1969 Padres - From VA to CA

[jcbarr]

San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
May 31, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4    6  8  1
        Braves (ATL) 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3    7 15  0

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .260
 C. Gaston (P)        1  1  0  1  1  4  0  0    .296
 R. Pena (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .189
J. Davanon (SS)       2  0  3  0  0  0  1  0    .218
T. Gonzalez (CF)      5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
N. Colbert (1B)       5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .242
A. Ferrara (LF)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .266
O. Brown (RF)         2  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    .265
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .221
C. Cannizzaro (C)     3  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .262
 B. Davis (P)         1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .292
 S. Ruberto (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
D. Roberts (P)        3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .188
 T. Dukes (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 L. Stahl (P)         1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .264
 A. McBean (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               35  8  5  6  2  6  6  0

   2B:  A. Ferrara (9)
   HR:  C. Cannizzaro (1), C. Gaston (4)

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      D. Roberts  7.0 10  0  1  4  4  4  90   4.62
        T. Dukes  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  12   4.26
       A. McBean  0.0  4  2  0  3  2  0  24   6.32
          TOTALS  8.0 15  2  1  7  6  6 126

ATLANTA              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
S. Jackson (SS)       4  2  0  1  0  2  0  0    .233
F. Alou (CF)          4  2  1  0  0  1  0  0    .278
O. Cepeda (1B)        3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .351
 D. Evans (P)         2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .181
H. Aaron (RF)         4  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .392
R. Carty (LF)         4  2  0  2  1  1  1  0    .323
C. Boyer (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .218
B. Tillman (C)        4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .204
F. Millan (2B)        4  3  0  3  0  0  0  0    .341
P. Niekro (P)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .129
 C. Upshaw (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 W. Hriniak (P)       1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .250
TOTALS               37 15  2  7  1  6  6  0

   2B:  F. Millan (10), S. Jackson (9)
   HR:  R. Carty (2)
   GIDP:  F. Millan

         ATLANTA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       P. Niekro  8.1  7  5  2  6  6  6 127   4.48
       C. Upshaw  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0  11   2.45
          TOTALS  9.0  8  5  2  6  6  6 138

     WP: C. Upshaw (3-1)
     LP: A. McBean (2-2)

     Temperature: 83F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 34,992
     Time: 2:29

Good offensive game, but we just can't pull it out. Nice to see the bats come to life in this one, but it sure does stink to come back and then just blow it in the ninth like that.

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Overall not a good week. Brown and Ferrara are back in the lineup, but at this point it doesn't look like it matters. Good pitching is still not coming away with wins, and we continue to give up the game in the later innings.

1969 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Gonzalez, Tony            SDP   50  .256   199   51   8   0   5   20   30    1   2   22   20  .372  .327
Kelly, Van                SDP   50  .221   195   43  10   0   0   13   42    1   0   12    9  .272  .273
Colbert, Nate             SDP   50  .242   194   47   9   2  11   22   50    2   0   24   37  .479  .315
Davanon, Jerry            SDP   50  .218   179   39   8   0   0   19   36    0   1   17   10  .263  .300
Cannizzaro, Chris         SDP   53  .262   172   45  13   2   1   18   34    0   1   18   17  .378  .326
Arcia, Jose               SDP   38  .260   123   32   6   1   0    5   28    2   3    8    7  .325  .289
Stahl, Larry              SDP   47  .264   121   32  10   0   4   16   25    0   1   19   13  .446  .348
Brown, Ollie              SDP   30  .265   117   31   6   0   6   10   23    0   0   18   15  .470  .323
Ferrara, Al               SDP   29  .266   109   29   9   0   9    9   31    0   0   19   22  .596  .322
Gaston, Cito              SDP   27  .296    98   29   6   0   4    4   22    0   2   13   16  .480  .337
Sipin, John               SDP   17  .219    64   14   2   0   0    3   19    2   0    9    3  .250  .254
Pena, Roberto             SDP   28  .189    53   10   2   0   0    3    9    0   0    7    3  .226  .246
Davis, Bill               SDP   44  .292    48   14   5   0   0    5    8    1   0    7    8  .396  .358
Jones, Randy              SDP   12  .125    24    3   0   0   0    0    8    0   0    0    0  .125  .125
Sisk, Tommie              SDP   13  .043    23    1   0   0   0    1   12    0   0    0    0  .043  .083
Kirby, Clay               SDP   13  .087    23    2   0   0   0    3    8    0   0    0    1  .087  .192
Morales, Jerry            SDP    9  .250    20    5   1   0   1    3    4    0   0    4    3  .450  .348
Roberts, Dave             SDP   10  .188    16    3   0   0   0    0    5    0   0    1    1  .188  .188
Ruberto, Sonny            SDP   18  .333    15    5   1   0   0    2    5    0   0    2    1  .400  .412
Selma, Dick               SDP    8  .071    14    1   0   0   0    3    8    0   0    1    1  .071  .235
Robles, Rafael            SDP   10  .154    13    2   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .154  .154
Arlin, Steve              SDP    2  .333     3    1   1   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    1  .667  .500
Kelley, Dick              SDP   15  .333     3    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .333  .333
Podres, Johnny            SDP    7  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Dean, Tommy               SDP    2  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
McCool, Billy             SDP   26  .000     2    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .333
Dukes, Tom                SDP   19  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

1969 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Sisk, Tommie              SDP   91.2  2.55   13  13   5   5   0   54   43 12.47
Kirby, Clay               SDP   84.1  4.38   13  13   3   5   0   58   47 13.45
Jones, Randy              SDP   82.2  5.99   12  12   0   7   0   34   30 14.70
Selma, Dick               SDP   55.0  3.76    8   8   2   3   0   44   26 12.44
Roberts, Dave             SDP   50.2  4.62   10   5   1   1   0   25   10 13.86
McCool, Billy             SDP   33.1  3.78   26   0   3   2   3   21   20 12.15
Dukes, Tom                SDP   25.1  4.26   19   0   2   1   2   23   10 13.14
Kelley, Dick              SDP   20.2  4.79   15   0   5   3   1   12   12 13.94
McBean, Al                SDP   15.2  6.32   13   0   2   2   5    4    7 14.36
Arlin, Steve              SDP   15.0  4.20    2   2   0   0   0   12    9 12.00
Podres, Johnny            SDP   13.1  6.08    7   0   1   0   1    7    4 12.15

[jcbarr]

We find ourselves still only 6 games out despite the bad streak we just had. At 24-29 anything is still possible and it isn't too late for the team to turn it round.

