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Questdog · 08-13-2020, 08:26 AM

Tuesday, August 21, 2001

Jacksonville Jays (41-82 .333 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (70-55 .560 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Spencer Shuff (33-R) (1-9 7.53 ERA 57.1 IP, 84 H, 10 HR, 18 BB, 16 SO) vs.
CHAR: Rick Cox (30-R) (9-6 2.30 ERA 191.1 IP, 161 H, 6 HR, 51 BB, 119 SO) All-Star

Shuff gave up 3 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a loss.

Cox is their #1 starter. He is 4th in the League in ERA and IP. In 2 starts against us, he is 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA and 16.2 IP, 14 H, 1 HR, 4 BB and 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .275-466-2-42-.703-14 C+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .288-344-5-51-.727-1 D+)
3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .306-399-1-39-.729-25 B+)
4: C Garrett Bender (27-R .260-273-5-34-.705-0 B+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .242-327-12-34-.698-5 A+)
6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .228-381-5-38-.616-0 C+)
7: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .200-55-0-2-.545-1 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .210-157-0-9-.503-10 B)
9: P Spencer Shuff (33-R .071-14-0-1-.276-0 C+)

CHARLOTTE
1: SS Marty Derringer (23-R .226-381-4-37-.598-7 B+)
2: 3B Larry Davis (26-S .384-437-2-38-.923-18 C+) All-Star
3: 1B Tom Barker (28-L .234-77-1-5-.664-0 C)
4: LF John Hartz (36-R .232-315-6-44-.717-9 B) All-Star
5: 2B Bruce McArthur (24-L .245-192-3-26-.700-1 A)
6: RF Tom Morris (27-R .245-220-7-37-.751-1 B+)
7: C Larry Griffin (29-S .266-256-4-29-.759-0 C+)
8: CF Gabe Valdez (29-R .306-301-5-55-.765-2 B)
9: P Rick Cox (30-L .138-65-0-5-.352-0 F) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 13,869

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd. Mike Volkman grounds one to 1st, but Tom Barker boots it! Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He is now 2 for his last 25 and is hitting .224 in August... Garrett Bender strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Marty Derringer flies out to deep left. Larry David pops out to 3rd. Tom Barker grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Tom Barker pops a hit to right and then steals his first base of the season... John Hartz swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left center and Barker scores... 1 to 0, Hornets. Bruce McArthur flies out to center and Hartz tags up and beats the throw to 3rd... Tom Morris hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Hornets. 474 ft. With 2 outs, Gabe Valdez grounds a hit to left. P Rick Cox, a .138 hitter, doubles to center and Valdez scores.... 4 to 0, Hornets. I call foul! It was 2 outs, yes, but there was no runner in scoring position! Marty Derringer draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Larry Davis flies out to center.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, John Hartz grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter boots it... Bruce McArthur lines a hit to center... The Bullpen gets up. Tom Morris pokes a hit to center and Hartz heads home and Cal Doty throws the ball to the backstop for his 10th error of the season... 5 to 0, Hornets. Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (29-R). Frank Roadman is in to play 2nd in a double switch. Larry Griffin swings at an 0-2 pitch and whacks it to center on a line and Doty overruns the ball for error #11 and both runners score and Griffin goes to 2nd... 7 to 0, Hornets. P Reddick balks Griffin to 3rd... Gabe Valdez flies out to left and Griffin holds. NOW there is a runner in scoring position with 2 outs for P Rick Cox! He strikes out!

Top of the Seventh:
Joe Roberts grounds one wide of 1st and Tom Barker makes a nice stop, but not a nice toss to the pitcher for an error! Garrett Bender grounds a double play ball to short, but Marty Derringer makes another error on his throw to 2nd! Tony Becerra grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Roberts goes to 3rd. Brian Porter ground a hit to left and Roberts scores! 7 to 1, Hornets. PH Dennis Brown swings at the first pitch and doubles to left and Bender scores! 7 to 2, Hornets. Junior Danielson pops out to 2nd... Frank Roadman puts a charge into one to left, but it is caught just short of the warning track...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Barry Finney (26-R). With 1 out, Bruce McArthur hits a home run to right... 8 to 2, Hornets. He has 4 home runs on the season and 2 in the last two games...

Lost - 8 to 2

We had 4 whole hits and made 3 errors
Charlotte had 10 hits and made 3 errors

Spencer Shuff (L 1-10) went 4.1 innings, allowed 7 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Justin Reddick went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. He balked.
RHP Barry Finney went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Rick Cox (W 10-6) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 unearned runs, 4 hits, no walks and struck out 7. 105 pitches. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.

Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and made 2 errors in one inning... PH Dennis Brown hit a double and had an RBI.

