Baseball Month in Rochester - May 15
May 15, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Red Wings tonight host Day 15 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 15:
GAME INFO: Louisville Bats (RHP Pedro Villarreal) at Rochester Red Wings (LHP Luke French), 7:05 p.m.
HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: American Red Cross Greater Rochester Chapter
RAFFLE ITEMS: Justin Morneau autographed baseball, Bill Lee autographed photo, Jeff Manto autographed baseball, Brian Dozier autographed baseball,
Francisco Cervelli autographed baseball
SPIKES AND MITTSY APPEARANCES: Neil Armstrong Elementary
The Distillery and Pellegrino's (both on Mt. Hope Avenue) - 12:15 p.m.
YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $189
MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $4,827
YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 1,260
MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 40,881
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.
Morneau played parts of two seasons with the Red Wings from 2003-04. He went on to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award with the Twins in 2006. Bill "Spaceman" Lee enjoyed a 14-year major league career with the Boston Red Sox (1969-78) and Montreal Expos (1979-82). He won 119 career games and was a member of the Red Sox' 1975 AL Champion club. Manto, a native of Bristol, PA, played nine seasons in the majors, including time with the Red Sox (1996) and Yankees (1999).
Spikes and Mittsy have traveled 435 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.
International League Stories from May 15, 2012
- Indians Stymied by IronPigs in 4-0 Loss - Indianapolis Indians
- PawSox Spoil Matsui's Durham Debut - Durham Bulls
- PawSox Homer Their Way to Victory - Pawtucket Red Sox
- Redmond, G-Braves Shut Down Bisons, 6-1 - Gwinnett Stripers
- Rochester Red Wings Post-Game Notes - Tuesday, May 15 vs. Louisville Bats - Rochester Red Wings
- Yankees Drop Third Straight Game with 8-2 Loss to Toledo Mud Hens - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
- Chiefs Drop Clippers for Seventh Straight Win - Syracuse Mets
- Tides, Knights Rained out Tuesday - Norfolk Tides
- Rochester Red Wings Game Notes - Tuesday, May 15 vs. Louisville - Rochester Red Wings
- Gwinnett Braves Schedule Doubleheader with Columbus on June 14 - Gwinnett Stripers
- Kevin Youkilis Scheduled to Begin Rehab at DBAP Wednesday - Durham Bulls
- Bisons Notes - Gwinnett at Buffalo - Buffalo Bisons
- IronPigs Game Notes - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Mud Hens Start Eight-Game Homestand Tonight - Toledo Mud Hens
- Baseball Month in Rochester - May 15 - Rochester Red Wings
- Matsuzaka Scheduled to Face Matsui, Bulls in Rehab Start Thursday - Durham Bulls
- Yankees Drop Series Finale with Durham 1-0 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
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