SAN DIEGO PADRES 2012 SEASON REVIEW PETCO PARK 100 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 PROVIDED BY THE PADRES COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TALE OF TWO SEASONS: On 6/28 the Padres found themselves heading into the finale of a four-game series at HOU a season-high tying 22 games under .500 (27-49 through 6/27)…Andrew Cashner was re- 2012 PADRES AT A GLANCE called that day to make his first full-fledged start for the Padres and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before allowing the Astros first hit with one out in the seventh, followed by a two-run homer to give HOU a Overall Record: 76-86 2-1 lead…heading into the ninth inning down 3-1 the Padres rallied with a six-run frame, capped off by a NL West Standing: 4th, -18.0 game-winning grand slam from Alexi Amarista, his first career grand slam. Home Record: 42-39 • From 6/28 on through the end of the season the Padres posted a 49-37 (.570) record, the fifth- Road Record: 34-47 best record in the National League and second-best in the NL West, two games behind the Giants. Day Record: 26-26 • From 6/28 through the end of the season, the Padres hit .261 as a team and scored 397 runs in the Night Record: 50-60 final 86 games, fifth-most in the NL over that time span. All-Time Record: 3,245-3,757 CHASING GLORY: Named the Padres Most Valuable Player by the San Diego chapter of the BBWAA, All-Time at Home: 1,746-1,757 Chase Headley had a season to remember…the Padres third baseman finished fifth in National League Most Valuable Player voting following the season…he started 159 of the club’s 162 games in 2012, all at All-Time at Petco Park: 377-352 third base, hitting .286 on the year…set career-highs in hits (173), HR (31), RBI (115), runs (95), walks (86) All-Time on the Road: 1,499-2,000 and tied his career-highs in doubles (31) and stolen bases (17). • Led the National League with 115 RBI, becoming just the second Padre in history to lead the league in RBI (also, Dave Winfield, 118 in 1979)…his 115 RBI ranked tied with Joe Carter (1990) NATIONAL LEAGUE for seventh-most in a season on the Padres all-time list. SECOND HALF RECORD • Had the 18th 30-homer campaign in Padres history, the 12th different Padre to do so…first Padre to hit 30 homers in a season since Adrian Gonzalez also hit 31 homers in 2010…prior to Gonzalez Rank Team Record (who had 30+ homers from 2007-10 for SD), the last Padres to hit 30 homers in a season were Phil 1. Cincinnati 50-27 (.649) Nevin (41) and Ryan Klesko (30) in 2001. 2. San Francisco 48-28 (.632) • Reached base safely (via hit, walk or HBP) in 146 games, setting a new Padres record (previous: 3. Atlanta Braves 48-29 (.623) 144 games by Tony Gwynn in 1987), per ELIAS. 4. Washington 49-30 (.620) 5. Philadelphia 44-31 (.587) MR. AUGUST & SEPTEMBER: Headley was named National League Player of the Month by Major League 6. San Diego 42-33 (.560) Baseball for both August and September, becoming the first Padre to win Player of the Month since Tony Gwynn in May of 1997 and only the second Padre in team history to win the monthly award twice in one season (Ken Caminiti also won both August and September of 1996). NATIONAL LEAGUE • In August, Headley hit .306 (33-for-108) with 10 home runs and 31 RBI in 28 games played, lead- SECOND HALF RUNS SCORED ing all of MLB with 31 RBI and tying for the lead in home runs…became the second player in club Rank Team Runs history to lead MLB in both HR and RBI in any calendar month each team played 10 games (also, 1. Milwaukee 392 Caminiti, who led MLB with 14 HR and 38 RBI in August of 1996), per ELIAS. 2. Washington 383 • In September, he hit .324 (33-for-102) with nine HR and 30 RBI in 26 games played, becoming the 3. San Francisco 380 only player in Padres history to have two months with 30-or-more RBI, also per ELIAS. • After the All-Star Break, hit .308 (89-for-289) with 23 HR and 73 RBI, leading all of MLB in RBI in 4. Arizona 359 the second-half and ranking second in HR (1st in NL). 5. San Diego 346 FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Yonder Alonso, in his rookie season, started 144 of the Padres 162 games at first MLB RBI LEADERS base in 2012…at the plate, he hit .273 (150-for-549) with 39 doubles, nine HR, 62 RBI, 47 runs scored and 62 walks for a .348 on-base percentage. Rank Player RBI • Led all rookies in MLB with 39 doubles, setting a new Padres club rookie-record…the most doubles 1. Miguel Cabrera (DET) 139 in a season by a Padre since Brian Giles hit 40 in 2008. 