May 23 in San Francisco Giants History: San Francisco Giants fire manager Clyde King after a heartbreaking 17-16 (1970)

[adrotate banner=”32″] On May 23, 1970, the San Francisco Giants fire manager Clyde King after a heartbreaking 17-16 loss in 15 innings to the San Diego Padres . Nate Colbert leads the Padres with five hits and four runs batted in. A 15th-inning home run by Steve Huntz‚ one of 9 homers in the game‚

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