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Questdog · 10-11-2020, 04:56 PM

Wednesday, July 30, 2003

Birmingham Barons (49-51 .490 8 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (46-52 .469 10 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (29-R) (7-5 3.73 ERA 130.1 IP, 132 H, 14 HR, 41 BB, 86 SO) All-Star(01) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (5-7 2.83 ERA 92.1 IP, 79 H, 6 HR, 29 BB, 55 SO)

We faced Rodriguez in May and scored 4 runs on 10 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7.2 innings in a no decision that we lost.

Gilchrist gave up 1 run on 8 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in a CG win last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BIRMINGHAM
1: SS Stan Stephens (25-R .369-406-3-39-.836-34 D+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: RF Ken Kelly (25-S .249-382-9-43-.669-23 B+) All-Star(02)
3: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .222-360-26-75-.813-20 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .259-370-23-70-.813-0 A) All-Star
5: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .252-155-1-16-.706-3 B) All-Star(01)
6: 3B Gerald Young (30-R .308-182-7-36-.878-0 B)
7: LF Bob Marks (25-R .215-312-3-30-.617-11 A+) Rookie
8: C Shigeru Nagata (25-R .220-182-7-25-.643-0 C+) Rookie
9: P Cesar Rodriguez (29-R .262-42-1-5-.589-0 F) All-Star(01)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .280-357-3-32-.704-23 B+)
2: SS Bart Daw (31-R .232-271-7-30-.636-28 B+)
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .266-124-6-15-.774-1 C)
4: 1B Marty Eades (32-R .296-338-16-66-.864-2 C) All-Star
5: 3B Ed Diskin (39-R .247-227-4-42-.676-1 C)
6: C Bert Swope (31-S .173-162-0-12-.484-0 B)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .201-134-0-6-.543-5 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .235-102-1-8-.617-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .212-33-0-5-.448-0 C+)

Game Start: 12:35 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,849

Top of the First:
Stan Stephens strikes out looking! Only his 10th strikeout of the season! Ken Kelly lines one to right side and 2B Charlie Faber makes an incredible catch! Sergio Acevedo strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Bart Daw grounds out slowly to 3rd and Doty moves to 2nd. Dennis Brown lines a hit to center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Marty Eades strikes out... Ed Diskin flies out to right.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Rick Halverson lines a hit to right center. Gerald Young pokes a hit to center and Halverson heads to 3rd. The throw by Gary McKellar is into the dugout for an error and Halverson scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. First error for McKellar on the season... Bob Marks draws a walk... But the next two make outs!

Top of the Fifth:
P Cesar Rodriguez grounds a hit up the middle. Stan Stephens lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit.... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three make outs!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Marty Eades bloops a hit to right. Ed Diskin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Bert Swope grounds a hit to right and Diskin beats the throw to 3rd. Charlie Faber flies out to the warning track in left and Diskin trots home. 2 to 1, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
Shigeru Nagata swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Marty Eades draws a walk. Ed Diskin bloops a hit to right and Eades beats the throw to 3rd! That does it for P Cesar Rodriguez. New Pitcher: Arvel Ivey (34-L), who is 6-3 with 7 SV and a 2.38 ERA in 53 IP. He is pitching with a sore hand. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) grounds a hit up the middle and Eades scores and Diskin heads to 3rd, but gets thrown out by Sergio Acevedo... 3 to 2, Jays! Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right center and Thompson scores! 4 to 2, Jays! With the infield in, Gary McKellar grounds out to short and Faber holds... PH Don Kern (26-R), who will stay in to catch, grounds out to 3rd. P Ivey is hurt.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Dave Nini (25-L). Ray McDonald is in to play right. The Bullpen is ready. 8-9-1 up for the Barons. Shigeru Nagata lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit.... PH Al Chase (31-R), batting .288 with 5 HR in 59 AB, swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Stan Stephens draws a walk... PH Benny Dreher (25-R), who was 0 for 1 yesterday, strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 2

Mini-sweep!
5 wins in a row!

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 9 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (W 6-7) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
LHP Dave Nini (SV 5) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Cesar Rodriguez (L 7-6) went 7+ innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits.

SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and stole a base. RF Dennis Brown had 2 hits and an RBI. 1B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Bert Swope had 2 hits with a double. PH Dave Thompson had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Charlie Faber hit a triple and had 2 RBI.

The Barons announced that RP Arvel Ivey had bone chips in his elbow and would require surgery and he is done for the season.

