Baseball Month in Rochester - May 12
Published on May 12, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire State Yankees tonight host Day 12 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 12:
GAME INFO: Durham Bulls (RHP Jim Paduch) at Empire State Yankees (RHP Nelson Figueroa), 7:05 p.m.
HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: Mary Cariola Children's Center, which serves children with multiple, complex disabilities
who are not accommodated by public and private schools
RAFFLE ITEMS: Don Baylor autographed bat, Steve Garvey autographed photo, Joe Benson autographed baseball,
Manny Banuelos autographed baseball
SPIKES AND MITTSY APPEARANCE: Seneca Park Zoo (2:00 - 3:00 p.m.)
YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $463
MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $4,096
YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 2,498
MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 35,877
Raffle tickets will be sold through the fifth inning. They are $1 apiece, six for $5, and an arm's length for $10. Winners will be announced at the end of the sixth inning.
Baylor played for the Red Wings for three seasons in 1968 and from 1970-71. He is currently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Garvey enjoyed a 19-year major league career with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969-82) and San Diego Padres (1983-87). He was a lifetime .294 hitter with 272 home runs.
Spikes and Mittsy have traveled 401 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.
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The Rochester Red Wings are in their 10th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The Red Wings are operated by Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. and have been a community-owned pro baseball franchise since 1957. Rochester's pro baseball history dates to 1885. For ticket information, call the box office at (585) 423-WING (9464) or visit www.redwingsbaseball.com.
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