THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
PADRES 5 EXPOS 4
Kevin Brown (13-3) had his usual early inning hiccups, allowing 2 runs in the 1st and then 2 more in the 3rd, but locked it down after that, striking out 10 and keeping the Padres close enough for a Padre rally in the 6th for the victory.
Ken Caminiti and Greg Vaughn hit back to back home runs in the first to put the Padres up 3-0. After Brown gave back the runs, Carlos Hernandez hit a double in the 6th to score Wally Joyner for the go ahead run.
Trevor Hoffman allowed 2 hits and a walk in an adventurous 9th, but preserved the victory for save number 35.
News and Notes - Dan Miceli had another solid outing, looking like the 8th inning arm for Bruce Bochy
Notable games of July 31
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 20-23 .465
Game 107 1974 - Dodgers 15 Padres 4
Ron Cey has 8 RBIs in leading the Dodgers to 15 runs, tying the season high for the most runs allowed
Game 105 1988 - Padres 8 Reds 5
Prior to the game right fielder Tony Gwynn is named the National League Player of the Month for July. Gwynn hit .406 in July with three homers, 17 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
2005 -Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman formally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., as the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 108 1979 - Padres 10 Braves 3
Right fielder Dave Winfield goes 5-for-5 with a double, a homer, four RBIs and four runs scored in the Padres 10–3 win in Atlanta. In his final at-bat, Winfield becomes the first Padre ever to get hits in eight straight at-bats.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on July 31
1972
Joe Goddard
Age - 22
Position - C
Stat Line - 0 for 3, SAC, GIDP in 3-2 loss to the Astros in Houston
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Released after the 1976 season.
Padre Career: 12 games in 1972, hitting .200 with 0 HR and 2 RBI
1982
Joe Lansford
Age - 21
Position - 1B
Stat Line - 0 for 2, 2BB, 1 RS, 1RBI, SAC FLY in a 6-2 victory over the Reds in Cincinnati
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Tim Pyznarski.(April 3, 1985)
Padre Career: 25 games over 2 seasons, hitting .200 with 1 HR and 5 RBI
1996
Dario Veras
Age - 23
Position - RP
Stat Line - ND, 1 IP, 1 K(Ryan Klesko) in 7-4 loss to the Braves at the Murph.
Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1993 rule 5 draft.(December 13, 1993)
Traded by the San Diego Padres with Carlos Reyes and Mandy Romero to the Boston Red Sox for Ethan Faggett (minors) and Jim Leyritz. (June 20, 1998)
Padre Career: 46 games over 3 seasons, posting a 5-2 record with a 3.86 ERA.
Transactions of July 31
1976
The New York Yankees sent Rick Sawyer to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade of July 10.
- P Sawyer would go on to appear in 69 games (20 starts) over the next 2 seasons, posting a record of 12-9 with a 4.44 ERA including 4 complete games and 2 shut outs. Selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos on September 29, 1977.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
1995
Traded a player to be named later and Andy Benes to the Seattle Mariners. Received Marc Newfield and Ron Villone.
- P Benes was originally drafted as the 1st pick of the 1988 draft. Made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 11, 1989. Appeared in 187 games (186 starts) over 7 seasons, posting a record of 69-75 with a 3.57 ERA including 15 complete games and 8 shut outs.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#4 WAR - 20.8
#10 ERA - 3.57
#6 WINS - 69
T30 GAMES - 187
#5 IP - 1235.0
#2 K's - 1036
#5 STARTS - 186
T14 CG - 15
#5 SHUT OUTS - 8
- LF Newfield would go on to appear in 105 games over 2 seasons, hitting .264 with 6 HR and 33 RBI. Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on July 31, 1996.
- P Villone would go on to appear in 40 games over 2 seasons, posting a 3-2 record with a 3.68 ERA including 1 save. Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on July 31, 1996.
1996
Traded Bryce Florie, Marc Newfield and Ron Villone to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later and Greg Vaughn.
