August 6, 1969, San Diego: Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (box score)
A day after getting shut down by Bob Gibson, the Padres had to face left-hander Steve Carlton, who wasn’t yet the dominant pitcher he would become. San Diego scored first on a homer off the bat of Al Ferrara with one out in the fifth. [...]
July 28, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 2, Padres 1 (box score)
Julian Javier led off the bottom of the first with a home run to left off Dick Kelley. The Cardinals added to their lead in the sixth, when Vada Pinson doubled home Javier to make the score 2-0. It could have been even worse, but [...]
May 18, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 6, Padres 5 (box score)
The Padres jumped out to a quick lead in the rubber match against the visiting Cardinals, touching starter Dave Giusti for two runs in the first. After a single, walk, and passed ball put runners on second and third with two out, Ollie Brown singled [...]
May 17, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 5, Padres 1 (box score)
Clay Kirby had helped lead the Padres to victory six days earlier in St. Louis. This time, in San Diego, he faced up-and-coming left-hander Steve Carlton.
Signed by the Cardinals in 1963 as an amateur free agent, Carlton first surfaced with the big club in 1965. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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