June 19, 1969, Houston: Astros 4, Padres 2 (box score) The Astros, returning home after a six-game jaunt to St. Louis and Atlanta, got to Al Santorini early in this one. In the second inning, Santorini served up singles to the first three batters he faced, resulting in a 1-0 lead for the home team. [...]
Tag Archive for ‘san_diego_padres’ 
Another City, Another Series Win
Good to see the boys wrap up the road trip with a couple of wins in Chicago. Even better to see Mike Cameron playing well again. Since May 1, he’s batting .288/.341/.532. That’s more like it. The fight on Saturday? I’ll be honest; I hate that aspect of professional sports — nobody walks away from [...]
1969: Dodgers Pound Padres in Finale
June 18, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 10, Padres 1 (box score) A day after being outscored, 18-3, in a doubleheader at Dodger Stadium, the Padres looked to salvage a split of the four-game series against their neighbors to the north. The Dodgers, it seems, had other ideas. Los Angeles struck early and often against southpaw [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (17 Jun 07)
Game #68 time: 11:20 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Greg Maddux (5-3, 3.86) vs Rich Hill (5-4, 2.81) pre: Padres.com, SI.com I’m messing around with a Ducksnorts Glossary. People are jumping onboard all the time, and I thought it might be good to give ‘em an easy way to get up to speed. This is [...]
1969: Dodgers Take Two from Padres
June 17, 1969, Los Angeles: Dodgers 7, Padres 3 (box score); Dodgers 11, Padres 0 (box score) Gary Ross and Bill Singer hooked up in the first game of a doubleheader at Chavez Ravine. Both teams had early opportunities — the Padres put the first two runners on in the second, and the Dodgers returned [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (16 Jun 07)
Game #67 time: 10:05 a.m. PT tv: 4SD sp: Chris Young (6-3, 2.34) vs Carlos Zambrano (7-5, 4.89) pre: Padres.com, SI.com Don’t look now, but Chris Young is becoming more efficient with his pitches and working deeper into games. The home run rate is just an added bonus: Chris Young, Now More Efficient Than Ever [...]
1969: Padres Top Dodgers in Lucky Thirteen
June 16, 1969, Los Angeles: Padres 3, Dodgers 2 (box score) After a miserable 1-8 homestand, the Padres trekked north to Los Angeles for a four-game set with the Dodgers. Southpaws Dick Kelley and Claude Osteen locked horns in the opener. San Diego wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard. With two down in [...]
IGD: Padres @ Cubs (15 Jun 07)
Game #66 time: 11:20 a.m. PT tv: WGN sp: David Wells (3-3, 4.76) vs Ted Lilly (4-4, 3.96) pre: Padres.com, SI.com The Cubs are a strange team. On the one hand, their current record and occasional love spats have to be viewed as disappointments in light of the nearly $300 million they spent on free [...]
Friday Links (15 Jun 07)
Ah, it’s nice to win a series again. This calls for some links… Germano’s savvy outing baffles Rays (North County Times). I’m finding my skepticism of Justin Germano increasingly difficult to justify. I love this quote from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon: Just get the Padres pitchers out of town. They can go wherever they [...]
1969: Phillies Complete Sweep of Padres
June 15, 1969, San Diego: Phillies 5, Padres 4 (box score) Clay Kirby and southpaw Woodie Fryman hooked up in the series finale in front of 7,311 at San Diego Stadium. The Padres drew first blood in this one. With one on and one out in the first, Ollie Brown singled to right. Al Ferrara [...]
Recent Comments