- P Florie originally drafted in the 5th round of the 1988 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on July 17, 1994. Appeared in 95 games over 3 seasons, posting a 4-4 record with a 3.25 ERA including 1 save.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T44 HBP - 10
- LF Newfield and P Villone were both acquired the previous year from the Seattle Mariners via trade.
- OF Vaughn would go on to appear in 321 games over 3 seasons, hitting .245 with 78 HR and 198 RBI. All Star selection in 1998 and finished 4th in MVP voting in 1998. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds on February 2, 1999.
#36 WAR - 7.0
#43 RUNS - 192
#18 HR - 78
#33 RBI - 198
#38 WALKS - 159
T45 K's - 262
1999
Traded Jim Leyritz to the New York Yankees. Received Geraldo Padua (minors).
- 1B/C Leyritz, acquired from the Boston Red Sox via a trade in 1998, appeared in 112 games over 2 seasons, hitting .253 with 12 HR and 39 RBI. Forever etched in Padre history for his 4 home runs in the 1998 playoffs.
- P Padua didn't pitch long for A level Ranch Cucamonga, traded to the Pirates in February 2000.
2000
Traded Al Martin to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tom Davey and John Mabry.
- OF Martin, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates via a trade in February, appeared in 93 games in 2000. He hit .306 with 11 HR and 27 RBI.
- P Davey would go on to appear in 69 games over 3 seasons, posting a 5-5 record with a 4.14 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2002 season.
- OF/1B Mabry would go on to appear in 48 games in 2000. Hitting .228 with 7 HR and 25 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2000 season.
Traded Nate Tebbs (minors) and Carlos Hernandez to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ben Johnson and Heathcliff Slocumb.
- IF Tebbs, signed as a free agent in February 2000, was at AAA Las Vegas at the time of the trade.
- C Hernandez, signed as a free agent in 1996, appeared in 237 games over 3 seasons, hitting .269 with 14 HR and 91 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T46 DEF WAR - 1.0
T41 HBP - 12
- OF Johnson would make his MLB debut as a Padre on June 26, 2005. He would go on to appear in 89 games over 2 seasons, hitting .236 with 7 HR and 25 RBI. Traded to the New York Mets on November 15, 2006.
- P Slocumb would go on to appear in 22 games in 2000, posting a 0-1 record with a 3.79 ERA. Released on January 12, 2001.
Traded Brian Meadows to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jay Witasick.
- P Meadows, acquired from the Florida Marlins via a trade on November 15, 1999, made 22 starts in 2000, posting a 7-8 record with a 5.34 ERA.
- P Witasick would go on to appear in 132 games (11 starts) over 4 seasons, posting a 11-12 record and a 3.96 ERA including 4 saves. Traded to the New York Yankees on June 23, 2001.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T50 SAVES - 4
T45 WP - 14
2002
Traded Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed to the New York Mets. Received Josh Reynolds (minors), Jason Bay and Bobby Jones.
- P Middlebrook, drafted by the Padres in the 9th round of the 1996 draft, making his MLB debut as a Padre on September 17, 2001, appeared in 16 games (5 starts) posting a 3-4 record with a 5.10 ERA
- P Reed, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 40 games, posting a 2-4 record with a 1.98 ERA including 1 save.
- P Reynolds was released during the 2003 season, rising only to level A Lake Elsinore.
- OF Bay would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 23, 2003. He would go on to appear in 3 games, going 2 for 8, with 1 HR and 2 RBI. Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 26, 2003.
- P Jones would go on to appear in 4 games (2 starts) in 2002, posting no record and a 6.52 ERA. Released on September 3, 2002.
2004
Traded Ismael Valdez to the Florida Marlins. Received Travis Chick.
- P Valdez, signed as a free agent on December 18, 2003, appeared in 23 games (20 starts) in 2004, posting a 9-6 record with a 5.53 ERA including 1 complete game shut out.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T36 SHUT OUTS - 1
- P Chick pitched at AA Mobile when he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on July 23, 2005.
2005
Traded Geoff Blum to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ryan Meaux (minors).
- IF Blum, signed as a free agent on December 9, 2004, appeared in 78 games before the trade. Returned to the Padres for the 2006 & 2007 seasons. Appeared in 309 games over 3 years, hitting .249 with 14 HR and 89 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T27 DEF WAR - 1.5
- P Meaux would rise to AAA Portland and be released after the 2006 season.
