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1969: Padres Falter Late, Lose to Carlton and Cardinals

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 [...]