THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Padres 2 Reds 1
Tony Gwynn opened up the scoring, singling home Quilvio Veras in the 3rd inning.
Greg Vaughn continues to stay hot, homering in the 4th for his 33rd of the season.
News and Notes - Padres pull within 1 game of the Braves for the #1 seed in the NL
Notable games of July 18
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 21-21 .500
Game 91 1976 - Padres 2 Cubs 1
Reliever Butch Metzger wins his 10th straight game in the Padres 2–1 win over the Cubs at San Diego Stadium.
Game 90 1986 - @Pirates 12 Padres 7
UL Washington drives in 4 runs to lead the Pirates to victory and start a season high 5 game losing streak.
Game 94 1989 - Padres 17 Pirates
Outfielder Chris James is 4-for-5 with two homers, five RBIs and four runs scored in the Padres 17–4 win at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 84 1972 - Padres 5 Phillies 1
Steve Arlin loses his no-hit bid with two out in the ninth when Philadelphia’s Denny Doyle gets a bad-hop single over the head of drawn-in third baseman Dave Roberts. The Padres win 5–1 at San Diego Stadium. Arlin’s bid is the since-equalled longest no-hit bid in Padres history. Arlin allows a run on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on July 18
No player has ever made his MLB debut as a Padre on this date.
Transactions of July 18
1975
Sold Jerry Moses to the Chicago White Sox.
- C Moses, purchased from the New York Mets on April 28, appeared in 13 games, hitting .158 with 0 HR and 1 RBI.
1993
Traded Fred McGriff to the Atlanta Braves. Received Vince Moore (minors), Donnie Elliott and Melvin Nieves.
- 1B McGriff appeared in 388 games over 3 seasons, hitting .281 with 84 HR and 256 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#23 WAR - 9.5
#13 AVG - .281
#2 SLUGGING - .519
T2 OBA - .388
#38 RUNS - 215
#48 HITS - 382
T12 HR - 84
#22 RBI - 256
#17 WALKS - 243
#6 IBB - 53
T26 SAC FLY - 15
- OF Moore never panned out, rising only as high as AA Wichita for one season, before being sent back down to Rancho Cucamonga before his release at the end of the 1997 season.
- P Elliot would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 23, 1994. He would go on to appear in 31 games (1 start) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-1 record with a 3.09 ERA. Released on October 12, 1995.
- RF Nieves would go on and appear in 127 games over 3 seasons, hitting .207 with 17 HR and 45 RBI. Traded to the Detroit Tigers on March 22, 1996.
2002
Signed Jonathan Johnson as a free agent.
- P Johnson would go on to appear in 16 games during the 2002 season, posting a 1-2 record with a 4.11 ERA. Released on October 7, 2002.
2006
Traded Brian Sikorski to the Cleveland Indians. Received Mike Adams.
- P Sikorski, signed as a free agent on December 22, 2005, appeared in 13 games during the 2006 season, posting a 1-1 record with a 5.65 ERA.
- P Adams would go on to appear in 209 games over 4 seasons, posting a 9-5 record with a 1.66 ERA, including 1 save. Traded to the Texas Rangers on July 31, 2011.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#23 WAR - 6.5
T19 GAMES - 209
2013
Signed Scott Moore as a free agent.
- IF Moore would appear at AAA Tuscon in 2013 and be released after the season.
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