Traded Natanael Mateo (minors) and Miguel Ojeda to the Seattle Mariners. Received Miguel Olivo.
- P Mateo, signed in 2004, pitched at AA Mobile at the time of the trade.
- C Ojeda, signed as a free agent in 2003, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 17, 2003. Appeared in 166 games over 3 seasons, hitting .224 with 12 HR and 54 RBI.
- C Olivo would go on to appear in 37 games in 2005, hitting .304 with 4 HR and 16 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2005 season.
2006
Traded Jose Ceda to the Chicago Cubs. Received Todd Walker.
- P Ceda, signed as an amatuer free agent in 2004, was pitching at rookie level at the time of the trade.
- IF Walker would go on to appear in 44 games during the 2006 season, hitting .282 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. Released March 26, 2007.
2007
Received Morgan Ensberg from the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
- 3B Ensberg would go on to appear in 30 games during the 2007 season, hitting .224 with 4 HR and 8 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2007 season.
Released Jose Cruz.
- OF Cruz, signed as a free agent in December 2006, appeared in 91 games during the 2007 season, hitting .234 with 6 HR and 21 RBI.
Traded Jon Link to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rob Mackowiak.
- P Link, drafted by the Padres in the 26th round of the 2005 draft, appeared at A level Lake Elsinore at the time of the trade.
- OF Mackowiak would go on to appear in 28 games during 2007, hitting .196 with 0 HR and 2 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2007 season.
Traded Royce Ring to the Atlanta Braves. Received Will Startup (minors) and Wil Ledezma.
- P Ring, acquired from the New York Mets via a trade on November 15, 2006, appeared in 15 games during the 2007 season, posting a 1-0 record with a 3.60 ERA.
- P Startup would be released during the 2010 season while at AAA Portland.
- P Ledezma would go on to appear in 34 games (7 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-2 record with a 4.85 ERA. Selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 29, 2008.
2009
Traded Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. Received Dexter Carter (minors), Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard and Adam Russell.
- P Peavy, drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round of the 1999 amateur draft, made his MLB debut on June 22, 2000. Made 212 starts posting a 92-68 record with a 3.29 ERA including 7 complete games, 3 shut outs, 2 All-star appearances, and the 2007 Cy Young Award (8 seasons)
- P Carter never rose above A level Eugene before his release in 2011.
- P Poreda would appear in 4 games during the 2009 season, posting no decisions and a 3.86 ERA. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2011 rule 5 draft.
- P Richard would go on to appear in 178 games (175 starts) over 8 seasons, posting a 58-68 record and a 4.37 ERA including 4 complete games and 3 shut outs. Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on December 30, 2018.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#31 ERA - 4.37
#8 WINS - 58
#35 GAMES - 178
#9 IP - 1,046.1
#8 K's - 678
#7 STARTS - 175
T40 CG - 4
T18 SHUT OUTS - 3
#6 HR - 122
#7 WALKS - 356
#7 HITS - 1,120
T6 LOSSES - 68
#12 WP - 29
#9 HBP - 30
- P Russell would go on to appear in 27 games over 2 seasons, posting a 3-1 record with a 3.86 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2011 season.
2010
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Corey Kluber to the Cleveland Indians and Nick Greenwood to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ryan Ludwick from the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition, the Cleveland Indians sent Jake Westbrook to the St. Louis Cardinals.
- P Kluber, drafted by the Padres in the 4th round of the 2007 draft, was at AAA San Antonio at the time of the trade.
- P Greenwood, drafted by the Padres in the 14th round of the 2009 draft, was at A level Fort Wayne at the time of the trade.
- OF Ludwick would go on to appear in 160 games over 2 seasons, hitting .228 with 17 HR and 90 RBI. Sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 31, 2011.
2011
Sold Ryan Ludwick to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- OF Ludwick, acquired from the ST. Louis Cardinals via a trade on July 31, 2010 appeared in 160 games over 2 seasons, hitting .228 with 17 HR and 90 RBI.
