
Baseball Month in Rochester - May 14
Published on May 14, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire State Yankees tonight host Day 14 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 14:
GAME INFO: Durham Bulls (RHP Alex Cobb) at Empire State Yankees (RHP Adam Warren), 7:05 p.m.
HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: National Kidney Foundation, which is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation
RAFFLE ITEMS: Lou Brock autographed photo, Harold Baines autographed baseball, Kyle Drabek autographed baseball, Tsuyoshi Nishioka autographed baseball,
Brandon Laird autographed baseball
SPIKES AND MITTSY APPEARANCE: The Charles Finney School (Penfield)
YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $195
MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $4,638
YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 1,766
MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 39,621
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.
Brock stole 938 bases in his 19-year major league career and was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. Baines hit 384 home runs during his 22-year career that included seven seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (1993-95, 1997-2000). Drabek, the son of former big league pitcher Doug Drabek, is in his third season with the Blue Jays.
Spikes and Mittsy have traveled 417 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.
International League Stories from May 14, 2012
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- Bisons Place INF Zach Lutz on DL, Activate OF Corey Wimberly - Buffalo Bisons
- Clippers Snap PawSox Win Streak at 5 - Pawtucket Red Sox
- Indians Shut out Tides 1-0 in Front of 13,394 - Indianapolis Indians
- Chris Archer Named IL Pitcher of the Week - Durham Bulls
- IronPigs Game Notes - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Bisons Notes - Buffalo at Charlotte - Buffalo Bisons
- Chiefs Team up with Dunkin' Donuts in 2012 - Syracuse Mets
- Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Monday, May 14 at Syracuse - Rochester Red Wings
- Steve Pearce & Chris Archer Honored as International League Players of the Week - IL1
- Baseball Month in Rochester - May 14 - Rochester Red Wings
- "Chopper's All-Stars Program" Returns for 2012 Season - Gwinnett Stripers
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