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1969: Mets Beat Padres Twice on Tuesday

August 26, 2007 – 12:29 am

August 26, 1969, San Diego: Mets 8, Padres 4 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 0 (box score)
Dick Kelley and Tom Seaver squared off in the opener. The Padres took a 2-0 lead in the second on a one-out Nate Colbert walk followed by a two-out Cito Gaston home run.
The Mets tied the score in the [...]

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1969: Padres Drop Another Doubleheader

August 16, 2007 – 12:05 am

August 16, 1969, New York: Mets 2, Padres 0 (box score); Mets 2, Padres 1 (box score)
What could be better than playing a doubleheader after two off days? Why, facing Tom Seaver in the first game, of course.
Tommie Sisk threw one of his better games for San Diego, allowing just two runs over six innings. [...]

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