This Date In Padre Baseball - June 4

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

ASHBY CONTINUES HOT STREAK, PADRES WIN

PADRES  5 ASTROS 1

  

Andy Ashby (7-4) allows a run on eight hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in a 5–1 win over Houston at Qualcomm Stadium. It is the third straight complete game pitched by Ashby.

Spotted a 2 run lead in the first, after Greg Vaughn's 20th home run of the season with Quilvio Veras aboard, Ashby set to work on keeping the Astros guessing. 

Only a Moises Alou home run in the 9th prevented Ashby for getting the shut out and ending his brief scoreless inning streak at 14.

News and Notes -  With his 20th home run in the Padres 60th game, Vaughn is on a pace to smash the franchise record for home runs in a season, just set 2 years ago by teammate Ken Caminiti with 40 in 1996.

Standings:

SDP	37	23	.617	--
SFG	36	24	.600	1.0
LAD	29	30	.492	7.5
COL	26	34	.433	11.0
ARI	19	41	.317	18.0

HOT FRIAR:  Ashby, in last 3 games, 3 CG, 2-1, 1.73 ERA
COLD FRIAR:  Chris Gomez, 0 for 2, .237

Notable games of June 4

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 21-22 .409

Game 61 2008 - Padres 2 Cubs 1 - start of a season long, yet brief 5 game winning streak.

Game 57 2016 - Padres 4 Rockies 3

The Padres won the game, but the news of the day was the trade of right-handed starting pitcher James Shields to the Chicago White Sox for right-handed pitcher Erik Johnson and 17-year-old infielder Fernando Tatis Jr. The news was HUGE at the time because it signaled the start of the end of GM AJ Preller's superstar experiment. The news gets bigger each year as the 17 year old Tatis developed into El Niño!

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 56 1997 - Padres 7 Rockies 5

Center fielder Steve Finley is 3-for-5 with a double, triple and a homer for four RBIs in a 7–5 Padres win at Coors Field in Colorado. With a chance at the first cycle in franchise history, Finley would pop-up to shallow center field in the 9th.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on June 4

1999
Gary Matthews
Age -  24
Position - RF
Stat Line -  0 for 2, 1 RS, 2 BB, SB in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners at the Q.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 13th round of the 1993 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Rodney Myers.(March 23, 2000)

Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Baltimore Orioles.(May 23, 2003)

Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.(November 24, 2003)

Padre Career: .266 with 4 HR and 29 RBI in 126 games (2 seasons)

1999
David Newhan
Age -  25
Position - PR/2B 
Stat Line -  1 SB, 1 RS after pinch running for Jim Leyritz in the 8th inning in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners at the Q.

Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Don Wengert to the San Diego Padres for Doug Bochtler and Jorge Velandia. (November 26, 1997)

San Diego Padres sent David Newhan to the Philadelphia Phillies (August  7, 2001)

Padre Career: .143 with 2 HR and 8 RBI in 46 games (2 seasons)

2002
Jason Pearson
Age -  26
Position - RP
Stat Line -  2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER in a 3-1 loss to the Giants at the Q.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Cincinnati Reds in the 2000 minor league draft

Selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the San Diego Padres.(June 12, 2002)

Padre Career: 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 1 2/3 IP in  2 games (1 season)

Transactions of June 4

1970

Drafted Mike Ivie in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.

• 1B/3B/OF Ivie would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 4, 1971 at age 19. He would play in 403 games across 5 seasons hitting .269 with 25 HR and 188 RBI. Traded to the San Francisco Giants on February 28, 1978.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T50 HITS - 356

T49 DOUBLES - 64

T46 TRIPLES - 9

#35 RBI - 188

#49 SINGLES - 258

T40 HBP - 12

T32 SAC FLY - 13

Drafted Dan Spillner in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

• P Spillner would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 21, 1974. He would go on to appear in 192 games, making 64 starts over 5 seasons. Posting a 24-41 record and a 4.25 ERA with 8 complete games, 2 shut outs, and 7 saves. Traded to the Cleveland Indians on June 14, 1978

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#28 ERA - 4.25

T41 WINS - 24

#28 GAMES - 192

T38 SAVES - 7

#29 IP - 570

T34 Ks - 346

T35 STARTS - 64

T23 CG - 8

T30 SHUT OUTS - 2

Drafted Steve Simpson in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

• P Simpson would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 10, 1972. He would appear in only 9 games in 1972, going 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA. Traded to the New York Mets on December 20, 1973.

Drafted Bob Davis in the 6th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

• C Davis would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 6, 1973. He would play 5 seasons with the Padres, appearing in 166 games, hitting .205 with 1 HR and 24 RBI. He would be drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Steve Dillard in the 13th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• IF Dillard would be drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1972, making his MLB debut on September 28, 1975.

Drafted Ralph Garcia in the 18th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

• P Garcia would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 26, 1972. He would appear in 11 games over 2 seasons with no record and a 4.70 ERA. He would be released after the 1975 season.

Drafted Larry Hardy in the 23rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

• P Hardy would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 28, 1974. He would appear in 79 games (1 start) across 2 seasons, posting a 9-4 record and a 4.92 ERA. Traded to the Houston Astros on December 11, 1975.

1984

Drafted Shane Mack in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1984.

• OF Mack would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 25, 1987. He would play 2 seasons in San Diego, appearing in 161 games, hitting .241 with 4 HR and 37 RBI. He would be drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1989 Rule 5 draft.

Drafted Gary Green in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.

• SS Green would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 14, 1986. He would spend 2 seasons as a Padre (1986, 1989) appearing in 28 games, hitting .233 with 0 HR and 2 RBI. He would be drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1989 minor league draft.

