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1969: Mets Beat Padres Twice on Tuesday

Sunday, August 26, 2007
by Geoff Young

August 26, 1969, San Diego: Mets 8, Padres 4 (box score); Mets 3, Padres 0 (box score) Dick Kelley and Tom Seaver squared off in the opener. The Padres took a 2-0 lead in the second on a one-out Nate Colbert walk followed by a two-out Cito Gaston home run. The Mets tied the score in the fourth, on the exact same sequence that plated San Diego's runs. Tommy Agee drew a one-out walk, and Donn Clendenon drilled a two-out homer. In the sixth, with Tommie Sisk now pitching for ...

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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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