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1969: Sisk, Padres Dominate Astros

Sunday, September 16, 2007
by Geoff Young

September 16, 1969, San Diego: Padres 8, Astros 1 (box score) Tommie Sisk entered Tuesday's contest with a 1-11 record. Houston's starter, Tom Griffin, came in with a 10-7 record. This day, though, belonged to Sisk and the San Diego Padres. The home team got to work early. Jose Arcia, the previous game's star, led off the first with a single to center and then stole second. Ron Slocum followed with his first big-league hit, a single that moved Arcia to third. Ollie Brown then singled home Arcia and Nate Colbert launched a homer that made the score 4-0 before an out had been recorded. The Padres added another ...

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1969: Light-Hitting Arcia Powers Padres Past Houston

Saturday, September 15, 2007
by Geoff Young

September 15, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Astros 3 (box score) Jose Arcia's career spanned two seasons and change. In just over 650 plate appearances, the infielder from Cuba batted .215/.260/.278. His OPS+ was 52. Arcia came into this game hitting .190/.234/.236 on the season (259 PA). He had driven in six runs all year, three in an August 20 contest at Montreal. You get the picture, right? The guy couldn't hit. On the third Monday in September, though, Arcia was a one-man wrecking crew. He led off the bottom of the first with an infield single off Astros right-hander Don Wilson and came around to score the game's first ...

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1969: Wynn, Dierker Dominate Padres

Sunday, September 9, 2007
by Geoff Young

September 9, 1969, Houston: Astros 9, Padres 2 (box score) First, the good news: Ivan Murrell hit his third home run of the season with two out in the ninth to avoid the shutout. The bad news? Pretty much everything else. Joe Niekro started for San Diego and coughed up six runs in 4+ innings. The final batter he faced, Jimmy Wynn, launched a three-run homer to give the Astros a 6-0 lead. The Padres managed just two singles off Houston starter Larry Dierker through 8 2/3 innings. Then Jerry Morales knocked a single of his own (the first hit of what would become a 14-year career in the ...

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1969: Corkins Corked in Big-League Debut at Houston

Saturday, September 8, 2007
by Geoff Young

September 8, 1969, Houston: Astros 9, Padres 2 (box score) Mike Corkins made his first big-league start on a Monday in the Astrodome. It could have gone better. Corkins, whom the Padres selected from the Giants with the 31st pick in the expansion draft, didn't make it out of the second inning. Heck, he barely made it out of the first, allowing four runs on four hits (all for extra bases, including two triples to lead off the game) and a walk. The Padres scored in the second on a one-out solo home run off the bat of Nate Colbert to make the score 4-1, but Houston answered with ...

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IGD: Padres vs Astros (19 Aug 07)

Sunday, August 19, 2007
by Geoff Young

Game #123 time:1:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Greg Maddux (8-9, 4.00) vs Matt Albers (3-5, 5.99) pre:Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com A little haiku for your dining and dancing pleasure... request to Padres: please don't make me fall asleep again at Petco

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IGD: Padres vs Astros (18 Aug 07)

Saturday, August 18, 2007
by Geoff Young

Game #122 time:7:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Justin Germano (6-6, 4.16) vs Roy Oswalt (13-6, 3.32) pre:Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Jake Peavy vs Woody Williams was supposed to be the gimme, but it didn't work out that way. Maybe the Padres can return the favor on Saturday. San Diego has the worst ERA (4.50) among NL West teams since the All-Star break. The Rockies (3.88) have the best; they trail only Washington (3.86) in that category. Pitching carried the Padres through the first half (3.12 ERA); now would be a great time for guys like Clay Hensley and Justin Germano to step up their games. Also, don't give Lance Berkman anything to ...

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IGD: Padres vs Astros (17 Aug 07)

Friday, August 17, 2007
by Geoff Young

Game #121 time:7:05 p.m. PT tv:4SD sp:Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.23) vs Woody Williams (6-12, 5.09) pre:Padres.com, SI.com, B-R.com Ladies and gentlemen, the people have spoken. It is their will that Boston's "More Than a Feeling" shall be the cheesy '70s song to lead the Padres onward in their quest for supremacy in the NL West, Major League Baseball, and the known universe. May the memory of Brad Delp serve them well along the way and carry them toward their ultimate goal...

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