1969: Padres Complete Sweep of Expos
Friday, June 1, 2007by Geoff Young
June 1, 1969, Montreal: Padres 5, Expos 2 (box score)
In the inaugural meeting between first-year expansion teams, the Padres had gotten the early upper hand, winning two in a row at Jarry Park. In the finale, the Expos sent rookie right-hander Jerry Robertson to the mound against Johnny Podres.
Nate Colbert got the party started with a leadoff home run to left in the second. The Expos responded in kind in the bottom half of the frame, with third baseman Coco Laboy doing the honors.
With the score still tied, Chris Cannizzaro led off the Padres' fifth with a triple. After Podres grounded to first, Tommy Dean hit ...
