Baseball Month in Rochester - May 9
May 9, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire State Yankees tonight host Day 9 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 9:
GAME INFO: Columbus Clippers (TBA) at Empire State Yankees (RHP Dellin Betances), 7:05 p.m.
HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: Muscular Dystrophy Association, the non-profit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases
by funding worldwide research
RAFFLE ITEMS: Rod Carew autographed photo, Travis Hafner autographed baseball, Jack Hannahan autographed baseball,
Brian Dozier autographed baseball, Dellin Betances autographed baseball
SPIKES AND MITTSY APPEARANCE: Dudley Elementary (Fairport, NY)
YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $459
MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $3,318
YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 1,361
MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 30,516
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.
Carew was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 after a 19-year career with the Minnesota Twins (1969-78) and California Angels (1980-85). He was an 18-time All-Star and the 1977 American League Most Valuable Player. Hafner and Hannahan play for the Columbus Clippers' parent club, the Cleveland Indians. Dozier was the Red Wings' shortstop until getting called up to the Twins on Monday. He collected his first hit that night against the Angels at Target Field and then recorded his first RBI last night. Betances pitches tonight for the Empire State Yankees.
Spikes and Mittsy have traveled 258 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.
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