1969: Padres, Expos Split Doubleheader

Friday, August 31, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 31, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Expos 2 (box score); Expos 6, Padres 1 (box score) The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" had ascended to the top of the pop charts and was enjoying its second week in the #1 spot. The expansion Padres and Expos, meanwhile, continued their descent into realms best left unexplored by professional baseball teams. On a Sunday in San Diego, the two clubs hooked up for a doubleheader in front of 4,782 fans. Dave Roberts faced right-hander Jerry Robertson in the opener. Robertson was a ...
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1969: Niekro Does It All in Extra-Inning Affair at Montreal

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 21, 1969, Montreal: Padres 1, Expos 0 (box score) Joe Niekro, Jerry Robertson, and a whole lot of zeroes. That was the story on a late-August Thursday in Montreal. The Expos had an early opportunity in the second, when Coco Laboy reached third with one out on an error by left fielder Al Ferrara, but couldn't score. In the sixth, they put runners at the corners with two out, but Laboy popped up to catcher Chris Cannizzaro to end the threat. Other than that, Montreal never came close. The Padres, for their part, didn't have much more success against the rookie right-hander Robertson. In the fifth, Cito Gaston reached ...
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1969: Padres Complete Sweep of Expos

Friday, June 1, 2007
by 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 ...
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