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Questdog · 11-14-2020, 07:28 AM

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Today is Tom McDowell's 27th birthday!

We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. The Barons split 4 games in Memphis over the weekend. We are 4-0 against them this season and won a pair of games here, April 19-20. They are 12th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.00). The Barons are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 5.01 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.21!). Their run differential is -76, 2nd worst in the MLB, and ours is +54, 2nd best.

Jacksonville Jays (44-24 .647 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (27-41 .397 17 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (3-5 3.80 ERA 92.1 IP, 108 H, 7 HR, 18 BB, 59 SO) Gold Glove(02)
BIRM: Al Staab (22-L) (0-1 5.92 ERA 24.1 IP, 27 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 14 SO) Rookie

Warwick gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in 12 innings.

We beat Staab two weeks ago, scoring 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .292-253-0-27-.719-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .286-161-2-16-.697-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .332-259-5-29-.874-11 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .308-198-10-41-.919-5 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .258-244-10-44-.764-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .233-223-9-23-.687-17 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .243-177-3-19-.665-13 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .273-33-2-5-.769-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .160-25-0-0-.360-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (26-R .367-90-0-9-.954-8 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Bob Marks (25-R .282-234-9-38-.833-9 A) RoY
3: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .206-175-11-29-.771-8 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 1B Gerald Young (31-R .224-116-1-10-.604-0 B+)
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .219-256-7-21-.623-19 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Dave Jay (38-R .211-95-0-7-.529-0 B+)
7: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .239-117-5-15-.735-0 B)
8: 2B Bert Walter (23-R .214-42-0-2-.622-0 B+) Rookie #15 prospect
9: P Al Staab (22-S .250-8-0-0-.500-0 C+) Rookie #98 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 7,045

Top of the First
Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty flies out to left....

Bottom of the First
Stand Stephens swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Bob Marks swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Sergio Acevedo beats out an infield hit... Gerald Young pokes a hit to center and Acevedo beats the throw to 3rd.... Ken Kelly pops out to right!

Top of the Second
Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits. Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right and McDonald scores and McDowell beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and McDowell scores... 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second
Dave Jay draws a walk... Shigeru Nagata swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Bert Walter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell draws a walk. Jack Washburn bloops a hit to left center. Bart Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jim Hess flies out to left and McDowell tags up and scores. 3 to 0, Jays! P Al Staab is hurt. New Pitcher: Tony Horch (33-R), a rookie, who is 0-2 with an 8.05 ERA in 19 IP with 1 start. P Del Warwick grounds a hit to left and Washburn scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Shigeru Nagata hits a home run to left center... 4 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Seventh
Charlie Faber grounds a hit to right. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 6 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left center! 7 to 1, Jays! P Tony Horch is hurt. The second pitcher hurt today for the Barons, who already have 11 of them on the DL....

Bottom of the Seventh
PH Ken Johnson (27-L), batting .250 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 36 AB, lines a hit to center. Stan Stephens grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. With 2 outs, Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left. Gerald Young grounds a hit to right and Stephens scores... 7 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Bob Craig (26-R), after a perfect 8th. Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. PH Al Chase (32-R), batting .322 with 5 RBI in 59 AB, swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Sergio Acevedo grounds into a force at home, 1-2. Gerald Young grounds his fifth hit of the day to left and Chase scores.... 7 to 3, Jays. And the tying run comes to the plate... Ken Kelly swings at the first pitch and pops out to short! Dave Jay strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 7 to 3

For the first time ever, we have given losses to the last 4 left-handers we have faced!

We had 12 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (W 4-5) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. 118 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Bob Craig went 1+ innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 7) pitched a scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Al Staab (L 0-2) went 3.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. Both of his losses are to the Jays.

RF Fernando Tello hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk. 3B Tom McDowell, the birthday boy, went 3 for 3 with a home run and a walk and scored 3 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk (INT). C Jim Hess went 1 for 1 with a SF.

For Birmingham, 1B Gerald Young went 5 for 5 and had 2 RBI.

The Barons announced that P Al Staab had back stiffness and should be fine in 3 or 4 days. RP Tony Horch had a sore ankle, but should be fine by tomorrow.