We have a healthy lineup and some good pitching right now so we make be able to make a run. Randy Jones seems to be declining a big even though he has pitched well his last few starts. He finally has his ERA under 6.00 but there are big time rumors swirling that he is having some mechanical problems and even some health concerns.


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[jcbarr]

June 1969 - The Weather Is Still Good

Heading in to June the weather is still nice in San Diego. The Padres have hit a few skids along the way but overall the season is far from a failure or disaster that some may have thought it would turn in to.

The team has been tough and has played very hard and well together. Several young players find themselves being thrust in to starting roles, and for the most part they are responding very well. Everyone except for a few players seem to be playing up to their skill level, which is just fine and dandy.

If the Padres can string together a good month or two they could be sitting pretty come next season with a good batch of confidence.

GM Barr isn't being paraded around San Diego as a genius, yet, but if he turns the Padres in to a winner in 2-3 seasons, you can rest assured he will be the best known man in MLB.

The amateur draft comes up on the 3rd of June. This gives the Padres the chance to pick up some quality youth to help develop the team for the long haul.

[jcbarr]

San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
June 1, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 5 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0   13 20  3
        Braves (ATL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0    1  6  0

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         6  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .256
J. Davanon (SS)       4  2  2  3  0  0  0  0    .224
T. Gonzalez (CF)      6  4  0  3  1  2  0  0    .268
N. Colbert (1B)       5  2  1  1  0  1  0  0    .246
A. Ferrara (LF)       6  2  0  2  1  3  3  0    .270
O. Brown (RF)         5  5  1  3  1  3  0  0    .295
V. Kelly (3B)         5  2  1  1  1  2  0  0    .225
C. Cannizzaro (C)     5  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .260
D. Selma (P)          5  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .105
 D. Kelley (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
TOTALS               47 20  5 13  4 13  7  0

   HR:  V. Kelly (1), T. Gonzalez (6), O. Brown (7), A. Ferrara (10)

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Selma  8.0  6  1  0  1  1  4 132   3.43
       D. Kelley  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  11   4.57
          TOTALS  9.0  6  1  0  1  1  4 143

ATLANTA              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
S. Jackson (SS)       3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .229
F. Millan (2B)        4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .339
O. Cepeda (1B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .344
H. Aaron (RF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .389
F. Alou (CF)          4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .282
D. Evans (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .183
M. Lum (LF)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .271
B. Tillman (C)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .205
G. Stone (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .429
 L. Bradford (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 G. Neibauer (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 J. Britton (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 M. Drabowsky (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 R. Carty (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .320
TOTALS               35  6  1  1  0  0  4  0

   GIDP:  M. Lum

         ATLANTA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Stone  2.0 10  1  1  7  7  3  66  10.02
     L. Bradford  2.0  2  1  0  1  1  0  30   4.18
     G. Neibauer  2.0  4  3  1  3  3  2  49   7.88
      J. Britton  2.0  2  0  2  2  2  1  32   3.50
    M. Drabowsky  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  1  14   2.16
          TOTALS  9.0 20  5  4 13 13  7 191

     WP: D. Selma (3-3)
     LP: G. Stone (0-3)

     Temperature: 92F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 35,288
     Time: 3:09

Selma gets the win after pitching a heck of a game. The offense explodes as the Padres hit 4 homeruns and take this one easily.

San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
June 2, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6   11 14  1
        Braves (ATL) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  6  4

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         6  4  0  1  0  2  0  2    .274
J. Davanon (SS)       5  1  1  1  0  2  2  0    .223
T. Gonzalez (CF)      6  3  0  2  0  0  2  0    .275
N. Colbert (1B)       3  0  1  1  0  1  0  0    .243
A. Ferrara (LF)       5  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .267
O. Brown (RF)         5  1  0  2  1  1  0  0    .291
V. Kelly (3B)         5  3  0  1  0  2  0  0    .234
C. Cannizzaro (C)     4  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .254
R. Jones (P)          4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .143
 L. Stahl (P)         1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0    .262
 D. Kelley (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
TOTALS               44 14  2 11  1 10  5  2

   2B:  J. Arcia (7)
   HR:  O. Brown (8)
   HBP:  C. Cannizzaro

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        R. Jones  8.0  6  0  1  1  1  1  89   5.56
       D. Kelley  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  17   4.37
          TOTALS  9.0  6  1  1  1  1  2 106

ATLANTA              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
S. Jackson (SS)       4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .229
F. Millan (2B)        4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .338
O. Cepeda (1B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .338
H. Aaron (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .382
F. Alou (CF)          4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .282
M. Lum (LF)           3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .266
C. Boyer (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .219
B. Tillman (C)        3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .207
R. Reed (P)           2  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .313
 M. Drabowsky (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 R. Carty (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .316
 C. Upshaw (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 J. Britton (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  6  1  1  1  1  2  0

   HR:  F. Alou (4)
   GIDP:  B. Tillman

         ATLANTA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         R. Reed  6.0  7  1  1  4  2  4  88   3.04
    M. Drabowsky  1.0  2  0  0  1  0  0  22   1.93
       C. Upshaw  1.1  3  1  0  5  3  0  28   3.47
      J. Britton  0.2  2  0  0  1  0  1  18   3.38
          TOTALS  9.0 14  2  1 11  5  5 156

     WP: R. Jones (1-7)
     LP: R. Reed (7-4)

     Temperature: 75F
     Wind: 6 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 33,959
     Time: 2:28

Jones gets his first win of the season. He pitched well in 8 innings of work and only threw 89 pitches. Two big wins over the first place Braves is huge right now, especially with the manner that we won those games.

