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Questdog · 07-26-2020, 09:07 AM

Monday, April 30, 2001

We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. They won 3 of 4 at Richmond over the weekend. We are 0-3 against them on the season, having been swept in 3 games the first time we were here, April 13-15. The Barons are 4th in scoring with 4.72 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.00!). They lead the League in walks (100), while we are last (56). They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 3.88 per game (Jacksonville is up to #14 with 4.68!). Their run differential is +21 and ours is -42, still the worst in the League by a good margin.

Jacksonville Jays (7-18 .280 8.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (15-10 .600 0.5 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Frank Cook (35-R) (1-3 3.27 ERA 33 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 16 BB, 17 SO) vs.
BIRM: Gene Hall (32-R) (2-2 4.31 ERA 31.1 IP, 31 H, 6 HR, 8 BB, 13 SO)

Cook had his 1st poor outing of the season last time out, but picked up his 1st win.

We scored 5 runs on 13 hits and 1 walk in 8.2 IP against all in our first trip here, but he got a win anyway.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (24-L .253-95-0-7-.625-3 B+)
2: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .327-52-0-4-.769-2 C+) Sprained elbow
3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .295-88-1-7-.779-0 C+)
4: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .244-78-3-8-.670-0 C) Rookie
5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .205-83-3-8-.555-0 A+)
6: C Bert Swope (29-S .270-63-0-5-.675-0 B)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .198-91-3-10-.577-5 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (29-R .250-12-0-1-.583-1 B)
9: P Frank Cook (35-R .111-9-0-0-.311-0 C+)

BIRMINGHAM
1: SS Stan Stephens (23-R .387-106-0-8-.907-12 D+)
2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .232-69-0-4-.559-2 A) Rookie #36 prospect
3: 1B Jose Fernandez (32-L .283-46-3-12-.905-0 B)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .278-90-3-15-.883-10 B+)
5: 3B Gerald Young (28-R .172-87-1-7-.490-0 B)
6: RF Dave Jay (35-R .207-29-0-3-.523-0 A+)
7: C Bob Marcuson (30-R .212-33-0-3-0 C+)
8: 2B Ken Kelly (22-S .302-53-1-7-.805-3 A) Rookie #23 prospect
9: P Gene Hall (32-R .167-12-0-0-.333-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 10,501

Top of the First:
Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd. Brian Porter swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right...

Bottom of the First:
Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and lines out to 3rd, Brian Porter making a nice snag! Benny Dreher strikes out! Jose Fernandez strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third:
Bob Marcuson leads off with a triple to center... Ken Kelly flies out to left and Marcuson holds. With the infield in, P Gene Hall grounds a hit to left and Marcuson scores... 1 to 0, Barons. Oh, if we could only get pitchers out at bat...

Top of the Fifth:
Tony Becerra leads off with a home run to right! Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Dave Jay grounds a hit up the middle and gets bunted to 2nd. Ken Kelly lines a hit to center and Jay beats the throw home... 2 to 1, Barons. P Gene Hall bunts the runner up. Stan Stephens grounds a hit to left and Kelly beats the throw home... 3 to 1, Barons.

Top of the Sixth:
Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Brian Porter lines a hit to center and Doty beats the throw home and Porter goes to 2nd! 3 to 2, Barons. The next two strike out...

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Junior Danielson doubles to left center. That does it for P Gene Hall. New Pitcher: Jeff Shearin (38-R), their closer with 6 SV, but a 5.19 ERA. 1 of the Saves was against us. Todd Barham (35-R) is in to play short in a double switch. Stan Stephens moves to 3rd. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) bloops a hit to left and Danielson heads home. The throw by Benny Dreher is to the backstop for an error and Danielson scores and Volkman goes to 2nd! Tie Game: 3 to 3. They walk Cal Doty intentionally. Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Volkman beats the throw home! 4 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Barry Finney (25-R), after a scoreless 7th. Stan Stephens walks on 4 pitches... Benny Dreher lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit... Jose Fernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Stephens goes to 3rd. Sergio Acevedo strikes out on 3 pitches!!

