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1969: Bullpen Implodes, Padres Drop Opener to Expos

Sunday, June 10, 2007
by Geoff Young

June 10, 1969, San Diego: Expos 7, Padres 4 (box score) A season-low "crowd" of 3,194 gathered to witness the Montreal Expos' first ever game in San Diego. Rookie right-hander Mike Wegener, who had yielded two unearned runs over nine innings against the Padres in Montreal 11 days earlier, got the call for the visitors. San Diego countered with Clay Kirby. Down 1-0 headed to the bottom of the second, the home team flashed a rare power display. Nate Colbert led off with a home run. Then, after an Al Ferrara walk, Ed Spiezio knocked one out of the park to put the Padres up, 3-1. The next two ...

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1969: Padres Complete Sweep of Expos

Friday, June 1, 2007
by Geoff Young

June 1, 1969, Montreal: Padres 5, Expos 2 (box score) In the inaugural meeting between first-year expansion teams, the Padres had gotten the early upper hand, winning two in a row at Jarry Park. In the finale, the Expos sent rookie right-hander Jerry Robertson to the mound against Johnny Podres. Nate Colbert got the party started with a leadoff home run to left in the second. The Expos responded in kind in the bottom half of the frame, with third baseman Coco Laboy doing the honors. With the score still tied, Chris Cannizzaro led off the Padres' fifth with a triple. After Podres grounded to first, Tommy Dean hit ...

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1969: Padres Take Second Straight at Montreal

Thursday, May 31, 2007
by Geoff Young

May 31, 1969, Montreal: Padres 6, Expos 2 (box score) Joe Niekro and the Padres were in command of this game from first pitch. San Diego jumped out to a quick lead when Ollie Brown knocked a solo homer to left off southpaw Larry Jaster in the first. In the fourth inning, Nate Colbert led off with a single. Al Ferrara followed with his fourth home run of the season and the Padres extended their lead to 3-0. Two innings later, the visitors used the exact same formula to make it 5-0. San Diego added a sixth run in the seventh. In the bottom half of the frame, Montreal finally ...

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1969: Padres Beat Expos in First Ever Meeting

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
by Geoff Young

May 30, 1969, Montreal: Padres 3, Expos 2 (box score) Long before MLB embarked upon the nasty little task of destroying its Montreal franchise, the Expos had entered the National League alongside the San Diego Padres with hope and little else. The first game between the new expansion teams saw Dick Kelley face rookie right-hander Mike Wegener at Jarry Park. The Expos included two men -- Manny Mota and Maury Wills -- who are almost exclusively identified with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The offensive star, though, was left-swinging Rusty Staub. He and Mack Jones provided most of the spark for the Expos in their inaugural season. On this occasion, the ...

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