This Date In Padre Baseball - September 2

              THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

Mets 4 Padres 1

Tony Gwynn led off the scoring in the first for the Padres, hitting his 12th home run of the year to give the Padres an early lead.

Andy Ashby (16-7) couldn't hold it, again. Giving up 3 home runs in 5 innings, on his way to allowing all 4 runs.

The Padre offense again failed to show, getting only 5 hits, with Tony and Carlos Hernandez accounting for 2 each, and Chris Gomez getting one.

News and Notes - Brian Boehringer pitched well in relief, tossing 3 shut out innings.

Standings: 

SDP	90	50	.643	--
SFG	76	64	.543	14.0
LAD	70	70	.500	20.0
COL	64	76	.457	26.0
ARI	55	85	.393	35.0

PLAYOFF RACE

ATL	91	49	.650	--
SDP	90	50	.643	1.0
HOU	88	52	.629	3.0
CHC	78	62	.557	13.0
NYM	77	63	.550	14.0
SFG	76	64	.543	15.0

HOT FRIAR:   Tony Gwynn, 2 for 4, HR average to .330

COLD FRIAR:  Padres offense, desperately in need of a spark if they want to make an extended play off run.

Notable games of September 2

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  18-29 .383

Game 126 1972 - @Cubs 8 Padres 0

Milt Pappas walked Padres pinch-hitter Larry Stahl with two out in the ninth to lose the perfect game but then retired Garry Jestadt to become the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Padres. Pappas struck out six as the Chicago Cubs won 8–0 at Wrigley Field.

 

Game 135 2012 - @Rockies 11 Padres 10

For the 3rd time in 2012, the Padres allowed 11 runs, this one a loss to the Rockies at Coors Field.

Game 137 2019 - @Diamondbacks 14 Padres 7

For the second time in 2019, the Padres surrender a season high 14 runs, this time in the house of horrors that is whatever Bank the Diamondback ballpark is named after (Chase Field now)

 

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 137 2001 - Padres 1 Diamondbacks 0

Ryan Klesko hit a walk-off homer in the 13th and right-handed starter Brian Lawrence and five relievers combined on a seven hit shutout as the Padres defeated the Diamondbacks 1–0.

For the first time in major league history, four games end with only one run scoring in the contest. The Yankees, Padres, Astros, and Blue Jays beat their respective opponents Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Brewers, and Tigers, 1-0.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 2

1974

Jerry Turner

Age - 20

Position - LF

Stat Line - 0 for 4 in a 8-2 loss to the Braves in Atlanta.   

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the San Diego Padres. (September 9, 1981)

Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres. (February 28, 1983)

Released by the San Diego Padres. (July 26, 1983)

Padre Career:  638 games over 9 seasons, hitting .259 with 37 HR and 209 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 AVG - .259

#23 GAMES - 638

#40 RUNS - 200

#43 HITS - 394

T40 DOUBLES - 70

T46 TRIPLES -   9

T46 HOME RUNS - 37

T28 RBI - 209

T48 WALKS - 138

#32 SB - 44

T43 SINGLES - 278

T32 SAC FLY - 13

T37 IBB - 16

1974

Bill Almon

Age - 21

Position - SS

Stat Line - 0 for 4, 1 K in a 8-2 loss to the Braves in Atlanta.     

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. 

Traded by the San Diego Padres with Dan Briggs to the Montreal Expos for Dave Cash. (November 27, 1979)

Padre Career: 429 games over 6 seasons, hitting .255 with 4 HR and 81 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T26 TRIPLES - 13

#48 K's - 255

#31 STOLEN BASES - 47

T20 SAC - 29

T28 IBB - 18

1981

Eric Show

Age - 25

Position - RP 

Stat Line - ND, 2 IP, 1 BB, 1 K in a 5-4 Padre victory over the Cubs at the Murph.    

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 18th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Granted free agency on November 5, 1990

Padre Career:  309 games (230 starts) over 10 seasons, posting a 100-87 record with a 3.59 ERA including 35 complete games, 11 shut outs and 7 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#7 WAR - 15.9

T12 ERA - 3.59

#1 WINS - 100

#5 GAMES - 309

T38 SAVES - 7

#2 IP - 1603.1

#4 K's - 951

#2 STARTS - 230

#2 CG - 35

T2 SHUT OUTS -11

#9 WP - 34

T1 HBP - 46

1985

Bob Patterson

Age - 26

Position - RP

Stat Line - 2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 HR (Ray Knight, Keith Hernandez) in a 12-4 loss to the Mets at the Murph.   

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Marvell Wynne. (April 3, 1986)

Padre Career:  3 games during the 1985 season, posting no record with a 24.75 ERA.

1991

Jeremy Hernandez

Age - 25

Position - RP

Stat Line - ND, 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K in a 10-8 loss to the Cubs at the Murph.    

Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Randy Byers. (April 24, 1989) 

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Tracy Sanders (minors) and Fernando Hernandez.(June 1, 1993)

Padre Career:  56 games over 3 seasons, posting a 1-6 record and a 3.69 ERA including 3 saves.

2005

Chris Oxspring

Age - 28

Position - RP

Stat Line - 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K 2 HR (Geoff Jenkins, Carlos Lee) in a 12-2 loss to the Brewers in Milwaukee.   

Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres on October 31, 2000.

Released by the San Diego Padres. (December 6, 2005)

Padre Career:  5 games during the 2005 season, posting no record and a 3.75 ERA.

Transactions of September 2

1993

Released Joe Strong.

• P Strong, signed as a free agent on February 12, appeared only in the Padre minor leagues, oddly at every level.

2011

Selected Drew Carpenter off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

• P Carpenter would go on to appear in 6 games during the 2011 season, posting no record with a 8.44 ERA. Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers on November 18, 2011.