[jcbarr]

Ammy draft time. The Padres had a pretty good haul in the draft. We addressed some pitching needs, landed a great OF prospect and picked up a few guys that should be able to help in the future.

Dwight Evans (66/94)
Jimmy Freeman (49/93)
Randy Sterling (49/90)
Tommy Toms (47/86)
Ken Reitz (53/71)
Bob Reece (54/66)




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[jcbarr]

San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds
June 3, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  5  1
          Reds (CIN) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 x    4  5  0

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .281
J. Davanon (SS)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .219
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .270
N. Colbert (1B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .238
L. Stahl (LF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .262
O. Brown (RF)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .285
V. Kelly (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .231
C. Cannizzaro (C)     3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .250
T. Sisk (P)           2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .120
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .286
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               32  5  0  0  0  0  4  0

   2B:  J. Arcia (8)

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. Sisk  7.0  5  3  0  4  3  4  97   2.65
       B. McCool  1.0  0  3  0  0  0  3  29   3.67
          TOTALS  8.0  5  6  0  4  3  7 126

CINCINNATI           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
P. Rose (RF)          3  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .345
T. Helms (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .349
T. Perez (3B)         1  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    .338
J. Bench (C)          3  1  1  0  0  0  2  0    .281
L. May (1B)           3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .287
B. Carbo (LF)         2  1  2  1  0  0  1  1    .240
J. Beauchamp (CF)     4  1  0  0  0  1  1  1    .219
W. Woodward (SS)      4  1  0  2  0  0  1  0    .199
G. Nolan (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .156
TOTALS               26  5  6  4  0  3  7  2

   HBP:  T. Perez
   GIDP:  L. May 2

      CINCINNATI   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Nolan  9.0  5  0  0  0  0  4 113   3.07
          TOTALS  9.0  5  0  0  0  0  4 113

     WP: G. Nolan (7-4)
     LP: T. Sisk (5-6)

     Temperature: 80F
     Wind: 5 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 30,122
     Time: 2:35

San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds
June 4, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0    4  7  1
          Reds (CIN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    1  7  1

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .277
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .280
 R. Pena (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .185
J. Davanon (SS)       4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .219
T. Gonzalez (CF)      5  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .264
N. Colbert (1B)       3  2  1  2  1  1  0  0    .244
L. Stahl (LF)         3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .264
O. Brown (RF)         4  2  0  1  0  2  1  0    .291
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .231
C. Cannizzaro (C)     4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .245
C. Kirby (P)          3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .077
TOTALS               34  7  5  4  1  4  7  0

   2B:  O. Brown (7)
   HR:  N. Colbert (12)
   GIDP:  L. Stahl

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        C. Kirby  9.0  7  2  0  1  1  3 136   4.05
          TOTALS  9.0  7  2  0  1  1  3 136

CINCINNATI           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
P. Rose (SS)          4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .343
B. Tolan (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
T. Perez (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .341
J. Bench (C)          3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .278
L. May (1B)           3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .283
T. Helms (2B)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .343
 F. Whitfield (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .357
 C. Ruiz (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .204
J. Beauchamp (CF)     4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .225
J. Stewart (LF)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .129
G. Culver (P)         2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .143
 B. Carbo (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .235
 B. Short (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 T. Savage (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .269
TOTALS               33  7  2  1  0  1  3  0

   CS:  P. Rose

      CINCINNATI   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       G. Culver  7.0  5  4  0  3  3  5 134   4.12
        B. Short  2.0  2  1  1  1  1  2  39   2.60
          TOTALS  9.0  7  5  1  4  4  7 173

     WP: C. Kirby (4-5)
     LP: G. Culver (2-5)

     Temperature: 74F
     Wind: 3 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 31,320
     Time: 3:03

Sisk takes the loss in game one agains the Reds as we get shutout. Kind of hurts to get shut out like that after scoring double digits in the previous two games.

Kirby gets another win in game two of the series. Colbert goes yard for the 12th time this year which leads the team.

[jcbarr]

San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds
June 5, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0    3 10  0
          Reds (CIN) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0    2  8  0

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         5  1  0  1  0  0  0  1    .274
J. Davanon (SS)       4  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .215
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  3  0  1  0  1  0  0    .272
N. Colbert (1B)       3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .250
L. Stahl (LF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .263
O. Brown (RF)         4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .290
V. Kelly (3B)         3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .233
C. Cannizzaro (C)     4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .240
D. Selma (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .095
 B. Davis (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .294
 T. Dukes (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Gaston (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .293
 A. McBean (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               35 10  2  3  0  3  2  1

   2B:  B. Davis (6), T. Gonzalez (9)
   HBP:  T. Gonzalez
   CS:  T. Gonzalez

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        D. Selma  6.0  6  4  0  2  2  9 120   3.39
        T. Dukes  2.0  2  1  0  0  0  1  31   3.95
       A. McBean  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   9   5.94
          TOTALS  9.0  8  5  0  2  2 10 160

CINCINNATI           ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
P. Rose (SS)          4  2  1  0  0  1  0  0    .346
B. Tolan (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .316
T. Perez (3B)         5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .333
J. Bench (C)          4  1  1  0  0  0  2  0    .277
L. May (1B)           4  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .278
T. Helms (2B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .339
J. Beauchamp (CF)     3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .222
J. Stewart (LF)       2  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .152
J. Merritt (P)        1  1  0  1  0  0  0  1    .200
 F. Whitfield (P)     1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .366
 T. Cloninger (P)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .231
 B. Carbo (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 W. Granger (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  8  5  2  0  2 10  1

