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1969: Gibson Fans Thirteen to Lead Cardinals Past Padres

Monday, July 30, 2007
by Geoff Young

July 30, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 5, Padres 2 (box score) Bob Gibson dominated early and often. After Jose Arcia flied out to start the game, the next six San Diego batters failed to make contact against Gibson. Through six innings, the game remained scoreless. Gibson had allowed just two singles and recorded 10 strikeouts. Padres starter Joe Niekro wasn't as dominant but kept St. Louis off the board just the same. In the seventh, the Cardinals got to Niekro and the Padres in a big way. Julian Javier and Gibson each drove in a run, but the crushing blow was a bases-loaded triple off the bat of light-hitting ...

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1969: Bullpen Implodes, Padres Fall Again to Cardinals

Sunday, July 29, 2007
by Geoff Young

July 29, 1969, St. Louis: Cardinals 10, Padres 4 (box score) Everyone in the St. Louis lineup except starting pitcher Nelson Briles had at least one hit in this one. The Cardinals jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on the strength of three singles and a sac fly in the first. They extended it to 3-0 in the third on singles by Curt Flood and Dave Ricketts. The Padres responded in the fifth. Ivan Murrell reached safely on an error by second baseman Julian Javier to lead off the inning. Larry Stahl followed with a run-scoring double to left, making the score 3-1. San Diego took its first ...

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1969: Taylor Shuts Down Padres in St. Louis

Saturday, July 28, 2007
by Geoff Young

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, but reliever Gary Ross retired Lou Brock and Tim McCarver with the bases loaded to limit the damage. The Padres, meanwhile, couldn't do anything against rookie right-hander Chuck Taylor. In the eighth, with the help of some shoddy defense by the home team, San Diego finally managed to score. Walt Hriniak reached on ...

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1969: Padres Fall Short in Comeback, Drop Series to Cardinals

Friday, May 18, 2007
by Geoff Young

May 18, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 6, Padres 5 (box score) The Padres jumped out to a quick lead in the rubber match against the visiting Cardinals, touching starter Dave Giusti for two runs in the first. After a single, walk, and passed ball put runners on second and third with two out, Ollie Brown singled to left to drive home Roberto Pena and Nate Colbert. St. Louis got one of the runs back in the second. Then, in the fourth, the Cardinals took a lead they would not relinquish. With one out, Joe Hague doubled to right, scoring Mike Shannon. Later in the inning, Lou Brock singled ...

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1969: Padres Falter Late, Lose to Carlton and Cardinals

Thursday, May 17, 2007
by Geoff Young

May 17, 1969, San Diego: Cardinals 5, Padres 1 (box score) Clay Kirby had helped lead the Padres to victory six days earlier in St. Louis. This time, in San Diego, he faced up-and-coming left-hander Steve Carlton. Signed by the Cardinals in 1963 as an amateur free agent, Carlton first surfaced with the big club in 1965. After another cup of coffee the following season, he established himself as a rotation mainstay in 1967 and 1968. The 24-year-old from Miami entered Saturday evening's contest with 32 big-league victories and 406 strikeouts. The visitors scored first. In the top of the second, with nobody on and two out, Mike Shannon ...

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1969: Back at Home, Murrell Leads Padres Past Cardinals

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
by Geoff Young

May 16, 1969, San Diego: Padres 2, Cardinals 1 (box score) Fresh off three straight losses at Wrigley Field, the Padres returned home to face the Cardinals. The visitors scored first, with Phil Gagliano coming home in the second on a two-out miscue by first baseman Bill Davis. The only error Davis committed all year cost Al Santorini the victory. The game remained scoreless into the bottom of the seventh. Then, with nobody on and two out, Al Ferrara came to bat for reliever Jack Baldschun and drilled a homer to left to tie the score at 1-1. Billy McCool took over for the Padres on the mound. After ...

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Out with the Cards, In with the Reds

Monday, May 14, 2007
by Geoff Young

Do you suppose Phillies fans pine for Justin Germano the way some Padres fans pine for Jack Cust? After Sunday afternoon's 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals (recap | box score), in which Germano shut down the defending World Series champions for seven innings and quite possibly earned himself a more permanent spot in the rotation, I would think so. Germano didn't impress Cardinals infielder Aaron Miles: "This guy's a guy you hope to face every time you come to the yard." Miles apparently has been talking to Albert Pujols ...

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