1969: Braves Win Battle of Niekros

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
by Geoff Young
September 26, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 10, Padres 4 (box score) The Padres jumped to an early lead against knuckleballer Phil Niekro in this one. Jose Arcia reached first on an error by shortstop Gil Garrido to start the game. After the next two batters were retired (and Niekro should have been out of the inning), things got interesting. Al Ferrara and Nate Colbert both walked to load the bases. Ivan Murrell singled them home to put San Diego up, 2-0, with Colbert advancing only to second. A passed ball moved him and Ferrara into scoring position, but Cannizzaro popped to short for the final out. The Padres added a run ...
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1969: Niekro Beats Niekro, Padres Win

Friday, July 13, 2007
by Geoff Young
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 hooked up as starters, and each put on a terrific performance. The Padres scored the game's only run in the fourth. Nate Colbert led off with a double to left. With two outs, Ivan Murrell singled him home. Atlanta, ...
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1969: Padres Finish April with Loss in Atlanta

Monday, April 30, 2007
by Geoff Young
April 30, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 6, Padres 3 (box score) Play-by-play data for this game are incomplete. We know that Phil Niekro started for the Braves and went the distance; we know that Nate Colbert hit his fifth homer of the season. Gary Ross got the start for San Diego, but faced just three batters. After retiring the first two and issuing a walk to Hank Aaron, Ross yielded to Leon Everitt, who allowed 5 runs over 5 1/3 innings and took the loss. Colbert and Tony Gonzalez (who also homered) were the only offensive threats for the Padres in this one. Felix Millan and Tito Francona each collected two ...
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