THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
1998 SEASON
Game 2 - Astros 5 Padres 4
Andy Ashby struggled through 4 innings, allowing 3 runs, but was rescued by some late offense. Joey Hamilton, pitching in relief for the 8th time in his career, was fantastic, keeping the Padres in the game against Shane Reynolds, finally breaking through with 2 in the 6th to make it a one run game.
Down 3-0 heading to the 6th, and the offense managing only 1 hit so far, finally linked some together. First, Quilvio Veras singled, then scored on a double by Steve Finley. Tony Gwynn followed up with a double of his own to score Finley and suddenly it was a ballgame at 3-2 Houston.
After Hamilton was lifted for a pinch hitter, Donne Wall was rudely greeted by Derek Ball, lofting a ball deep down the left field line to extend the lead to 4-2.
In the top of the 9th, facing Astro's closer Billy Wagner, Ken Caminiti singled with one out to bring up slugger Greg Vaughn. Vaughn would loft a ball to deep center, but easily catchable. With 2 outs, Bruce Bochy called on mid-season acquisition Jim Leyritz, who battled through 7 tough pitches before connecting on a high fastball and launching it into the suddenly stunned crowd, tying the game at 4.
Back-to-back singles brought up a decision for Bochy, who this time turned to the young George Arias, who was overwhelmed by the Wagner fastball, and struck out to end the threat.
Dan Miceli was brought in to extend the games to extra frames, but Ricky Gutierrez singled to lead off and was bunted over to 2nd. Trevor Hoffman was brought in to face Craig Biggio in the dreaded "non-save" situation. Gutierrez stole 3rd on the first pitch. Faced with a runner on 3rd and 1 out, Bochy walked Biggio to face Bill Spiers. On a 1-2 pitch, Spiers lifted a ball just over the head of Quilvio Veras to score Gutierrez for the walk off win.
Series tied at 1, off to San Diego and the massive crowd of Qualcomm. The Padres announced that Kevin Brown will take the ball again, the Astros announced Mike Hampton as their game 3 starter.
MLB PLAYOFFS -
Braves 2 Cubs 1 (Braves lead 2-0)
Notable games of October 1
PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 16-19 .457
The 1970 season ends with a loss, and the Padres end with a 63-99 record, finishing last in the NL West, 39 games back of the Cincinnati Reds.
Game 162 1973 - Padres 4 @Pirates 3
The Padres finish the 1973 season with a win to finish at 60-102, 39 games back of the Cincinnati Reds in last place in the NL West.
Game xxx 1978 - Padres 4 Dodgers 3 (11 innings)
Padres walk off the Dodgers in 11 innings to complete the first winning season in franchise history at 84-78, finishing in 4th place, 11 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Game 162 1989 - Padres 3 Giants 0
The 1989 season finishes with a shut out victory to end at 89-73, 3 games back of the Giants in second place.
Game 144 1995 - Dodgers 4 Padres 1
Finishing 3rd in the NL West, 8 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 1995 Padres end at 70-74 in the strike affected season.
Game 162 2000 - Padres 4 Dodgers 0
The Padres end a 7 game losing streak and win the season finale, finishing at 76-86, 21 games back of the San Francisco Giants in last place in the NL West.
Game 162 2006 - Padres 7 Diamondbacks 6
The Padres CLINCH the NL West! Finishing at 88-74 and moving on to the NLDS to face the St. Louis Cardinals.
Game 162 2017 - @Giants 5 Padres 4
The Giants walk-off the Padres to complete the 2017 season at 71-91, 33 games back, in 4th place, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
GAME OF THE DATE
Game 163 2007 - @Rockies 9 Padres 8 (13 innings)
HE DID NOT TOUCH HOME PLATE!
Transactions of October 1
1985
Released Ray Smith.
- C Smith, acquired from the Minnesota Twins in a trade in 1984, appeared only at AAA Las Vegas during the 1985 season.
2002
Mike Holtz granted Free Agency.
- P Holtz, signed as a free agent in June, appeared in 33 games, posting a 2-2 record with a 4.71 ERA.
Doug Nickle selected by the New York Mets off waivers.
- P Nickle, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers, appeared in 10 games, posting a 1-0 record with a 8.49 ERA.
2008
Bryan Corey granted Free Agency.
- P Corey, purchased from the Boston Red Sox in May, appeared in 39 games, posting a 1-3 record with a 6.23 ERA.
2013
Sean O'Sullivan granted Free Agency.
- P O'Sullivan, signed as a free agent in 2012, appeared in 7 games (3 starts), posting a 0-2 record with a 3.96 ERA.
2014
Troy Patton granted Free Agency.
- P Patton, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles via trade in May, appeared in 8 games during the 2014 season, posting no record and a 2.45 ERA.
2018
Matt Szczur granted Free Agency.
- OF Szczur, acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade in 2017, appeared in 161 games over 2 seasons, hitting .215 with 4 HR and 21 RBI.
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