10-11-2020, 04:56 PM	#620
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	Wednesday, July 30, 2003 Birmingham Barons (49-51 .490 8 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (46-52 .469 10 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (29-R) (7-5 3.73 ERA 130.1 IP, 132 H, 14 HR, 41 BB, 86 SO) All-Star(01) vs. JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (5-7 2.83 ERA 92.1 IP, 79 H, 6 HR, 29 BB, 55 SO) We faced Rodriguez in May and scored 4 runs on 10 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7.2 innings in a no decision that we lost. Gilchrist gave up 1 run on 8 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in a CG win last time out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) BIRMINGHAM 1: SS Stan Stephens (25-R .369-406-3-39-.836-34 D+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: RF Ken Kelly (25-S .249-382-9-43-.669-23 B+) All-Star(02) 3: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .222-360-26-75-.813-20 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 4: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .259-370-23-70-.813-0 A) All-Star 5: 2B Rick Halverson (27-L .252-155-1-16-.706-3 B) All-Star(01) 6: 3B Gerald Young (30-R .308-182-7-36-.878-0 B) 7: LF Bob Marks (25-R .215-312-3-30-.617-11 A+) Rookie 8: C Shigeru Nagata (25-R .220-182-7-25-.643-0 C+) Rookie 9: P Cesar Rodriguez (29-R .262-42-1-5-.589-0 F) All-Star(01) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .280-357-3-32-.704-23 B+) 2: SS Bart Daw (31-R .232-271-7-30-.636-28 B+) 3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .266-124-6-15-.774-1 C) 4: 1B Marty Eades (32-R .296-338-16-66-.864-2 C) All-Star 5: 3B Ed Diskin (39-R .247-227-4-42-.676-1 C) 6: C Bert Swope (31-S .173-162-0-12-.484-0 B) 7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .201-134-0-6-.543-5 B+) 8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .235-102-1-8-.617-0 B) 9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .212-33-0-5-.448-0 C+) Game Start: 12:35 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 6,849 Top of the First: Stan Stephens strikes out looking! Only his 10th strikeout of the season! Ken Kelly lines one to right side and 2B Charlie Faber makes an incredible catch! Sergio Acevedo strikes out! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Cal Doty beats out an infield hit. Bart Daw grounds out slowly to 3rd and Doty moves to 2nd. Dennis Brown lines a hit to center and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Marty Eades strikes out... Ed Diskin flies out to right. Top of the Second: With 1 out, Rick Halverson lines a hit to right center. Gerald Young pokes a hit to center and Halverson heads to 3rd. The throw by Gary McKellar is into the dugout for an error and Halverson scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. First error for McKellar on the season... Bob Marks draws a walk... But the next two make outs! Top of the Fifth: P Cesar Rodriguez grounds a hit up the middle. Stan Stephens lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit.... The Bullpen gets up. But the next three make outs! Bottom of the Sixth: Marty Eades bloops a hit to right. Ed Diskin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Bert Swope grounds a hit to right and Diskin beats the throw to 3rd. Charlie Faber flies out to the warning track in left and Diskin trots home. 2 to 1, Jays! Top of the Seventh: Shigeru Nagata swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Bottom of the Eighth: Marty Eades draws a walk. Ed Diskin bloops a hit to right and Eades beats the throw to 3rd! That does it for P Cesar Rodriguez. New Pitcher: Arvel Ivey (34-L), who is 6-3 with 7 SV and a 2.38 ERA in 53 IP. He is pitching with a sore hand. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) grounds a hit up the middle and Eades scores and Diskin heads to 3rd, but gets thrown out by Sergio Acevedo... 3 to 2, Jays! Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right center and Thompson scores! 4 to 2, Jays! With the infield in, Gary McKellar grounds out to short and Faber holds... PH Don Kern (26-R), who will stay in to catch, grounds out to 3rd. P Ivey is hurt. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Dave Nini (25-L). Ray McDonald is in to play right. The Bullpen is ready. 8-9-1 up for the Barons. Shigeru Nagata lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit.... PH Al Chase (31-R), batting .288 with 5 HR in 59 AB, swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Stan Stephens draws a walk... PH Benny Dreher (25-R), who was 0 for 1 yesterday, strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 4 to 2 Mini-sweep! 5 wins in a row! We had 11 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 9 hits and made no errors Dale Gilchrist (W 6-7) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. LHP Dave Nini (SV 5) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. Cesar Rodriguez (L 7-6) went 7+ innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and stole a base. RF Dennis Brown had 2 hits and an RBI. 1B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Bert Swope had 2 hits with a double. PH Dave Thompson had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Charlie Faber hit a triple and had 2 RBI. The Barons announced that RP Arvel Ivey had bone chips in his elbow and would require surgery and he is done for the season.