September 3, 2001
Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Bill Jacobson, 1B, Indianapolis (23-R .325/.365/.460) Had 12 hits with 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO, 7 R and 6 RBI in 6 G
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
August 27 - New Orleans lost at Richmond, 4 to 3, for their 10th loss in a row.
August 28 - Cesar Rodriguez (27-R) of Birmingham pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Orlando. He walked 2 and struck out 8. He leads the League with 6 shutouts. He is now 12-7 with a 2.37 ERA in 25 starts (26 G). The Barons won, 5 to 0. RF Stan Stephens (23-R) went 2 for 4 with a walk, stole a base and scored a run to become the 1st player in League history to have a 20 game hitting streak.
August 30 - Stan Stephens (23-R) of Birmingham went 0 for 4 at Providence, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. He was lifted in the 8th inning, with the Barons up, 3 to 1, for a defensive replacement who got an at bat in the 9th.
August 31 - Bill Cortright (33-R) of Ottawa pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 8. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 13-9 with a 2.20 ERA in 26 starts. The Otters won, 2 to 0.
August 31 - Matt Nielson (31-L) of Buffalo pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 1, hit a batter and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 9-10 with a 3.56 ERA in 27 starts. The Bombers won, 2 to 0. It is the Pelicans' 13th loss in a row.
August 31 - Rick Cox (30-R) of Charlotte pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Columbus. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. The 1 hit was a 2 out double in the 4th. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 11-6 with a 2.04 ERA in 29 starts. The Hornets won, 8 to 0.
September 1 - Richmond lost All-Star SS Ray Holloway (27-R) for the rest of the season with a cracked rib. He was hitting .272 with 12 HR and 87 RBI and 18 SB.
September 1 - New Orleans won at Buffalo, 3 to 2, ending their 13 game losing streak.
September 2 - Orlando lost CF Ricky Perez (22-L), the #1 prospect this Spring, for the rest of the season with a pulled hamstring. He hit .285 with 5 HR and 28 RBI in 221 AB with 5 SB.
September 2 - Jim Hower (33-R) of Ottawa pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 1 and struck out 5. 88 pitches thrown. At bat, he had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 12-10 with a 2.88 ERA and 5 SV in 23 starts (34 G). The Otters won, 10 to 0.