This Date In Padre Baseball - September 20

         THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL       

1998 SEASON

Rockies 1 Padres 0 (11 innings)

The Padre offense again is nowhere to be found, completely wasting a brilliant performance by Kevin Brown - 9 innings, 8 strikeouts, 4 hits and no runs.

Daryl Kile (13-16) matched Brown zero for zero, tossing 10 innings of 3 hit ball as the Padre offense sputtered at home.

Quilvio Veras doubled on the first pitch he saw leading off the first, a hopeful signal that turned out to be a mirage, as he was the first and only Padre to reach second all game long.

In a scoreless tie in the 11th, after Dan Miceli gave up a loud out to Jason Bates, Bruce Bochy turned to Randy Myers (4-6) who allowed 2 hits and the winning run.

News and Notes - With the loss and the Braves victory in Arizona, the Padres have been mathematically eliminated from earning the #1 seed in the NL. The Astros also won, moving their magic number to 2 for locking up home field as the #2 seed.

Standings:  

SDP	96	61	.611	--
SFG	83	72	.535	12.0
LAD	79	77	.506	16.5
COL	75	82	.478	21.0
ARI	62	95	.395	34.0

PLAYOFF RACE

ATL	101	56	.643	--
HOU	99	58	.631	2.0
SDP	96	61	.611	5.0
NYM	88	69	.561	13.0
CHC	87	70	.554	14.0
SFG	83	72	.535	17.0

HOT FRIAR: Brown, drops ERA to 2.36 despite the no decision

COLD FRIAR:  Greg Vaughn, 0 for 3, and in an 0-16 slump matching the Padres overall slump.

Notable games of September 20 

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 20-21 .488

Game 148 1986 - @Astros 10 Padres 6 

Tony Gwynn becomes only the fifth player since 1900 to steal five bases in a game in the team's 10-6 loss to Houston in the Astrodome.

Game 149 1990 - @Dodgers 7 Padres 2 

For the second time during the 1990 season, the Padres start a losing losing streak of 8 games.

Game 150 2005 - @Rockies 20 Padres 1 

The Padres lose the most lopsided game in franchise history allowing 23 hits on the way to a season high 20 runs allowed.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 152 1984 - Padres 5 Giants 4

THE PADRES CLINCH NL WEST 

Winning left-handed pitcher Tim Lollar hits a three-run homer to cap a five-run second inning as the Padres defeat the Giants 5–4 at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium to clinch their first National League West championship.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 20

1980

George Stablein

Age - 22 

Position - SP

Stat Line - ND, 7 1/3 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K in a 3-2 win over the Braves in San Diego.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Released during the 1983 season.

Padre Career:  4 games (2 starts) during the 1980 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 3.09 ERA.

1983

Marty Decker

Age - 26

Position - RP

Stat Line - ND, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K in a 8-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Darren Burroughs (minors), Marty Decker, Lance McCullers and Ed Wojna to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on August 31, 1983.

Released after the 1985 season.

Padre Career:  4 games during the 1983 season, posting a 0-0 record with a 2.08 ERA.

1983

Gerry Davis

Age - 24

Position - RF

Stat Line - 0 for 1 in a 8-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

Released during the 1986 season.

Padre Career:  49 games over 2 seasons, hitting .301 with 0 HR and 3 RBI.

1986

Mark Parent

Age - 25

Position - PH 

Stat Line - 0 for 1 in a 10-6 loss to the Astros in Houston.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Texas Rangers for Scott Coolbaugh. (December 12, 1990)

Padre Career:  178 games over 5 seasons, hitting .197 with 16 HR and 54 RBI.

1986

Ray Hayward

Age - 25

Position - SP 

Stat Line - L, 1 1/3 IP, 7 H, 6 ER in a 10-6 loss to the Astros in Houston.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres with Rich Gossage to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Brumley and Keith Moreland. (February 12, 1988)

Padre Career:  7 games (3 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-2 record with a 11.81 ERA

Transactions of September 20

1983

The Philadelphia Phillies sent Marty Decker, Ed Wojna, Darren Burroughs (minors) and Lance McCullers to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade of August 31

• P Decker would make his MLB debut the same day of the trade, and would go on to appear in 4 games during the 1983 season, posting a 0-0 record with a 2.08 ERA.
• P Wojna would make his MLB debut as a Padre on June 16, 1985 and go on to appear in 27 games (17 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 4-9 record with a 4.80 ERA including 1 complete game. Traded to the Chicago White Sox on October 5,1987.
• P Burroughs would pitch at AAA Las Vegas before being traded to the Cincinnati Reds on October 31, 1984.
• P McCullers would make his MLB debut as a Padre on August 12, 1995, and would go on to appear in 229 games (7 starts) over 4 seasons, posting a 21-28 record with a 2.96 ERA including 36 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T27 WAR - 5.3

#48 WINS - 21

#15 GAMES - 229

#13 SAVES - 36

#47 IP - 392.0

#37 K's - 326

#36 WALKS - 188

T42 LOSSES - 28

T45 WP - 14