THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Padres 8 Phillies 1
Stan Spencer (1-0) wins his MLB debut, allowing only 1 run over 6 innings, backed by 3 Padre home runs in sweeping the Phillies in Philadelphia.
Ken Caminiti put the Padres on the board in the 1st, belting a 2-run home run to spot the rookie an early lead.
Up 3-1 in the 6th inning, the power continued, with Ruben Rivera slamming a Paul Byrd offering into the left field stands for a 3 run home run, and Andy Sheets added a solo shot to extend the lead to 7-1.
Steve Finley added a sacrifice fly in the 8th for the final score of 8-1.
News and Notes - Stan Spencer also collects his 1st MLB hit, a double off of Paul Byrd in the 6th inning.
Standings:
| SDP | 86 | 47 | .647 | -- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFG | 71 | 62 | .534 | 15.0 | |||
| LAD | 66 | 67 | .496 | 20.0 | |||
| COL | 62 | 72 | .463 | 24.5 | |||
| ARI | 50 | 84 | .373 | 36.5 |
PLAYOFF RACE
| ATL | 88 | 45 | .662 | -- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | 86 | 47 | .647 | 2.0 | |||
| HOU | 83 | 51 | .619 | 5.5 | |||
| NYM | 73 | 60 | .549 | 15.0 | |||
| CHC | 72 | 61 | .541 | 16.0 | |||
| SFG | 71 | 62 | .534 | 17.0 |
HOT FRIAR: Mark Sweeney, 3 for 4, 2 triples
COLD FRIAR: Steve Finley, 0 for 4, 1 RBI now hitting .248, a career low for any season
Notable games of August 27
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 22-25 .468

Game 131 1978 - Padres 3 Mets 0
Eric Rasmussen wins his 13th game of the season in tossing the Padres 100th shut out in franchise history.

Game 130 1989 - Padres 13 Mets 7
Second baseman Robbie Alomar was 3-for-6 with a double and a triple, five RBIs and two runs scored in the Padres 13–7 win over the Mets at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.

Game 132 2000 - Padres 3 Brewers 2 (10 innings)
Rene Rivera singles home Yasmani Grandal to walk off the Brewers. This is the first of 3 consecutive walk-offs for the Padres.
GAME OF THE DATE
Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 27
1982
Rick Lancellotti
Age - 26
Position - 1B
Stat Line - 0 for 4, 1 K in a 2-1 loss to the Cardinals at the Murph.
Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Kurt Bevacqua. (August 5, 1980)
Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the San Diego Padres.(October 7, 1982)
Padre Career: 17 games during the 1982 season, hitting .179 with 0 HR and 4 RBI.
1998
Stan Spencer
Age - 29
Position - SP
Stat Line - W, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K in a 8-1 victory over the Phillies at Philadelphia
Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.(February 7, 1997)
Released after the 2001 season.
Padre Career: 23 games (21 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 3-9 record with a 5.54 ERA.
2012
Casey Kelly
Age - 22
Position - SP
Stat Line - W, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K in a 3-0 victory over the Braves at Petco.
Traded by the Boston Red Sox with a player to be named later, Rey Fuentes and Anthony Rizzo to the San Diego Padres for Adrian Gonzalez. (December 6, 2010)
Traded by the San Diego Padres with Ricardo Rodriguez (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Christian Bethancourt. (December 10, 2015)
Padre Career: 9 games (8 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 2-5 record with a 6.69 ERA
Transactions of August 27
2013
Released Edinson Volquez.
- P Volquez, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via a trade on December 17, 2011, made 59 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 20-21 record with a 4.96 ERA including 1 complete game shutout.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T50 WINS - 20
T47 K's - 290
T41 STARTS - 59
T36 SHUT OUT - 1
#39 WALKS - 174
T22 WP - 20
T38 HBP - 12
2016
Selected Oswaldo Arcia off waivers from the Miami Marlins.
- OF Arcia would go on to appear in 14 games during the 2016 season, hitting .116 with 2 HR and 4 RBI. Released after the 2016 season.


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