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Old 12-03-2020, 06:21 PM   #981
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Saturday, April 23, 2005

Trudy the Trainer has cleared CF Cal Doty (28-L) to play so he was activated from the DL and LF Norm Mayer (29-L) was sent to Daytona Beach!

P Mike Marsh was put on the DL and P Danny Coreano (26-L) was called up.

Jacksonville Jays (10-7 .588 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (7-10 .412 2 GB tied for 6th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Al Calice (24-R) (0-1 7.20 ERA 15 IP, 18 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 14 SO)
BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (31-R) (1-1 6.00 ERA 21 IP, 28 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO) All-Star(01)

Calice gave up 6 runs on 7 hits, 2 home runs and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts in 5.1 innings last time out in a loss.

Rodriguez was 1-5 with a 5.68 ERA in 52.1 IP last year before tearing his flexor tendon in May. He was 15-8 with a 2.62 ERA as an All-Star in 2001. He is 2-2 in 6 starts against the Jays in his career with a shutout and a 3.57 ERA. 45.1 IP, 47 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 31 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .241-54-1-3-.795-4 B)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .302-63-1-6-.730-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
3: CF Cal Doty (28-L Season debut C+) All-Star
4: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .231-65-1-9-.689-1 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .265-68-5-12-.800-4 C+)
6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .206-63-1-6-.529-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (33-R .176-51-1-7-.507-2 B+)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .234-47-1-4-.670-0 B) Rookie
9: P Al Calice (24-L .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F)

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (27-R .306-72-0-4-.703-4 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Benny Dreher (27-R .281-64-0-4-.646-2 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Wilson Partida (28-R .286-49-1-8-.729-3 B)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (31-R .185-65-6-14-.761-2 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .081-62-1-2-.282-0 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Bob Marks (26-R .308-65-3-9-.891-4 B+) RoY(03)/All-Star
7: 2B Turner Morache (25-R .286-14-0-2-.732-0 B+)
8: C Shigeru Nagata (27-R .148-27-1-3-.466-0 B)
9: P Cesar Rodriguez (31-R .143-7-0-0-.393-0 F) All-Star(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,741

Top of the First
Jack Washburn lines a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit! T.R. Hunter fouls out to 3rd... Washburn steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Shigeru Nagata throws the ball into center field! Cal Doty, in his season debut, flies out to left and Washburn tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald triples to center! Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd....

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens flies out to deep center. Benny Dreher beats out an infield hit... Wilson Partida hits a home run to right center.... 2 to 1, Barons. Sergio Acevedo flies out to right. Ken Kelly grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Benny Dreher walks on 4 pitches... Wilson Partida swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right center and Dreher scores... 3 to 1, Barons. With 2 outs, Ken Kelly, off to one of the worst starts in history, knocks the first pitch over the right field wall for a home run... 5 to 1, Barons....

Top of the Fourth
With 2 outs, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left! 5 to 2, Barons.

Bottom of the Fourth

With 1 out, Shigeru Nagata doubles to left.... The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Stan Stephens lines a hit to center and Nagata heads home but Cal Doty throws him out! And is not hurt!

Bottom of the Seventh
On the Hill: Johnny Groom (27-R), after 2 perfect innings. Charlie Faber (34-R) is in to play 2nd. With 2 outs, Stan Stephens walks on 4 pitches. Benny Dreher doubles off the wall in left center and Stephens scores, but we nab Dreher trying to take 3rd. The 2nd OF Assist by Cal Doty in his first game! And still not hurt! 6 to 2, Barons.

Bottom of the Eighth

New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (29-R). With 1 out, Sergio Acevedo hits a home run to left... 7 to 2, Barons. 6.1 IP for P Wallace now and only 3 hits allowed, but all home runs....

Lost - 7 to 2

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Birmingham had 10 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice (L 0-2) went 4 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Johnny Groom went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 1 home run.

Cesar Rodriguez (W 2-1) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 7.

1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald hit a triple. 3B Tom McDowell hit his 6th home run of the season. PH Dave Estey drew a walk.

For Birmingham, 1B Wilson Partida hit a double and his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. CF Sergio Acevedo hit his 7th home run. SS Ken Kelly hit his 2nd home run and had 2 RBI.
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