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Questdog · 11-23-2020, 03:06 PM

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Trudy has cleared 2B Charlie Faber (33-R) to play finally, so he was activated from the DL and 2B Junior Danielson (33-R) was sent back to Daytona (A).

Birmingham Barons (53-78 .405 38.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (92-40 .697 15.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

BIRM: Doug Essex (29-R) (6-10 5.44 ERA 120.2 IP, 136 H, 15 HR, 72 BB, 69 SO) Rookie
JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (7-6 3.68 ERA 146.2 IP, 146 H, 12 HR, 63 BB, 76 SO) Rookie

Essex has won his last 3 starts with a CG last time out with 2 runs allowed on 5 hits and 5 walks with 4 strikeouts. We beat him in June, scoring 4 runs (1 earned) on 9 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Calice gave up 3 runs on 9 hits and 5 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision that we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
BIRMINGHAM
1: 1B Stan Stephens (26-R .316-329-2-25-.789-36 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .246-484-15-56-.711-34 B) All-Star(02)
3: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .224-411-21-66-.756-19 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: 3B Gerald Young (31-R .230-269-8-34-.669-0 B)
5: LF Bob Marks (26-R .285-460-20-77-.848-18 A) RoY/All-Star
6: 2B Rick Halverson (28-L .252-305-7-26-.735-1 B) All-Star(01)
7: RF Dave Jay (39-R .186-145-1-13-.518-0 B+)
8: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .227-233-10-26-.664-0 B)
9: P Doug Essex (29-L .200-35-0-5-.400-0 D) Rookie

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .295-302-0-33-.724-7 B+)
2: RF Tommy Adams (22-L .400-5-1-3-1.800-0 C+) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .333-490-13-63-.888-15 C+) All-Star
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .261-471-21-86-.783-7 C+)
5: 1B Fernando Tello (22-L .286-388-11-43-.767-0 C+) Rookie
6: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .260-169-1-15-.676-0 B+)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .222-379-6-47-.619-20 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .252-286-1-30-.627-1 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .102-49-0-4-.306-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 74 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,718

Top of the First
Stan Stephens grounds a 3-0 pitch to right for a hit... Ken Kelly triples to right center and Stephens scores... 1 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo grounds out to short and Kelly scores. 2 to 0, Barons. Gerald Young strikes out. Bob Marks flies out to center.

Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff man ever, grounds the first pitch he sees in over 5 weeks to center for a hit! Tommy Adams grounds a hit up the middle! Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! A wild pitch scores Faber! 2 to 1, Barons. Tom McDowell flies out to deep center and both runners advance. Tie Game: 2 to 2! Fernando Tello doubles to right center and Doty scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Danny Stewart strikes out... Bart Daw lines out hard to deep right.

Top of the Sixth
Bob Marks beats out an infield hit and P Al Calice balks him to 2nd. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Day Jay pops one up to 1st, but Fernando Tello drops it.... Shigeru Nagata lines out to center and Marks tags up and scores. Tie Game: 3 to 3.

Top of the Seventh
On the Hill: Bob Craig (26-R), after getting the final out of the 6th. Ken Kelly doubles to left... The Bullpen scrambles to action. We walk Sergio Acevedo intentionally.... Gerald Young grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (27-L). Rick Halverson doubles to right... The Bullpen hops back up. We walk Dave Jay intentionally.... Shigeru Nagata bunts the runners up. PH Al Chase (32-R), who was 0 for 1 yesterday, but is hitting .347 on the year, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Chase flies out to deep center and both runners advance. 4 to 3, Barons. Stan Stephens lines a hit to left and Jay, the intentional walk, scores... 5 to 3, Barons.

Bottom of the Eighth
New Pitcher: Wayne Hagan (29-R), their closer, who is 6-7 with 10 SV and a 5.91 ERA in 70 IP. Tommy Adams lines a hit to right! Cal Doty draws a walk. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs! Fernando Tello grounds into a force at home, 4-2... Danny Stewart lines a hit to left and Doty scores! 5 to 4, Barons. Bart Daw grounds into a force at home, 1-2... PH Ray McDonald (24-L) and his bruised wrist pop out to right....

Top of the Ninth
Don Kern (27-R) is in to catch. With 2 outs, Bob Marks doubles to left. We walk Rick Halverson intentionally.... Dave Jay, the sub-.200 hitter, blasts the first pitch over the wall in right for a home run.... 8 to 4, Barons.

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Mike Rizzo (36-L), a rookie, who is 2-1 with 4 SV and a 4.18 ERA in 75.1 IP. It starts to rain. PH Dave Thompson (28-R) beats out an infield hit. Charlie Faber grounds his fourth hit of the day up the middle! PH Leander Gooding (33-R) is sent up. Play is stopped for 21 minutes. Gooding beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs! Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Thompson scores and Faber goes to 3rd. 8 to 5, Barons. Tom McDowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... I am thinking that he is no Marty Eades....

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors

Al Calice went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7. He balked.
RHP Bob Craig went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT).
LHP Albert Davies (L 8-6) got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit and 1 walk (INT).
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace faced 1 batter and retired him.

Doug Essex (W 7-10) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Charlie Faber, in his first game in over 5 weeks, had 4 hits and scored a run. RF Tommy Adams had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Leander Gooding had a hit. CF Cal Doty had a hit and 3 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. PH Dave Thompson had a hit and scored a run.