2. Josh Hamilton (TEX) 128 • Also ranked among MLB rookie-leaders with 150 hits (T2nd) and 62 walks (2nd), trailing only Mike 3. Chase Headley (SD) * 115 Trout (LAA) in both categories. 4. Ryan Braun (MIL) 112 • Had 10 games with multiple doubles, setting a new Padres record, passing the previous mark of six 5. Two tied with 110 multi-double games in a season by Tony Gwynn (1993) and Adrian Gonzalez (2007). * Led the National League MAN ON THE RUN: Everth Cabrera became the first Padre in history to lead the National League in SB in a season, stealing 44 bags in 48 attempts, the third-most steals in MLB and fourth-best SB percentage. MLB STOLEN BASE LEADERS • Cabrera was recalled from Triple-A Tucson on 5/17, having gone 15-for-15 in SB attempts for Tuc- son…was 59-for-63 in SB attempts overall in 2012, including his time with Tucson. Rank Player SB • Was successful on his first 24 SB attempts with San Diego, a Padres franchise-record to start a 1. Mike Trout (LAA) 49 season…before his first CS of the year on 8/25, had not been caught since September of 2010, 2. Rajai Davis (TOR) 46 snapping a streak of 28-straight successful attempts, also a Padres franchise-record. 3. Everth Cabrera (SD) * 44 • His 44 SB in 2012 were the most by a Padre since first base coach Dave Roberts stole 49 in 2006. 4. Michael Bourn (ATL) 42 5. Two tied with 40 LIKE A ROCK: Clayton Richard was unanimously voted the Padres Pitcher of the Year (Clyde McCullough Award) by the San Diego chapter of the BBWAA after going 14-14 with a 3.99 ERA over 33 starts, leading * Led the National League the club with a career-best tying 14 wins and a career-best 218.2 innings pitched…the southpaw finished with the fourth-most innings pitched by any NL pitcher…the Padres won 13 of his final 21 starts as he went MLB - SECOND HALF RBI LEADERS 12-7 with a 3.68 ERA from 6/12 through the end of the season. Rank Player RBI STRANGLEHOLD: Huston Street was named to the 2012 National League All-Star Team, his first career 1. Chase Headley (SD) 73 All-Star selection…the Padres closer was nearly perfect on the season, converting his first 23 save op- 2. Miguel Cabrera (DET) 68 portunities until the last home game of the season, finishing 23-for-24, the best save percentage in the NL 3. Adrian Gonzlaez (BOS-LAD) 63 (95.8 %) and second-best in MLB…posted a 1.85 ERA with 47 strikeouts against just 11 walks and 17 hits 4. Buster Posey (SF) 60 allowed over 40 games pitched. Alfonso Soriano (CHI) 60 VOL-“K”-EZ: Edinson Volquez in his first season with the Padres went 11-11 with a 4.14 ERA and 174 strikeouts over 32 starts, with the Padres 16-16 in his starts…finished with the ninth-lowest opponents bat- MLB - SECOND HALF HR LEADERS ting average (among qualifiers), holding hitters to a .236 mark on the season…in 17 starts at Petco Park he Rank Player HR went 6-5 with a 2.95 ERA, including tossing a one-hit shutout on 7/19 vs. HOU. 1. Miguel Cabrera (DET) 26 IN THE PEN: The Padres bullpen featured 19 different pitchers making at least one relief appearance, 2. Chase Headley (SD) * 23 posting a 3.24 ERA in 2012 with 524 strikeouts in 505.1 innings (9.3 K/9) and a .224 opponents batting aver- 3. Adrian Beltre (TEX) 21 age…through the season the pen featured seven rookies, including RHPs Brad Boxberger (2.60 ERA in 24 B.J. Upton (TB) 21 games), Brad Brach (3.78 ERA in 67 games), Dale Thayer (3.43 ERA in 64 games) and Nick Vincent (1.71 5. Two tied with 20 ERA in 27 games)…Luke Gregerson returned from last season to go 2-0 with nine saves and a 2.39 ERA * Led the National League in a club-leading 77 games in 2012, while Joe Thatcher returned to go 1-4 with a 3.41 ERA in 55 outings. CALL ME MAYBIN: Cameron Maybin set career-highs in games played (147), RBI (45) and tied a career- NATIONAL LEAGUE high in walks (44, also 2011)…the Padres CF got off to a slow start this past season, hitting .198 (50-for- INNINGS PITCHED LEADERS 252) over his first 71 games from 4/5-6/28 but finished strong by hitting .286 (73-for-255) over his final 76 Rank Player IP games from 6/29 through the end of the season.