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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.




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