THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Padres 1 Dodgers 0
Joey Hamilton (13-12) and Trevor Hoffman (Save #48) combined on a 7 hit shut out of the 3rd place Dodgers.
A first inning single by Andy Sheets scored Steve Finley, and Hamilton and Hoffman made it stand up.
Combined with a Giant loss, the magic number is reduced to 2, with a chance to clinch this weekend at home.
News and Notes - Padres Magic number = 2
Notable games of September 11
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 21-22 .488
Game 144 1973 - Padres 4 Astros 2 (10 innings)
The Padres lose 4–2 in 10 innings to the Houston Astros before 1,413 at San Diego Stadium — the smallest home attendance in franchise history.
Game 140 1991 - @Braves 1 Padres 0
Atlanta’s Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena combine to throw the fourth no-hitter against the Padres. The trio allow two walks and a third Padre reaches by error in a 1–0 Braves victory in Atlanta.This is the first combined no-hitter in National League history.
Game 125 1995 -@Pirates 7 Padres 5
In a 7–5 loss at Pittsburgh, the Padres tie a franchise record with five steals in one inning. Bip Roberts and Tony Gwynn each steal two bases and Ken Caminiti one in the ninth.
Game 147 1996 - Padres 8 Pirates 7 (walk-off)
Having hit a home run off right-hander Francisco Cordova earlier in the game, Ken Caminiti goes deep in the bottom of the seventh inning off southpaw Matt Ruebel, making it the fourth time this season he has homered from both sides of the plate in a game. The Padres' third baseman breaks his own major league record, which he established last year when he accomplished the feat three times.
Game 142 2004 - @Rockies 13 Padres 2
The Padres give up a season high 13 runs on 18 hits in yet another disaster at Coors field.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 138 1985 - @Reds 2 Padres 0
At Riverfront Stadium in front of 47,237 hometown fans, Reds' player-manager Pete Rose collects his 4,192nd career hit to pass Ty Cobb, who had his last at-bat 57 years ago on this date, to become the all-time major league hit leader. Padres right-hander Eric Show gives up the historic hit, a first-inning single to left field, in Cincinnati's eventual 2-0 victory over San Diego.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 11
1983
Greg Booker
Age - 23
Position - RP
Stat Line - ND, 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K in a 4-2 loss to the Reds at the Murph
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Freddie Toliver. (June 29, 1989)
Padre Career: 153 games (4 starts) over 7 seasons, posting a 5-7 record with a 3.80 ERA including 1 save.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#42 GAMES - 153
T41 WP - 15
2013
Tommy Medica
Age - 25
Position - 1B
Stat Line - 1 for 4, 1 HR (Cliff Lee) in a 4-2 loss to the Phillies at Philadelphia
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 14th round of the 2010 amateur draft.
Selected off waivers by the Miami Marlins from the San Diego Padres. (September 8, 2015)
Padre Career: 121 games over 2 seasons, hitting .246 with 12 HR and 37 RBI
Transactions of September 11
1998
Released Eddie Williams.
- 1B/3B Williams, signed as a free agent for the 3rd time on January 13, appeared in 17 games during the 1998 season to total his Padre career at 177 games over 4 seasons, hitting .279 with 26 HR and 96 RBI.
2008
Selected Scott Patterson off waivers from the New York Yankees.
- P Patterson would go on to appear in 3 games, posting no record and a 0.00 ERA. Purchased by the Oakland A's on August 20, 2009.
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