   2B:  P. Rose (20)
   HBP:  B. Tolan

      CINCINNATI   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. Merritt  6.0  6  1  0  1  1  2  80   2.79
    T. Cloninger  2.0  4  0  0  2  2  0  39   2.66
      W. Granger  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  15   5.57
          TOTALS  9.0 10  2  0  3  3  2 134

     WP: T. Dukes (3-1)
     LP: T. Cloninger (1-1)
     SV: A. McBean (6)

     Temperature: 83F
     Wind: 7 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 30,328
     Time: 3:19

Houston Astros at San Diego Padres
June 6, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Astros (HOU) 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 1 0   10 13  0
        Padres (SDP) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3    4  9  0

HOUSTON              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Morgan (2B)        4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .265
C. Blefary (RF)       5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .303
J. Wynn (CF)          5  4  0  4  2  3  0  0    .213
B. Watson (LF)        5  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .240
D. Rader (3B)         2  1  3  1  0  0  0  0    .275
J. Mayberry (1B)      3  0  2  2  0  0  0  0    .294
J. Edwards (C)        5  2  0  1  0  3  0  0    .260
M. Martinez (SS)      5  2  0  0  0  2  0  0    .246
D. Wilson (P)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .100
 K. Forsch (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
TOTALS               38 13  6 10  2 10  1  0

   2B:  C. Blefary (6), J. Wynn (9)
   3B:  J. Edwards (1)
   HR:  J. Wynn 2 (12)
   GIDP:  J. Morgan, M. Martinez

         HOUSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       D. Wilson  8.0  5  4  0  1  1  1 123   3.44
       K. Forsch  1.0  4  0  1  3  3  1  19   4.28
          TOTALS  9.0  9  4  1  4  4  2 142

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .279
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .288
 R. Robles (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .143
R. Pena (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .172
T. Gonzalez (CF)      3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .278
N. Colbert (1B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
L. Stahl (LF)         3  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    .265
O. Brown (RF)         4  2  0  1  1  3  0  0    .296
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .233
S. Ruberto (C)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .316
R. Jones (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .138
 J. Podres (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Gaston (P)        0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .293
 D. Kelley (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
TOTALS               31  9  4  4  1  3  2  0

   HR:  O. Brown (9)
   GIDP:  V. Kelly, R. Pena 3

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        R. Jones  6.2 11  5  1  9  9  0 123   6.01
       J. Podres  1.1  2  0  1  1  1  1  16   6.14
       D. Kelley  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  15   4.18
          TOTALS  9.0 13  6  2 10 10  1 154

     WP: D. Wilson (5-6)
     LP: R. Jones (1-8)

     Temperature: 74F
     Wind: 4 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 39,568
     Time: 3:11

We took the series from the Reds, but then turn around and get shelled by the Astros. Randy Jones pitched terribly again and is in dire straits right now. He is in big time jeopardy of losing his position in the starting rotation. However, the biggest problem is who to put there that would do any better than he is.

[jcbarr]

Houston Astros at San Diego Padres
June 7, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Astros (HOU) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0    3  6  1
        Padres (SDP) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0    2  5  1

HOUSTON              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Morgan (2B)        4  0  1  1  0  0  0  1    .260
J. Alou (RF)          4  3  0  1  0  2  0  0    .351
J. Wynn (CF)          2  0  2  0  0  0  1  1    .211
B. Watson (LF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .240
D. Rader (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .279
J. Mayberry (1B)      3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .286
 C. Blefary (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300
J. Edwards (C)        3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .257
M. Martinez (SS)      3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .243
D. Lemaster (P)       2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .120
 D. Menke (P)         0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 F. Gladding (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               30  6  6  3  0  2  6  2

   2B:  D. Rader (12)
   GIDP:  B. Watson
   CS:  D. Rader

         HOUSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     D. Lemaster  8.0  4  0  0  2  1  7 109   3.11
     F. Gladding  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  17   0.82
          TOTALS  9.0  5  0  0  2  1  9 126

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .272
R. Pena (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .161
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .281
N. Colbert (1B)       4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .250
L. Stahl (LF)         3  1  0  1  0  0  1  1    .266
O. Brown (RF)         3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .297
V. Kelly (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .230
S. Ruberto (C)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
T. Sisk (P)           2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .111
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .283
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               31  5  0  2  0  1  9  1

   GIDP:  V. Kelly

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. Sisk  8.0  6  5  0  3  2  6 126   2.62
       B. McCool  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  18   3.57
          TOTALS  9.0  6  6  0  3  2  6 144

     WP: D. Lemaster (7-3)
     LP: T. Sisk (5-7)
     SV: F. Gladding (8)

     Temperature: 99F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 38,054
     Time: 3:01

Houston Astros at San Diego Padres
June 8, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Astros (HOU) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0    3  7  0
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0    1  7  1

HOUSTON              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Morgan (2B)        5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .254
J. Alou (RF)          5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .347
J. Wynn (CF)          3  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .209
B. Watson (LF)        2  0  3  1  0  0  1  0    .238
D. Rader (3B)         4  2  1  1  1  2  1  0    .283
J. Mayberry (1B)      3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .278
 D. Menke (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
J. Edwards (C)        3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0    .262
H. Torres (SS)        2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .095
 C. Blefary (P)       1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .307
 M. Martinez (SS)     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .243
J. Billingham (P)     4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .095
TOTALS               32  7  8  3  1  3  5  0

   HR:  D. Rader (10)
   GIDP:  H. Torres
   CS:  J. Edwards

         HOUSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
   J. Billingham  9.0  7  1  0  1  1  4 118   4.69
          TOTALS  9.0  7  1  0  1  1  4 118

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .268
 B. Davis (P)         1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .296
 R. Robles (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .133
R. Pena (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .152
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .285
N. Colbert (1B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .246
L. Stahl (LF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .266
O. Brown (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .289
V. Kelly (3B)         4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .235
S. Ruberto (C)        3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .280
C. Kirby (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .074
 C. Gaston (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .290
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  7  1  1  0  1  4  0


       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        C. Kirby  7.0  6  6  1  3  3  3 131   4.04
       B. McCool  2.0  1  2  0  0  0  2  45   3.38
          TOTALS  9.0  7  8  1  3  3  5 176

     WP: J. Billingham (1-5)
     LP: C. Kirby (4-6)

     Temperature: 88F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 37,600
     Time: 3:10

Well the sweep is complete in San Diego. I haven't checked yet, but it seems like we have a heck of a time beating the Astros. This was a long week with no days off in between any games. The Padres keep at it next week with 7 more games in a row.

