8-02 – HARRISBURG SENATORS (EL) RHP JULIO MANON and RHP BRYAN HEBSON combined on a six-hit shutout in their 6-0 victory over the league-leading AKRON AEROS. Manon, in his first Class-AA start since 15 July of last year, scattered five hits and issued one walk, striking out 10 over six innings for the win. The 29-year-old who went 8-6 with two saves, an ERA of 3.50 over 28 appearances, in 13 starts with Class-AAA OTTAWA LYNX this season, struck out the side in the first and fourth frames and fanned a pair in the sixth. Hebson yielded a hit and struck out a batter, facing the minimum over three innings of relief to collect his fifth save. The 26-year-old is currently holding opposing hitters to a .184 batting average with only 55 hits allowed through 85.1 innings. A first-round draft pick of the MONTREAL EXPOS in 1997, the 6'5", 210-pound hurler is 9-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 33 appearances, which includes three starts.
8-02 – OTTAWA LYNX (IL) RHP TIM DREW pitched seven solid innings in their 5-1 triumph over the ROCHESTER RED WINGS, handing them their 10th straight loss, in which they have been outscored 54-26. He yielded an unearned run and six hits with a walk and two strikeouts to record a victory in consecutive starts for the first time with his new club. The 23-year-old retired 12 of the final 14 batters he faced, inducing an inning-ending double-play in the seventh. Traded by the CLEVELAND INDIANS with BARTOLO COLON on 28 June, he posted an 8-4 mark and an ERA of 3.27 in 15 starts for the BUFFALO BISONS, since the deal, he is 2-2 with a 3.97 ERA over seven starts with the Lynx.
8-03 – EDMONTON TRAPPERS (PCL) RHP SCOTT RANDALL recorded his 13th consecutive victory in their 7-4 triumph over the SACRAMENTO RIVERCATS, in the first game of a doubleheader. Randall, who went 2-0 in five starts with the NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS of the Class-AA EASTERN LEAGUE to open the current season, allowed three runs and nine hits with four walks and five strikeouts over five innings. He improved to 11-0 with a 3.38 ERA in 16 appearances, including 12 starts for Edmonton. The 26-year-old is now 5-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last five games, allowed 26 hits and seven walks with 19 strikeouts over 36 innings. The 6'3", 200-pound pitcher now holds the second longest winning streak in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION this season.
8-04 – EDMONTON TRAPPERS (PCL) C MATTHEW LECROY hit a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning and finished with two homers and a career-high seven runs batted in in their 15-11 victory over the SACRAMENTO RIVERCATS with runners on second and third and two outs in a three-run game, 1B TODD SEARS was intentionally walked to load the bases, then Lecroy drilled a pitch over the right field wall for his 11th round-tripper of the season. The right-handed hitting cleanup hitter also drove in a run with an infield single in the third inning, and a two-run blast to right field in the eighth, going 3-for-5 with a walk, his 16th multi-hit game out of 33 with the Trappers this season. Overall the 26-year-old is batting .393 with 42 RBI and 28 runs scored and has yet to hit into a double play in over 120 at-bats.
8-06 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) RHP MIKE JUDD carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning in their 6-1 victory at the EDMONTON TRAPPERS, retiring the first 10 batters over three hitless innings, including a four-out second frame, before allowing a walk to open the fourth. He then set down 11 of the following 13 batters, carrying a no-hit bid through 7.1 innings, before OF LEW FORD reached him for a single. Overall, the 27-year-old yielded a run and one hit with three walks and a season-high nine strikeouts over 7.1 innings, improving to 7-5 with a 5.24 ERA in 19 starts. The 6'1", 217-pound hurler fanned two batters in the second, third and seventh innings, giving him a season total of 43 in 101.1 innings, with 12 hits allowed and just six walks issued. SS KEVIN HOOPER singled in both the fourth and eighth innings, extending his hitting streak to 20 games for the Cannons. The 25-year-old is hitting .375 (33-for-88) with seven doubles and 12 RBI during his streak, which started on 12 July.
