THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
THE PADRES CLINCH THE NL WEST!
Padres 8 Dodgers 7
Stan Spencer has his worst start of his short career so far, allowing 7 runs in 5 innings to put the Padres in a 7-0 hole.
The Padre offense responded. Wally Joyner led off the 5th with a solo shot, and Chris Gomez doubled to score Greg Myers and Andy Sheets to bring the Padres closer.
In the bottom of the sixth, Dave Mlicki gave up a single to Greg Vaughn, then walked Ken Caminiti, Joyner, and Greg Myers to push across a run to make it 7-4.
Sean Maloney replaced Mlicki and promptly hit Andy Sheets to push another run across to make it 7-5 Dodgers. Gomez would then draw a walk to score yet another run, making it 7-6.
Quilvio Veras, facing the 3rd Giant pitcher of the inning, Jeff Kubenka, drove a ball to deep left, for a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 7. 2 outs later, with the bases still loaded, the Padre who started off the inning with a single, Greg Vaughn, laced another single, scoring Andy Sheets. With 60,823 fans screaming their heads off, Chris Gomez was tagged out at home, but the damage was done and the Padres now held an 8-7 lead, and clinching the division now just 3 innings away.
In the 7th, Donne Wall walked 2 of the 3 batters he faced, forcing manager Bruce Bochy to make a change, bringing in Mark Langston for his first relief appearance since 1986. Langston induced a ground ball from Matt Luke, moving the runners to 2nd and 3rd, and getting the 2nd out of the inning.
Playing playoff baseball, Bochy made another swap, bringing in Dan Miceli who struck out Matt Grudzielanek to the massive roar from the crowd. Miceli set down the Dodgers in order in the 8th.
Hells Bells blared over the PA at Qualcomm Stadium, and Trevor Hoffman jogged out of the bullpen and the crowd drowned out the music, and everyone was on their feet for the 9th in the hopes that the Padres could clinch the division tonight, after knowing the Giants lost earlier in the day.
News and Notes - The Padres are heading to the postseason for only the 2nd time in franchise history.
Notable games of September 12
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 15-27 .357
Game 146 1970 - Padres 4 Reds 2
Left-hander Danny Coombs allows two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a complete game as the Padres win 4–2, handing division-leading Cincinnati a second straight loss at San Diego Stadium.
Game 143 2004 - Padres 15 @Rockies 2
The Padres tie a franchise, single-inning record with 10 hits while scoring 12 runs in the ninth inning at Colorado in a 15–2 win. Right fielder Brian Giles hits homers in back-to-back innings (the eighth and ninth) for four RBIs.
Game 145 2017 - @Twins 16 Padres 0
Padres pitchers set a Major League record by allowing a homer in each of the first seven innings in a 16–0 loss at Minnesota. It is the fourth time in Padres history that Padres pitchers allow seven homers in a game.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 149 1998 - Padres 8 Dodgers 7
The Padres rally from a 7–0 deficit to defeat the Dodgers 8–7 before 60,823 at Qualcomm Stadium to clinch their third National League West title.
Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 12
No MLB has ever made their MLB debut as a Padre on this date.
Transactions of September 12
1978
Traded Mark Wiley to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Andrew Dyes (minors).
- P Wiley, signed as a free agent on April 12, 1977, appeared in 4 games (1 start) during the 1978 season, posting a 1-0 record with a 5.87 ERA.
- OF Dyes would go on to spend the rest of 1978 and the next 2 seasons at AAA Hawaii before his release after the 1980 season.
1983
The New York Yankees sent Dennis Rasmussen and Edwin Rodriguez to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade of August 26th.
- P Rasmussen would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 16, 1983 and appear in 4 games (1 start) with no record and a 1.98 ERA during the 1983 season. Traded back to the Yankees on March 30, 1984, Rasmussen would return to the Padres via a trade with Cincinnati on June 8, 1988 and play for 4 more seasons. Overall, his Padre career would total 113 games (110 starts) with a 41-42 record and a 3.80 ERA including 11 complete games and 2 shut outs.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T42 WAR - 3.8
#19 ERA - 3.80
T18 WINS - 41
#21 IP - 680.0
T34 K's - 346
#17 STARTS - 110
#18 CG - 11
T30 SHUT OUTS - 2
#18 HR - 68
#26 WALKS - 227
#20 HITS - 703
T21 LOSSES - 42
#21 WP - 21
T44 HBP - 10
- IF Rodriguez would go on to appear in 8 games over 2 seasons, hitting .154 (2 for 13) and released during the 1986 season.
1996
Glenn Dishman selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.
- P Dishman, signed as an amateur free agent on May 23, 1993, and made his MLB debut as a Padre on June 22, 1995, appeared in 22 games (16 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 4-8 record with a 5.07 ERA.
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