1969: Pirates Score Early and Often, Beat Padres

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
by Geoff Young
August 8, 1969, San Diego: Pirates 7, Padres 1 (box score) Joe Niekro just didn't have it in this one. He allowed a single, a walk, and a wild pitch in the first, but the Pirates didn't score. The next inning, Niekro wasn't so lucky. Manny Sanguillen led off with an infield single. Freddie Patek doubled him to third, and Gene Alley followed with a grounder to second, scoring Sanguillen. After another run had scored, Willie Stargell knocked a two-out double that plated two more Pirates, giving the visitors a commanding 4-0 lead. Pittsburgh added a run in the third and two more in the seventh to make the ...
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1969: Bunning, Stargell, Clemente Lead Pirates Past Padres

Friday, July 27, 2007
by Geoff Young
July 27, 1969, Pittsburgh: Pirates 4, Padres 1 (box score) Clay Kirby and Jim Bunning kept the game scoreless until the fourth. Then, in the bottom half of the inning, Roberto Clemente knocked a one-out single to center, advancing to second on an error by Ivan Murrell. One out later, with Manny Sanguillen at the plate, Kirby uncorked a wild pitch, moving Clemente to third. Sanguillen followed with a single to left, scoring Clemente and putting the Pirates up, 1-0. Pittsburgh added to its lead in the sixth. With one out, Stargell tripled to right and Clemente singled him home. The next inning, the Padres finally got on the board. ...
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1969: Padres Fall Just Short in Loss at Pittsburgh

Thursday, July 26, 2007
by Geoff Young
July 26, 1969, Pittsburgh: Pirates 4, Padres 3 (box score) This was almost a brilliant comeback win for the Padres. Almost. The Pirates drew first blood. In the first inning, they parlayed a double, balk, and groundout into a 1-0 lead against rookie (and former Pittsburgh farmhand) Dave Roberts. They extended it to 2-0 in the third and tacked on another run in the seventh. San Diego, meanwhile, ran into a brick wall named Luke Walker for 8 2/3 innings. Then, down to their final out, the Padres got a single from Ollie Brown and a double from Nate Colbert to bring up Al Ferrara, who brought the visitors back ...
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1969: Niekro Pounded in Fourth, Padres Lose Third Straight

Sunday, May 20, 2007
by Geoff Young
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, including Matty Alou, Richie Hebner, and Al Oliver, as well as future Hall of Famers Willie Stargell and Roberto Clemente. The Pirates jumped on San Diego starter Joe Niekro right away. With runners at first and second and one out in the first, Stargell singled home Alou to give Pittsburgh an early 1-0 lead. In ...
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