8-07 – CHRIS WOODWARD hit three solo home runs against the SEATTLE MARINERS at SKYDOME, giving him 11 jacks in just 156 at-bats this season, however his BLUE JAYS came up short in the game, 5-4 in 11 innings. After naming the 26-year-old as his starting shortstop in mid-July, BLUE JAYS Manager CARLOS TOSCA said, "He's got a high ceiling. He could be our shortstop for a long time. If you look at his numbers in the minors, he had a good home run ratio per at-bat. He's got a lot of power. He stepped it up and he's playing outstanding for us. The kid had a great night. Unfortunately, it was in a losing cause." Having never hit more than 13 homers in a season at any level working his way up through the minors, Woodward was slated to be the backup to FELIPE LOPEZ, but he struggled and had recently been sent down to the Triple-AAA SYRACUSE SKYCHIEFS. "We lost. "I'm still trying to figure out how we could've won that game," Woodward said. "That's what we play the game for. It's great to hit three home runs in a game, but if you don't win, then you really didn't accomplish what you set out to do." The first homer came in the fifth inning, which tied the game at 1-1. The second came in the seventh, giving his BLUE JAYS a short-lived lead and the third came in the bottom of the ninth, but was not enough to pull out the win.
8-07 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER hit safely in his 21st straight game as his team fell to the EDMONTON TRAPPERS, 7-6. Hooper went 1-for-4 in the game, lined a one-out triple into left field in the third and scored, keeping his streak alive. He is batting .366 (34-for-93) with seven doubles, a pair of triples and 12 RBI during this stretch, which began on 12 July. OF MICHAEL RESTOVICH went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI, including a run-scoring double, slapped down the left-field line in the bottom of the ninth, to seal the win for his Trappers.
8-08 – EDMONTON TRAPPERS (PCL) RHP SCOTT RANDALL recorded his 14th consecutive victory with a complete game in their 8-2 win over the CALGARY CANNONS. Randall yielded only one earned run and scattered seven hits, with a pair of walks, and a strikeout, in his second complete game of the season and the 16th of his eight-year career. The 28-year-old retired 10 of 11 batters between the fifth and eighth frames and set down the final four hitters of the game, inducing 15 ground ball outs overall to improve to 12-0 in 17 games with the Trappers. Randall now stands four wins shy of the all-time PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE record for most consecutive wins in a season, held by FRANK BROWNING, who won 16 straight for the SAN FRANCISCO SEALS in 1909. SS KEVIN HOOPER had two hits, extending his hitting streak with the CALGARY CANONS to 22 games, the longest in that league this season.
8-08 – Former BLUE JAYS GM PAT GILLICK was honoured for his successes over the years by having his name added to the LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE before the game against he SEATTLE MARINERS, his current club. It was an emotional evening for Gillick, who was an original employee from 1976 through 1994, and who still makes his permanent home in Toronto. At the press conference to announce his induction, his eyes welled up, and his voice wavered as he stated, "You get older, I don't know if you get sentimental or what, but there were so many people involved in building the club, and it doesn't seem proper that I'm getting the recognition, but in some ways I feel uncomfortable with it because there were so many people who were involved with this organization that made a contribution." The LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE an upper-deck shrine to franchise-defining individuals already includes the names of GEORGE BELL, JOE CARTER, TONY FERNANDEZ, CITO GASTON, and DAVE STIEB.
8-08 – OTTAWA LYNX (IL) RHP TIM DREW won his third straight start, tossing eight solid innings in their 6-1 win over the ROCHESTER RED WINGS, allowing an unearned run and scattering four hits with a strikeout and three walks, improving to 3-0 with a 0.79 ERA in his last three starts. He retired seven straight between the first and third innings and set down seven of the final eight batters of the game to record his first win at home as a member of the Lynx.
8-09 – LOUISVILLE BATS (IL) RHP CHRIS REITSMA pitched the first complete game of his minor-league career in an 8-2 victory for his squad over the COLUMBUS CLIPPERS. He allowed two runs and four hits with a pair of walks and seven strikeouts to record his first career win at the Class-AAA level. The 24-year-old Canadian-born hurler, who was 4-8 with a 3.41 ERA over 21 contests with the CINCINNATI REDS before being optioned down on 31 July, retired the first six batters he faced and 12 in a row between the fifth and eighth innings.