Traded Mike Adams to the Texas Rangers. Received Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland.
- P Adams, acquired from Clevland via a trade in 2006, appeared in 209 games, posting a 9-5 record with a 1.66 ERA including 1 save.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#23 WAR - 6.5
#20 GAMES - 209
- P Erlin would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 30, 2013. He would appear in 106 games (38 starts) over 6 seasons, posting a 13-20 record with a 4.57 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2019 season.
- P Wieland would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 12, 2012. He would appear in 9 games (7 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 1-4 record with a 5.31 ERA. Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 18, 2014.
2013
Traded Matt Stites and Joe Thatcher to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Ian Kennedy.
- P Stites was drafted by the Padres in the 17th round of the 2011 draft, was at AA San Antonio at the time of the trade.
- P Thatcher, acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers via a trade in 2007, appeared in 287 games over 7 seasons, posting a 8-11 record with a 3.18 ERA including 1 save.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#7 GAMES - 287
T44 HBP - 10
- P Kennedy would make 73 starts over 3 seasons, posting a 26-30 record with a 3.97 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2015 season.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#37 WINS - 26
#24 K'S - 436
#43 IP - 426.2
T29 STARTS - 73
T30 HR - 56
#45 WALKS - 147
#39 HITS - 407
T36 LOSSES - 30
T34 WP - 17
T30 HBP - 13
2014
Traded Chris Denorfia to the Seattle Mariners. Received Stephen Kohlscheen (minors) and Abraham Almonte.
- OF Denorfia, signed as a free agent in 2009, appeared in 573 games over 5 years, hitting .275 with 33 HR and 154 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#21 WAR - 9.9
#24 DEF WAR - 1.8
T17 AVG - .275
T30 GAMES - 573
#36 RUNS - 227
#33 HITS - 456
T31 DOUBLES - 78
T19 TRIPLES - 15
#45 WALKS - 142
#41 K's - 287
#26 SB - 51
T39 SAC FLY - 12
- P Kohlscheen would go on to pitch at AAA El Paso before his release in 2016.
- OF Almonte would go on to appear in 63 games over 2 seasons, hitting .243 with 2 HR and 11 RBI. Traded to Cleveland on July 31, 2015.
2015
Traded Abraham Almonte to the Cleveland Indians. Received Marc Rzepczynski.
- OF Almonte , acquired from Seattle in 2014 via a trade,appeared in 63 games over 2 seasons, hitting .243 with 2 HR and 11 RBI. Signed as a free agent before the 2020 season, currently on the taxi squad.
- P Rzepczynski would go on to appear in 27 games in 2015, posting a 0-1 record with a 7.36 ERA. Traded to the Oakland A's on December 2, 2015.
2019
Traded Brad Wieck to the Chicago Cubs. Received Carl Edwards Jr..
- P Wieck, acquired from the New York Mets via a trade in 2015, would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 14, 2018. Appeared in 35 games over 2 seasons, posting a 0-1 record with a 5.40 ERA.
- P Edwards Jr would go on to appear in 2 games in 2019, posting no record and a 32.40 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2019 season.
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Victor Nova (minors), Logan Allen and Franmil Reyes to the Cleveland Indians. Received Taylor Trammell (minors) from the Cincinnati Reds. In addition, the Cleveland Indians sent Trevor Bauer to the Cincinnati Reds; and the Cincinnati Reds sent Scott Moss (minors) and Yasiel Puig to the Cleveland Indians.
- IF Nova, signed as a free agent in 2018, was playing at rookie level when traded.
- P Allen, acquired from the Boston Red Sox via a trade in 2015, made his MLB debut as a Padre on June 18, 2019. Appeared in 8 games (4 starts) posting a 2-3 record and a 6.75 ERA.
- OF Reyes, signed as a free agent in 2011, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 14, 2018. Appeared in 186 games over 2 seasons, hitting .266 with 43 HR and 77 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#38 HR - 43
- OF Trammell is yet to make his MLB debut, playing at AA Amarillo in 2019, invited to 2020 Summer Camp.
