August 1, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 5, Padres 2 (box score) The Padres, after being swept in St. Louis by the Cardinals, headed to Chicago hoping to change their fortunes. Unfortunately, the Cubs, who owned first place in the NL East at the time, had their own ideas. Clay Kirby and Bill Hands hooked up in [...]
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1969: Taylor Shuts Down Padres in St. Louis
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, [...]
1969: Bunning, Stargell, Clemente Lead Pirates Past Padres
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 [...]
1969: Padres Fall Just Short in Loss at Pittsburgh
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 [...]
1969: Padres Lose in Extra Frames at Forbes Field
July 24, 1969, Pittsburgh: Pirates 4, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres started the second half of their inaugural season much as they’d ended the first half: with a loss on the road. Unlike the 10-0 shellacking they’d suffered in Atlanta four days earlier, this game was tight and could have gone either way. San [...]
1969: Bats Come to Life as Padres Beat Atlanta
July 19, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 6, Padres 2 (box score) Four Padres enjoyed multi-hit games and Joe Niekro shut down the Braves in Atlanta. San Diego batters jumped on starter George Stone right away. With two on and two out, Al Ferrara doubled to right, giving the Padres a 2-0 lead. After Ed Spiezio walked, [...]
1969: Ex-Padre Gonzalez Leads Braves to Doubleheader Sweep
July 18, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 6, Padres 2 (box score); Braves 6, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres traded outfielder Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta on June 13, 1969. This day, however, Gonzalez made the expansion club from San Diego regret its decision. In the first game, Al Santorini hooked up with Ron Reed. The game [...]
1969: Padres Capitalize on Fuentes Error, Rout Giants
July 15, 1969, San Francisco: Padres 10, Giants 3 (
1969: Niekro Beats Niekro, Padres Win
July 13, 1969, San Diego: Padres 1, Braves 0 (box score) One run. Not a lot of margin for error there. The last time the two Niekro brothers had faced each other, Joe won in relief for the Cubs at Wrigley despite older brother Phil’s three-run homer earlier in the contest. This time, the two [...]
1969: Unlikely Sources Power Padres Past Braves
July 12, 1969, San Diego: Padres 7, Braves 5 (box score) Losers of five straight, the Padres wasted no time in scoring. John Sipin singled to lead off the first, and Roberto Pena reached on an error by Atlanta first baseman Orlando Cepeda. With Sipin and third and Pena at second, Ollie Brown laced a [...]
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