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1969: Another Day, Two More Losses

Friday, August 17, 2007
by Geoff Young

August 17, 1969, New York: Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score) Researching and writing about the 1969 Padres is affecting me in a couple different ways. First, it's depressing the heck out of me to realize just how terrible that inaugural team was. Second, it's making me appreciate the current state of affairs that much more. Funny what a little historical perspective can do to brighten the mood. On this Sunday in August, the Padres lost their second straight doubleheader to the New ...

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1969: Four-Run Fourth Dooms Padres

Monday, August 13, 2007
by Geoff Young

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 reached on an error by third baseman Ron Santo. After Walt Hriniak flied to right for the first out, Tommy Dean was intentionally walked to load the bases. Joe Niekro struck out and Jose Arcia grounded to second to end the inning. San Diego had a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, the Cubs took ...

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1969: Jenkins, Cubs Dominate Padres

Sunday, August 12, 2007
by Geoff Young

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. San Diego countered with Al Santorini, who coughed up two runs in the third on three straight singles and a double play. The Padres had one legitimate scoring opportunity. In the fourth, they loaded the bases for Jose Arcia. Manager Preston Gomez sent Larry Stahl to bat for Arcia, but Stahl struck out to end ...

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1969: Cubs Rally Late, Hand Padres Eighth Straight Loss

Friday, August 3, 2007
by Geoff Young

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 Padres tied the game two innings later on doubles by Nate Colbert and Al Ferrara. In the bottom of the fourth, Chicago had a golden opportunity but couldn't score. With the bases loaded and one out, Jim Hickman bounced into a 6-4-3 double play to end the frame. San Diego took the lead in the ...

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1969: Holtzman, Santo Lead Cubs Past Padres

Thursday, August 2, 2007
by Geoff Young

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 their lead to 3-0 in the third on one-out homer to left off the bat of Ron Santo. Chicago southpaw Ken Holtzman, meanwhile, held the Padres hitless for 5 2/3 innings. Then Nate Colbert doubled to center, scoring Ollie Brown, who had walked directly ahead of him. Ivan Murrell doubled to lead off the next ...

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1969: Different City, Same Result

Wednesday, August 1, 2007
by Geoff Young

August 1, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 5, Padres 2 (box score) The Padres, after being swept in St. Louis by the Cardinals, headed to Chicago hoping to change their fortunes. Unfortunately, the Cubs, who owned first place in the NL East at the time, had their own ideas. Clay Kirby and Bill Hands hooked up in the opener on a Friday afternoon. The Cubs jumped on Kirby early with a two-out rally in the first. Billy Williams singled to center and Ron Santo walked. After a wild pitch moved both runners up 90 feet, Ernie Banks singled them home to give the home team a 2-0 lead. The Padres scored ...

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Another City, Another Series Win

Monday, June 18, 2007
by Geoff Young

Good to see the boys wrap up the road trip with a couple of wins in Chicago. Even better to see Mike Cameron playing well again. Since May 1, he's batting .288/.341/.532. That's more like it. The fight on Saturday? I'll be honest; I hate that aspect of professional sports -- nobody walks away from a brawl looking cool. At the same time, you can't just sit there and take it. I'm grateful that nobody got hurt. And I give huge kudos to Marcus Giles for taking down Chris Young, his own pitcher, before CY had a chance to land a punch and break his hand or some such. That potentially was a season-saving tackle. Many ...

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