Top of the Ninth:
With 1 out, Junior Danielson grounds one to 2nd, but Jose Fernandez, who is playing there now, throws the ball away for a 2 base error. P Barry Finney is allowed to hit, because the Bullpen is depleted, and he swings away and grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Danielson goes to 3rd. They walk Cal Doty intentionally for second time today. He steals 2nd. Joe Roberts grounds a hit to right and both runners score!! 6 to 3, Jays! Roberts steals 2nd. Brian Porter doubles off the wall in center and Roberts scores! 7 to 3, Jays! That does it for P Jeff Shearin. New Pitcher: Manny Santoya (37-L), with a 6.52 ERA and 15 hits allowed in 9.2 IP. PH Frank Wendell (33-R) flies out to center.

Bottom of the Ninth:
With 1 out, Dave Jay flies out to deep center, but P Barry Finney calls out Trudy the Trainer... New Pitcher: Bill Grant (30-L). Bob Marcuson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... SS Rick Halverson (24-L), batting .364 with 1 HR and 13 RBI in 77 AB, grounds a double down the right field line... 1B Al Chase (29-R), batting .462 with a HR and 5 RBI in 13 AB, sends one to deep left.... Cal Doty gets to the track and has it, but then drops it for a 2 base error and both runners score... His 3rd error already... 7 to 5, Jays. Stan Stephens lines one to right, but Joe Roberts makes a running catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 7 to 5

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Frank Cook (W 2-3) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Barry Finney (H 2) went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant got 1 out, allowed 2 unearned runs, 1 hit and 1 walk.

Gene Hall went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Jeff Shearin (L 0-2, BS 3) went 2+ innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1.

LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 intentional walks, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. CF/RF Joe Roberts had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI. 1B Tony Becerra hit his team-leading 4th home run of the season. SS Junior Danielson had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. PH Mike Volkman had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

Trudy's report on RP Barry Finney is a sore shoulder that should be fine in 4 or 5 days.

