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Questdog · 08-05-2020, 04:28 PM

Friday, June 29, 2001

Today is Junior Danielson's 30th birthday!

We are back home to play Charlotte a 3 games series through the weekend. They just won 2 games at home versus Louisville and have an 8 game winning streak going. We lost 3 of 4 games the first time they visited us, April 26-29. The Hornets are 4th in scoring with 4.30 runs per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 3.73). They are 2nd in the League in walks (290) and we are 2nd to last (212). They are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.76 per game (Jacksonville is still last with 5.28). Their run differential is +43, 2nd best in the League to Memphis (+48), and we are at -121, 50 runs worse than Hartford, the 2nd worst team.

Charlotte Hornets (48-31 .608 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (29-49 .372 18.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Jack Brown (25-R) (6-7 3.54 ERA 94 IP, 84 H, 8 HR, 30 BB, 52 SO) vs.
JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (2-5 6.14 ERA 48.1 IP, 66 H, 6 HR, 11 BB, 30 SO)

Brown gave us 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings in April in a no decision that we lost.

After 4 good starts, Gaddis gave up 5 runs on 8 hits, a home run and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings in a loss last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: SS Marty Derringer (23-R .225-253-3-29-.606-5 B+)
2: RF Ron Bylina (25-L .231-121-6-24-.765-0 B)
3: 1B Terry Wolf (29-L .280-318-11-51-.829-3 B+)
4: LF John Hartz (36-R .228-197-3-24-.696-5 B)
5: 2B Bruce McArthur (24-L .241-83-1-12-.714-1 A)
6: C Larry Griffin (29-S .264-163-2-22-.760-0 C+)
7: 3B Randy Dodson (27-L .169-59-1-4-.519-1 A)
8: CF Scott Damon (22-R .342-76-1-6-.853-0 B+) Rookie #11 prospect
9: P Jack Brown (25-R .241-29-0-0-.552-0 B+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .277-235-0-25-.666-10 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .287-296-1-29-.722-11 B+)
3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .326-236-1-24-.776-19 A) Sprained elbow
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .257-214-10-29-.736-3 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .256-246-3-27-.670-0 C+)
6: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .218-133-4-14-.601-0 C)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .214-192-3-14-.576-16 B)
8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .245-151-2-17-.653-0 B+)
9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .188-16-0-0-.375-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,345

Top of the First:
Marty Derringer grounds out to 3rd. Ron Bylina flies out to center. Terry Wolf pops out to left! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Cal Doty lines a hit to center. Joe Roberts plunks one into a force at 2nd, 2-6. Roberts gets caught stealing...

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Larry Griffin lines a hit to right and Dennis Brown overruns the ball for an error... Randy Dodson, the sub-.200 hitter, swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Tony Becerra floats a hit to center. Brian Porter grounds a hit to right and Becerra beats the throw to 3rd! Dennis Brown flies out to deep right and Becerra tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Hornets.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Bruce McArthur grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen gets up. Larry Griffin bloops his 3rd hit of the day to left. Randy Dodson, the sub-.200 hitter, draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (26-R). Mike Volkman is in to play right in a double switch. Scott Damon flies out to deep left and McArthur trots home. 3 to 1, Hornets. P Roger Wallace picks Griffin off at 2nd!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Larry Durbin (34-R), not their closer, who has pitched the last two days in a row. Durbin has a 5.30 ERA in 35.2 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Frank Roadman strikes out. Garrett Bender grounds out to 3rd. Mike Volkman grounds out to 1st, 3-1...

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 9 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Charlotte had 6 hits and made no errors

Mike Gaddis (L 2-6) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
Roger Wallace faced 4 batters and got 5 outs.
Brad Kendrick went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1.

Jack Brown (W 7-7) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7.
RHP Larry Durbin (SV 4) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

CF Cal Doty had 3 hits. 1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk and scored our run. 2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits.

For Charlotte, C Larry Griffin went 3 for 3 and scored a run.

Around the League: Victor Espinoza (36-R) of New Orleans, the ex-Jay, pitched 9.2 innings of shutout ball at Orlando. He allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 13 on 145 pitches, but had a no decision and the Pelicans lost, 2 to 1, in 11 innings. The 13 strikeouts ties the MLB record set by Steve Weston (25-L) of Rochester in April.

Down on the Farm: The Montgomery Biscuits of the American Association (A) lost at the Tampa Tarpons, 7 to 6, ending their 16 game winning streak. Surprisingly, none of their wins during the streak were against Daytona. They are 54-28 (.659) and have a 7 game lead in the South Division and are 33 games ahead of last place Daytona, who are 21-61 (.256). The Biscuits are the affiliate of the Birmingham Barons.

