1969: Koosman Dominates Padres Again

Thursday, June 7, 2007
by Geoff Young
June 7, 1969, San Diego: Mets 4, Padres 1 (box score) As he had 10 days earlier at Shea Stadium, New York Mets left-hander Jerry Koosman dominated the Padres. This time, however, Koosman's offense decided to participate. Johnny Podres made the start for San Diego. After working in and out of jams for much of the first third of the game, Podres yielded in the fourth. The Mets parlayed a hit batsman, stolen base, wild pitch, and fly ball into their first run. The next inning, New York had a chance to break the game wide open. With the bases loaded and one out, though, Podres fanned Ron ...
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1969: Padres Begin Long Spiral Downward with Loss at Home to Mets

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
by Geoff Young
June 6, 1969, San Diego: Mets 5, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres, fresh off a franchise-long six-game winning streak, returned home to face the New York Mets. Joe Niekro toed the slab for San Diego, while the visitors started rookie right-hander Gary Gentry. Taking advantage of Gentry's wildness and his team's shoddy defense, the Padres scored two runs in the first. With Tommy Dean aboard courtesy of a leadoff single, Ollie Brown and Nate Colbert each drew walks to load the bases for Al Ferrara. Ferrara grounded to first base, but Ed Kranepool couldn't come up with the ball, allowing Dean and Brown to score. With a ...
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1969: Koosman Fans Fifteen in Mets’ Win over Padres

Monday, May 28, 2007
by Geoff Young
May 28, 1969, New York: Mets 1, Padres 0 (box score) Mets left-hander Jerry Koosman dominated from the beginning, striking out two Padres in the first. He did the same in the second, fourth, and seventh. Heck, he struck out the side in order in the eighth. In fact, Koosman struck out at least one San Diego batter in every inning except the ninth. The offensive highlight for the Padres came in the fifth, when Cito Gaston led off with a double to right and was stranded there. Beyond that, they managed just three singles and four walks against Koosman and eventual winner Tug McGraw. Clay Kirby, meanwhile, spun ...
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1969: Santorini, Padres Survive Mets at Shea

Sunday, May 27, 2007
by Geoff Young
May 27, 1969, New York: Padres 3, Mets 2 (box score) The Mets outhit the Padres in this one, 12-9. The home team also left 11 men on base, while the guests left only 6. New York scored almost immediately against Padres starter Al Santorini. With runners at the corners and two out in the first inning, Ed Kranepool dropped down a bunt single to drive home the game's first run. Santorini and the Padres escaped without further damage. Ollie Brown then led off the top of the second with a home run to tie the score. The bottom half saw the Mets break that tie, although they could ...
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