THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Padres 5 Expos 2
The Padres put together enough hits today to score a run in 5 consecutive innings to earn a split in the series.
Joey Hamilton (12-11) turned in another solid performance, striking out 5 over 6 innings, allowing 2 runs.
Padre thorn Vladimir Guerrero put the Expos on the board in the first with a RBI single to center.
Greg Vaughn responded in the 2nd inning with a lead-off home run, his 45th of the year. He would break the tie in the 3rd, with a RBI single of his own.
Wally Joyner and George Arias would add solo home runs later, providing some pop that has been missing the prior 2 games.
Trevor Hoffman pitched a perfect 9th for his 44th save of the year, tying him with Mark Davis for the Padre single season record.
News and Notes - The Padres acquire 1B/OF John Vander Wal for a player to be named later. The trade was finalized early in the morning, giving Vander Wal enough time to get to San Diego to make his Padre debut as a pinch hitter in the 8th. He flew out to deep left-center, just missing a home run.
Notable games of August 31
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 25-23 .521
Game 132 1988 - Padres 6 @Mets 3
For the second time in 1988, the Padres start a 6 game win streak, this one move them above .500 for the first time all season.
Game 130 1992 - @Cardinals 6 Padres 2
The Padres Gary Sheffield is named the National League Player of the Month for August. He hit .361 with 10 homers, 26 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
Game 132 1993 - @Marlins 2 Padres 1
Tony Gwynn hits .448 (47-for-105) during the month with two homers, 14 RBIs and 23 runs scored to win the National League Player of the Month honor for August.
Game 137 1996 - @Expos 4 Padres 2
Third baseman Ken Caminiti hits .344 with a .844 slugging percentage for 14 homers, 38 RBIs and 24 runs scored in August to win the National League Player of the Month award for the month
Game 131 2004 - @Cardinals 9 Padres 3
Right-hander Jake Peavy wins the first of his franchise-record three National League Pitcher of the Month awards. Peavy is 4–0 in August with a 2.03 earned run average and a .182 opponents’ batting average in five starts.
Game 134 2007 - Padres 6 Dodgers 4
Jake Peavy wins the National League Pitcher of the Month award for August. He is 5–0 in the month with a 1.36 earned run average and a .157 opponents’ batting average in six starts.
Game 133 2012 - Padres 5 @Rockies 4
Third baseman Chase Headley named the National League Player of the Month for August. He hit .306 during the month with 10 homers and 31 RBIs.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 136 1975 - Padres 6 Expos 0
San Diego High product Brent Strom allows two hits and five walks with two strikeouts in a complete-game shutout as the Padres score a 6–0 win vs Montreal. Third baseman Dave Roberts has a three-run homer and four RBIs.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 31
2011
Brad Brach
Age - 25
Position - RP
Stat Line - ND, 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K in a 4-2 loss to the Dodgers at LA.
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 42nd round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for Devin Jones (minors).(November 25, 2013)
Padre Career: 109 games over 3 seasons, posting a 3-6 record with a 3.70 ERA
2018
Roman Wick
Age - 25
Position - RP
Stat Line - ND, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K in a 7-0 victory over the Rockies at Petco Park.
Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the St. Louis Cardinals. (February 16, 2018)
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Vosler (minors). (November 20, 2018)
Padre Career: 10 games during the 2018 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 5.28 ERA
Transactions of August 31
1982
Sold John Curtis to the California Angels.
- P Curtis, signed as a free agent on November 26, 1979, appeared in 84 games (53 starts) posting a 20-20 record with a 3.99 ERA including 7 complete games and 1 shut out.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T50 WINS - 20
T28 CG - 7
T36 SHUT OUTS - 1
T46 WALKS - 143
T34 WP - 17
1983
Traded a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received players to be named later.
- RF Lezcano, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via a trade on December 10, 1981, appeared in 235 games overs 2 seasons, hitting .267 with 24 HR and 133 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#45 WAR - 6.3
T46 SAC FLY - 11
T46 IBB - 13
1987
The Oakland Athletics sent Dave Leiper as one of the players to be named later in the trade of Storm Davis on August 30.
- P Leiper would go on to appear in 69 games over 3 seasons, posting a 4-1 record with a 3.38 ERA including 2 saves. Released on December 19, 1989.
1992
Traded Craig Lefferts to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Erik Schullstrom.
- P Lefferts, most recently acquired via free agency in 1989 for his second tour with the Padres, appeared in 375 games (27 starts) over 7 seasons, posting a 42-40 record with a 3.24 ERA including 64 saves.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#25 WAR - 6.1
#5 ERA - 3.24
#17 WINS - 42
#2 GAMES - 375
#7 SAVES - 64
#23 IP - 659.0
#29 K's - 404
T25 HR - 58
#37 WALKS - 184
#23 HITS - 639
T26 LOSSES - 40
T29 WP - 18
- P Schullstrom would only appear at AAA Las Vegas when selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers on April 1, 1993.
1998
Traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. Received John Vander Wal
- 1B/OF Vander Wal would go on to appear in 152 games over 2 seasons, hitting .269 with 6 HR and 41 RBI. Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 23, 2000.
2000
Signed Ed Sprague as a free agent.
- 1B/3B Sprague, traded to Boston earlier in the season, returns to complete his Padre career, appearing in a total of 73 games during the 2000 season, hitting .261 with 10 HR and 27 RBI.
2001
Traded Rudy Seanez to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later.
- P Seanez, most recently signed as a free agent on February 25, 2001 for his fourth tour with the Padres, appeared in a grand total of 94 games over 4 seasons, posting a 8-5 record with a 3.26 ERA including 1 save.
2005
Released Paul Quantrill.
- P Quantrill, acquired from the New York Yankees via a trade on July 2, appeared in 22 games during the 2005 season, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.41 ERA.
Traded Juan Jimenez (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Manny Alexander.
- P Jimenez, signed as a free agent in 2004, was pitching at A level Eugene at the time of the trade.
- IF Alexander would go on to appear in 32 games over 2 seasons, hitting .154 with 0 HR and 4 RBI. Traded to the Washington Nationals on April 20, 2007.
2006
Signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.
- P Seanez, signs on for his second tour with the Padres, appeared in a grand total of 94 games over 4 seasons, posting a 8-5 record with a 3.26 ERA including 1 save.
Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received David Wells
- P Wells returns for his second tour with the Padres, going on to add to his Padre totals, giving his Padre career mark of 18-18 with a 4.33 ERA in 58 starts.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T44 STARTS - 58
#45 HR - 45
#44 HITS - 392
2011
Selected Jeremy Hermida off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
- OF Hermida would go on to appear in 33 games over 2 seasons, hitting .234 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. Released on August 28, 2012.