For Charlotte, RF Tom Morris had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

08-13-2020, 08:26 AM	#183
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	Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Jacksonville Jays (41-82 .333 28 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (70-55 .560 2 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) JAX: Spencer Shuff (33-R) (1-9 7.53 ERA 57.1 IP, 84 H, 10 HR, 18 BB, 16 SO) vs. CHAR: Rick Cox (30-R) (9-6 2.30 ERA 191.1 IP, 161 H, 6 HR, 51 BB, 119 SO) All-Star Shuff gave up 3 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a loss. Cox is their #1 starter. He is 4th in the League in ERA and IP. In 2 starts against us, he is 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA and 16.2 IP, 14 H, 1 HR, 4 BB and 10 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .275-466-2-42-.703-14 C+) 2: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .288-344-5-51-.727-1 D+) 3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .306-399-1-39-.729-25 B+) 4: C Garrett Bender (27-R .260-273-5-34-.705-0 B+) 5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .242-327-12-34-.698-5 A+) 6: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .228-381-5-38-.616-0 C+) 7: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .200-55-0-2-.545-1 B) 8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .210-157-0-9-.503-10 B) 9: P Spencer Shuff (33-R .071-14-0-1-.276-0 C+) CHARLOTTE 1: SS Marty Derringer (23-R .226-381-4-37-.598-7 B+) 2: 3B Larry Davis (26-S .384-437-2-38-.923-18 C+) All-Star 3: 1B Tom Barker (28-L .234-77-1-5-.664-0 C) 4: LF John Hartz (36-R .232-315-6-44-.717-9 B) All-Star 5: 2B Bruce McArthur (24-L .245-192-3-26-.700-1 A) 6: RF Tom Morris (27-R .245-220-7-37-.751-1 B+) 7: C Larry Griffin (29-S .266-256-4-29-.759-0 C+) 8: CF Gabe Valdez (29-R .306-301-5-55-.765-2 B) 9: P Rick Cox (30-L .138-65-0-5-.352-0 F) All-Star Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 13,869 Top of the First: Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd. Mike Volkman grounds one to 1st, but Tom Barker boots it! Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He is now 2 for his last 25 and is hitting .224 in August... Garrett Bender strikes out... Bottom of the First: Marty Derringer flies out to deep left. Larry David pops out to 3rd. Tom Barker grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Fourth: Tom Barker pops a hit to right and then steals his first base of the season... John Hartz swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left center and Barker scores... 1 to 0, Hornets. Bruce McArthur flies out to center and Hartz tags up and beats the throw to 3rd... Tom Morris hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Hornets. 474 ft. With 2 outs, Gabe Valdez grounds a hit to left. P Rick Cox, a .138 hitter, doubles to center and Valdez scores.... 4 to 0, Hornets. I call foul! It was 2 outs, yes, but there was no runner in scoring position! Marty Derringer draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. Larry Davis flies out to center. Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, John Hartz grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Porter boots it... Bruce McArthur lines a hit to center... The Bullpen gets up. Tom Morris pokes a hit to center and Hartz heads home and Cal Doty throws the ball to the backstop for his 10th error of the season... 5 to 0, Hornets. Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (29-R). Frank Roadman is in to play 2nd in a double switch. Larry Griffin swings at an 0-2 pitch and whacks it to center on a line and Doty overruns the ball for error #11 and both runners score and Griffin goes to 2nd... 7 to 0, Hornets. P Reddick balks Griffin to 3rd... Gabe Valdez flies out to left and Griffin holds. NOW there is a runner in scoring position with 2 outs for P Rick Cox! He strikes out! Top of the Seventh: Joe Roberts grounds one wide of 1st and Tom Barker makes a nice stop, but not a nice toss to the pitcher for an error! Garrett Bender grounds a double play ball to short, but Marty Derringer makes another error on his throw to 2nd! Tony Becerra grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Roberts goes to 3rd. Brian Porter ground a hit to left and Roberts scores! 7 to 1, Hornets. PH Dennis Brown swings at the first pitch and doubles to left and Bender scores! 7 to 2, Hornets. Junior Danielson pops out to 2nd... Frank Roadman puts a charge into one to left, but it is caught just short of the warning track... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Barry Finney (26-R). With 1 out, Bruce McArthur hits a home run to right... 8 to 2, Hornets. He has 4 home runs on the season and 2 in the last two games... Lost - 8 to 2 We had 4 whole hits and made 3 errors Charlotte had 10 hits and made 3 errors Spencer Shuff (L 1-10) went 4.1 innings, allowed 7 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. RHP Justin Reddick went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. He balked. RHP Barry Finney went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. Rick Cox (W 10-6) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 unearned runs, 4 hits, no walks and struck out 7. 105 pitches. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI. Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and made 2 errors in one inning... PH Dennis Brown hit a double and had an RBI. For Charlotte, RF Tom Morris had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.