Drafted Joe Bitker in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary).

• P Bitker was released on June 1, 1989. He would make his MLB debut as a member of the Oakland A's on July 31,1990.

Drafted Mike Harkey in the 18th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• P Harkey would be drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1987, making his MLB debut on September 5, 1988.

1987
Traded Tom Gorman to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dave Blakley (minors).

• P Gorman would appear in 6 games with no decisions and a 4.09 ERA after signing as a free agent in January.
• P Blakley would pitch at A ball in 1987 and be released after the season.

1990

Drafted Robbie Beckett in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990.

• P Beckett would be pick up off waivers by the Florida Marlins in 1996. He would make his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 12, 1996. 

Drafted Scott Sanders in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1990.

• P Sanders would make his MLB debut as a Padre on August 6, 1993. He would appear in 118 games, with 60 starts, over 5 seasons. He would post a 24-22 record and a 4.08 ERA with one complete game. Traded to the Seattle Mariners on December 6, 1996.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T28 WAR - 5.3

T41 WINS - 24

#40 IP - 428.0

#27 K's - 417

T37 STARTS - 60

T17 WP - 24

T43 HBP - 10

Drafted Jay Powell in the 11th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• P Powell would be drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1993. He would make his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins on September 10, 1995.

Drafted Scott Fredrickson in the 14th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1990.

• P Fredrickson would be drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 expansion draft. He would make his MLB debut with the Rockies on April 29, 1993.

Drafted Matt Mieske in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1990.

• RF Mieske was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on March 26, 1992. He would make his debut as a Brewer on May 3, 1993.

Drafted Jon Ratliff in the 22nd round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• P Ratliff, from Syracuse NY, would be drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1993, making his MLB debut with the Oakland A's on September 15, 2000, his only game in the majors.

Drafted Jay Gainer in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1990.

• 1B Gainer was traded to the Colorado Rockies on March 21, 1993. He would make his debut with the Rockies on May 14, 1993. 

Drafted Lance Painter in the 25th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1990.

• P Painter was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 expansion draft. He would make his MLB debut with the  Rockies on May 19, 1993. 

Drafted Alan Benes in the 49th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• P Benes would be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1993. He would make his MLB debut with the Cardinals on September 19, 1995.

1996

Drafted Jason Middlebrook in the 9th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 20, 1996.

• P Middlebrook would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 17, 2001. He would appear in 16 games, with 5 starts, over 2 seasons. He would post a 3-4 record and a 5.10 ERA. He would be waived and selected by the New York Mets on October 5, 2000.

2002

Drafted Khalil Greene in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2002.

• SS Greene would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 3, 2003. Finished 2nd in the 2004 Rookie Of The Year voting. Would play 6 seasons in San Diego, appearing in 659 games, hitting .248 with 84 HR and 328 RBI. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on December 4, 2008.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#24 WAR - 9.3

#7 DEF WAR - 3.9

T39 AVG - .248

#22 GAMES - 659

#18 RUNS - 301

#20 HITS - 594

#10 DOUBLES - 150

T23 TRIPLES - 14

T12 HOME RUNS - 84

#14 RBI - 328

#10 K - 521

#27 SINGLES - 346

#11 EXTRA BASE HITS - 248

T4 HBP - 32

T2 SAC FLY - 34

Drafted Paul McAnulty in the 12th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

• 1B/OF McAnulty would make his MLB debut as a Padre on June 22, 2005. He would go on to appear in 124 games over 4 seasons, hitting .208 with 5 HR and 21 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2008 season.

Drafted George Kottaras in the 20th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

• C Kottaras would be traded to the Boston Red Sox on September 5, 2006. He would make his MLB debut with Boston on September 13, 2008.

Drafted Andy LaRoche in the 21st round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• 2B/3B LaRoche would be drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003. He would make his MLB debut as a Dodger on May 6, 2007.

Drafted Jared Wells in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2003.

• P Wells would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 24, 2008. He would make 2 appearances, totaling 3 IP with a 6.00 ERA. Traded to the Seattle Mariners on May 27, 2008.

Drafted Drew Macias in the 35th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 2003.

• OF Macias would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 29, 2007. He would appear in 69 games across 3 seasons, hitting .198 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2009 season.

2012

Signed Ross Ohlendorf as a free agent.

• P Ohlendorf would appear in 13 games, with 9 starts, posting a 4-4 record with a 7.77 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2012 season.

Drafted Max Fried in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2012.

• P Fried would be traded to the Atlanta Braves on December 19, 2014. He would make his MLB debut as a Brave on August 8, 2017.

Drafted Zach Eflin in the 1st round (33rd pick) of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2012.

• P Eflin would be traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 18, 2014. He would make his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 14, 2016.

Drafted Travis Jankowski in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2012.

• OF Jankowski would make his MLB debut as a Padre on August 21, 2015.He would play 5 seasons in San Diego, appearing in 334 games while hitting .241 with 8 HR and 42 RBI as well as 62 SB. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds on October 31, 2019.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T38 DEF WAR - 1.2

T21 SB - 62

2016

Traded James Shields and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr..

• P Shields signed as a free agent in 2015, made 44 starts as a Padre. Posting a 15-14 record with a 4.00 ERA. 
• P Johnson would make 4 starts for the Padres in 2016, losing all 4. Posted a 0-4 record with a 9.15 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2018 season.
• SS Tatis would make his MLB debut as a Padre on March 28, 2019. In an injury shortened season, Tatis would appear in 84 games, hitting .317 with 22 HR and 53 RBI.