DeMarlo Hale the Newest Member of the Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame
May 12, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release
(Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder, Double A affiliate of the New York Yankees, inducted former Trenton Manager DeMarlo Hale into the Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame in a pre-game ceremony at Waterfront Park on Thursday night.
DeMarlo Hale managed the Trenton Thunder from 1997 to 1999. His 1999 squad had the best record in all of Minor League Baseball at 92-50 and Hale was selected as the Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News and USA Today Baseball Weekly. His combined Thunder record was 234-192 (.549).
This season, Hale is in his second year as Boston Red Sox bench coach following four seasons (2006-09) as Boston's third base coach. Prior to joining the Red Sox, he served as the Texas Rangers first base and outfield coach during the 2002-05 seasons. He managed Texas' Triple-A Oklahoma club to 2nd-place finishes in the Pacific Coast League's East Division in both 2000 and 2001.
Hale is the fifteenth member of Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame joining George Case, Harold ¬ÅBus ¬Â Saidt, James Maloney, Al Downing, Steve Braun, Bob Ryan, Tony Clark, Nomar Garciaparra, Samuel Plumeri Sr., Michael DeCello, Mo Cunningham, David Eckstein, Ken Macha and Sonny Pittaro
All Trenton Thunder tickets are on sale now at trentonthunder.com. All Thunder games can be heard at 91.3 FM and online at trentonthunder.com.
Eastern League Stories from May 12, 2011
- Senators Fall in 11 Innings 6-3 to Richmond - Harrisburg Senators
- Squirrels Skip off on Monell's 11th Inning Blast, 6-3 - Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Clark Aces Aeros - Chesapeake Baysox
- 'Cats Scratch Past R-Phils 8-5 Thursday - Reading Fightin Phils
- Rock Cats Win Wild Opener with Sea Dogs - Portland Sea Dogs
- Blown-Save Blues Continue for B-Mets in 7-4 Loss - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- Seven-Run Seventh Plenty in 7-4 Thunder Win - Trenton Thunder
- Five-Run Bowie Third Does in Aeros - Akron RubberDucks
- Rock Cats Rally, Hold off Portland for Wild Win - New Britain Rock Cats
- d'Arnaud Homers Fisher Cats into First Place - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- Altoona Back at .500, Wins Second Straight - Altoona Curve
- Erie Drops Two Straight with 7-2 Loss at Altoona - Erie SeaWolves
- DeMarlo Hale the Newest Member of the Trenton Baseball Hall of Fame - Trenton Thunder
- Rock Cats Announce Make-Up Dates for April Rain Outs - New Britain Rock Cats
- ROCK CATS CATCHER SENT TO DISABLED LIST - New Britain Rock Cats
- Erie Seawolve at Altoona Curve - Game One of Four - Game Notes - Erie SeaWolves
- Craig Heyer Placed on Disabled List - Trenton Thunder
- Fish Appreciation, Richard Simmons Short Shorts Night and An Education Day Highlight Upcoming Homest - Akron RubberDucks
- Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes - Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Swashbucklers Overrun Prince George's Stadium - Chesapeake Baysox
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Trenton Thunder Stories
- Thunder Salvage Series against State College
- Trenton Tomato Pies Debut in Front of Sell out Crowd - Drop Game Two to Spikes
- Thunder Welcomed 11 Millionth Fan in Franchise History Friday
- Pork Roll Fall to Spikes in Series Opener
- Thunder Ready to Welcome 11 Millionth Fan in Franchise History