There should be some minor lineup adjustments going in to next week.

[jcbarr]

1969 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Sisk, Tommie              SDP  106.2  2.62   15  15   5   7   0   64   51 12.32
Kirby, Clay               SDP  100.1  4.04   15  15   4   6   0   64   55 13.19
Jones, Randy              SDP   97.1  6.01   14  14   1   8   0   35   35 14.52
Selma, Dick               SDP   69.0  3.39   10  10   3   3   0   57   31 12.13
Roberts, Dave             SDP   50.2  4.62   10   5   1   1   0   25   10 13.86
McCool, Billy             SDP   37.1  3.38   29   0   3   2   3   26   26 12.54
Dukes, Tom                SDP   27.1  3.95   20   0   3   1   2   24   11 13.17
Kelley, Dick              SDP   23.2  4.18   18   0   5   3   1   13   14 12.93
McBean, Al                SDP   16.2  5.94   14   0   2   2   6    4    7 13.50
Arlin, Steve              SDP   15.0  4.20    2   2   0   0   0   12    9 12.00
Podres, Johnny            SDP   14.2  6.14    8   0   1   0   1    8    4 12.27

1969 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Gonzalez, Tony            SDP   58  .285   235   67   9   0   6   21   33    1   3   30   23  .400  .349
Kelly, Van                SDP   58  .235   226   53  10   0   1   14   47    1   0   15   14  .292  .281
Colbert, Nate             SDP   58  .246   224   55   9   2  12   26   52    2   0   30   40  .464  .319
Davanon, Jerry            SDP   55  .215   200   43   8   0   0   24   40    0   1   21   12  .255  .305
Cannizzaro, Chris         SDP   58  .240   192   46  13   2   1   18   39    0   1   19   17  .344  .304
Arcia, Jose               SDP   46  .268   153   41   8   1   0    7   33    5   3   10   10  .333  .300
Brown, Ollie              SDP   38  .289   149   43   7   0   9   11   26    0   0   25   26  .517  .337
Stahl, Larry              SDP   54  .266   143   38  10   0   4   18   27    1   1   23   14  .420  .346
Ferrara, Al               SDP   31  .267   120   32   9   0  10    9   34    0   0   22   26  .592  .318
Gaston, Cito              SDP   30  .290   100   29   6   0   4    5   22    0   2   13   16  .470  .336
Pena, Roberto             SDP   32  .152    66   10   2   0   0    3   12    0   0    7    3  .182  .200
Sipin, John               SDP   17  .219    64   14   2   0   0    3   19    2   0    9    3  .250  .254
Davis, Bill               SDP   50  .296    54   16   6   0   0    5    9    1   0    7   10  .407  .356
Jones, Randy              SDP   14  .138    29    4   0   0   0    0    8    0   0    0    0  .138  .138
Sisk, Tommie              SDP   15  .111    27    3   0   0   0    1   13    0   0    0    0  .111  .143
Kirby, Clay               SDP   15  .074    27    2   0   0   0    4    9    0   0    0    1  .074  .194
Ruberto, Sonny            SDP   21  .280    25    7   1   0   0    3    6    0   0    2    1  .320  .357
Selma, Dick               SDP   10  .095    21    2   0   0   0    3    8    0   0    1    2  .095  .208
Morales, Jerry            SDP    9  .250    20    5   1   0   1    3    4    0   0    4    3  .450  .348
Roberts, Dave             SDP   10  .188    16    3   0   0   0    0    5    0   0    1    1  .188  .188
Robles, Rafael            SDP   12  .133    15    2   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .133  .133
Kelley, Dick              SDP   18  .250     4    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .250  .250
Arlin, Steve              SDP    2  .333     3    1   1   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    1  .667  .500
Podres, Johnny            SDP    8  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Dean, Tommy               SDP    2  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
McCool, Billy             SDP   29  .000     2    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .333
Dukes, Tom                SDP   20  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

[jcbarr]

Some changes are taking place in SD. SS Jerry Davanon has moved down to the number 8 hole due to his ineptitude on offense. Starting pitcher Dick Selma finds himself on the DL again which will give the starting rotation some problems. Pitcher Randy Jones finds himself in trouble of being sent back down to the minors. P Mike Caldwell has been moved up to AAA after a strong showing in AA the past few months. He could find himself in the majors before too long if things keep going the way they have been with Jones.

The Padres have determined that now is the time to really start investing the profits that they are seeing from ticket sales and concessions. They have moved to the front of the pack in Farm spending as well as scouting. The medical staff remains ranked in the top five as it has been throughout the year.

