April 13, 1969, San Diego: Giants 5, Padres 1 (box score) San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry toed the slab against Padres opening day winner, Dick Selma. Unfortunately for the home team, Selma never got into a groove. Willie McCovey led off the top of the second with a home run to right, and Hal Lanier singled [...]
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1969: Padres Drop Second Straight to Giants
April 12, 1969, San Diego: Giants 5, Padres 1 (box score) In the first Saturday game at San Diego Stadium, the Padres and Giants drew just 20,356 people. I know this sounds like a terrible turnout, but consider that 12 big-league games were played that day. Of those, only the Reds at Braves and the [...]
IGD: Padres vs Giants (11 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Greg Maddux (0-1, 6.75 ERA) vs Noah Lowry (0-1, 1.29 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com The Padres go for their third straight series win to start the season Wednesday night. Greg Maddux gets the start. Maddux has allowed eight homers to Barry Bonds over the years [...]
Padres Fall Short in Comeback, Young Signs Long-Term Deal
Once again, there isn’t a lot of quit in this team and I like that. After spotting the Giants a 6-0 lead, the Padres darned near came back and won on Tuesday night (recap | box score). If not for a bizarre second inning that saw Marcus Giles muff a grounder, Mike Cameron lose a [...]
1969: Padres Suffer First Loss in Franchise History
April 11, 1969, San Diego: Giants 8, Padres 0 (box score) After a three-game sweep of Houston to open their inaugural season, the Padres welcomed the Giants to town. Led by future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, and rising young star Bobby Bonds, the Giants had won 88 games the previous season, [...]
IGD: Padres vs Giants (10 Apr 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Clay Hensley (0-1, 9.64 ERA) vs Matt Morris (0-0, 1.50 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com We’re seven games into the season, and already the Padres have played in four one-run contests. In fact, they’ve played in four straight, winning the last three. Get used to it, [...]
Padres Beat Cain, Giants
Do you notice any themes emerging early in the season? Here’s one: Keep the game close and then let the bullpen take care of things. It happened again Monday night (recap | box score). San Francisco’s Matt Cain took a no-hitter into the seventh. That inning, Khalil Greene smashed a double down the left field [...]
1969: Padres Complete Sweep in First Ever Series
April 10, 1969, San Diego: Padres 2, Astros 0 (box score) The first two games in Padres history had been dominated by pitching, and the third game proved no different. Right-hander Tom Griffin, a former first-round pick, made his big-league debut for the Astros. The Padres countered with journeyman southpaw Dick Kelley, who had gone [...]
IGD: Padres vs Giants (9 Apr 07)
IGD: Padres vs Giants (9 Apr 07) first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Chris Young (0-0, 4.76 ERA) vs Matt Cain (0-0, 4.50 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com Chris Young graduated from Princeton University. According to the delightful and sometimes accurate Wikipedia, here are some other famous Princeton grads: Moe Berg – [...]
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