This Date In Padres Baseball - May 24

THIS DATE IN PADRES BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

ASTROS WIN TO TAKE SERIES IN HOUSTON

ASTROS 5 PADRES 2

Joey Hamilton (3-5) didn't get enough offense to overcome a Ken Caminiti error in the 5th that lead to 3 runs. 

A triple by Bill Spiers in the 7th, scoring 2, would close the book on Hamilton, and be the final score, 5-2.

The Padres scored both of their runs in the 4th, on singles by Caminiti and Carlos Hernandez. The Padres would ground into 3 inning ending double plays the rest of the game to keep their run total at 2

News and Notes -  Tony Gwynn sat out a second straight game, his knee not happy about the hard Astroturf.

Standings:

SDP	31	19	.620	--
SFG	28	22	.560	3.0
LAD	24	25	.490	6.5
COL	21	29	.420	10.0
ARI	15	34	.306	15.5

HOT FRIAR: Caminiti, another 2 for 4
COLD FRIAR: Eddie Williams, another 0 for 2

Notable games of May 24

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 21-25 .457

Game 40 1990 - Padres 5 @Mets 4 - Andy Benes gets the victory in franchise's 1500th win.

Game 48 1996 - Padres 13 @Mets 1 

My first Padre game not at Jack Murphy/Qualcomm. Fernando Valenzuela pitched a fantastic 8 innings for the win, and the Padres scored 10 runs in the final three innings for the blowout win.

Brian Johnson hit a grand slam in the 7th and the Gwynn brothers went a combined 3 for 5, with 4 runs scored, and 3 RBI. Chris Gwynn replaced his brother in the 7th inning.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 44 1969 - Cubs 7 Padres 5

Second baseman Johnny Sipin sets a Padres record when he hits two triples in the 44th game in franchise history. The record has been tied 14 times since, but never broken and remains the oldest record in the Padres record book. Sipin also tied a MLB record by getting those 2 triple in his MLB debut, tying Ed Irwin (1912), Roy Weatherly (1936), and Willie McCovey (1959)

Sipin hit the first triple in his first MLB at bat against Ken Holtzman. In his second at bat, also against Holtzman, he would triple again, becoming the only player in MLB history to start his career with consecutive triples. He would never hit another triple in his career.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on May 24

1969
John Sipin
Age - 22
Position - 2B
Stat Line -  2 for 4, 1 R, 2 triples in a 7-5 loss to the Cubs in San Diego.

Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Sonny Ruberto to the San Diego Padres for Jerry DaVanon and Bill Davis. (May 22, 1969)

Padre Career: .223 with 2 HR and 9 RBI in 68 games(1 season)

1991
Jose Mota
Age - 26
Position - 2B 
Stat Line - 0 for 3 with 2 K, SAC in 1-0 loss to the Astros in Houston.

Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics to the San Diego Padres. (June 3, 1989)
Granted free agency (October 15, 1991)

Padre Career: .222 with 0 HR and 2 RBI in 17 games (1 season)

1994
Joey Hamilton
Age - 23
Position - SP
Stat Line -  WIN, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K  in a 6-3 victory over the Giants at the Murph.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Toronto Blue Jays for Pete Tucci (minors), Carlos Almanzar and Woody Williams (December 12, 1998)

Padre Career: 55-44 with a 3.83 ERA in 146 games with 142 starts with 7 complete games and 4 shutouts (5 seasons)

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T8 WAR - 15.8

#20 ERA - 3.83

T9 WINS - 55

#46 GAMES - 146

#11 IP - 934 2/3

#10 Ks - 639

#11 STARTS - 142

T28 CG - 7

T15 SHUTOUTS - 4

#10 WP - 33

T1 - HIT BATTERS - 46

1997
Heath Murray
Age - 24
Position - P
Stat Line -  ND, 3 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K  in a 9-7 loss to the Marlins at the Q.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the San Diego Padres. (October 6, 1999)

Padre Career: 1-6 with a 6.16 ERA in 39 games, with 11 starts(2 seasons)

2008
Jared Wells
Age - 26
Position - P 
Stat Line -  ND, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, in a 7-2 loss to the Reds at Petco Park.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Seattle Mariners for Cha-Seung Baek. (May 27, 2008)

Padre Career: 0-0 with a 6.00 ERA in 2 games (1 season)

2019
Josh Naylor
Age - 21
Position - DH
Stat Line -  0 for 4 with 2 K in a 6-3 victory over the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Traded by the Miami Marlins with Carter Capps, Luis Castillo and Jarred Cosart to the San Diego Padres for Andrew Cashner, Tayron Guerrero, Colin Rea and cash. (July 29, 2016)

Padre Career: .249 with 8 HR and 32 RBI in 94 games(1 season)

Transactions of May 24

1994
Released Mark Davis.

• P Davis released after 2 rough seasons in his second stint as a Padre. The 1989 Cy Young winner appeared in 20 games in 1994 prior to his release. His Padre career would total a 14-20 record and a 2.75 ERA with 78 saves in 230 games over 5 seasons. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#17 WAR - 8.4

T13 GAMES - 230

#6 SAVES - 78

#42 K's - 298

T22 WP - 20

2011
Alex Cintron voluntarily retired.

• IF Cintron played in 17 games at AAA Tuscon after signing as a free agent on May 3.

2014
Traded Nick Hundley and cash to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Troy Patton.

• C Hundley was drafted by the Padres in 2005 and made his MLB debut as a Padre on July 4, 2008. In 7 seasons as a Padre he would hit .238 with 47 HR and 195 RBI in 510 games.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADERBOAD

#45 AVG - .238

#37 GAMES - 510

#44 HITS - 392

T28 DOUBLES - 85

T37 TRIPLES - 11

#32 HOME RUNS - 47

#34 RBI - 195

#50 SINGLES - 249

T26 HBP - 15

#18 SAC FLY - 21

• P Patton would appear in 8 games without a decision and a 2.45 ERA before being granted free agency after the season.

2017
Luis Sardinas selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• IF Sardinas appeared in 63 games over 2 seasons , hitting .248 with 2 HR and 14 RBI after being traded from Seattle in 2016.