THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
PADRES PITCHING CRUMBLES IN OAKLAND
A'S 12 PADRES 10
Andy Ashby was average, and the bullpen got worse from there in a 12-10 shootout in Oakland. Ashby allowed 7 hits and 6 runs in just 5 innings, his shortest outing of the season. Only Donne Wall escaped unscathed, as Roberto Ramirez, Dan Miceli (7-3), and Trevor Hoffman were all lit up for runs.
The Padres held a brief lead in the second, after Greg Vaughn connected for his 27th home run of the season. Ashby would give up 3 runs in the bottom half, and the shootout was on.
In the 4th inning, down 4-1, Mark Sweeney would drive in Ken Caminiti to make the score a respectful 4-2. Carlos Hernandez would bring the Padres to within 1 run in the 7th, with a 2 run home run. The combo of Ramirez and Miceli would give back those 2 runs in the bottom half, to make the score 8-5 Oakland.
Wally Joyner would tie the game in the 8th with his 3 run home run, and the scattered Friar faithful here in Oakland were thinking another late inning rally for the 1998 Padres!
Miceli would suffocate that dream in the 8th, loading the bases before Bruce Bochy called on Trevor Hoffman in the dreaded "closer in a tie game" scenario. And, Hoffman was terrible. 2 walks and a single later and the A's were back up 12-8.
Joyner would make it interesting in the 9th, driving a long single to score two. Ruben Rivera was sent in to pinch hit, then was caught stealing second to end the game.
News and Notes - Bochy was livid at Rivera for the attempted steal. "It just wasn't a smart baseball play. Down 2 with 2 outs, you just can't kill your own rally like that."
Notable games of June 30
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 23-24 .489
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD IN JUNE = 636-738 .463
RECORD FOR MOST WINS IN JUNE - 19 IN 1984
1969
Game 76 1978 - Padres 5 @Astros 2
Right fielder Dave Winfield is the first Padre to earn a National League Player of the Month award. He hit .333 (35-for-105) in June with five doubles, eight homers, 17 runs scored and 31 RBIs. He had a .385 on-base percentage and a .619 slugging percentage for a .994 OPS
Game 78 1987 - @Dodgers 4 Padres 0
Right fielder Tony Gwynn named the National League Player of the Month for June. He hit .473 (44-for-93) with a .524 on-base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage for a 1.190 OPS. He also had five doubles, five triples, a homer, 16 RBIs, 22 runs scored and 12 stolen bases.
Game 82 1996 - Padres 7 @Giants 4
Center fielder Steve Finley ties a Padres record with homers in three straight at-bats.
Game 81 1997 - Padres 15 @A's 6
Padres explode for 19 hits in scoring 15 runs, the most runs scored by the 1997 Padres.
Game 78 2000 - Rockies 5 Padres 4
5,000th game in Padre franchise history.
Game 79 2006 - Padres 6 Giants 5
Right-hander Chris Young is named the National League Pitcher of the Month for June. Young is 3–0 with a 1.17 earned run average, a 0.946 WHIP and a .154 opponents’ batting average in five starts. He had 34 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings.
Game 83 2014 - Padres 1 Reds 0
Jesse Hahn and four relievers combine on a one-hit shutout and the Padres defeat Cincinnati at Petco Park despite getting only one hit. Tommy Medica singles in the fifth for the Padres’ only hit, steals second, moves to third on a ground out and scores on a sacrifice fly by Everth Cabrera.
2016 -First baseman Wil Myers named the National League Player of the Month for June. Myers hit .327 with a .429 on-base percentage and a .765 slugging percentage for a 1.194 OPS. He had 10 doubles, 11 homers, 25 runs scored, 33 RBIs and five stolen bases.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 79 2012 - Padres 8 @Rockies 4
Switch-hitting catcher Yasmani Grandal becomes the first player in Major League history to homer from both sides of the plate for his first two Major League hits in an 8–4 win at Colorado. Grandal made his MLB debut on June 2, making a pinch hit appearance, then was sent back to AAA until today's call up.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on June 30
1990
Rich Rodriguez
Age - 27
Position - RP
Stat Line - ND, walked the only batter he faced (Marvell Wynne) who later scored in a 7-3 loss to the Cubs at the Murph.
Traded by the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres for Brad Pounders (minors) and Bill Stevenson (minors). (January 13, 1989)
Traded by the San Diego Padres with Gary Sheffield to the Florida Marlins for Andres Berumen, Trevor Hoffman and Jose Martinez.(June 24, 1993)
Padre Career: 191 games(2 starts), posting a 12-8 record and a 2.86 ERA including 3 saves (4 seasons)
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T46 WAR - 3.5
#29 GAMES - 191
Transactions of June 30
Sold Danny Breeden to the Cincinnati Reds.
- C Breeden did not appear any at level for the Padres since being acquired via a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on December 3, 1968.
1995
Signed Greg Cadaret as a free agent.
- P Cadaret would pitch at AAA Las Vegas before being granted free agency at the end of the 1995 season.
2000
Traded Ed Sprague to the Boston Red Sox. Received Cesar Saba (minors) and Dennis Tankersley.
- 1B/3B Sprague appeared in 53 games after signing as a free agent in February 2000. He would later sign as a free agent on August 31 with the Padres and appear in 20 more games. Padre career would total 73 games hitting .261 with 10 HR and 27 RBI. Released March 28, 2001.
- SS/3B Saba would rise to A level Fort Wayne at the time of his release in 2001.
- P Tankersley would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 10, 2002. Appeared in 27 games (16 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 1-10 record with a 7.61 ERA.Traded to the Kansas City Royals on November 8, 2004.
2005
Signed Pedro Astacio as a free agent.
- P Astacio would go on to appear in 12 games (10 starts) in 2005, posting a 4-2 record with a 3.17 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2005 season.
2016
Traded Fernando Rodney to the Miami Marlins. Received Chris Paddack.
- P Rodney appeared in 28 games during the 2016 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 0.31 ERA and 17 saves. Signed as a free agent on February 4, 2016.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#18 SAVES - 17
- P Paddack would make his MLB debut as a Padre on March 31, 2019. In 2019 he made 26 starts, posting a 9-7 record with a 3.33 ERA.