For Birmingham, SS Ken Kelly had 3 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Dave Jay hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

11-23-2020, 03:06 PM	#889
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, August 31, 2004 Trudy has cleared 2B Charlie Faber (33-R) to play finally, so he was activated from the DL and 2B Junior Danielson (33-R) was sent back to Daytona (A). Birmingham Barons (53-78 .405 38.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (92-40 .697 15.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) BIRM: Doug Essex (29-R) (6-10 5.44 ERA 120.2 IP, 136 H, 15 HR, 72 BB, 69 SO) Rookie JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (7-6 3.68 ERA 146.2 IP, 146 H, 12 HR, 63 BB, 76 SO) Rookie Essex has won his last 3 starts with a CG last time out with 2 runs allowed on 5 hits and 5 walks with 4 strikeouts. We beat him in June, scoring 4 runs (1 earned) on 9 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 7 innings. Calice gave up 3 runs on 9 hits and 5 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision that we won. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) BIRMINGHAM 1: 1B Stan Stephens (26-R .316-329-2-25-.789-36 B+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .246-484-15-56-.711-34 B) All-Star(02) 3: CF Sergio Acevedo (30-R .224-411-21-66-.756-19 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 4: 3B Gerald Young (31-R .230-269-8-34-.669-0 B) 5: LF Bob Marks (26-R .285-460-20-77-.848-18 A) RoY/All-Star 6: 2B Rick Halverson (28-L .252-305-7-26-.735-1 B) All-Star(01) 7: RF Dave Jay (39-R .186-145-1-13-.518-0 B+) 8: C Shigeru Nagata (26-R .227-233-10-26-.664-0 B) 9: P Doug Essex (29-L .200-35-0-5-.400-0 D) Rookie JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .295-302-0-33-.724-7 B+) 2: RF Tommy Adams (22-L .400-5-1-3-1.800-0 C+) Rookie 3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .333-490-13-63-.888-15 C+) All-Star 4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .261-471-21-86-.783-7 C+) 5: 1B Fernando Tello (22-L .286-388-11-43-.767-0 C+) Rookie 6: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .260-169-1-15-.676-0 B+) 7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .222-379-6-47-.619-20 B+) 8: C Bert Swope (32-S .252-286-1-30-.627-1 B) 9: P Al Calice (23-L .102-49-0-4-.306-0 F) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 74 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 11,718 Top of the First Stan Stephens grounds a 3-0 pitch to right for a hit... Ken Kelly triples to right center and Stephens scores... 1 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo grounds out to short and Kelly scores. 2 to 0, Barons. Gerald Young strikes out. Bob Marks flies out to center. Bottom of the First Charlie Faber, the greatest leadoff man ever, grounds the first pitch he sees in over 5 weeks to center for a hit! Tommy Adams grounds a hit up the middle! Cal Doty walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs! A wild pitch scores Faber! 2 to 1, Barons. Tom McDowell flies out to deep center and both runners advance. Tie Game: 2 to 2! Fernando Tello doubles to right center and Doty scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Danny Stewart strikes out... Bart Daw lines out hard to deep right. Top of the Sixth Bob Marks beats out an infield hit and P Al Calice balks him to 2nd. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Day Jay pops one up to 1st, but Fernando Tello drops it.... Shigeru Nagata lines out to center and Marks tags up and scores. Tie Game: 3 to 3. Top of the Seventh On the Hill: Bob Craig (26-R), after getting the final out of the 6th. Ken Kelly doubles to left... The Bullpen scrambles to action. We walk Sergio Acevedo intentionally.... Gerald Young grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! Top of the Eighth New Pitcher: All-Star Albert Davies (27-L). Rick Halverson doubles to right... The Bullpen hops back up. We walk Dave Jay intentionally.... Shigeru Nagata bunts the runners up. PH Al Chase (32-R), who was 0 for 1 yesterday, but is hitting .347 on the year, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Chase flies out to deep center and both runners advance. 4 to 3, Barons. Stan Stephens lines a hit to left and Jay, the intentional walk, scores... 5 to 3, Barons. Bottom of the Eighth New Pitcher: Wayne Hagan (29-R), their closer, who is 6-7 with 10 SV and a 5.91 ERA in 70 IP. Tommy Adams lines a hit to right! Cal Doty draws a walk. Tom McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs! Fernando Tello grounds into a force at home, 4-2... Danny Stewart lines a hit to left and Doty scores! 5 to 4, Barons. Bart Daw grounds into a force at home, 1-2... PH Ray McDonald (24-L) and his bruised wrist pop out to right.... Top of the Ninth Don Kern (27-R) is in to catch. With 2 outs, Bob Marks doubles to left. We walk Rick Halverson intentionally.... Dave Jay, the sub-.200 hitter, blasts the first pitch over the wall in right for a home run.... 8 to 4, Barons. Bottom of the Ninth New Pitcher: Mike Rizzo (36-L), a rookie, who is 2-1 with 4 SV and a 4.18 ERA in 75.1 IP. It starts to rain. PH Dave Thompson (28-R) beats out an infield hit. Charlie Faber grounds his fourth hit of the day up the middle! PH Leander Gooding (33-R) is sent up. Play is stopped for 21 minutes. Gooding beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs! Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Thompson scores and Faber goes to 3rd. 8 to 5, Barons. Tom McDowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... I am thinking that he is no Marty Eades.... Lost - 8 to 5 We had 13 hits and made 1 error Birmingham had 12 hits and made no errors Al Calice went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7. He balked. RHP Bob Craig went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT). LHP Albert Davies (L 8-6) got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit and 1 walk (INT). RHP Robbie Hopley went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. RHP Roger Wallace faced 1 batter and retired him. Doug Essex (W 7-10) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. 2B Charlie Faber, in his first game in over 5 weeks, had 4 hits and scored a run. RF Tommy Adams had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Leander Gooding had a hit. CF Cal Doty had a hit and 3 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Fernando Tello had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. PH Dave Thompson had a hit and scored a run. For Birmingham, SS Ken Kelly had 3 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Dave Jay hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. Last edited by Questdog; 11-23-2020 at 06:10 PM.