This Date In Padre Baseball - September 30

      

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

Off Day

Game 2 - Andy Ashby vs Shane Reynolds

MLB PLAYOFFS -

Braves 7 Cubs 1 (Braves lead 1-0)

Indians 9 Red Sox 5 (series tied at 1)

Yankees 3 Rangers 1 (Yankees lead 2-0)

Notable games of September 30

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE =  16-19 .457

Game 161 1971 - Giants 5 Padres 1

The 1971 season ends with the second 100 loss season in the first 3 years of the franchise, finishing last at 61-100, 28.5 games back of the Giants.

Game 161 1979 - Padres 5 @Giants 3 (10 innings)

The 1979 Padres finish the season at 68-93, a disappointing drop from the first winning season in franchise history in 1978. Finished in 5th place, 22 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Game 162 1984 - @Braves 4 Padres 3

The NL West Champions finish at 92-70, setting a franchise high in wins. The team is off to Chicago to face the Cubs in the NLCS.

Game 159 2009 - Padres 5 Dodgers 0

Matt Kemp's single of Clayton Richard in the first is the only hit by the Dodgers, with Mike Adams and Luke Gregerson combining with Richard on the 23rd 1-hitter in franchise history.

Game 158 2015 - Brewers 5 Padres 0

1000th blow out loss  (5 or more runs) in the history of the Padres' franchise.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 162 2018 - Padres 4 Diamondbacks 3 (10 innings)

My son and I attend the season finale, collecting some great memories, and broke our streak of 5 consecutive losses in games we attended.

Heading into the 9th, tied at 2, Kirby Yates, in the dreaded closer in a non-save situation, gave up a run on a sacrifice fly to Socrates Brito. The Padres tied it up in the bottom of the 9th with consective singles by Franmil Reyes, Hunter Renfroe and finally Eric Hosmer. Austin Hedges would ground into an inning ending double play.

In the bottom of the 10th, Manuel Margot would triple, then score on a swinging strike that catcher John Murphy couldn't hold on to, then throwing down to first, tossed the ball into right field allowing Margot to waltz in for a season ending victory.

The Padres finish the season at 66-96, 25 games back of the Dodgers, finishing last.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on September 30

1988

Sandy Alomar

Age - 22

Position - PH

Stat Line - 0 for 1, K in a 5-1 victory over the Astros in Houston.

Signed as an amateur free agent in 1983.

Traded by the San Diego Padres with Carlos Baerga and Chris James to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Carter. (December 6, 1989)

Padre Career:  8 games over 2 seasons, hitting .200 with 1 HR and 6 RBI

2000

Xavier Nady

Age - 21

Position - PH

Stat Line - 1 for 1, K in a 10-2 loss to the Dodgers at the Q.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft.

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron. (November 18, 2005)

Padre Career:  291 games over 5 seasons, hitting .257 with 28 HR and 95 RBI

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T30 HBP - 14

Transactions of September 30

1986

Signed Pedro Martinez as an amateur free agent.

• P Martinez would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre in 1993. Overall he appeared in 80 games (1 start) over 2 seasons, posting a 6-3 record with a 2.73 ERA including 3 saves. Traded to the Houston Astros on December 28, 1994.

2002

Kevin Barker granted Free Agency.

• 1B Barker, acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade on March 24, appeared in 7 gamed during the 2002 season, hitting .158.

Tom Davey granted Free Agency.

• P Davey, acquired from the Seattle Mariners in a trade in 2000, appeared in 69 games over 3 seasons, posting a 5-5 record with a 4.14 ERA.

Kevin Pickford granted Free Agency.

• P Pickford, signed as a free agent in February, made his MLB debut on May 16, appeared in 16 games during the 2002 season, posting a 0-2 record with a 6.00 ERA.

2003

Gary Bennett granted Free Agency.

• C Bennett, signed as a free agent in 2002, appeared in 96 games during the 2003 season, hitting .238 with 2 HR and 42 RBI.

Luther Hackman granted Free Agency.

• P Hackman, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via a trade on December 15, 2002, appeared in 65 games during the 2003 season, posting a 2-2 record with a 5.17 ERA.

Joe Roa granted Free Agency.

• P Roa selected off waivers from the Colorado Rockies on July 23, appeared 18 games during the 2003 season, posting a 1-1 record with a 6.75 ERA.

2008

The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Eduardo Perez and Mike Watt September to complete the trade of August 19th.

• RP Perez would appear at level A Fort Wayne in 2009 before being released after the season.
• P Watt would stay in the minors until his release in 2012, getting as high as AAA Tucson in 2011.

2011

Released David Newhan.

• OF/2B Newhan, signed as a free agent in February, did not appear in a game during the 2011 season. Previously a member of the Padres, he appeared in 46 games over 2 seasons, hitting .143 with 3 HR and 8 RBI.

2019

Kazuhisa Makita granted Free Agency.

• P Makita, signed as a free agent in January 2018, made his MLB debut as a Padre in 2018 and appeared in 27 games during the 2018 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 5.40 ERA.

Bryan Mitchell granted Free Agency.

• P Mitchell, acquired from the New York Yankees via trade on December 12, 2017, appeared in 16 games (11 starts) during the 2018 season, posting a 2-4 record with a 5.42 ERA.