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Questdog · 10-05-2020, 11:39 AM

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Yesterday was Roger Wallace's 28th birthday!

We are in Charlotte to play a short 2 game set. The Hornets swept the Mules out of 1st place in 4 games here over the weekend. We are 1-3 against them on the season and this is our first visit to North Carolina. They are 6th in scoring with 4.01 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #14 with 3.57). The Hornets are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.49 per game (Jacksonville is up to #13 with 4.35). Their run differential is +36 and ours is -53, now only the 3rd worst in the MLB!

Jacksonville Jays (30-38 .441 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (39-30 .565 2.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (5-3 2.08 ERA 108.1 IP, 89 H, 4 HR, 21 BB, 90 SO) All-Star vs.
CHAR: Rick Cox (32-R) (8-6 2.38 ERA 109.2 IP, 93 H, 6 HR, 22 BB, 53 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)

Baucom has pitched 3 straight CG wins. Last time out, he allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts.

Cox is their #1 starter and the 2001 Ace Award winner and led the MLB in ERA in both 2001 and 2002. Last year, he was 12-3 with a 2.06 ERA in 201.1 IP. He is 6-1 in 8 starts against us in his career with a 1.64 ERA. 65.2 IP, 49 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 46 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .264-246-2-18-.665-16 B+)
2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .259-54-1-5-.669-0 B)
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .306-85-5-14-.897-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .290-238-11-46-.845-2 C)
5: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .270-163-3-30-.749-1 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .224-210-8-16-.677-11 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .228-167-3-18-.622-16 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .189-53-2-6-.635-1 B) Rookie
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .250-28-0-2-.598-0 C) All-Star

CHARLOTTE
1: SS Harold Evans (24-R .271-133-0-14-.660-5 A)
2: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .331-251-0-24-.825-8 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
3: 2B Terry Wolf (31-L .331-263-19-55-1.019-1 B) All-Star
4: RF John Hartz (38-R .238-168-4-17-.690-9 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 1B Bruce McArthur (26-L .237-207-3-16-.642-0 A+) Gold Glove
6: LF Scott Damon (24-R .271-188-7-19-.740-3 A)
7: CF Gabe Valdez (31-R .227-194-4-24-.599-0 B)
8: C Larry Griffin (31-S .262-126-5-20-.765-1 C+) All-Star
9: P Rick Cox (32-L .121-33-0-3-.299-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 15,664

Top of the First:
Cal Doty lines a double to left! Gary McKellar flies out to center and Doty tags up and scoots over to 3rd. Dennis Brown pops out to short... Marty Eades flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Harold Evans strikes out on 3 pitches! Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd. Terry Wolf grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
John Hartz swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Scott Damon grounds a hit up the middle and Hartz heads to 3rd, but Gary McKellar makes a good throw and we get Hartz caught in a rundown, but we botch it and he ends up safe at 3rd.... Damon tries to steal 2nd and C Don Kern throws him out! Gabe Valdez pops out to short!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Larry Davis beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Terry Wolf lines a hit to center and Davis beats the throw home and Wolf takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Hornets. John Hartz swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center... Bruce McArthur strikes out looking! Scott Damon grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and Wolf scores... 2 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Bruce McArthur lines a hit to right and Davis beats the throw to 3rd. P Jim Baucom balks home the run... 3 to 0, Hornets.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (25-R). Harold Evans doubles to right... The Bullpen hops up. Larry Davis grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Evans goes to 3rd. Terry Wolf is walked intentionally. John Hartz grounds out to 3rd and Wolf goes to 2nd and Evans holds at 3rd. Bruce McArthur grounds out to 2nd!

Lost - 3 to 0

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Charlotte had 8 hits and made no errors

We grounded into 3 more double plays and had a runner thrown out at 3rd...

Jim Baucom (L 5-4) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. He balked.
RHP Johnny Groom went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT).

Rick Cox (W 9-6) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 122 pitches.

LF Cal Doty hit 2 doubles. 3B Marty Eades drew 2 walks. PH Mike Volkman hit a double, but got thrown out trying to make it a triple.

After the game, Trudy told me that Danny Coreano is not healing as expected and she could not give me a new timetable on his return....

