May 21, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 11, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres ran into a Moose on Wednesday — right-hander Bob Moose. After winning eight games as a rookie the previous season, the 21-year-old Pennsylvania native had gotten off to a slow start in 1969. On this day, however, Moose was in complete control [...]
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1969: Niekro Pounded in Fourth, Padres Lose Third Straight
May 20, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 6, Padres 3 (box score) Losers of five straight, including a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, the Pirates came to town with an 18-18 record that placed them a distant second in the National League East, six games back of Chicago. The club from Pittsburgh featured some outstanding hitters, [...]
1969: Padres Fall Short in Comeback, Drop Series to Cardinals
May 18, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 6, Padres 5 (box score) The Padres jumped out to a quick lead in the rubber match against the visiting Cardinals, touching starter Dave Giusti for two runs in the first. After a single, walk, and passed ball put runners on second and third with two out, Ollie Brown [...]
1969: Padres Falter Late, Lose to Carlton and Cardinals
May 17, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 5, Padres 1 (box score) Clay Kirby had helped lead the Padres to victory six days earlier in St. Louis. This time, in San Diego, he faced up-and-coming left-hander Steve Carlton. Signed by the Cardinals in 1963 as an amateur free agent, Carlton first surfaced with the big club [...]
1969: Back at Home, Murrell Leads Padres Past Cardinals
May 16, 1969, San Diego: Padres 2, Cardinals 1 (box score) Fresh off three straight losses at Wrigley Field, the Padres returned home to face the Cardinals. The visitors scored first, with Phil Gagliano coming home in the second on a two-out miscue by first baseman Bill Davis. The only error Davis committed all year [...]
1969: Padres Can’t Avoid Sweep at Wrigley Field
May 14, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 3, Padres 2 (box score) After dropping the first two at Wrigley Field, the Padres sent Tommie Sisk to the mound to try and avoid the sweep. For most of Wednesday afternoon, it looked like they might do that. The Padres broke through first. Catcher Chris Cannizzaro led off the [...]
1969: Padres Lose Laugher in Windy City
May 13, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 19, Padres 0 (box score) If you look up “ugly” in the dictionary, you might well see this box score. Dick Kelley started for the Padres, while Dick Selma got the nod for Chicago. Selma, you may recall, won the first game in Padres history. Less than three weeks later, [...]
1969: Jenkins, Cubs Blank Padres
May 12, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 2, Padres 0 (box score) Fresh off their first ever road series win, the Padres headed to Chicago for their first series at Wrigley Field. San Diego sent Gary Ross to the hill in the Monday afternoon opener. The Cubs countered with Canadian right-hander Ferguson Jenkins. The Cubs featured names [...]
1969: Baldschun, Padres Win Again in St. Louis
May 11, 1969, St. Louis: Padres 4, Cardinals 2 (box score) The Padres concluded their three-game set at Busch Stadium by sending Clay Kirby to the mound. The Cardinals countered with ex-Padre Dave Giusti. Ex-Padre? Yes, that’s right; San Diego had selected Giusti from the Cardinals with the third pick in the 1968 expansion draft. [...]
1969: Padres Beat Carlton, Cardinals
May 10, 1969, St. Louis: Padres 5, Cardinals 3 (box score) The Cardinals started quickly in this one. In the first inning, with Lou Brock at second and two out, Joe Torre hammered a two-run homer to center off Joe Niekro to give the home team a 2-0 lead. Ordinarily that might be enough for [...]
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