June 27, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Dodgers 0 (box score) After failing to score in four of their previous five games, the Padres returned home to face the Dodgers and wasted no time in getting the party started. With right-hander Don Sutton on the mound, Walt Hriniak drew a one-out walk in the first. [...]
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1969: Houston Lemasters Padres
June 22, 1969, Houston: Astros 2, Padres 0 (box score) Day two of the Padres’ jaunt to Shutout City saw Joe Niekro lock horns against left-hander Denny Lemaster. For six innings, the two hurlers put on quite a show. The Padres had runners at the corners with one out in the first but failed to [...]
1969: Dodgers Take Two from Padres
June 17, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 7, Padres 3 (box score); Dodgers 11, Padres 0 (box score) Gary Ross and Bill Singer hooked up in the first game of a doubleheader at Chavez Ravine. Both teams had early opportunities — the Padres put the first two runners on in the second, and the Dodgers returned [...]
1969: Padres Falter Late, Drop Series to Expos
June 12, 1969, San Diego: Expos 4, Padres 1 (box score) After splitting the first two games at San Diego Stadium, the Expos and Padres remained deadlocked in a scoreless tie through six innings in the rubber match. Not until the bottom of the fifth had either team put a runner past first base. In [...]
1969: Padres Begin Long Spiral Downward with Loss at Home to Mets
June 6, 1969, San Diego: Mets 5, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres, fresh off a franchise-long six-game winning streak, returned home to face the New York Mets. Joe Niekro toed the slab for San Diego, while the visitors started rookie right-hander Gary Gentry. Taking advantage of Gentry’s wildness and his team’s shoddy defense, the [...]
1969: Padres Take Second Straight at Montreal
May 31, 1969, Montreal: Padres 6, Expos 2 (box score) Joe Niekro and the Padres were in command of this game from first pitch. San Diego jumped out to a quick lead when Ollie Brown knocked a solo homer to left off southpaw Larry Jaster in the first. In the fourth inning, Nate Colbert led [...]
1969: Padres, Cubs Split Doubleheader
May 25, 1969, San Diego: Padres 10, Cubs 2 (box score); Cubs 1, Padres 0 (box score) Ernie Banks was famous for saying “let’s play two.” On a Sunday afternoon in San Diego, that’s just what Banks’ Cubs and the Padres did. The first game featured Johnny Podres and Rich Nye. The Padres struck quickly [...]
1969: Niekro Pounded in Fourth, Padres Lose Third Straight
May 20, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 6, Padres 3 (box score) Losers of five straight, including a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, the Pirates came to town with an 18-18 record that placed them a distant second in the National League East, six games back of Chicago. The club from Pittsburgh featured some outstanding hitters, [...]
1969: Padres Lose Laugher in Windy City
May 13, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 19, Padres 0 (box score) If you look up “ugly” in the dictionary, you might well see this box score. Dick Kelley started for the Padres, while Dick Selma got the nod for Chicago. Selma, you may recall, won the first game in Padres history. Less than three weeks later, [...]
1969: Padres Beat Carlton, Cardinals
May 10, 1969, St. Louis: Padres 5, Cardinals 3 (box score) The Cardinals started quickly in this one. In the first inning, with Lou Brock at second and two out, Joe Torre hammered a two-run homer to center off Joe Niekro to give the home team a 2-0 lead. Ordinarily that might be enough for [...]
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