Baseball Month in Rochester - May 26

May 26, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release

ROCHESTER, NY - Today is Day 26 of Baseball Month in Rochester. There are no games scheduled at the downtown ballpark until Monday, when the Empire State Yankees play host to Toledo (Tigers). But today is a special day in the Rochester community: the 80th birthday of Rochester's Mr. Baseball, Joe Altobelli.

Altobelli played for the Red Wings for four seasons from 1963-66, managed the club for six seasons from 1971-76, and won two Governors' Cup titles in 1971 and 1974. He also spent time as the club's general manager (1991-93) and as a radio broadcaster (1998-2008). Altobelli, who would go on to win a World Series title as manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 1983, was part of the inaugural class of the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1989. The Wings will celebrate his birthday one week from today, June 2, when the club returns home to Frontier Field to take on the Columbus Clippers at 7:05 p.m.

Also, despite the break in action at Frontier Field, mascot Spikes continues his pledge to make an appearance during each of the 31 days of Baseball Month in Rochester. Here are today's details:

GAME INFO: None

SPIKES APPEARANCE: Abbot's Frozen Custard, 4791 Lake Avenue, Charlotte (1:00 p.m.)

MONTH-TO-DATE BASEBALL MONTH IN ROCHESTER RAFFLE TOTAL: $7,399

MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 82,569

Spikes has traveled 840 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.

Beginning Monday, Frontier Field will host six games in four days to close out Baseball Month in Rochester. Following the finale of the Yankees' 4-game series with Toledo at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday, the Double-A and Triple-A Section 5 High School Baseball Championships will take place along Morrie Silver Way.

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