1969: Padres Down Phillies at Shibe Park
Saturday, June 2, 2007by 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 ...