8-10 – DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS (SAL) RHP PAT HENTGEN threw five solid innings in their 1-0 loss to the AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS. Hentgen, down in the minors recovering from elbow surgery, allowed a run and four hits over five innings for the loss. The 33-year-old also struck out four, walked a batter and hit one, in his second rehab outing. Previously he threw three scoreless innings in the rookie-level GULF COAST LEAGUE on 5 August. Since signing a two-year contract with the BALTIMORE ORIOLES in December 2000, Hentgen has only made nine major league starts, all last season.
8-10 – MEDICINE HAT BLUE JAYS (PIO) OF ERIK RICO went 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI in a 7-2 victory over the IDAHO FALLS PADRES. He entered the contest with just nine RBI in his first 38 games, singled home a run in both the fourth and sixth innings, and in the eighth, he followed a pair of walks and a single with his first grand slam. He is a recent 22nd round draft pick out of CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
8-11 – The UNITED STATES scored 10 runs in the eighth inning to down CANADA 12-3 in the Bronze Medal contest at the WORLD JUNIOR BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS in Sherbrooke, Quebec. CANADA scored twice in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead as ADAM LOEWEN of Surrey, B.C., hit an RBI triple, later scoring on a single off the bat of SHAWN BOWMAN, of Coquitlan, B.C. The UNITED STATES sent 14 batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning, which was highlighted by a home runs from CHRIS LUBANSKI and tournament MVP DELMON YOUNG. RYAN McGOVERN, of Abbotsford, B.C., gave up six runs on 11 hits over 7.1 innings, in taking the loss, while CHAD BILLINGSLEY earned the win for the victors. Loewen, who batted at a .737 clip in the tournament, and Bowman, who drove in 12 runs while hitting four homers, were named to the ALL-STAR Team, which saw CUBA defeat TAIPEI in the Gold Medal match.
8-11 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER produced a hit in both games of a doubleheader, extending his league leading hitting streak to 24 games. In the first contest, the completion of a suspended game from 10 August, he singled twice and drove in a pair of runs in the Cannons 11-5 victory over the PORTLAND BEAVERS. Then, in the regularly scheduled game, he had a single in the first inning of a seven-hit shutout by the Beavers, 3-0. Hooper is now batting .371 (39-for-105) with seven doubles and 14 RBI during his streak, which began on 12 July. RHP MIKE JUDD carried a no-hitter through six innings for Calgary, facing the minimum. Then he gave up three runs on two hits in the seventh suffering the loss and falling to 7-6 in 20 starts this season.
8-11 – OTTAWA LYNX (IL) RHP SUN-WOO KIM won his sixth consecutive decision in their 5-1 victory over the SYRACUSE SKYCHIEFS, yielding a run and scattering six hits with a walk and five strikeouts over eight innings, improving to 6-0 with a 1.21 ERA in his last seven starts, having won five straight starts between 24 June-1 August, struck out three in a row between the second and third innings, retiring the side in order in both the third and seventh and induced an inning-ending double play in the fourth. Overall, his record on the 2002 season improved to 6-2 with a 2.43 ERA in 11 minor league starts.
8-12 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER extended his hitting streak to 25 games in his teams 10-7 loss to the PORTLAND BEAVERS, finishing with a pair of singles in five at-bats, striking out once. This was his seventh multi-hit game in his last 11 contests, and he has scored 18 runs and knocked in 14 during this stretch, while hitting at for a .361 average over his last 119 at-bats with 11 extra-base hits. Since 12 July Hooper has upped his batting average by 29 points to .294 and is currently tied with two other players for the second longest streak in the minor leagues this season and is just two games away from tying for the longest.
8-12 – AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (NYP) SS BRAD HASSEY drove in two runs to help his side earn their 10th consecutive victory by defeating the MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS, 10-1. The 5'11", 170-pounder, who finished with two doubles, delivered an RBI groundout to break a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning and doubled home a run and scored in the eighth. Auburn has taken seven straight on the road and, during the streak, is outscoring its opponents by a count of 73-10.