10-05-2020, 11:39 AM	#582
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, June 24, 2003 Yesterday was Roger Wallace's 28th birthday! We are in Charlotte to play a short 2 game set. The Hornets swept the Mules out of 1st place in 4 games here over the weekend. We are 1-3 against them on the season and this is our first visit to North Carolina. They are 6th in scoring with 4.01 runs per game (Jacksonville is down to #14 with 3.57). The Hornets are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.49 per game (Jacksonville is up to #13 with 4.35). Their run differential is +36 and ours is -53, now only the 3rd worst in the MLB! Jacksonville Jays (30-38 .441 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (39-30 .565 2.5 GB in 3rd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (5-3 2.08 ERA 108.1 IP, 89 H, 4 HR, 21 BB, 90 SO) All-Star vs. CHAR: Rick Cox (32-R) (8-6 2.38 ERA 109.2 IP, 93 H, 6 HR, 22 BB, 53 SO) Ace(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02) Baucom has pitched 3 straight CG wins. Last time out, he allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts. Cox is their #1 starter and the 2001 Ace Award winner and led the MLB in ERA in both 2001 and 2002. Last year, he was 12-3 with a 2.06 ERA in 201.1 IP. He is 6-1 in 8 starts against us in his career with a 1.64 ERA. 65.2 IP, 49 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 46 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .264-246-2-18-.665-16 B+) 2: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .259-54-1-5-.669-0 B) 3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .306-85-5-14-.897-1 C) 4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .290-238-11-46-.845-2 C) 5: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .270-163-3-30-.749-1 C+) 6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .224-210-8-16-.677-11 B) 7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .228-167-3-18-.622-16 B+) 8: C Don Kern (26-R .189-53-2-6-.635-1 B) Rookie 9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .250-28-0-2-.598-0 C) All-Star CHARLOTTE 1: SS Harold Evans (24-R .271-133-0-14-.660-5 A) 2: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .331-251-0-24-.825-8 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 3: 2B Terry Wolf (31-L .331-263-19-55-1.019-1 B) All-Star 4: RF John Hartz (38-R .238-168-4-17-.690-9 C) All-Star(2: 01-02) 5: 1B Bruce McArthur (26-L .237-207-3-16-.642-0 A+) Gold Glove 6: LF Scott Damon (24-R .271-188-7-19-.740-3 A) 7: CF Gabe Valdez (31-R .227-194-4-24-.599-0 B) 8: C Larry Griffin (31-S .262-126-5-20-.765-1 C+) All-Star 9: P Rick Cox (32-L .121-33-0-3-.299-0 F) Ace(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 15,664 Top of the First: Cal Doty lines a double to left! Gary McKellar flies out to center and Doty tags up and scoots over to 3rd. Dennis Brown pops out to short... Marty Eades flies out to center... Bottom of the First: Harold Evans strikes out on 3 pitches! Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd. Terry Wolf grounds out to short! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Second: John Hartz swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Scott Damon grounds a hit up the middle and Hartz heads to 3rd, but Gary McKellar makes a good throw and we get Hartz caught in a rundown, but we botch it and he ends up safe at 3rd.... Damon tries to steal 2nd and C Don Kern throws him out! Gabe Valdez pops out to short! Bottom of the Fourth: Larry Davis beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Terry Wolf lines a hit to center and Davis beats the throw home and Wolf takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Hornets. John Hartz swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center... Bruce McArthur strikes out looking! Scott Damon grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and Wolf scores... 2 to 0, Hornets. Bottom of the Sixth: Larry Davis swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Bruce McArthur lines a hit to right and Davis beats the throw to 3rd. P Jim Baucom balks home the run... 3 to 0, Hornets. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (25-R). Harold Evans doubles to right... The Bullpen hops up. Larry Davis grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Evans goes to 3rd. Terry Wolf is walked intentionally. John Hartz grounds out to 3rd and Wolf goes to 2nd and Evans holds at 3rd. Bruce McArthur grounds out to 2nd! Lost - 3 to 0 We had 5 whole hits and made no errors Charlotte had 8 hits and made no errors We grounded into 3 more double plays and had a runner thrown out at 3rd... Jim Baucom (L 5-4) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. He balked. RHP Johnny Groom went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT). Rick Cox (W 9-6) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. 122 pitches. LF Cal Doty hit 2 doubles. 3B Marty Eades drew 2 walks. PH Mike Volkman hit a double, but got thrown out trying to make it a triple. After the game, Trudy told me that Danny Coreano is not healing as expected and she could not give me a new timetable on his return.... Last edited by Questdog; 10-07-2020 at 05:37 PM.