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San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants

1969-10-02 · Day game · Candlestick Park · Att: 1995 · 2:14

San Diego Padres defeated San Francisco Giants 3–2. Clay Kirby earned the win and Frank Reberger picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	5
SFN	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6

W: Clay Kirby L: Rich Robertson SV: Frank Reberger

Umpires — HP: Nick Colosi · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Dean	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ron Slocum	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ed Spiezio	2	0	0	1	1	1
Nate Colbert	3	0	0	0	1	1
Van Kelly	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cito Gaston	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Williams	2	0	0	1	1	1
Fred Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	1
Clay Kirby	3	2	1	0	0	0
Frank Reberger	1	0	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tito Fuentes	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bobby Etheridge	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Ray Hart	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willie McCovey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Bonds	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bob Burda	4	0	1	0	0	0
Don Mason	2	0	0	0	1	0
John Harrell	2	0	1	1	1	1
Rich Robertson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Sadecki	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Kirby	7.0	5	3	4
Frank Reberger	2.0	1	0	2

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Robertson	5.0	3	4	2
Ray Sadecki	3.0	1	1	3
Ron Herbel	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Dean: 63
Ron Slocum: K
Ed Spiezio: 53

Bot 1

Tito Fuentes: S8
Bobby Etheridge: 23.1-2
Jim Ray Hart: CS3(25)
Jim Ray Hart: K

Top 2

Nate Colbert: 6
Van Kelly: S7
Cito Gaston: W.1-2
Jim Williams: WP.1-2;2-3
Jim Williams: 8/SF.3-H
Fred Kendall: 43

Bot 2

Willie McCovey: 3/G
Bobby Bonds: W
Bob Burda: CS2(26)#
Bob Burda: 8

Top 3

Clay Kirby: 6
Tommy Dean: S9
Ron Slocum: 43.1-2
Ed Spiezio: K23

Bot 3

Don Mason: 63
John Harrell: W
Rich Robertson: 16(1)/FO
Tito Fuentes: T7.1-H
Bobby Etheridge: 63

Top 4

Nate Colbert: 63
Van Kelly: 9
Cito Gaston: S9
Jim Williams: W.1-2
Fred Kendall: 43

Bot 4

Jim Ray Hart: 3/FL
Willie McCovey: 2/FL
Bobby Bonds: K

Top 5

Clay Kirby: E7/F.B-2
Tommy Dean: WP.2-3
Tommy Dean: W
Ron Slocum: 9/FL.1-2
Ed Spiezio: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Nate Colbert: W
Van Kelly: 5

Bot 5

Bob Burda: 63
Don Mason: 43
John Harrell: K/C

Top 6

Cito Gaston: 53
Jim Williams: 53
Fred Kendall: K

Bot 6

Ray Sadecki: 43
Tito Fuentes: 43
Bobby Etheridge: K

Top 7

Clay Kirby: D/89
Tommy Dean: 13/SH.2-3
Ron Slocum: 9/SF.3-H
Ed Spiezio: W
Nate Colbert: K

Bot 7

Jim Ray Hart: S7
Willie McCovey: 46(1)/FO
Bobby Bonds: 4
Bob Burda: S9.1-2
Don Mason: W.2-3;1-2
John Harrell: S9.3-H;2XH(92);1-2

Top 8

Van Kelly: 7
Cito Gaston: 43
Jim Williams: K

Bot 8

Leon Wagner: K
Tito Fuentes: 43
Bobby Etheridge: 63

Top 9

Fred Kendall: 9
Frank Reberger: S
Tommy Dean: 3/FL
Ron Slocum: 7

Bot 9

Jim Ray Hart: 63
Willie McCovey: S/BG
Bobby Bonds: K
Bob Burda: 4