08-05-2020, 04:28 PM	#123
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	Friday, June 29, 2001 Today is Junior Danielson's 30th birthday! We are back home to play Charlotte a 3 games series through the weekend. They just won 2 games at home versus Louisville and have an 8 game winning streak going. We lost 3 of 4 games the first time they visited us, April 26-29. The Hornets are 4th in scoring with 4.30 runs per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 3.73). They are 2nd in the League in walks (290) and we are 2nd to last (212). They are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.76 per game (Jacksonville is still last with 5.28). Their run differential is +43, 2nd best in the League to Memphis (+48), and we are at -121, 50 runs worse than Hartford, the 2nd worst team. Charlotte Hornets (48-31 .608 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (29-49 .372 18.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) CHAR: Jack Brown (25-R) (6-7 3.54 ERA 94 IP, 84 H, 8 HR, 30 BB, 52 SO) vs. JAX: Mike Gaddis (32-R) (2-5 6.14 ERA 48.1 IP, 66 H, 6 HR, 11 BB, 30 SO) Brown gave us 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings in April in a no decision that we lost. After 4 good starts, Gaddis gave up 5 runs on 8 hits, a home run and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings in a loss last time out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) CHARLOTTE 1: SS Marty Derringer (23-R .225-253-3-29-.606-5 B+) 2: RF Ron Bylina (25-L .231-121-6-24-.765-0 B) 3: 1B Terry Wolf (29-L .280-318-11-51-.829-3 B+) 4: LF John Hartz (36-R .228-197-3-24-.696-5 B) 5: 2B Bruce McArthur (24-L .241-83-1-12-.714-1 A) 6: C Larry Griffin (29-S .264-163-2-22-.760-0 C+) 7: 3B Randy Dodson (27-L .169-59-1-4-.519-1 A) 8: CF Scott Damon (22-R .342-76-1-6-.853-0 B+) Rookie #11 prospect 9: P Jack Brown (25-R .241-29-0-0-.552-0 B+) JACKSONVILLE 1: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .277-235-0-25-.666-10 B) 2: CF Cal Doty (24-L .287-296-1-29-.722-11 B+) 3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .326-236-1-24-.776-19 A) Sprained elbow 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .257-214-10-29-.736-3 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .256-246-3-27-.670-0 C+) 6: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .218-133-4-14-.601-0 C) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .214-192-3-14-.576-16 B) 8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .245-151-2-17-.653-0 B+) 9: P Mike Gaddis (32-R .188-16-0-0-.375-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 85 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 6,345 Top of the First: Marty Derringer grounds out to 3rd. Ron Bylina flies out to center. Terry Wolf pops out to left! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Leander Gooding grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Cal Doty lines a hit to center. Joe Roberts plunks one into a force at 2nd, 2-6. Roberts gets caught stealing... Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Larry Griffin lines a hit to right and Dennis Brown overruns the ball for an error... Randy Dodson, the sub-.200 hitter, swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Hornets. Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Tony Becerra floats a hit to center. Brian Porter grounds a hit to right and Becerra beats the throw to 3rd! Dennis Brown flies out to deep right and Becerra tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Hornets. Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Bruce McArthur grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen gets up. Larry Griffin bloops his 3rd hit of the day to left. Randy Dodson, the sub-.200 hitter, draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (26-R). Mike Volkman is in to play right in a double switch. Scott Damon flies out to deep left and McArthur trots home. 3 to 1, Hornets. P Roger Wallace picks Griffin off at 2nd! Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Larry Durbin (34-R), not their closer, who has pitched the last two days in a row. Durbin has a 5.30 ERA in 35.2 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Frank Roadman strikes out. Garrett Bender grounds out to 3rd. Mike Volkman grounds out to 1st, 3-1... Lost - 3 to 1 We had 9 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Charlotte had 6 hits and made no errors Mike Gaddis (L 2-6) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. Roger Wallace faced 4 batters and got 5 outs. Brad Kendrick went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1. Jack Brown (W 7-7) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. RHP Larry Durbin (SV 4) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. CF Cal Doty had 3 hits. 1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk and scored our run. 2B Frank Roadman had 2 hits. For Charlotte, C Larry Griffin went 3 for 3 and scored a run. Around the League: Victor Espinoza (36-R) of New Orleans, the ex-Jay, pitched 9.2 innings of shutout ball at Orlando. He allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 13 on 145 pitches, but had a no decision and the Pelicans lost, 2 to 1, in 11 innings. The 13 strikeouts ties the MLB record set by Steve Weston (25-L) of Rochester in April. Down on the Farm: The Montgomery Biscuits of the American Association (A) lost at the Tampa Tarpons, 7 to 6, ending their 16 game winning streak. Surprisingly, none of their wins during the streak were against Daytona. They are 54-28 (.659) and have a 7 game lead in the South Division and are 33 games ahead of last place Daytona, who are 21-61 (.256). The Biscuits are the affiliate of the Birmingham Barons.