This Date In Padre Baseball - September 4

                THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

Rockies 11 Padres 5

Todd Helton goes 4 for 4, and Vinny Castilla hits his 40th and 41st home run of the year on his way to a 6 RBI game.

Sterling Hitchcock was no match for the thin air, tossing 4 2/3 innings giving up 8 hits and 5 runs. Scott Sanders fared much worse, lasting only 1 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs all unearned.

The Padres offense started strong, but again fizzled out. George Arias singled home Quilvio Veras and Ken Caminiti for the first runs. In the 2nd inning, Veras tripled to score Chris Gomez, then scored on a double by Caminiti. 

Veras would play a part in the last Padre run as well, scoring on a line drive out by Greg Vaughn in the 6th.

News and Notes - Padres Magic number = 7

Standings: 

SDP	90	51	.638	--
SFG	76	65	.539	14.0
LAD	71	70	.504	19.0
COL	65	77	.458	25.5
ARI	57	85	.401	33.5

PLAYOFF RACE

ATL	91	50	.645	--
SDP	90	51	.638	1.0
HOU	88	53	.624	3.0
CHC	79	62	.560	12.0
NYM	78	63	.553	13.0
SFG	76	65	.539	15.0

HOT FRIAR: Veras, 3 for 4, 3 RS, 1 RBI, 3B, SB  

COLD FRIAR:  Ruben Rivera, 0 for 4, hitting .213, committed 3rd error of the season.

Notable games of September 4 

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  20-27 .426

Game 136 1970 - Padres 15 @Reds 2

Starting right-hander Mike Corkins hits a grand slam homer while allowing two runs over seven innings and outfielder Cito Gaston is 4-for-6 with a double, a homer and three RBIs as the Padres scored a 15–2 victory over the division-leading Reds in Cincinnati. 

Game 137 1989 - Padres 10 @Braves 9 

First baseman Jack Clark drives in seven runs with a pair of homers as the Padres score a 10–9 win in Atlanta. The RBIs are tied for the third-highest, single-game total in Padres history.

Game 135 2015 - Dodgers 8 Padres 4

Brett Wallace has an RBI single to tie a Padres’ franchise record with six straight pinch hits.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 135 2004 - Rockies 8 Padres 2

Tony Gwynn’s №19 retired by the Padres during ceremonies at Petco Park.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 4

1971

Mike Ivie

Age - 19

Position - C

Stat Line - 0 for 1, GIDP in a 11-7 loss to the Braves in San Diego.    

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Derrel Thomas. (February 28, 1978)

Padre Career:  403 games over 5 seasons, hitting .269 with 25 HR and 188 RBI

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T50 HITS - 356

T50 DOUBLES - 64

T46 TRIPLES - 9

#36 RBI - 188

T42 HBP - 12

T32 SAC FLY - 13

T40 IBB - 15

T44 GIDP - 31

1971

Jay Franklin

Age - 18

Position - RP

Stat Line - ND,2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K in a 11-7 loss to the Braves in San Diego.       

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.

Released after the 1977 season.

Padre Career:  3 games (1 starts) during the 1971 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 6.35 ERA.

1971

Mike Caldwell

Age - 22 

Position - RP

Stat Line - ND,1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K in a 11-7 loss to the Braves in San Diego. 

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams. (October 25, 1973)

Padre Career:  103 games (33 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 13-25 record with a 3.80 ERA including 7 complete games, 3 shut outs, and 12 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T27 SAVES - 12

T28 CG - 7

T18 SHUT OUTS - 3

T47 LOSSES - 25

T34 WP - 17

1978

Jim Wilhelm

Age - 25

Position - CF

Stat Line - 1 for 4 , 2 RBI, 2B, SAC in a 8-4 win over the Braves in Atlanta.     

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres with Bob Owchinko to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Mumphrey. (February 15, 1980)

Padre Career:  49 games over 2 seasons, hitting .262 with 0 HR and 12 RBI.

1978

Barry Evans

Age - 22

Position - 3B 

Stat Line - 3 for 6, RS, RBI, 2B in a 8-4 win over the Braves in Atlanta.      

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Purchased by the New York Yankees from the San Diego Padres. (February 22, 1982)

Padre Career:  207 games over 4 seasons, hitting .251 with 2 HR and 39 RBI

1981

Alan Wiggins

Age - 23 

Position - PR

Stat Line - 0 for 0 pinch running for Terry Kennedy in the 8th inning of a 5-4 victory over the Pirates at the Murph.    

Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Roy Lee Jackson. (June 27, 1985)

Padre Career:  399 games over 5 seasons, hitting .260 with 4 HR and 71 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 WAR - 7.8

#30 AVG - .260

T28 RUNS - 236

#49 HITS - 365

T32 TRIPLES - 12

#40 BB - 156

#3 SB - 171

#39 SINGLES - 306

T15 SAC - 37

2013

Chris Robinson

Age - 29

Position - PH

Stat Line - 0 for 1 in a 13-5 loss to the Giants at Petco Park.    

Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Baltimore Orioles. (June 20, 2013)

Granted free agency (November 5, 2013)

Padre Career:  8 games during the 2013 season, hitting .167 with 1 HR and 3 RBI

2019

Seth Mejias-Brean

Age - 28

Position - PH

Stat Line - 0 for 1 in a 4-1 loss to the Diamondbacks at Arizona.     

Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres. (November 9, 2018)

Released by the San Diego Padres. (August 29, 2020)

Padre Career:  14 games during the 2019 season, hitting .233 with 2 HR and 5 RBI

Transactions of September 4

1992

The Baltimore Orioles sent Ricky Gutierrez to complete the trade of August 31st.

• IF Gutierrez would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 13, 1993 and go on to appear in 223 games over 2 seasons, hitting 6 HR and 54 RBI. Traded by the San Diego Padres with Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later, Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine and Brian Williams on December 28, 1994.

2002

Released Trent Hubbard.

• OF Hubbard, signed as a free agent on February 24, appeared in 89 games during the 2002 season, hitting .209 with 1 HR and 7 RBI.

2007

Signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

• P Tomko, would go on to appear in 7 games (4 starts) during the 2007 season, posting a 2-1 record with a 4.61 ERA in his second tour with the Padres. His Padre career totaled 45 games (36 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 12-11 record with a 4.41 ERA including 3 complete games. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T47 CG - 3

Pete LaForest selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• C LaForest, acquired from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays via waivers on December 2, 2005 and then signed as a free agent on February 16, 2007, appeared in 10 games during the 2007 season, hitting .360 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

2016

Released Alexei Ramírez.

• SS/2B Ramirez, signed as a free agent on January 22, 2016, appeared in 128 games during the 2016 season, hitting .240 with 5 HR and 41 RBI.