This Date In Padre Baseball - October 28

                                  

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 28

1972

Traded Johnny Jeter to the Chicago White Sox. Received Vicente Romo.

• OF Jeter, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates via trade in 1971, appeared in 128 games over 2 seasons, hitting .239 with 8 HR and 24 RBI.
• P Romo would appear in 103 games over 2 seasons, posting a 7-8 record with a 4.08 ERA including 16 saves. Released in March 1975.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T19 SAVES - 16

1977

Tom Griffin granted Free Agency.

• P Griffin, selected off waivers from the Houston Astros in August 1976, appeared in 49 games (31 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 10-12 record with a 3.98 ERA including 2 complete games.

1991

Jack Howell granted Free Agency.

• 1B/3B Howell, acquired from the California Angels via trade in July, appeared in 58 games during the 1991 season hitting .206 with 6 HR and 16 RBI

Dennis Rasmussen granted Free Agency.

• P Rasmussen, acquired from the New York Yankees via trade in 1983, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 16, 1983. Traded back to the Yankees in 1984. Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via trade in June 1988. Overall he appeared in 113 games (110 starts) over 5 seasons, posting a 41-42 record with a 3.80 ERA including 11 complete games and 2 shut outs.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T42 WAR - 3.8

#19 ERA - 3.80

T18 WINS - 41

#21 IP - 680.0

T34 K's - 346

#17 STARTS - 110

#18 CG - 11

T30 SHUT OUTS - 2

#18 HR - 68

#26 WALKS - 227

#20 HITS - 703

T21 LOSSES - 42

#21 WP - 21

T44 HBP - 10

1995

Signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.

• IF Rossy would appear only at AAA Las Vegas before his release after the 1996 season.

1996

Chris Gwynn granted Free Agency.

• OF Gwynn, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 81 games during the 1996 season, hitting .178 with 1 HR and 10 RBI.

Greg Vaughn granted Free Agency.

• OF Vaughn, acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers via trade in July 1996, would re-sign as a free agent in December. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in February 1999. Appeared in 321 games overs 3 seasons, hitting .245 with 78 HR and 198 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#36 WAR - 7.0

#43 RUNS - 192

#18 HR - 78

#33 RBI - 198

#38 WALKS - 159

T45 K's - 262

1999

Signed Oscar Henriquez as a free agent.

• P Henriquez would not appear for the Padres and be released in March 2000.

2002

Ron Gant granted Free Agency.

• OF Gant, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 102 games during the 2002 season, hitting .262 with 18 HR and 59 RBI.

Ray Lankford granted Free Agency.

• OF Lankford, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via trade in August 2001, appeared in 121 games over 2 seasons, hitting .248 with 10 HR and 45 RBI.

2003

Signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

• C Haad, granted free agency 2 weeks earlier, would only appear at AAA Portland. Granted free agency after the 2004 season.

2004

Rich Aurilia granted Free Agency.

• IF Aurilia, acquired from the Seatle Mariners via trade in July, appeared in 51 games during the 2004 season, hitting .254 with 2 HR and 16 RBI.

2005

Pedro Astacio granted Free Agency.

• P Astacio, signed as a free agent in June, appeared in 12 games (10 starts) during the 2005 season, posting a 4-2 record with a 3.17 ERA.

Robert Fick granted Free Agency.

• 1B/OF/C Fick, signed as a free agent in August 2004, appeared in 106 games over 2 seasons, hitting .260 with 3 HR and 30 RBI.

Trevor Hoffman granted Free Agency.

• P Hoffman, acquired from the Florida Marlins via trade in June 1993 and signed as a free agent in 2005, appeared in 902 games over 16 seasons, posting a 54-64 record with a 2.76 ERA including 552 saves.

 ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#1 WAR - 25.9

#1 ERA - 2.76

#11 WINS - 54

#1 GAMES - 902

#1 SAVES - 552

#10 IP - 952.1

#3 K's - 1,029

#2 WP - 42

Mark Sweeney granted Free Agency.

• OF/1B Sweeney, most recently signed as a free agent in December 2004, appeared in 376 games over 4 seasons, hitting .265 with 13 HR and 78 RBI.

2013

Clayton Richard granted Free Agency.

• P Richard, acquired from the Chicago White Sox via trade in July 2009, would return to the Padres as a free agent in 2016 and be traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in December 2018. Overall he appeared in 178 games (175 starts) over 8 seasons, posting a 58-68 record with a 4.37 ERA including 4 complete games and 3 shut outs.

 ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 ERA - 4.37

#8 WINS - 58

#35 GAMES - 178

#9 IP - 1,046.1

#8 K's - 678

#7 STARTS - 175

T40 CG - 4

T18 SHUT OUTS - 3

#6 HR - 122

#7 WALKS - 356

#7 HITS - 1,120

T6 LOSSES - 68

#12 WP - 29

#9 HBP - 30