September 11, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 6, Padres 4 (box score) The Padres dug themselves into a serious hole early in this one, and couldn’t quite get back out of it. After mounting a minor threat in the second inning, the Reds touched up San Diego starter Tommie Sisk in the third. Pitcher Gary Nolan led [...]
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1969: Padres Swept by Reds
July 9, 1969, San Diego: Reds 4, Padres 3 (box score) Another day, another home loss to the Reds. Clay Kirby and left-hander Jim Merritt hooked up in this one, and although neither pitched particularly well, both kept their team in the game. Cincinnati struck first. Pete Rose led off the game with a single [...]
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: Three Days, Three Shutouts
June 23, 1969, Cincinnati: Reds 5, Padres 0 (box score) After being blanked in the final two games of a weekend series at Houston, the Padres headed north to take on the Reds. Gary Ross made the start for San Diego, while Cincinnati countered with left-hander Jim Merritt. The Reds threatened immediately in this one. [...]
1969: Padres Mount Late Comeback to Defeat Reds
April 26, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Reds 2 (box score) Dick Kelley and left-hander Jim Merritt locked horns in the second of four games between the Padres and Reds at San Diego Stadium. Merritt, who won 12 games with Minnesota the previous season, came to the Reds in a November 1968 deal that sent [...]
1969: Bench, Maloney Lead Reds Past Padres
April 25, 1969, San Diego: Reds 4, Padres 1 (box score) The Reds, making their first visit to San Diego, sent right-hander Jim Maloney to the mound against Tommie Sisk. A Fresno native, Maloney had won 20 or more games in a season twice by age 25. In 1968, a down year by his standards, [...]
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