THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
LANGSTON SHINES IN WIN OVER ROCKS
PADRES 9 ROCKIES 1
Ken Caminiti goes 3 for 3 with a double, a homer, and 5 RBI with the big blow being a 3 run homer in the 7th.
Not that Mark Langston (3-1) needed it, pitching a sterling 6 innings of scoreless baseball, striking out 5. Bruce Bochy, taking advantage of the upcoming All-Star break, used Kevin Brown for one inning. And what an inning, striking out all 3 batters he faced, needing only 14 pitches to do so.
Padres racked up 12 hits and collected another 6 walks.
News and Notes - Heading to the All-Star game - Tony Gwynn, Greg Vaughn, Andy Ashby, Kevin Brown, Trevor Hoffman.
Notable games of July 4
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 27-23 .540
Game 85 1979 - Padres 6 Dodgers 0
Bob Shirley pitches a complete-game, two-hit shutout with a walk and five strikeouts and Dave Winfield hits a three-run homer as the Padres defeat the Dodgers 6–0 at San Diego Stadium.
Game 80 1985 - Padres 9 @Pirates 1
Shortstop Garry Templeton is 3-for-3 with four RBIs as the Padres score a 9–1 win in Pittsburgh.
Game 81 1992 - Expos 3 Padres 2 (10 innings)
Marquis Grissom singles off Jose Melendez in the 10th inning to score Spike Owen and start a 5 game losing streak, tying a 1992 high.
Game 81 1999 - Padres 11 @Rockies 0
Right-hander Andy Ashby allows six hits and strikes out six in a complete game shutout and the Padres get 17 hits in an 11–0 win against the Rockies at Coors Field in Denver.
Game 83 2015 - @Cardinals 2 Padres 1
Padres drop a close one at St. Louis, starting a season high 6 game losing streak.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 83 2007 - Padres 1 Marlins 0
Mike Cameron's speed on Kevin Kouzmanoff grounder to third forced a wild throw at the plate, breaking the scoreless tie and giving the Padres their 300th walk off win in franchise history.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on July 4
2008
Nick Hundley
Age - 24
Position - C
Stat Line - 1 for 3, RS, BB, K single of Dan Haren for first MLB hit in the 5th inning of a 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Troy Patton.(May 24, 2014)
Padre Career: 510 games, hitting .238 with 47 HR and 195 RBI (7 seasons)
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#12 DEF WAR - 2.8
#45 AVG - .238
#37 GAMES - 510
#44 HITS - 392
T28 DOUBLES - 85
T37 TRIPLES - 11
#32 HR - 47
#34 RBI - 195
#50 SINGLES - 249
#26 HBP - 15
#18 SAC FLY - 21
Transactions of July 4
2004
Signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.
- OF Bragg would go on to appear in 9 games in 2004, going 1 for 7, with 2 BB all in pinch hitting appearances. Granted free agency on July 20, 2004.
Released Donovan Osborne.
- P Osborne appeared in 7 games at AAA Portland after signing as a free agent on June 6, 2004.
2019
Sold Matt Wisler to the Seattle Mariners.
- P Wisler appeared in 21 games in 2019, posting a 2-2 record and a 5.28 ERA. Was acquired via a trade with the Cincinnati Reds on April 1, 2019.
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