THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
PADRES 3 PHILLIES 1
Sterling Hitchcock (5-4) bounced back from a string of subpar starts, striking out 8 over 6 innings, scattering 5 hits and allowing just one run.
Tony Gwynn remained hot, going 2 for 4, and driving in the first Padre run in the 1st inning. Ruben Rivera, seeing time in CF for Steve Finley, doubled home Wally Joyner for the second run in the 2nd inning.
Greg Vaughn slammed his 39th home run of the year in the 5th inning to extend the lead to 3-0.
Trevor Hoffman would close the door in the 9th, securing the victory and his 37th save of the year.
News and Notes - Rivera keeps earning playing time, spelling Finley and Gwynn in the outfield.
Notable games of August 4
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 16-29 .356
Game 109 1973 - @Braves 14 Padres 3 (Game 2)
For the second time in 1973, the Padres allow a season high 14 runs.
Game 111 1974 - Padres 1 Reds 0 (14 innings in Game 2)
In the longest Padre game of 1974, Right-hander Dave Freisleben pitches 13 scoreless innings in a game the Padres eventually win in 14 innings over the Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Stadium. Freisleben gives up eight hits and three walks while striking out 11.
Game 105 1986 - Braves 4 Padres 1
Padres drop the first of 5 straight games, tying a season high (7/18-7/22) moving them to 8 games under .500.
Game 91 1995 - @Rockies 14 Padres 12
No surprise, that the 1995 high for runs allowed happens at Coors Field. A 7 run 1st inning buries Brain Williams.
Game 107 2015 - @Brewers 4 Padres 1
The Padres drop one to the Brewers and begin a 6 game skid, tying a season high for consecutive losses and putting the prospect of finishing over .500 out of reach.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 108 1993 - Padres 11 Giants 10 (12 innings)
Tony Gwynn has a career-high, six-hit game in a 12-inning, 11–10 Padres win over San Francisco at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium. Gwynn is 6-for-7 with two doubles and two runs scored. He ties a Major League record with four games of five or more hits in a single season.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 4
2012
Cory Burns
Age - 24
Position - RP
Stat Line - ND, 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR in a 6-2 loss to the Mets at Petco Park.
Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Diego Padres for Aaron Cunningham.(December 16, 2011)
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. (November 28, 2012)
Padre Career: 17 games during the 2012 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 5.50 ERA.
Transactions of August 4
1980
Sold Aurelio Rodriguez to the New York Yankees.
- 3B Rodriguez, purchased from the Detroit Tigers in December 1979, appeared in 89 games during the 1980 season, hitting .200 with 2 HR and 13 RBI.
2000
Traded a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Desi Relaford.
- IF Relaford would go on to appear in 45 games during the 2000 season, hitting .204 with a 2 HR and 16 RBI. Selected off waivers by the New York Mets
2016
Signed Ronald Bolanos as an amateur free agent.
- P Bolanos would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 3, 2019. He would go on to appear in 5 games (3 starts) in 2019, posting a 0-2 record with a 5.95 ERA. Traded to the Kansas City Royals on July 16, 2020.
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