June 29, 1969, San Diego: Dodgers 3, Padres 1 (box score) Just as the Eskimos were reputed to have many words for snow, fans of the expansion Padres may have had many words to express the concept of loss. Whichever one they used on this day, the meaning was the same. The Padres broke out [...]
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1969: Padres Lose by Nineteen, Again
June 28, 1969, San Diego: Dodgers 19, Padres 0 (box score) On May 13, at Wrigley Field, the Padres had lost to the Cubs, 19-0. Six weeks later, back at home, the club from San Diego duplicated the feat against the Dodgers. Steve Arlin and Don Drysdale hooked up in this one, and the game [...]
1969: Padres Turn Tables, Blank Dodgers
June 27, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Dodgers 0 (box score) After failing to score in four of their previous five games, the Padres returned home to face the Dodgers and wasted no time in getting the party started. With right-hander Don Sutton on the mound, Walt Hriniak drew a one-out walk in the first. [...]
1969: Dodgers Pound Padres in Finale
June 18, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 10, Padres 1 (box score) A day after being outscored, 18-3, in a doubleheader at Dodger Stadium, the Padres looked to salvage a split of the four-game series against their neighbors to the north. The Dodgers, it seems, had other ideas. Los Angeles struck early and often against southpaw [...]
1969: Dodgers Take Two from Padres
June 17, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 7, Padres 3 (box score); Dodgers 11, Padres 0 (box score) Gary Ross and Bill Singer hooked up in the first game of a doubleheader at Chavez Ravine. Both teams had early opportunities — the Padres put the first two runners on in the second, and the Dodgers returned [...]
1969: Padres Top Dodgers in Lucky Thirteen
June 16, 1969, Los Angeles: Padres 3, Dodgers 2 (box score) After a miserable 1-8 homestand, the Padres trekked north to Los Angeles for a four-game set with the Dodgers. Southpaws Dick Kelley and Claude Osteen locked horns in the opener. San Diego wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard. With two down in [...]
Good Morning
If you can read this, it means we’re back up and running. I had something planned for this morning, back before my database became corrupt, but it will have to wait. I’ve been troubleshooting stuff for, like, four hours and I need to eat. The gist of what I was going to say earlier is [...]
IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (7 Jun 07)
first pitch: 7:05 p.m. PT television: Channel 4SD matchup: Jake Peavy (7-1, 1.68 ERA) vs Hong-Chih Kuo (0-1, 7.71 ERA) previews: Padres.com | SI.com I’m still recovering from the draft. Go Padres and all that…
Blum, Bocachica, and a Slice of History
Eight series wins in a row? Really, I had no idea. Greg Maddux brought his A-game on Wednesday night (recap | boxscore), and Geoff Blum and Hiram Bocachica led the offense en route to a — Say what? Blum and Boca-who-ca? Yep. Blum drove in four runs on the evening, doubling his season total. All [...]
Two-Hit Wonder
For the second time this season, the Padres won despite collecting just two hits. Tuesday night’s contest (recap | boxscore) might not have been pretty, but last I checked, there aren’t any bonus points for style. Although Chris Young wasn’t at his best, he battled for seven innings and kept his team in the game. [...]
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