May 16, 2005
Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Keith Meyer, 3B, Memphis (30-L .340/.400/.514) Had 15 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 7 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (8th career PoW)
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
May 9 - Frank Cane (29-R) of Syracuse pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 6. The lone hit was a 2-out single in the 1st. He is now tied for the MLB lead with 3 shutouts. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 7-1 with a 1.29 ERA in 8 starts. I am not to concerned with him keeping Jim Baucom from leading the MLB in categories because he is injury prone and has never yet pitched enough innings in a season to qualify for the ERA title. The Sycamores won, 5 to 0.
May 9 - Mike Elizondo (26-R) of Columbus did Frank Cane 1 better and pitched a no-hitter at home versus Birmingham. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 6th no-hitter in MLB history and the 2nd in the last 5 days. 3 of the 6 MLB no-hitters have been tossed by Explorers, including the only perfect game (3 different pitchers). At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double and scored a run. He is tied with Cane with 3 shutouts on the season and now has 13 in his career. The Explorers won, 3 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
May 10 - John Wilson (30-R) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 2nd shutout his career. He is now 4-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 7 starts. The Colonels won, 2 to 0, with 2 runs in the top of the 9th.
May 10 - Charlotte lost 2001 All-Star P Ron Simon (32-R) for at least a calendar year with elbow ligament reconstruction surgery. He was 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 7 starts this season.
May 11 - Dave Gray (35-R) of Memphis pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 2 and struck out 3. 130 pitches thrown. It is the 10th shutout of his career. He is now 2-2 with a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts. The Mules won, 3 to 0.
May 12 - Carlos Santiago (27-L) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 1 and struck out 1. 92 pitches thrown. It is the 9th shutout of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 2.30 ERA in 8 starts. The Colonels won, 5 to 0.
May 12 - CF Victor Ocasio of New Orleans had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Syracuse. The Pelicans won, 9 to 4.
May 12 - Jack Brown (29-R) of Charlotte pitched a 5 hit shutout at Ottawa. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. It is the 8th shutout of his career. He is now 2-0 in 2 starts (7 G) with a 2.73 ERA. The Hornets won, 6 to 0.
May 12 - In a football game, the Memphis Mules won at home versus Hartford, 23 to 16. The Mules had an 11 run 1st inning and a 10 run 3rd. 3B Keith Meyer (30-L) of Memphis set a new MLB record by going 6 for 6 in a 9 inning game. He had a double, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI. For Hartford, 1B Vinny Puga (28-R) had 4 hits, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. LF Joel Yost (25-L) went 4 for 4 with a double and a home run and 2 walks, scored 3 runs had had 5 RBI. 2B Charlie Mackey (30-R) had 3 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. No non-pitchers were used in the game by either team. Edwin Torres (31-L) of Hartford deserves special mention for pitching 4 scoreless inning of relief!
May 13 - LF/2B Tim Dawson (28-R) of New Orleans went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run and 2 RBI at Richmond, but the Pelicans lost, 9 to 3.
May 14 - Danny Belsky (32-R) pitched a 3 hit shutout at Providence. He walked 2 and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double and had 2 RBI. It is the 4th shutout of his career. He is now 3-2 with a 2.50 ERA in 8 starts. The Bombers won, 3 to 0.
May 15 - 1B Mike Sammon (26-R) of Richmond went 5 for 5 with with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI at home versus New Orleans. The Robins won, 8 to 1.
May 15 - PH/RF Ken Gates (30-L) of Memphis went 2 for 2 with a double and a home run and had 6 RBI at home versus Louisville. The Mules won, 9 to 7. However, the Mules lost 2-time All-Star P Rick Potts (26-R) until the middle of September with a ruptured tendon in his finger. He 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA in 4 starts and is 44-17 (.721) with a 2.53 ERA in 105 starts in his injury riddled career.