This Date In Padre Baseball - August 3

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

PADRES SPLIT SERIES IN CANADA

EXPOS 6 PADRES 1

Brian Boehringer (5-2) was given the spot start in place of an ailing Joey Hamilton, and looked rusty from the onset. He allowed 5 runs in 4 innings, and the offense could do nothing against former Padre, Dustin Hermanson (9-9).

Vladmir Guerrero hit a 2 run home run in the first, putting an exclamation point on this series for him. In the 4 game series, he went 9 for 15, with 2 doubles, a triple, a home run, and 9 RBI.

The Padres bats went quietly on a sleepy Monday afternoon at Stade Olympique, except for Tony Gwynn. Another 2 hit performance, collecting half of all Padre hits, and scoring the lone run.

     

News and Notes - Quilvio Veras was given the day off to see if he can turn his bat around, currently in a 15 at bat slump.

Standings:

SDP	72	40	.643	--
SFG	61	51	.545	11.0
LAD	58	54	.518	14.0
COL	50	62	.446	22.0
ARI	42	70	.375	30.0

HOT FRIAR: Gwynn, 2 for 3, average up to .324

COLD FRIAR: Everyone else, 2 for 28, .071 for the day

Notable games of August 3

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  24-23 .511

Game 112 1996 - Marlins 5 Padres 2

A then franchise-record and a National League season-high 55,142 spectators are at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium to see the Florida Marlins defeat the Padres 5–2.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 108 2007 - Padres 4 Giants 3

Scott Hairston drives in four runs with two homers, including a walk-off homer in the 10th at Petco Park to give the Padres a 4–3 win over San Francisco.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 3

No MLB player has ever made their MLB debut as a Padre on this date.

Transactions of August 3

1976

Selected Tom Griffin off waivers from the Houston Astros.

•  P Griffin would go on to appear in 49 games (31 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 10-12 record with a 3.98 ERA including 2 compete games. Granted free agency after the 1977 season.

2000

Released Vicente Palacios.

•  P Palacios, signed as a free agent in November 1999, appeared in 7 games during the 2000 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 6.75 ERA. 

Released Carlos Reyes.

• P Reyes, signed as a free agent on May 25, appeared in 12 games during the 2000 season, his second tour with the Padres (1998-1999). Overall, appeared in 99 games, posting a 5-7 record with a 4.02 ERA including 3 saves. 

2011

Signed Drew Macias as a free agent.

•  OF Macias would only appear at AAA Tucson on his second tour with the Padres (2007-2009). Overall, he appeared in 69 games over 3 seasons, hitting .198 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2011 season.

2013

Signed Ronny Cedeno as a free agent.

•  2B/SS Cedeno would go on to appear in 38 games during the 2013 season, hitting .268 with 2 HR and 9 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2013 season.

2017

Released Keith Hessler.

•  P Hessler, selected off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks in May 2016, appeared in 15 games during the 2016 season, posting a  1-0 record with a 3.38 ERA.