[jcbarr]

Houston Astros at San Diego Padres
June 9, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Astros (HOU) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1  3  8  0
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0  2  7  1

HOUSTON              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
M. Martinez (SS)      3  1  2  1  0  0  0  0    .244
J. Alou (RF)          3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .342
J. Morgan (2B)        1  0  1  0  0  0  0  1    .252
 B. Watson (LF)       0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .238
 D. Menke (P)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .266
J. Wynn (CF)          5  2  0  1  1  1  0  0    .213
D. Rader (3B)         4  1  1  0  0  2  0  0    .283
J. Mayberry (1B)      5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .274
C. Blefary (LF)       4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .295
J. Edwards (C)        5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .261
L. Dierker (P)        3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .128
 N. Miller (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 F. Gladding (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               36  8  6  3  1  3  3  1

   2B:  D. Rader (13), J. Mayberry (8)
   HR:  J. Wynn (13)
   GIDP:  J. Edwards
   CS:  M. Martinez, J. Wynn, N. Miller

         HOUSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      L. Dierker  9.0  7  2  1  2  2  5 128   4.04
     F. Gladding  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  22   0.69
          TOTALS 11.0  7  2  1  2  2  6 150

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .259
O. Brown (RF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .279
T. Gonzalez (CF)      5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .283
N. Colbert (1B)       5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .245
L. Stahl (LF)         4  2  1  2  1  1  0  1    .272
V. Kelly (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .231
S. Ruberto (C)        3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .286
J. Davanon (SS)       2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .218
 B. Davis (P)         1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .309
 R. Pena (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .152
 C. Gaston (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
 R. Robles (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .133
D. Roberts (P)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .158
 A. McBean (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
TOTALS               38  7  2  2  1  2  6  1

   2B:  N. Colbert (10), S. Ruberto (2)
   HR:  L. Stahl (5)
   CS:  J. Davanon

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      D. Roberts  9.0  5  4  0  2  2  3 124   4.22
       A. McBean  2.0  3  2  1  1  1  0  36   5.79
          TOTALS 11.0  8  6  1  3  3  3 160

     WP: F. Gladding (1-0)
     LP: A. McBean (2-3)

     Temperature: 78F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 37,134
     Time: 3:00

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
June 10, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0    1  7  0
        Padres (SDP) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 x    3 11  0

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Brock (LF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .331
V. Davalillo (CF)     3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .220
V. Pinson (RF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .315
J. Torre (C)          4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .324
J. Campbell (1B)      4  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .158
M. Shannon (3B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .285
J. Javier (2B)        4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .299
D. Maxvill (SS)       3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .190
S. Carlton (P)        2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .190
TOTALS               32  7  0  1  0  1  4  1

   2B:  J. Torre (12), J. Javier (10)

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  8.0 11  1  1  3  3 12 130   4.60
          TOTALS  8.0 11  1  1  3  3 12 130

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  2  0  0  0  1  2  0    .265
O. Brown (RF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .278
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .287
N. Colbert (1B)       4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .245
L. Stahl (LF)         4  1  0  1  1  1  2  0    .272
V. Kelly (3B)         3  1  1  0  0  0  2  0    .233
S. Ruberto (C)        4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .313
J. Davanon (SS)       3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .220
R. Jones (P)          3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .125
TOTALS               33 11  1  3  1  3 12  1

   HR:  L. Stahl (6)
   GIDP:  L. Stahl
   CS:  J. Arcia

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        R. Jones  9.0  7  0  0  1  1  4 117   5.59
          TOTALS  9.0  7  0  0  1  1  4 117

     WP: R. Jones (2-8)
     LP: S. Carlton (7-4)

     Temperature: 82F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 39,826
     Time: 2:25

We lost another close one which is becoming something of a common occurence these days. After one long week we start another one. 14 days with 14 games is going to tough on the whole team no doubt. We did pull one out against the Cardinals which is promising conisdering that Randy Jones when the complete game beating Steve Carlton.

[jcbarr]

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
June 11, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0    2  5  0
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    1  5  2

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Brock (LF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .326
C. Flood (CF)         4  0  0  1  0  0  1  1    .327
V. Pinson (RF)        4  2  0  1  0  1  0  2    .318
J. Torre (C)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .320
B. White (1B)         3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .295
M. Shannon (3B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .284
 P. Gagliano (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .226
S. Huntz (2B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .296
D. Maxvill (SS)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .191
N. Briles (P)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 T. McCarver (P)      1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
 D. Giusti (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  5  1  2  0  2  4  3

   3B:  D. Maxvill (2)

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       N. Briles  6.0  3  0  0  0  0  4  61   4.19
       D. Giusti  3.0  2  0  0  1  1  2  34   3.51
          TOTALS  9.0  5  0  0  1  1  6  95

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .265
O. Brown (RF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .278
T. Gonzalez (CF)      3  0  0  0  0  1  2  0    .283
N. Colbert (1B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .245
L. Stahl (LF)         3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .266
V. Kelly (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .230
C. Cannizzaro (C)     3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .246
J. Davanon (SS)       3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .216
T. Sisk (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .107
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .304
TOTALS               29  5  0  1  0  1  6  0


       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. Sisk  8.0  5  0  0  2  1  3 108   2.51
       B. McCool  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  19   3.29
          TOTALS  9.0  5  1  0  2  1  4 127

     WP: N. Briles (3-4)
     LP: T. Sisk (5-8)
     SV: D. Giusti (3)

     Temperature: 82F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 42,132
     Time: 2:22

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
June 12, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0    6  8  0
        Padres (SDP) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2    5 10  0

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Brock (LF)         4  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .322
C. Flood (CF)         5  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    .328
V. Pinson (RF)        4  2  1  1  0  2  0  0    .320
J. Torre (C)          4  1  1  2  1  2  1  0    .319
B. White (1B)         3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .295
J. Javier (2B)        3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .299
 P. Gagliano (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .226
S. Huntz (3B)         3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .297
D. Maxvill (SS)       4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .188
R. Washburn (P)       4  0  0  0  0  0  4  0    .032
 J. Hoerner (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               34  8  5  6  1  5 10  0

   2B:  C. Flood (13)
   3B:  J. Javier (5)
   HR:  J. Torre (8)
   HBP:  B. White
   CS:  L. Brock

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     R. Washburn  8.0  7  3  0  3  3  8 126   2.60
      J. Hoerner  1.0  3  0  0  2  2  0  22   5.14
          TOTALS  9.0 10  3  0  5  5  8 148

