EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Monbouquette and Former Fisher Cats Pitcher Tim Collins to Attend Basebal

Published on October 6, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


MANCHESTER - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, are pleased to announce that Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Monbouquette and former Fisher Cats pitcher and Worcester native Tim Collins will be attending the Saturday, November 20, Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental. Monbouquette and Collins will be joining Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava, NH native and St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Chris Carpenter, the first Major League designated hitter Ron Blomberg, Boxing Hall of Famer Angelo Dundee and many more at the head table for the charitable event.

Monbouquette was the ace of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff in the early 1960's with a career-high 20 victories in 1963. A four time All-Star, Monbouquette pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in 1962. Monbouquette also set a club record for the Red Sox with a 17 strikeout-game in 1961.

Collins, a Worcester, MA native,pitched for the Fisher Cats for part of the 2009 and 2010 seasons. This year with the Fisher Cats Collins posted a 2.51 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched and also recorded 9 saves for the team. Collins finished the season with the Omaha Royals (Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals) and was named as a Baseball America Minor League All-Star. Collins has a career ERA of 2.26 over his four seasons in the minor leagues.

"We are honored to have Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Monbouquette attend the Granite State Baseball Dinner this year," said Fisher Cats President Rick Brenner. "We are also excited to be welcoming former Fisher Cat Tim Collins back to Manchester.The guest list keeps growing, and it is shaping up to be another great event for attendees with sports legends, current fan favorites and future stars."

Here is the current alphabetical list of special guests scheduled for the dinner:

Guest Notes

Jim Beattie Former New York Yankees pitcher/ Current Blue Jays Scout

Ron Blomberg Major League's first designated hitter

Bernie Carbo 1970 NL Rookie of the Year/ Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer

Chris Carpenter 2005 NL Cy Young Award Winner/ 2009 NL Comeback Player of Year

Tim Collins Former Fisher Cats pitcher/2010 Baseball America Minor League All-Star

Angelo Dundee Hall of Fame Boxing Trainer/Trained Muhammad Ali & 14 other World Champions

Ron LeFlore Detriot Tigers Outfielder/Led the American League in 1978 with 68 stolen bases

Bill Monbouquette Red Sox Hall of Famer/ Four time All-star pitcher

Daniel Nava Current Boston Red Sox outfielder

Roy White Former New York Yankees player/World Series Champion

Tickets to the dinner are $75 per person and include dinner, a silent auction and an autograph session with the night's special guests. Fans can purchase tickets in person at Merchantsauto.com Stadium, by visiting nhfishercats.com or by calling the Fisher Cats Ticket Office at (603) 641-2005. Doors will open at 5:00pm for the silent auction and autograph session, with dinner being served at 7:00pm.

For more information about the charitable Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental, please contact Fisher Cats Director of Public Affairs, Danielle Matteau at (603) 606-4177 or visit www.nhfishercats.com. Corporate sponsorships are also available.

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