1969: Cardinals Score Late, Push Past Padres

Sunday, August 5, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 5, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score) The Padres returned to San Diego in desperate need of a win. Having lost eight straight, they sent Dick Kelley to the mound against Bob Gibson. The Cardinals scored first in the fourth. With one out, Curt Flood doubled to left. After a Vada Pinson ground out, Joe Torre singled home Flood to give St. Louis an early 1-0 lead. San Diego answered in the bottom half. Nate Colbert led off with a triple to center and then came home on an Al Ferrara single. The Padres were unable to do further damage: Ivan Murrell grounded into ...
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1969: Baldschun, Padres Win Again in St. Louis

Friday, May 11, 2007
by Geoff Young
May 11, 1969, St. Louis: Padres 4, Cardinals 2 (box score) The Padres concluded their three-game set at Busch Stadium by sending Clay Kirby to the mound. The Cardinals countered with ex-Padre Dave Giusti. Ex-Padre? Yes, that's right; San Diego had selected Giusti from the Cardinals with the third pick in the 1968 expansion draft. Less than two months later, the Padres returned him to St. Louis in exchange for third baseman Ed Spiezio and spare parts. The Cardinals jumped on Kirby early. With one out in the first, Julian Javier tripled to left. Lou Brock, batting third in Red Schoendienst's lineup, followed with a single to give the ...
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1969: Padres Beat Carlton, Cardinals

Thursday, May 10, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 Steve Carlton, the 24-year-old left-hander from Miami. Through the first three innings, the Padres couldn't get anything going against Carlton. The Cardinals, meanwhile, tacked on another run in the third on a Torre single that scored Brock. In the top of the fourth, facing the bottom of the Padres order, Carlton ran into trouble. ...
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1969: Padres Blow Early Lead, Fall to Cardinals

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
by Geoff Young
May 9, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 7, Padres 6 (box score) In their first trip to Busch Stadium, the Padres jumped all over right-hander Ray Washburn. With Roberto Pena on second and two out in the first inning, four consecutive singles resulted in three runs. Chris Cannizzaro was caught looking to end the frame, but the club from San Diego had staked Al Santorini to an early lead. For a while, it looked like three runs might be enough for Santorini. He shut down the Cardinals through five innings, allowing just two walks and two hits. Only one St. Louis baserunner had made it past first base. In ...
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