August 17, 1969, New York: Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 2 (box score) Researching and writing about the 1969 Padres is affecting me in a couple different ways. First, it’s depressing the heck out of me to realize just how terrible that inaugural team was. Second, it’s making me appreciate the [...]
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1969: Four-Run Fourth Dooms Padres
August 13, 1969, San Diego: Cubs 4, Padres 2 (box score) The Padres scored first in this Wednesday evening affair, but they could have done even more damage. In the second inning, with Bill Hands on the mound for Chicago, Nate Colbert led off with a single to left. Al Ferrara walked and Ivan Murrell [...]
1969: Pirates Score Early and Often, Beat Padres
August 8, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 7, Padres 1 (box score) Joe Niekro just didn’t have it in this one. He allowed a single, a walk, and a wild pitch in the first, but the Pirates didn’t score. The next inning, Niekro wasn’t so lucky. Manny Sanguillen led off with an infield single. Freddie Patek [...]
1969: Cubs Rally Late, Hand Padres Eighth Straight Loss
August 3, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres faced their former teammate, Dick Selma, in the finale at Chicago. Joe Niekro, for whom Selma was traded, got the call for San Diego. The Cubs scored first. In the second inning, they parlayed three straight one-out singles into a 1-0 lead. The [...]
1969: Gibson Fans Thirteen to Lead Cardinals Past Padres
July 30, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 5, Padres 2 (box score) Bob Gibson dominated early and often. After Jose Arcia flied out to start the game, the next six San Diego batters failed to make contact against Gibson. Through six innings, the game remained scoreless. Gibson had allowed just two singles and recorded 10 strikeouts. [...]
1969: Pirates’ Poor Play Propels Padres Past Pittsburgh
July 25, 1969, Pittsburgh: Padres 3, Pirates 2 (box score) The Padres wasted no time in this one. Jose Arcia led off the contest with a triple and Roberto Pena singled him home to give San Diego the early 1-0 lead. The Pirates tied the contest in the second on a solo homer off the [...]
1969: Bats Come to Life as Padres Beat Atlanta
July 19, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 6, Padres 2 (box score) Four Padres enjoyed multi-hit games and Joe Niekro shut down the Braves in Atlanta. San Diego batters jumped on starter George Stone right away. With two on and two out, Al Ferrara doubled to right, giving the Padres a 2-0 lead. After Ed Spiezio walked, [...]
1969: Niekro Beats Niekro, Padres Win
July 13, 1969, San Diego: Padres 1, Braves 0 (box score) One run. Not a lot of margin for error there. The last time the two Niekro brothers had faced each other, Joe won in relief for the Cubs at Wrigley despite older brother Phil’s three-run homer earlier in the contest. This time, the two [...]
1969: Padres Fall to Reds
July 7, 1969, San Diego: Reds 5, Padres 3 (box score) This game started off with a bang when Pete Rose popped a leadoff homer to right off Joe Niekro. Johnny Bench added an RBI single later in the first inning to put the Reds up, 2-0. San Diego got one of the runs back [...]
1969: Marichal Marches Giants Past Niekro, Padres
July 2, 1969, San Diego: Giants 6, Padres 3 (box score) I hope that if nothing else, this look back at the Padres’ inaugural season has given everyone a greater appreciation for where the franchise is now. Honestly, if the club hadn’t been doing so well over the past few seasons, I’m not sure I [...]
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