August 20, 1969, Montreal: Expos 11, Padres 10 (box score) If you like offense, this was the game for you. Even though the Padres ended up losing, they made a valiant comeback attempt. The Expos jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first on four singles and a walk off San Diego starter [...]
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1969: Padres Hold On to Squeak Past Montreal
August 19, 1969, Montreal: Padres 5, Expos 4 (box score) Way back before MLB systematically destroyed its Montreal franchise, when the commissioner wasn’t ownership’s puppet, there was an impressive demand for the sport in Quebec. How else would you explain 14,250 fans attending a contest between two teams that together had won barely 30% of [...]
1969: Padres Falter Late, Drop Series to Expos
June 12, 1969, San Diego: Expos 4, Padres 1 (box score) After splitting the first two games at San Diego Stadium, the Expos and Padres remained deadlocked in a scoreless tie through six innings in the rubber match. Not until the bottom of the fifth had either team put a runner past first base. In [...]
1969: Spiezio, Bullpen Lead Padres Past Expos
June 11, 1969, San Diego: Padres 6, Expos 5 (box score) Dick Kelley and Bill Stoneman squared off in this one, but neither would factor in the decision. The Expos jumped on Kelley early. A walk, single, double, and error by left fielder Al Ferrara made the score 2-0 three batters into the game. The [...]
1969: Bullpen Implodes, Padres Drop Opener to Expos
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. [...]
1969: Padres Beat Expos in First Ever Meeting
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 [...]
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