1969: Padres Break Nine-Game Skid

Monday, August 6, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 fifth. Ivan Murrell and Chris Cannizzaro followed with triples to extend the lead. The Padres, though, couldn't get Cannizzaro in from third and the score remained 2-0. The Cardinals responded immediately. Lou Brock tripled to lead off the sixth, and Curt Flood followed with a double to right. With one out, Bill ...
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1969: Cardinals Score Late, Push Past Padres

Sunday, August 5, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 Pinson ground out, Joe Torre singled home Flood to give St. Louis an early 1-0 lead. San Diego answered in the bottom half. Nate Colbert led off with a triple to center and then came home on an Al Ferrara single. The Padres were unable to do further damage: Ivan Murrell grounded into ...
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1969: Bullpen Implodes, Padres Fall Again to Cardinals

Sunday, July 29, 2007
by Geoff Young
July 29, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 10, Padres 4 (box score) Everyone in the St. Louis lineup except starting pitcher Nelson Briles had at least one hit in this one. The Cardinals jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on the strength of three singles and a sac fly in the first. They extended it to 3-0 in the third on singles by Curt Flood and Dave Ricketts. The Padres responded in the fifth. Ivan Murrell reached safely on an error by second baseman Julian Javier to lead off the inning. Larry Stahl followed with a run-scoring double to left, making the score 3-1. San Diego took its first ...
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1969: Padres Down Phillies at Shibe Park

Saturday, June 2, 2007
by Geoff Young
June 2, 1969, Philadelphia: Padres 6, Expos Phillies 4 (box score) The Padres and Phillies met Monday night in front of just over 3,000 fans at Shibe Park. Al Santorini, off to a great start for San Diego, faced sophomore right-hander Jerry Johnson. The Phillies were led by the brilliant but bristly Dick Allen and a quartet of talented outfielders -- Johnny Briggs, Johnny Callison, Deron Johnson, and rookie Larry Hisle. Due primarily to poor pitching, the Phillies entered Monday's contest with an 18-25 record, good enough for fifth place in the National League East, 12 games back of the Cubs. On this night, their pitchers would ...
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1969: Padres Falter Late, Lose to Carlton and Cardinals

Thursday, May 17, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 in 1965. After another cup of coffee the following season, he established himself as a rotation mainstay in 1967 and 1968. The 24-year-old from Miami entered Saturday evening's contest with 32 big-league victories and 406 strikeouts. The visitors scored first. In the top of the second, with nobody on and two out, Mike Shannon ...
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1969: Baldschun, Padres Win Again in St. Louis

Friday, May 11, 2007
by Geoff Young
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. Less than two months later, the Padres returned him to St. Louis in exchange for third baseman Ed Spiezio and spare parts. The Cardinals jumped on Kirby early. With one out in the first, Julian Javier tripled to left. Lou Brock, batting third in Red Schoendienst's lineup, followed with a single to give the ...
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1969: Padres Blow Early Lead, Fall to Cardinals

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
by Geoff Young
May 9, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 7, Padres 6 (box score) In their first trip to Busch Stadium, the Padres jumped all over right-hander Ray Washburn. With Roberto Pena on second and two out in the first inning, four consecutive singles resulted in three runs. Chris Cannizzaro was caught looking to end the frame, but the club from San Diego had staked Al Santorini to an early lead. For a while, it looked like three runs might be enough for Santorini. He shut down the Cardinals through five innings, allowing just two walks and two hits. Only one St. Louis baserunner had made it past first base. In ...
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