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         5  2  0  2  0  1  0  0    .269
O. Brown (RF)         4  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .277
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .283
N. Colbert (1B)       4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .245
L. Stahl (LF)         3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .268
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .230
C. Cannizzaro (C)     3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .242
J. Davanon (SS)       4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .217
C. Kirby (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .069
 D. Kelley (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 B. Davis (P)         1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .316
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Gaston (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .294
TOTALS               35 10  3  5  0  5  8  0

   2B:  N. Colbert (11), J. Arcia (9)
   GIDP:  L. Stahl
   CS:  O. Brown

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        C. Kirby  6.0  5  4  1  4  4  7 115   4.15
       D. Kelley  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  0  14   4.38
       B. McCool  2.0  1  1  0  1  1  3  41   3.35
          TOTALS  9.0  8  5  1  6  6 10 170

     WP: R. Washburn (7-3)
     LP: C. Kirby (4-7)
     SV: J. Hoerner (7)

     Temperature: 86F
     Wind: 5 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 41,010
     Time: 3:12

Two more one run games. 1-3 so far in the week isn't looking good, but we are playing relatively well. The offense hasn't been able to get on track, but with the injuries no one can really blame them. Colbert has been pretty sore the whole week, Canizzaro went down for a few days and Ferrara has been back on the DL as well. Hopefully we can keep chugging along and get some sort of consistency going before the hole gets too big to dig out of.

[jcbarr]

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
June 13, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0    7 11  0
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0    4 10  0

ST. LOUIS            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
S. Huntz (SS)         5  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .291
C. Flood (CF)         5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .326
L. Brock (LF)         4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .321
V. Pinson (RF)        4  3  0  1  0  2  0  0    .326
B. White (1B)         4  2  0  2  1  2  1  0    .299
T. McCarver (C)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
M. Shannon (3B)       4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .284
J. Javier (2B)        4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .298
 P. Gagliano (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .226
B. Gibson (P)         3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .255
 J. Torre (C)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .317
 J. Hoerner (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               38 11  0  7  2  7  4  0

   2B:  L. Brock (27), V. Pinson (19)
   HR:  B. White (8), J. Javier (4)

       ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       B. Gibson  8.0  9  2  0  4  4 11 148   2.30
      J. Hoerner  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  19   4.80
          TOTALS  9.0 10  2  0  4  4 12 167

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         5  1  0  1  0  1  3  0    .267
O. Brown (RF)         5  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .275
T. Gonzalez (CF)      5  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .281
N. Colbert (1B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .241
L. Stahl (LF)         4  1  0  0  0  2  1  0    .267
V. Kelly (3B)         2  0  2  0  0  0  1  0    .228
C. Cannizzaro (C)     4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .243
J. Davanon (SS)       4  3  0  1  0  0  0  1    .227
D. Roberts (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .150
 T. Dukes (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 B. Davis (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .328
 D. Kelley (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 C. Gaston (P)        1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .301
TOTALS               36 10  2  4  0  4 12  1

   2B:  C. Cannizzaro (14), T. Gonzalez (10)

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      D. Roberts  5.0  9  0  0  5  5  1  71   4.59
        T. Dukes  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  0  13   4.13
       D. Kelley  3.0  1  0  1  1  1  3  33   4.23
          TOTALS  9.0 11  0  2  7  7  4 117

     WP: B. Gibson (12-2)
     LP: D. Roberts (1-2)
     SV: J. Hoerner (8)

     Temperature: 78F
     Wind: 9 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 40,142
     Time: 3:01

San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
June 14, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    1  7  3
       Dodgers (LAD) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 x    3  3  1

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .272
O. Brown (RF)         3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .270
T. Gonzalez (CF)      4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .281
N. Colbert (1B)       4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .241
L. Stahl (LF)         4  2  0  0  0  0  2  0    .273
V. Kelly (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .225
C. Cannizzaro (C)     3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .244
J. Davanon (SS)       3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .224
R. Jones (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .118
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .322
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               31  7  1  1  1  1  6  0

   HR:  N. Colbert (13)
   GIDP:  V. Kelly 2, T. Gonzalez

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        R. Jones  7.0  2  4  1  3  2  3  95   5.40
       B. McCool  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  23   3.27
          TOTALS  8.0  3  4  1  3  2  5 118

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Russell (SS)       3  0  1  0  0  0  2  1    .246
W. Parker (1B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .239
W. Davis (CF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .286
R. Fairly (RF)        3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .241
R. Cey (3B)           3  2  1  2  1  1  1  0    .220
T. Haller (C)         2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .251
W. Crawford (LF)      3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .277
J. Lefebvre (2B)      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .306
D. Sutton (P)         3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .081
 J. Brewer (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               28  3  4  3  1  1  5  1

   HR:  R. Cey (3)
   GIDP:  T. Haller, J. Lefebvre

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       D. Sutton  8.2  7  1  1  1  1  5 105   2.62
       J. Brewer  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   4   3.86
          TOTALS  9.0  7  1  1  1  1  6 109

     WP: D. Sutton (9-3)
     LP: R. Jones (2-9)
     SV: J. Brewer (6)

     Temperature: 88F
     Wind: 7 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 33,143
     Time: 2:32

San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
June 15, 1969

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Padres (SDP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0    1  8  2
       Dodgers (LAD) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 x    3  7  1

SAN DIEGO            ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
J. Arcia (2B)         4  3  0  1  0  0  0  2    .283
C. Gaston (RF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .290
T. Gonzalez (CF)      3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .278
N. Colbert (1B)       4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .245
L. Stahl (LF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .272
V. Kelly (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .226
C. Cannizzaro (C)     4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .244
R. Pena (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
T. Sisk (P)           2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .100
 B. Davis (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .317
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               34  8  1  1  0  0  9  2

