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Questdog · 11-18-2020, 12:33 PM

Monday, July 19, 2004

Cal Doty reports that his finger blister has healed up!

We are in Hartford to finish our season series with the Whalers with 4 games. They split 4 games here with Birmingham over the weekend. We won 3 of 4 games against them in Jacksonville, May 6-9, though all 3 of our wins were by 1 run and none of our starting pitchers had a decision in the series. They are 12th in scoring with 3.92 runs per game (Jacksonville is #5 with 4.27). The Whalers are last in fewest runs allowed with 5.19 per game (Jacksonville is #1 3.16). Their run differential is -114, the worst in the MLB, and ours is +101, still 3rd best.

Jacksonville Jays (61-30 .670 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Hartford Whalers (31-59 .344 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.78 ERA 100 IP, 92 H, 10 HR, 38 BB, 50 SO) Rookie
HART: Alex Barrera (23-L) (1-6 6.23 ERA 56.1 IP, 84 H, 2 HR, 29 BB, 23 SO) Rookie

Calice gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we won. He has had 4 straight no decisions and we have won every one.

We faced Barrera in May, scoring 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks with 1 strikeout in 3.2 innings in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .259-135-0-7-.630-4 B)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .287-244-6-29-.741-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-333-6-31-.830-12 C+) All-Star
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .318-289-14-63-.927-9 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-328-15-61-.795-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .232-289-11-36-.710-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .222-248-3-27-.609-15 B+)
8: C Jim Hess (34-R .215-65-3-11-.600-0 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .111-36-0-3-.333-0 F) Rookie

HARTFORD
1: 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R .194-247-6-18-.587-11 B)
2: 1B Ray Dallas (22-R .279-280-2-20-.674-0 B+)
3: LF Joel Yost (25-L .239-276-9-33-.741-8 B)
4: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .221-262-11-38-.666-0 B) All-Star(03)
5: C Mike Moen (33-R .296-267-2-32-.730-0 D-) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04)
6: 3B Roberto Lopez (28-L .257-315-11-56-.706-1 C+)
7: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .288-292-0-18-.670-4 A) Rookie #43 prospect
8: CF Norm Mayer (28-L .150-20-1-6-.561-1 B)
9: P Alex Barrera (23-L .250-12-0-0-.558-0 D) Rookie #100 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 5,162

Top of the First
Leander Gooding strikes out looking.... He's no Charlie Faber.... Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Charlie Mackey draws a walk... He steals 2nd... Ray Dallas lines out to center. Joel Yost flies out to deep right and Mackey tags up and moves to 3rd. Robbie McFarland takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the Second
With 1 out, Roberto Lopez walks on 4 pitches... Dana Wagner grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Leander Gooding makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... A wild pitch moves the runners up... Norm Mayer grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold. P Alex Barrera flies out to deep center!

Top of the Third
We get our first base runner when Bart Daw doubles to right center! With 1 out, our only base runner is no more when he gets caught trying to steal 3rd...

Bottom of the Third
The Whalers get their first hit when Charlie Mackey plants one over the left field wall.... 1 to 0, Whalers.

Bottom of the Fourth
Mike Moen draws a walk, the third issued by P Al Calice today... With 1 out, Dana Wagner grounds another double play ball to 2nd, but Leander Gooding again makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error.... Norm Mayer swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Moen goes to 3rd. P Alex Barrera grounds a hit up the middle and Moen scores, but we get Mayer caught in a run down and finally he is called out for leaving the base path. 2 to 0, Whalers.

Top of the Fifth
Tom McDowell lines a hit to center and Norm Mayer muffs the pickup for an error! But the next three all make outs.... Hey! Guys! This pitcher is a BUM!

Top of the Seventh
P Alex Barrera strikes out McDonald, McDowell and Washburn in order....

