Why did Phone battery lose all power while shut-off ?

Yesterday, my iPhone 3Gs went completely dead. Finally a symbol appeared telling me to recharge the battery. Somehow, the battery got drained of all its power. I was in a state of shock as the battery strength was 84% the last time I used it. The phone was turned-off. I had been to the park but I kept the phone protected in a case. I notice it was very warm when I touched it. Is it possible the phone was running even though the screen was off? How could the battery drain with no use? What could be the explanation?  Luckily, I didn't miss any important calls for the 6 hours it went dead.
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Are you using push/fetch for your mail account? If yes, could be that the phone got stuck connecting to the mail server while in sleep mode.
If your WiFi was active, could be that the connection was lost and the phone tried to serch for another WiFi spot to connect. A weak 3G connection can also cause the battery drain.

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