1969: Reed Fans Thirteen En Route to Victory over Padres

Thursday, September 27, 2007
by Geoff Young
September 27, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 4, Padres 2 (box score) Ron Reed -- yes, the former basketball player -- dominated the Padres in this one. San Diego's sole chance to cause major damage came in the sixth, and for a while it looked as though they might. With one out, Roberto Pena and Ollie Brown singled. Pena advanced to third on the play, with Brown taking second on the throw. In a move that seems baffling in retrospect, Reed intentionally walked Al Ferrara to load the bases for Nate Colbert. The young first baseman delivered, singling home two runs and giving the Padres ...
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1969: Defense Collapses, Padres Blow Late Lead

Thursday, September 20, 2007
by Geoff Young
September 20, 1969, San Diego: Braves 3, Padres 2 (box score) Tommie Sisk deserved better in this one, he really did. Sisk and the Padres carried a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth. Then things got weird. Felipe Alou led off the frame with a grounder that second baseman Jose Arcia couldn't handle. Two batters later, a single by ex-Padre Tony Gonzalez brought home pinch-runner Ralph Garr to tie the game. In the ninth, with Orlando Cepeda on first and one out, Bob Didier singled to center. A Cito Caston error on the play allowed Cepeda to score and moved Didier up to third base. Frank Reberger came ...
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1969: Braves Batter Padres

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
by Geoff Young
September 19, 1969, San Diego: Braves 12, Padres 3 (box score) Another day, another blowout. The Padres trailed, 4-2, after an inning, and that was as close as they ever got. The Braves banged out 17 hits and San Diego starter Mike Corkins left after retiring just one of the six batters he faced. Rico Carty and the light-hitting Gil Garrido collected three hits apiece, with Garrido driving in three runs (he finished with 10 RBI all season in 251 PA). Clete Boyer also drove in three runs, while Orlando Cepeda and ex-Padre Tony Gonzalez each added two hits. Heck, even Braves starter Milt Pappas knocked his second homer ...
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1969: Padres Stumble into All-Star Break

Friday, July 20, 2007
by Geoff Young
July 20, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 10, Padres 0 (box score) In their final game before the All-Star break, the Padres sent Clay Kirby to the mound against Atlanta's Pat Jarvis. The game could have gone worse for San Diego, although it's hard to imagine how. The Braves scored in the first on two walks, two stolen bases, and an error. They added four more (three unearned) in the fourth. Ex-Padre Tony Gonzalez continued to torment his former club, driving home two of those runs on a bases-loaded single. A three-run homer off the bat of Orlando Cepeda in the sixth made the score 9-0. The Braves scored again in the ...
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1969: Ex-Padre Gonzalez Leads Braves to Doubleheader Sweep

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
by Geoff Young
July 18, 1969, Atlanta: Braves 6, Padres 2 (box score); Braves 6, Padres 3 (box score) The Padres traded outfielder Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta on June 13, 1969. This day, however, Gonzalez made the expansion club from San Diego regret its decision. In the first game, Al Santorini hooked up with Ron Reed. The game remained scoreless through the first three innings. In the fourth, home runs by Al Ferrara and Larry Stahl gave the Padres a 2-0 lead. The Braves, though, didn't stay down for long. In the bottom half of ...
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1969: Padres Take Two from Cincy

Friday, April 27, 2007
by Geoff Young
April 27, 1969, San Diego: Padres 5, Reds 2 (box score); Padres 10, Reds 9 (box score) The Padres swept the first ever doubleheader at San Diego Stadium. In the opener, right-hander Clay Kirby hooked up against right-hander George Culver. The Padres didn't waste any time in this one. Tommy Dean led off the bottom of the first with a homer to left, the first of his big-league career. After adding single runs in the third and the fifth, the Padres finished their scoring in the sixth inning. With two outs, Roberto ...
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