow open a scoreless game. 

After starting the inning with his 11th strikeout of the game, Joey Hamilton (3-6) suddenly lost his control, and allowed a hit, then issued back to back walks bring up big Mark McGwire, who just missed a grand slam, settling for a double, scoring 2. Looking gassed, Bochy had Hamilton issue an intentional walk to reload the bases for Brian Jordan. 

Bochy called on Brian Boehringer to stem the bleeding. He did not. back-to-back single scored 2 more each time, exploding the score to 6-0.

McGwire would get that home run, #26 of the season in the 9th to extend the Cardinal lead to 8-0. Ken Caminiti would single home Finley, then himself score on Greg Vaughn's 17th home run to avoid the shut out.

News and Notes - Hamilton's 11 strikeouts are a career high, previously he had 10 in a game on 3 different occasions. P Ben VanRyn selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

Standings:

SDP	33	21	.611	--
SFG	31	24	.564	2.5
LAD	27	27	.500	6.0
COL	22	32	.407	11.0
ARI	17	37	.315	16.0

HOT FRIAR:  Vaughn, 3 for 4, HR
COLD FRIAR:  Chris Gomez, 0 for 3, average drops to .222

Notable games of May 29

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 22-23 .489

Game 49 1977 - Padres 4 Astros 2 - La Jolla's own Bob Skinner becomes the all time win percentage leader in franchise history, managing the Padres to a victory in his lone game as manager. 

Game 50 2005 - Padres 9 @Giants 6 - The Padres play a franchise-record 10th straight errorless game in a 9–6 win at San Francisco. The Padres go a franchise-record 101 straight innings between errors.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 43 1976- Padres 4 Giants 0

Right-hander Dave Freisleben has one of the more unusual complete-game shutouts in Padres history. Freisleben allows 10 hits and four walks with three strikeouts in nine innings in the Padres 4–0 win at San Diego Stadium. The Giants are 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and the Padres turn three doubleplays.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on May 29

1993
Kevin Higgins
Age -  26
Position - C
Stat Line -  1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2B (Omar Olivares in first AB) in 7-4 victory over the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

Padre Career: .221 0 HR 13 RBI in 71 games (1 season)

2001
Cesar Crespo
Age -  22
Position - 2B
Stat Line -  0 for 2, 2 BB, K (Roy Oswalt) in 5-4 win over the Astros at the Q.

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft.

Traded by the Florida Marlins with Mark Kotsay to the San Diego Padres for Omar Ortiz (minors), Matt Clement and Eric Owens.(March 28, 2001)

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox for Luis Cruz.(December 12, 2002)

Padre Career: .203 with 4 HR and 12 RBI in 80 games (2 seasons)

Transactions of May 29

1976
Signed Diego Segui as a free agent.

• P Segui would spend all season at AAA Hawaii before being sent to the Seattle Mariners in December 1976.

1983
Signed Candy Sierra as an amateur free agent.

• P Sierra would make his MLB debut as a Padre in 1988. He would appear in 15 games, going 0-1 with a 5.70 ERA. He would be traded to the Cincinnati Reds in June of 1988.

1997
Signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.

• P Scanlan would spend the 1997 season at AAA Las Vegas and would be granted free agency after the season.

1998
Ben VanRyn selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• P VanRyn brief Padre career ends after 6 games, finishing at 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA

2003
Selected Scott Linebrink off waivers from the Houston Astros.

• P Linebrink would see his career revitalized as a Padre. In 5 seasons he would post a 27-12 record with a 2.73 ERA and 4 saves in 306 games. He would be traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#20 WAR - 7.3

T33 WINS - 27

#6 GAMES - 306

T50 SAVES - 4

#43 K's - 297

#29 WP - 18

2009
Sent Emil Brown to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

• OF Brown, signed in February 2009 for a second stint as a Padre, didn't play in 2009 for San Diego. Back in 2001 he appeared in 13 games, hitting .071 (1 for 14)

2011
Purchased Steven Tolleson from the Oakland Athletics.

• 2B/3B Tolleson would play at AAA Tuscon in 2011, being granted free agency after the season.

2012
Signed Jason Marquis as a free agent.

• P Marquis would go on to make 35 starts as a Padre from 2012-2013. He would post a 15-12 record with a 4.5 ERA, with one complete game shut out in 2012. He was granted free agency after the 2013 season.