August 16, 1969, New York: Mets 2, Padres 0 (box score); Mets 2, Padres 1 (box score) What could be better than playing a doubleheader after two off days? Why, facing Tom Seaver in the first game, of course. Tommie Sisk threw one of his better games for San Diego, allowing just two runs over [...]
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1969: Four-Run Fourth Dooms Padres
August 13, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 4, Padres 2 (box score) The Padres scored first in this Wednesday evening affair, but they could have done even more damage. In the second inning, with Bill Hands on the mound for Chicago, Nate Colbert led off with a single to left. Al Ferrara walked and Ivan Murrell [...]
1969: Jenkins, Cubs Dominate Padres
August 12, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 4, Padres 0 (box score) Ferguson Jenkins had faced the Padres once before, on May 12, in Chicago. He had tossed a five-hit shutout, fanning 10 batters, en route to a 2-0 victory that day. Now, exactly three months later, Jenkins and the Padres met again, with similar results. [...]
1969: Padres Drop Two at Home to Pirates
August 10, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 7, Padres 5 (box score); Pirates 8, Padres 6 (box score) When a team is playing poorly, nothing drives the point home quite like a doubleheader. The Padres on a Sunday afternoon played their first of four twinbills over a 16-day stretch. They would lose all eight contests. In [...]
1969: Pirates Score Early and Often, Beat Padres
August 8, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 7, Padres 1 (box score) Joe Niekro just didn’t have it in this one. He allowed a single, a walk, and a wild pitch in the first, but the Pirates didn’t score. The next inning, Niekro wasn’t so lucky. Manny Sanguillen led off with an infield single. Freddie Patek [...]
1969: Shannon, Torrez Lead Cardinals Past Padres
August 7, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres, after a too-brief respite, saw their winning streak end at one. On a Thursday afternoon, in front of 8,088 at San Diego Stadium, Al Santorini squared off against rookie right-hander Mike Torrez. The Cardinals drew first blood. In the top of the [...]
1969: Padres Break Nine-Game Skid
August 6, 1969, San Diego: Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (box score) A day after getting shut down by Bob Gibson, the Padres had to face left-hander Steve Carlton, who wasn’t yet the dominant pitcher he would become. San Diego scored first on a homer off the bat of Al Ferrara with one out in the [...]
1969: Cardinals Score Late, Push Past Padres
August 5, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres returned to San Diego in desperate need of a win. Having lost eight straight, they sent Dick Kelley to the mound against Bob Gibson. The Cardinals scored first in the fourth. With one out, Curt Flood doubled to left. After a Vada [...]
1969: Cubs Rally Late, Hand Padres Eighth Straight Loss
August 3, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres faced their former teammate, Dick Selma, in the finale at Chicago. Joe Niekro, for whom Selma was traded, got the call for San Diego. The Cubs scored first. In the second inning, they parlayed three straight one-out singles into a 1-0 lead. The [...]
1969: Holtzman, Santo Lead Cubs Past Padres
August 2, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 1 (box score) It’s hard to win when you have more errors than hits in a game. The Padres gave an excellent demonstration of that fact on a Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs scored two unearned runs in the second inning off Al Santorini. They extended [...]
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