1969: Padres Return to Shutout City
Mon, Jun 25, 2007
by Geoff Young
June 25, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 4, Padres 0 (box score)
A day after breaking their three-game streak of being shut out, the Padres saw the offense disappear again in Cincinnati. The dreaded combination of George Culver and Wayne Granger proved to be too much for San Diego.
Clay Kirby, despite allowing just one run over seven innings, took the loss, dropping his record to an unsightly 2-9. Kirby weaved his way in and out of trouble all game, but didn’t yield until Alex Johnson knocked a solo homer with two out in the sixth.
The Padres, meanwhile, did almost nothing until the seventh. That inning, Al Ferrara singled and Ed Spiezio drew a walk, but Larry Stahl then flied out and Chris Cannizzaro bounced into a double play to end the threat.
Cincinnati scored three more in the eighth on four hits and a walk against relievers Tommie Sisk and Jack Baldschun. The Reds’ Granger silenced the visitors over the final two innings to seal the deal and complete the three-game sweep.
Trivia: Culver was born in Salinas, Calif., hometown of future Padre Xavier Nady.
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