8-13 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER extended his league-leading hitting streak to 26 games in their 10-7 loss to the LAS VEGAS 51s, going 1-for-4, lacing an RBI single that capped a three-run inning to keep the streak going, and is batting .368 (42-for-114) with seven doubles, 15 RBI and six stolen bases.
8-13 – AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (NYP) 1B CLINT JOHNSON drove in three runs for his squad as they captured their 11th consecutive victory by downing the BATAVIA MUCKDOGS, 7-3, as the Florida native highlighted a four-run fourth inning with a three run home run to right-center field.
8-14 – EDMONTON TRAPPERS (PCL) DH MATT LECROY went 5-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBI in a 9-0 victory at the OMAHA ROYALS, doubling home a run and scoring in the first inning, capping a three-run second with a two-run base hit. He crossed the plate after hitting a two-run home run to complete the scoring in the ninth, recording his first five-hit performance since 1999. The 26-year-old is now batting .358 with 58 hits, 7 doubles, 12 home runs, and 48 runs batted in over 43 games. LHP BRAD THOMAS threw seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits, striking out four to improve to 6-9 with a 5.22 ERA in 25 appearances.
8-14 – AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS (NYP) 3B CESAR GERMAN drove in two runs and scored the deciding run as his team won their 12th consecutive over the BATAVIA MUCKDOGS, 6-5. The 6' 165-pounder singled home two runs in the third inning and crossed home plate on an error in the fifth for a 6-4 lead, and the team is now 37-19 on the season, tied with ONEONTA for the best record in the league this season.
8-15 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER extended his hitting sreak to 27 games in their 5-3 loss to the LAS VEGAS 51s, finishing 1-for-4 with a first inning single and a run scored, and is now batting .346 for the month, tying him for the longest hitting streak in the minors in 2002.
8-16 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER extended his hitting streak to 28 games in their 7-6 win over the LAS VEGAS 51s, going 2-for-4, singling with one out in the first inning and scored, got a base hit in the third and drew a two-out walk and scored the second of a four-run sixth inning, running his batting average to .359 (45-for-122) during this stretch.
8-17 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER extended his hitting streak to 29 games in their 3-0 triumph over the PORTLAND BEAVERS, striking out in his first two at-bats, then lined out to the second baseman in the fifth before leading off the seventh with a single, finishing 1-for-5. He is batting .294 with 118 hits, 34 RBI and 62 runs in 105 games. RHP HANZEL IZQUIERDO pitched eight scoreless innings with just two hits allowed and four strikeouts for the win, retiring 21 of the final 22 batters he faced without yielding a hit or walk.
8-18 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER hit safely in his 30th straight game, a 7-4 victory over the PORTLAND BEAVERS, as he doubled home a run in the third inning, finishing 1-for-5 with a pair of groundouts, reaching base on an error in the sixth before scoring on the first of 3B JASON WOOD'S two home runs. Hooper has eight two-baggers and 16 RBI while batting .356 during the streak.
8-19 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER hit safely in his 32nd game, in their 5-3 win over the PORTLAND BEAVERS, going 1-for-5, slapping a single to right field in his first at-bat of the contest to extend his streak and is now batting .350 with 16 RBI and 22 runs scored over his last 31 games, becoming the first minor leaguer to reach 31 straight games since 3B CASEY BLAKE did so in 1998, tying for the seventh longest hitting streak in the minor leagues since 1987.
8-20 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) SS KEVIN HOOPER saw his hitting streak halted at 31 games in their 7-1 loss at the PORTLAND BEAVERS, finishing 0-for-4 with a lineout to short, a pair of groundouts and a flyout to right.
8-21 –- The MONTREAL EXPOS top draft pick, CLINT EVERTS, agreed to terms on a contract with a $2.5 million signing bonus. A right-handed pitcher, he was the 5th overall pick in the June 2002 draft, from Cypress Hills High School in Houston, Texas, where he went 9-3 with a 1.30 ERA.
8-22 – CLINTON LUMBERKINGS (MID) 3B FELIX LUGO homered in his third consecutive contest in his teams 5-3 loss to the WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS, crushing a solo blast, his 10th of the season, with one out in the sixth inning, singled home a run in the eighth, and now has eight hits and five RBI in his last 13 at-bats.
