THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
PADRES 4 PHILLIES 0
Right-hander Kevin Brown allows five hits and a walk with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout as the Padres defeat the Phillies 4–0 at Qualcomm Stadium. Brown (14–3) ties a Padres record with an 11th straight win.
Carlos Hernandez led off the scoring with a double down the first base line, scoring Wally Joyner all the way from 1st base for an early 1-0 lead after 2 innings.
With Brown cruising, the Padre hitters put up 3 in the 5th inning to put the game safely in Friar hands. Kevin Brown led off with a double, and scored on a Steve Finley single. Quilvio Veras would come around to score on a fielder's choice that Tony Gwynn at first. Clearly limping on the run to first, Bruce Bochy quickly put Ruben Rivera in as a pinch runner. He would come around to score on a Joyner single to make it 4-0 Padres.
Brown finished strong, allowing only one more hit over the last 4 innings, striking out 4.
News and Notes - Brown second double of the year comes on a 1-3 day, now hitting .207
Notable games of August 5
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 18-29 .383
Game 110 1973 - @Braves 9 Padres 0
Atlanta right-hander Phil Niekro throws the third no-hitter against the Padres in Atlanta. Niekro walks three and strikes out four in a 9–0 Braves victory.
Game 111 1977 - Padres 11 @Cubs 8
Left fielder Dave Kingman hits a three-run homer and a grand slam for seven RBIs in the Padres’ 11–8 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Game 110 1978 - @Reds 7 Padres 1
The Padres drop the first of a 5 in a row, moving the team back to .500 for the season at the end of the longest losing streak of 1978.
Game 107 1987 - Padres 7 @Braves 3
The last place Padres get hot and start a season high 7 game win streak that includes 2 walk off wins.
Game 109 1992 - Padres 4 Giants 1
The 3rd place Padres start a season high 6 game win streak, with Randy Myers saving 5 of 6.
2001 - Dave Winfield, who went straight from the University of Minnesota to the Padres outfield in 1973 as a first-round draft pick, is inducted into the National Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., wearing a Padres’ cap
Game 113 2011 - Padres 15 @Pittsburgh 5
The Padres hit 4 home runs in the single biggest outburst of the season.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 110 2006 - Padres 6 Nationals 3
Trevor Hoffman becomes the first closer in Major League history to record 11, 30-save seasons in a 6–3 win over the Washington Nationals at Petco Park.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 5
No MLB player in history has made his debut as a Padre on this date.
Transactions of August 5
1980
Traded a player to be named later and Kurt Bevacqua to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Rick Lancellotti and Luis Salazar.
- 3B Bevacqua, acquired from the Texas Rangers via a trade in 1978, would eventually sign as a free agent in 1982. Overall he appeared in 444 games over 6 seasons, hitting 7 HR and 128 RBI. Hit .412 with 2 HR in the 1984 World Series.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#46 GAMES - 444
T26 SAC FLY - 15
T46 IBB - 13
- 1B/OF Lacellotti would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on August 27, 1982. Appeared in 17 games during the 1982 season, hitting .179 with 0 HR and 4 RBI. Purchased by the Montreal Expos on October 7, 1982.
- UTL Salazar would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on August 15, 1980. Appeared in 704 games over 7 seasons, hitting .267 with 40 HR and 226 RBI. Traded to the Chicago White Sox on December 6, 1984. Would sign again in 1987 and 1989.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#25 AVG = .267
#20 Games = 704
#19 Hits = 598
#36 Doubles = 73
#10 Triples = 24
T43 HR = 40
#26 RBI = 226
#12 SB = 93
1997
Released Terry Shumpert.
- IF/OF Shumpert, signed as a free agent on November 4, 1996, appeared in 13 games during the 1997 season, hitting .273 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.
2016
Selected Patrick Kivlehan off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
- 1B/OF Kivlehan would go on to appear in 5 games during the 2016 season, hitting .250 with 1 HR and 2 RBI. Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on September 28.
2018
Jordan Lyles selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.
- P Lyles, signed as a free agent in 2017, appeared in 29 games (13 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 3-7 record with a 5.53 ERA.
Tyson Ross selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.
- P Ross, a 2014 All-Star with the Padres had most recently signed as a free agent in 2017. Made 22 starts during the 2018 season before being waived. Overall in his Padre career he appeared in 122 games (103 starts) posting a 32-44 record with a 3.40 ERA including 3 complete games and 1 shut out.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#21 WAR - 7.2
#9 ERA - 3.40
T26 WINS - 32
#25 IP - 645.1
#11 K's - 638
#21 STARTS - 103
T47 CG - 3
T36 SHUT OUT - 1
T37 HR - 46
T20 WALKS - 253
#29 HITS - 558
T18 LOSSES - 44
T4 WP - 38
#6 HBP -33
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