Top of the Ninth
P Alex Barrera is at 107 pitches. 2-3-4 up for us. Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Cal Doty draws a walk. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. Tom McDowell pops out to center.... We are going to get shut out by a bum.... 0-2 pitch to Jack Washburn and he doubles to left center and both runners score!! Tie Game: 2 to 2! That does it for P Barrera. New Pitcher: Erik Salyer (27-R), their closer, who is 1-6 with 4 SV and a 4.58 ERA in 39.1 IP and threw 2 innings and 30 pitches yesterday. Bart Daw grounds one to 3rd and Roberto Lopez boots it! PH Mike Volkman (36-L) clears the bases with a double to left center!! 4 to 2, Jays! C Bert Swope (32-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L) in his first Save Opportunity in almost 3 weeks. Gary McKellar is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 9-1-2 up for Hartford. PH Kim Scarbrough (37-R), batting .364 with 8 RBI in 44 AB, grounds out to 2nd! And Leander Gooding does NOT make an error! Charlie Mackey lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a double.... Ray Dallas lines a 3-2 pitch hard to center but Gary McKellar makes a great catch! And calls out Trudy the Trainer.... But when she comes back to the dugout, she leaves him in the field! PH Roy Zimdahl (33-R). batting .278 with 9 HR and 17 RBI in 90 AB (yes, that is not a typo - 9 HR in 90 AB), swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 2

We had 8 hits and made 3 errors
Hartford had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Al Calice went 6+ innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 111 pitches. His 5th straight no decision and we have won all 5! This is the first one that he pitched decently.
RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and got 3 outs.
LHP Albert Davies (W 6-2) went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit.

Alex Barrera (L 1-7) went 8.2 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI.

RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits and scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a 2-out 2-strike double to tie the game, scored a run and had 2 RBI.
SS Bart Daw hit a double and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman hit a double and had 2 RBI to give us the lead with 2 outs in the 9th.