8-22 – When VLADIMIR GUERRERO hit his 205th home run against the COLORADO ROCKIES in a 14-6 win, he passed TIM WALLACH for third position on the MONTREAL EXPOS franchise all-time homer list.
8-23 – Before a crowd of 6824 at Municipal Stadium, JERMAIN ALLENSWORTH laced a double off the leftfield wall in the 12th inning scoring the winning run, leading his GREENVILLE BRAVES over the visiting TENNESSEE SMOKIES, 7-6, extending their losing streak to 5 games. LHP FRANCISCO OZUNA (1-2) walked RYAN LANGERHANS with two out in the 12th before the big hit ended the game, with Greenville down to its last strike twice in the 9th inning before Allensworth singled past 1B DOMINIC RICH to extend the game for CHARLES THOMAS, who launched his first home run of the season over the wall in left to tie the game. The Smokies had taken the lead in the fifth inning, as OF RICH THOMPSON doubled into the rightfield corner, scoring on a single by Rich. OF GABE GROSS, who was activated off the DL Thursday, started Friday for the first time since going down on 1 August, drove Rich home to put his side ahead by one run. Then OF RYAN FLEMING's home run in the sixth pushed the Smokies ahead 6-4 before the late game heroics of the Braves hitters.
8-23 – OTTAWA LYNX (IL) RHP TIM DREW tossed six-plus solid innings to help his team edge the SCRANTON-WILKES BARRE RED BARONS, 3-2, yielding a run and three hits with two walks and a strikeout over 6.1 innings, nine in a row between the first and the third, with the help of a second-inning double play, one of two induced in his outing, improving to 5-1 with an ERA of 1.54 in his last six starts, after starting 0-2 with a 5.28 ERA in his first appearances with the Lynx.
8-23 – The FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE All-Star Team was announced by League President CHUCK MURPHY. The DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS were well represented by C GUILLERMO QUIROZ, 2B DOMINIC RICH, RF ALEXIS RIOS and Canadian-born DH SIMON POND. Also, LUIS DORANTE, who left the MONTREAL EXPOS to join the FLORIDA MARLINS organization in 2002 to manage the JUPITER HAMMERHEADS, was named as a coach.
8-23 – HARRISBURG SENATORS (EL) RHP BRYAN HEBSON extended his scoreless streak to 13 innings with over two innings of scoreless relief in their 3-2 victory over the ALTOONA CURVE, entering the game with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, retiring the first five batters he faced and induced an inning-ending double play, after yielding a single with one gone in the ninth, for his sixth save, and is now 2-0 with three saves over his last six outings. He has allowed six hits and issued only a walk with 12 strikeouts over his last 13 innings of work, dating back to 22 July. On the season he is 9-0 with a 1.64 ERA and has opposing batters hitting only .183 against him in 34 games.
8-26 – CALGARY CANNONS (PCL) RHP JASON SECODA recorded the second shutout of his career in their 6-0 victory at the NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS, yielding just two hits and a pair of walks with seven strikeouts in his first shutout since 11 July 1999, when he spun a two-hitter with eight stikeouts for the BIRMINGHAM BARONS of the Class-AA SOUTHERN LEAGUE. The 27-year-old retired eight in a row between the third and fifth innings and, with the help of a double play, set down the final eight batters of the contest, snapping a personal two-game losing skid with his seventh career complete game, improving to 3-2 with a 4.19 ERA in nine starts this season.
8-27 – BOWIE BAYSOX (EL) RHP PAT HENTGEN continued his return to major-league form with six strong innings in a 4-3 triumph over the READING PHILLIES. Hentgen, who is at his fourth stop within the BALTIMORE ORIOLES system since starting on his rehab on 5 August, allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits over six innings, but did not factor in the decision. The 33-year-old also walked a pair and struck out three in the contest, and overall, has fanned 20 while issuing just three walks in 25.2 innings during his comeback from offseason elbow surgery.