11-14-2020, 07:28 AM	#808
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 22, 2004 Today is Tom McDowell's 27th birthday! We are in Birmingham to play a short 2 game set. The Barons split 4 games in Memphis over the weekend. We are 4-0 against them this season and won a pair of games here, April 19-20. They are 12th in scoring with 3.90 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 4.00). The Barons are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 5.01 per game (Jacksonville is #1 with 3.21!). Their run differential is -76, 2nd worst in the MLB, and ours is +54, 2nd best. Jacksonville Jays (44-24 .647 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (27-41 .397 17 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (3-5 3.80 ERA 92.1 IP, 108 H, 7 HR, 18 BB, 59 SO) Gold Glove(02) BIRM: Al Staab (22-L) (0-1 5.92 ERA 24.1 IP, 27 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 14 SO) Rookie Warwick gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in 12 innings. We beat Staab two weeks ago, scoring 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 3.2 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .292-253-0-27-.719-7 B+) 2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .286-161-2-16-.697-0 C) Rookie 3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .332-259-5-29-.874-11 C+) 4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .308-198-10-41-.919-5 B+) 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .258-244-10-44-.764-4 C+) 6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .233-223-9-23-.687-17 B) 7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .243-177-3-19-.665-13 B+) 8: C Jim Hess (34-R .273-33-2-5-.769-0 B) 9: P Del Warwick (29-L .160-25-0-0-.360-0 D+) Gold Glove(02) BIRMINGHAM 1: 3B Stan Stephens (26-R .367-90-0-9-.954-8 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Bob Marks (25-R .282-234-9-38-.833-9 A) RoY 3: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .206-175-11-29-.771-8 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 4: 1B Gerald Young (31-R .224-116-1-10-.604-0 B+) 5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .219-256-7-21-.623-19 B) All-Star(02) 6: RF Dave Jay (38-R .211-95-0-7-.529-0 B+) 7: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .239-117-5-15-.735-0 B) 8: 2B Bert Walter (23-R .214-42-0-2-.622-0 B+) Rookie #15 prospect 9: P Al Staab (22-S .250-8-0-0-.500-0 C+) Rookie #98 prospect Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 7,045 Top of the First Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty flies out to left.... Bottom of the First Stand Stephens swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Bob Marks swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Sergio Acevedo beats out an infield hit... Gerald Young pokes a hit to center and Acevedo beats the throw to 3rd.... Ken Kelly pops out to right! Top of the Second Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits. Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right and McDonald scores and McDowell beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and McDowell scores... 2 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Second Dave Jay draws a walk... Shigeru Nagata swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Bert Walter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Top of the Fourth With 1 out, Tom McDowell draws a walk. Jack Washburn bloops a hit to left center. Bart Daw lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jim Hess flies out to left and McDowell tags up and scores. 3 to 0, Jays! P Al Staab is hurt. New Pitcher: Tony Horch (33-R), a rookie, who is 0-2 with an 8.05 ERA in 19 IP with 1 start. P Del Warwick grounds a hit to left and Washburn scores! 4 to 0, Jays! Bottom of the Fourth With 1 out, Shigeru Nagata hits a home run to left center... 4 to 1, Jays. Top of the Seventh Charlie Faber grounds a hit to right. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 6 to 1, Jays! With 2 outs, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left center! 7 to 1, Jays! P Tony Horch is hurt. The second pitcher hurt today for the Barons, who already have 11 of them on the DL.... Bottom of the Seventh PH Ken Johnson (27-L), batting .250 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 36 AB, lines a hit to center. Stan Stephens grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. With 2 outs, Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left. Gerald Young grounds a hit to right and Stephens scores... 7 to 2, Jays. Bottom of the Ninth On the Hill: Bob Craig (26-R), after a perfect 8th. Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. PH Al Chase (32-R), batting .322 with 5 RBI in 59 AB, swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Stan Stephens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Bob Marks swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Sergio Acevedo grounds into a force at home, 1-2. Gerald Young grounds his fifth hit of the day to left and Chase scores.... 7 to 3, Jays. And the tying run comes to the plate... Ken Kelly swings at the first pitch and pops out to short! Dave Jay strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 7 to 3 For the first time ever, we have given losses to the last 4 left-handers we have faced! We had 12 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors Del Warwick (W 4-5) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. 118 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RHP Bob Craig went 1+ innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 7) pitched a scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Al Staab (L 0-2) went 3.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. Both of his losses are to the Jays. RF Fernando Tello hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. CF/LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk. 3B Tom McDowell, the birthday boy, went 3 for 3 with a home run and a walk and scored 3 runs. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk (INT). C Jim Hess went 1 for 1 with a SF. For Birmingham, 1B Gerald Young went 5 for 5 and had 2 RBI. The Barons announced that P Al Staab had back stiffness and should be fine in 3 or 4 days. RP Tony Horch had a sore ankle, but should be fine by tomorrow. Last edited by Questdog; 11-14-2020 at 02:58 PM.