   2B:  C. Cannizzaro (15), J. Arcia (10)
   GIDP:  C. Cannizzaro, V. Kelly

       SAN DIEGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. Sisk  7.0  7  2  1  3  2  3 101   2.52
       B. McCool  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  23   3.19
          TOTALS  8.0  7  3  1  3  2  4 124

LOS ANGELES          ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
B. Russell (SS)       3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .248
W. Parker (1B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .236
W. Davis (CF)         4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .286
R. Fairly (RF)        4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .241
R. Cey (3B)           2  1  2  1  0  0  0  0    .233
T. Haller (C)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .247
W. Crawford (LF)      4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .276
J. Lefebvre (2B)      3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .306
D. Drysdale (P)       3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .158
TOTALS               31  7  3  3  1  2  4  0

   2B:  J. Lefebvre (14), R. Fairly (13)
   HR:  W. Davis (12)
   GIDP:  T. Haller
   CS:  B. Russell

     LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     D. Drysdale  9.0  8  1  0  1  0  9 117   2.86
          TOTALS  9.0  8  1  0  1  0  9 117

     WP: D. Drysdale (8-4)
     LP: T. Sisk (5-9)

     Temperature: 87F
     Wind: 4 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 33,840
     Time: 2:41

[jcbarr]

The week didn't exactly end like we wanted it to, but that is what is going to happen with a very young team like this. Randy Jones did have two pretty good starts and might be holding off that demotion to AAA for just a little while longer. Sisk continues to pitch very well and keep the team in just about every game when he is on the mound, which is BIG with the team that we have offensively.

Nate Colbert isn't hitting for the average, but the power is certainly there. In time he could develop to be one of the better offensive threats in the league. Right now he has to be making a serious push for Rookie of the Year.

The pitching continues to be hit or miss which is really starting to wear on the confidence of the team as a whole. Hopefully things will start to level out and we can get on some sort of groove going in to the later months of the season.

[jcbarr]

Interview With Randy Jones



In a recent edition of the San Diego times there was an interview published with starting pitcher Randy Jones. This was the first time that the media had been given access to Jones. The 19 year old rookie had been shielded from the media until now, and with good reason. His situation is a delicate one, one that cannot be failed at.

Clif MacEachron (CM) interviewed Randy Jones (RJ), and then later met with GM James Barr (JB) to get his reaction.

CM: There has been a lot of talk about you being rushed to the major leagues, how do you feel about those comments?

RJ: You know, you can read in to that kind of stuff all you want. I'm ready to be here, some others on the team, well I can't speak for them, but I personally have been ready for the majors since the day that I graduated from high school.

CM: Those are some big words, but the record and the stats seem to say otherwise Randy.

RJ: There are a lot of reasons that pitchers lose ball games, it isn't always on the starter's shoulders. Bullpens can blow leads, some times the offense just doesn't show up, you know, all that kind of stuff.

CM: So are you saying that you would be a better pitcher on another team?

RJ: Well yeah. I mean just look at some of the games I have been in this year. I pitche darn good and don't come out of there with the win.

CM: Well yes, but you have also had some pretty bad games, what do you believe is the cause for that?

RJ: Well I mean, you can only take so much losing before it starts to get to you. You get sick of it, it makes it hard to go out there every day and give it your all when it doesn't seem like some of the other guys care as much as you do.

CM: Are you accusing your teammates of nothing playing as hard as they should be?

RJ: Well, I guess you could say that.

CM: Well who in particular would you say hasn't been up to par?

RJ: Whoa now, I ain't gonna get caught in that trap. I'm not gonna start naming names in the paper.

CM: Surely you have heard the rumors that you will be sent down to AAA in favor of Mike Caldwell, how do you feel about that?

RJ: That isn't going to happen.

CM: And why not?

RJ: They have put too much faith in me. It would hurt them too much to send me down to the minors.

CM: So you don't think that they are concerned with your performance?

RJ: Why should they?

CM: Well Randy, your numbers, to be honest, have been quite horrible for most of the year. You started out 0-9 with an ERA above 6.00 for most of the year so far.

RJ: Stats don't tell the whole truth.

CM: What are your thoughts on where this team is heading? Do you like what the future holds for the San Diego Padres?

RJ: I haven't really thought about it. I probably won't be around all that long either.

CM: Why do you feel that way?

RJ: I'm pretty sure that they will try to trade me away for some more talent to help the ball club. Besides, when my contract comes up, I'm not sure they will be able to afford me.

CM: Well, all very interesting words Mr. Jones. What do you think GM Barr will have to say about your responses to these questions?

RJ: Why would he have anything to say at all? I haven't done anything wrong.

Below is a recap of the interview with GM Barr immediately following the Q&A with Randy Jones.

CM: As you can see Mr. Barr, Randy had quite a bit to say in his interview with me. What are your thoughts on this?

JB: Randy is still young, he has a lot to learn. I don't think any of this is very damaging.

CM: Mr. Barr, he basically said the team isn't trying hard enough and that he would like to be playing somewhere else.

JB: Like I said, he is young. The game is very difficult and it is very hard for a young man to adjust to something like this. I'm sure that he feels that way. Once he talks to his teammates he will see that playing every day takes it's toll on your body, and some games you just don't have it to give.

CM: What about his comments that he won't be in San Diego very long?

JB: He obviously feels that he is very talented and thinks that we will trade him for more talent to improve the ball team. He's using his head. The only difference is that most guys don't have the guts to say something like that in an interview.

CM: You don't think that was a hint that he would like to be traded now?

JB: No, even if it was we have no intentions of trading Randy.

CM: Is there any truth to the rumor that he might be sent down to AAA in favor of Mike Caldwell?

JB: No, Mike isn't ready for the big leagues yet. He still has to work on some of his pitches and his command a little bit before he is ready.

CM: What about Randy just going down?

JB: It's possible. When you make a committment to a guy like this and he struggles, you have to do what you can to help him out. If going down to AAA seems like the best way to help Randy, then that is what will happen.