8-28 – OTTAWA LYNX (IL) RHP TIM DREW hurled eight strong innings to help his team down the BUFFALO BISONS, 5-2, scattering three hits, a walk and five strikeouts for the win. After going 0-2 with a 5.28 ERA in his first five starts for the Lynx, Drew has since gone 6-1 with a 1.28 ERA over his next seven starts. He issued a leadoff walk in the third, retiring 12 of the first 13 batters before yielding his first hit of the game to open the fifth and set down the final four batters of his outing.
8-28 – The INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE All-Star Team for 2002 was announced with the OTTAWA LYNX being well-represented with 1B JOE VITIELLO and OF ENDY CHAVEZ. Former BLUE JAYS farmhand, DH KEVIN WITT of the LOUISVILLE BATS, also saw his name added to the squad.
8-28 – The SOUTHERN LEAGUE All-Star Team for 2002 was announced and OF DEWAYNE WISE and RHP VINNY CHULK of the TENNESSEE SMOKIES were named to the squad.
8-28 – The MIDWEST LEAGUE All-Star Team for 2002 was announced and RHP DONALD LEVINSKI of the CLINTON LUMBERKINGS made the team.
8-30 – CLINTON LUMBERKINGS (MID) OF JOVANNY SOSA connected on a pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to help his squad slip past the CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS, 9-8. After the Kernels rallied for two runs in the top of the 12th, 2B GREG THISSEN led off the bottom of the frame by taking an offering over the outfield wall to cut the deficit to 8-7. 3B MATHEW THEDE followed with a single before Sosa entered the game as a pinch-hitter for the sixth time this year, smacking his sixth home run of the season to give his side its fourth victory in 10 extra-inning games this season.
8-30 – The BUFFALO BISONS held their annual Fan Appreciation Night, before a sellout crowd of 21050, at which C TIM LAKER was awarded the Judge Michael Dillon Comeback Player of the Year Award, recognizing an individual who overcomes injury, illness or personal problems, exemplifying the meaning of hard work and dedication. During the off-seaon Laker had battled symptoms of chronic colitis, a disease he suffers from, with his condition requiring surgery in which doctors removed part of his pancreas and a cyst the size of two baseballs. He lost over 40 pounds due to this illness and surgery, and recovery was difficult. He rejoined the Bisons on 3 June and is currently batting .222 with 4 homers and 28 RBI in 59 games. Also, he was the recipient of the Joe DeSA Most Inspirational Award, named for the slick-fielding, power hitting infielder, who played with the Bisons in 1985 and 1986. The award is presented to the player who exemplifies the meaning of inspiration in his play and his love for the game. Since his return, Laker has been a team leader both on and off the playing field and in the clubhouse.
8-30 – With a stolen base against the ATLANTA BRAVES, MONTREAL EXPOS RF VLADIMIR GUERRERO became the fifth player in MLB history with back-to-back 30-30 seasons.
8-30 – The TORONTO BLUE JAYS claimed LHP JASON KERSHNER off waivers from the SAN DIEGO PADRES.
8-31 – The DAYTONA CUBS hosted an honorary pitch ceremony at JACKIE ROBINSON BALLPARK in Daytona Beach. Gates opened at 2:00pm and by 2:04pm local fans began a marathon World Record First Pitch Ceremony. When longtime fan "Front Row" Joe Rowe tossed the final pitch, a total of 1160 balls had been thrown in less than 4 hours. The record eclipsed the 752 thrown by fans of the CAPE FEAR CROCS, a MONTREAL EXPOS affiliate in the SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE, set on this date exactly two years earlier. After that season the team relocated to Lakewood, New Jersey and now operate as the LAKEWOOD BLUE CLAWS. Coincidently, the DAYTONA CUBS opponent this day was the BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES and some of their players were present when the former record was set at MUNICIPAL STADIUM in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
8-31 – JOSH PHELPS set a BLUE JAYS team record for rookies with 30 RBI during the month, being two shy of the club mark for the month of August, shared by DAVE WINFIELD and CARLOS DELGADO. This is the most by a rookie in a month since GARRETT ANDERSON of the ANAHEIM ANGELS had 31 in July of 1995. Phelps is also the first rookie to lead the AMERICAN LEAGUE in RBI in a month since TONY CLARK, then with the DETROIT TIGERS, with 25 in September 1996.
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