This Date In Padre Baseball - August 25

      THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

Padres 5 Phillies 3

Kevin Brown (17-4) tossed 7 innings, allowing 3 runs, in earning his 17th win of the season. Trevor Hoffman walked 2, but kept the Phillies from scoring in locking down his 42nd save of the season.

Facing Curt Schilling (12-12) the Padres knew they would need to strike early as Schilling has had early inning struggles all season. In the second inning, the Padres did just that, stringing together 3 hits and a walk to score 2, then added a third from the bat of Kevin Brown himself.

Ken Caminiti hit his 26th home run of the year in the 5th to extend the lead to 4-1. That extra run was needed, as Gregg Jeffries blasted a 2 run home run in the 6th to bring the Phillies back to within one run.

In the top of the 9th, Ken Caminiti struck again, hitting a deep fly into the second deck of Veterans Stadium to give the Padres the final score of 5-3.

News and Notes - Dan Miceli, called on in the 8th to keep the heart of the Phillies order in check, did just that, getting 3 quick out on just 10 pitches.

Standings: 

SDP	85	47	.644	--
SFG	71	61	.538	14.0
LAD	65	67	.492	20.0
COL	62	71	.466	23.5
ARI	50	83	.376	35.5

PLAYOFF RACE

ATL	87	45	.659	--
SDP	85	47	.644	2.0
HOU	83	50	.624	4.5
NYM	72	60	.545	15.0
CHC	71	61	.538	16.0
SFG	71	61	.538	16.0

HOT FRIAR:   Mark Sweeney, 4 for 4, 2 2B

COLD FRIAR: Wally Joyner, 0 for 5, K, GIDP

Notable games of August 25

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  21-24 .467

Game 130 1979 - Pirates 4 Padres 3 (19 innings)

The Pirates defeat the Padres 4–3 in 19 innings at San Diego Stadium. It is the fifth-longest game in Padres history by innings and the third-longest by time (six hours, 12 minutes). The Padres set two franchise records in the game, drawing 14 walks and six intentional walks. 

Game 128 2012 - Padres 9 @Diamondbacks 3

Shortstop Everth Cabrera’s franchise-record of 20 straight steals without being caught ends in a 9–3 Padres win at Arizona.

Game 130 2013 - Padres 3 Cubs 2 (15 innings)

Catcher Nick Hundley hits a walk-off single in the 15th to give the Padres a 3–2 win over the Cubs at Petco Park. The game was scoreless for 12 innings with each team scoring twice in the 13th

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 125 1992 - Padres 7 Cubs 4

Catcher Benito Santiago drives in three runs with a pair of homers as the Padres defeat the Cubs 7–4 at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 25

2007

Craig Stansberry

Age - 25

Position - PH

Stat Line - Single, pinch hitting in the 7th for Rob Mackowiak in a 4-3 Padres win in Philadelphia. 

Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Pittsburgh Pirates (December 20, 2006)

Granted Free Agency (November 6, 2010)

Padre Career:  24 games over 3 seasons, hitting .333 with 0 HR and 3 RBI. First player born in Saudi Arabia to play in MLB.

Transactions of August 25

1970

Purchased Paul Doyle from the California Angels.

• P Doyle would go on to appear in 9 games during the 1970 season, posting a record of 0-2 with a 6.43 ERA. Purchased by the California Angels from the San Diego Padres on October 22, 1971.