07-26-2020, 09:07 AM	#52
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, April 30, 2001 We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. They won 3 of 4 at Richmond over the weekend. We are 0-3 against them on the season, having been swept in 3 games the first time we were here, April 13-15. The Barons are 4th in scoring with 4.72 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.00!). They lead the League in walks (100), while we are last (56). They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 3.88 per game (Jacksonville is up to #14 with 4.68!). Their run differential is +21 and ours is -42, still the worst in the League by a good margin. Jacksonville Jays (7-18 .280 8.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (15-10 .600 0.5 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Frank Cook (35-R) (1-3 3.27 ERA 33 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 16 BB, 17 SO) vs. BIRM: Gene Hall (32-R) (2-2 4.31 ERA 31.1 IP, 31 H, 6 HR, 8 BB, 13 SO) Cook had his 1st poor outing of the season last time out, but picked up his 1st win. We scored 5 runs on 13 hits and 1 walk in 8.2 IP against all in our first trip here, but he got a win anyway. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Cal Doty (24-L .253-95-0-7-.625-3 B+) 2: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .327-52-0-4-.769-2 C+) Sprained elbow 3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .295-88-1-7-.779-0 C+) 4: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .244-78-3-8-.670-0 C) Rookie 5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .205-83-3-8-.555-0 A+) 6: C Bert Swope (29-S .270-63-0-5-.675-0 B) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .198-91-3-10-.577-5 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (29-R .250-12-0-1-.583-1 B) 9: P Frank Cook (35-R .111-9-0-0-.311-0 C+) BIRMINGHAM 1: SS Stan Stephens (23-R .387-106-0-8-.907-12 D+) 2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .232-69-0-4-.559-2 A) Rookie #36 prospect 3: 1B Jose Fernandez (32-L .283-46-3-12-.905-0 B) 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .278-90-3-15-.883-10 B+) 5: 3B Gerald Young (28-R .172-87-1-7-.490-0 B) 6: RF Dave Jay (35-R .207-29-0-3-.523-0 A+) 7: C Bob Marcuson (30-R .212-33-0-3-0 C+) 8: 2B Ken Kelly (22-S .302-53-1-7-.805-3 A) Rookie #23 prospect 9: P Gene Hall (32-R .167-12-0-0-.333-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 10,501 Top of the First: Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd. Brian Porter swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right... Bottom of the First: Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and lines out to 3rd, Brian Porter making a nice snag! Benny Dreher strikes out! Jose Fernandez strikes out! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Third: Bob Marcuson leads off with a triple to center... Ken Kelly flies out to left and Marcuson holds. With the infield in, P Gene Hall grounds a hit to left and Marcuson scores... 1 to 0, Barons. Oh, if we could only get pitchers out at bat... Top of the Fifth: Tony Becerra leads off with a home run to right! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bottom of the Fifth: Dave Jay grounds a hit up the middle and gets bunted to 2nd. Ken Kelly lines a hit to center and Jay beats the throw home... 2 to 1, Barons. P Gene Hall bunts the runner up. Stan Stephens grounds a hit to left and Kelly beats the throw home... 3 to 1, Barons. Top of the Sixth: Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Brian Porter lines a hit to center and Doty beats the throw home and Porter goes to 2nd! 3 to 2, Barons. The next two strike out... Top of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Junior Danielson doubles to left center. That does it for P Gene Hall. New Pitcher: Jeff Shearin (38-R), their closer with 6 SV, but a 5.19 ERA. 1 of the Saves was against us. Todd Barham (35-R) is in to play short in a double switch. Stan Stephens moves to 3rd. PH Mike Volkman (33-L) bloops a hit to left and Danielson heads home. The throw by Benny Dreher is to the backstop for an error and Danielson scores and Volkman goes to 2nd! Tie Game: 3 to 3. They walk Cal Doty intentionally. Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Volkman beats the throw home! 4 to 3, Jays! Bottom of the Eighth: On the Hill: Barry Finney (25-R), after a scoreless 7th. Stan Stephens walks on 4 pitches... Benny Dreher lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit... Jose Fernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Stephens goes to 3rd. Sergio Acevedo strikes out on 3 pitches!! Top of the Ninth: With 1 out, Junior Danielson grounds one to 2nd, but Jose Fernandez, who is playing there now, throws the ball away for a 2 base error. P Barry Finney is allowed to hit, because the Bullpen is depleted, and he swings away and grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Danielson goes to 3rd. They walk Cal Doty intentionally for second time today. He steals 2nd. Joe Roberts grounds a hit to right and both runners score!! 6 to 3, Jays! Roberts steals 2nd. Brian Porter doubles off the wall in center and Roberts scores! 7 to 3, Jays! That does it for P Jeff Shearin. New Pitcher: Manny Santoya (37-L), with a 6.52 ERA and 15 hits allowed in 9.2 IP. PH Frank Wendell (33-R) flies out to center. Bottom of the Ninth: With 1 out, Dave Jay flies out to deep center, but P Barry Finney calls out Trudy the Trainer... New Pitcher: Bill Grant (30-L). Bob Marcuson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... SS Rick Halverson (24-L), batting .364 with 1 HR and 13 RBI in 77 AB, grounds a double down the right field line... 1B Al Chase (29-R), batting .462 with a HR and 5 RBI in 13 AB, sends one to deep left.... Cal Doty gets to the track and has it, but then drops it for a 2 base error and both runners score... His 3rd error already... 7 to 5, Jays. Stan Stephens lines one to right, but Joe Roberts makes a running catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 7 to 5 We had 10 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 8 hits and made 2 errors Frank Cook (W 2-3) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Barry Finney (H 2) went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. LHP Bill Grant got 1 out, allowed 2 unearned runs, 1 hit and 1 walk. Gene Hall went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RHP Jeff Shearin (L 0-2, BS 3) went 2+ innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. LF Cal Doty had a hit and 2 intentional walks, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. CF/RF Joe Roberts had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI. 1B Tony Becerra hit his team-leading 4th home run of the season. SS Junior Danielson had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. PH Mike Volkman had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. Trudy's report on RP Barry Finney is a sore shoulder that should be fine in 4 or 5 days.