11-18-2020, 12:33 PM	#839
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	Monday, July 19, 2004 Cal Doty reports that his finger blister has healed up! We are in Hartford to finish our season series with the Whalers with 4 games. They split 4 games here with Birmingham over the weekend. We won 3 of 4 games against them in Jacksonville, May 6-9, though all 3 of our wins were by 1 run and none of our starting pitchers had a decision in the series. They are 12th in scoring with 3.92 runs per game (Jacksonville is #5 with 4.27). The Whalers are last in fewest runs allowed with 5.19 per game (Jacksonville is #1 3.16). Their run differential is -114, the worst in the MLB, and ours is +101, still 3rd best. Jacksonville Jays (61-30 .670 6.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at Hartford Whalers (31-59 .344 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.78 ERA 100 IP, 92 H, 10 HR, 38 BB, 50 SO) Rookie HART: Alex Barrera (23-L) (1-6 6.23 ERA 56.1 IP, 84 H, 2 HR, 29 BB, 23 SO) Rookie Calice gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a no decision that we won. He has had 4 straight no decisions and we have won every one. We faced Barrera in May, scoring 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks with 1 strikeout in 3.2 innings in a no decision that we lost. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Leander Gooding (33-R .259-135-0-7-.630-4 B) 2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .287-244-6-29-.741-0 C) Rookie 3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .318-333-6-31-.830-12 C+) All-Star 4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .318-289-14-63-.927-9 B+) All-Star 5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-328-15-61-.795-4 C+) 6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .232-289-11-36-.710-18 B) 7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .222-248-3-27-.609-15 B+) 8: C Jim Hess (34-R .215-65-3-11-.600-0 B) 9: P Al Calice (23-L .111-36-0-3-.333-0 F) Rookie HARTFORD 1: 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R .194-247-6-18-.587-11 B) 2: 1B Ray Dallas (22-R .279-280-2-20-.674-0 B+) 3: LF Joel Yost (25-L .239-276-9-33-.741-8 B) 4: RF Robbie McFarland (26-L .221-262-11-38-.666-0 B) All-Star(03) 5: C Mike Moen (33-R .296-267-2-32-.730-0 D-) Silver Slugger/All-Star(4: 01-04) 6: 3B Roberto Lopez (28-L .257-315-11-56-.706-1 C+) 7: SS Dana Wagner (25-R .288-292-0-18-.670-4 A) Rookie #43 prospect 8: CF Norm Mayer (28-L .150-20-1-6-.561-1 B) 9: P Alex Barrera (23-L .250-12-0-0-.558-0 D) Rookie #100 prospect Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Ebbets Field Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 5,162 Top of the First Leander Gooding strikes out looking.... He's no Charlie Faber.... Fernando Tello grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the First Charlie Mackey draws a walk... He steals 2nd... Ray Dallas lines out to center. Joel Yost flies out to deep right and Mackey tags up and moves to 3rd. Robbie McFarland takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Bottom of the Second With 1 out, Roberto Lopez walks on 4 pitches... Dana Wagner grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Leander Gooding makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... A wild pitch moves the runners up... Norm Mayer grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold. P Alex Barrera flies out to deep center! Top of the Third We get our first base runner when Bart Daw doubles to right center! With 1 out, our only base runner is no more when he gets caught trying to steal 3rd... Bottom of the Third The Whalers get their first hit when Charlie Mackey plants one over the left field wall.... 1 to 0, Whalers. Bottom of the Fourth Mike Moen draws a walk, the third issued by P Al Calice today... With 1 out, Dana Wagner grounds another double play ball to 2nd, but Leander Gooding again makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error.... Norm Mayer swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Moen goes to 3rd. P Alex Barrera grounds a hit up the middle and Moen scores, but we get Mayer caught in a run down and finally he is called out for leaving the base path. 2 to 0, Whalers. Top of the Fifth Tom McDowell lines a hit to center and Norm Mayer muffs the pickup for an error! But the next three all make outs.... Hey! Guys! This pitcher is a BUM! Top of the Seventh P Alex Barrera strikes out McDonald, McDowell and Washburn in order.... Top of the Ninth P Alex Barrera is at 107 pitches. 2-3-4 up for us. Fernando Tello grounds a hit to right. Cal Doty draws a walk. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. Tom McDowell pops out to center.... We are going to get shut out by a bum.... 0-2 pitch to Jack Washburn and he doubles to left center and both runners score!! Tie Game: 2 to 2! That does it for P Barrera. New Pitcher: Erik Salyer (27-R), their closer, who is 1-6 with 4 SV and a 4.58 ERA in 39.1 IP and threw 2 innings and 30 pitches yesterday. Bart Daw grounds one to 3rd and Roberto Lopez boots it! PH Mike Volkman (36-L) clears the bases with a double to left center!! 4 to 2, Jays! C Bert Swope (32-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L) in his first Save Opportunity in almost 3 weeks. Gary McKellar is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 9-1-2 up for Hartford. PH Kim Scarbrough (37-R), batting .364 with 8 RBI in 44 AB, grounds out to 2nd! And Leander Gooding does NOT make an error! Charlie Mackey lines a 3-2 pitch to left center for a double.... Ray Dallas lines a 3-2 pitch hard to center but Gary McKellar makes a great catch! And calls out Trudy the Trainer.... But when she comes back to the dugout, she leaves him in the field! PH Roy Zimdahl (33-R). batting .278 with 9 HR and 17 RBI in 90 AB (yes, that is not a typo - 9 HR in 90 AB), swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 4 to 2 We had 8 hits and made 3 errors Hartford had 7 hits and made 2 errors Al Calice went 6+ innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 111 pitches. His 5th straight no decision and we have won all 5! This is the first one that he pitched decently. RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and got 3 outs. LHP Albert Davies (W 6-2) went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits. LHP Bill Grant (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit. Alex Barrera (L 1-7) went 8.2 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits and scored a run. CF/LF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a 2-out 2-strike double to tie the game, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Bart Daw hit a double and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman hit a double and had 2 RBI to give us the lead with 2 outs in the 9th.