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Nashville Arrives for Four Games Starting Thursday

June 24, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Memphis Redbirds News Release


Memphis Redbirds vs. Nashville Sounds (Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates)
Thu., June 26 - Sun., June 29
For tickets, call (901) 721-6000 or "ClickNPrint" your own tickets at http://www.memphisredbirds.com/tickets.

THE REDBIRDS HAVE FAMILY FUN PLANNED WITH LITTLE LEAGUE WEEKEND!

REDBIRDS EQUIPMENT BAG - THU., JUNE 26

The Redbirds have promotions perfect for young fans for four straight days with Little League Weekend! Thursday night, the first 1,500 fans can take home Little League Equipment Bags. This bag is perfect for hauling your kids' baseball bats, balls and other equipment to their games. The Redbirds face the Nashville Sounds in the first of a four-game series at 7:05 p.m. and gates open at 6:00. Thursday's game sponsored by Castrol.

REGGY - FRI., JUNE 27

Little League Weekend continues with more family fun. Reggy will be here to entertain fans during the game with his hilarious antics. Players and umpires beware. The Redbirds take on the Nashville Sounds at 7:05 p.m. and gates open at 6:00. Friday's game sponsored by KFC.

REDBIRDS BASEBALL CAP - SAT., JUNE 28

Little League Weekend rolls on with Redbirds Baseball Caps for the first 1,500 fans. The Redbirds face the Nashville Sounds at 6:05 p.m. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Saturday's game sponsored by KFC.

REDBIRDS BATTING HELMETS - SUN., JUNE 29

The Little League Weekend finale features Redbirds Batting Helmets for the first 1,500 fans. The Redbirds face the Nashville Sounds at 2:05 p.m. Don't forget that kids can run the bases like the pros after every Sunday game thanks to Dulins Sports Academy and News Channel 3. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. Sunday's game sponsored by KFC.

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HART OFF TO RED-HOT START WITH CARDINALS

Infielder takes advantage of opportunity with St. Louis

Injuries to Cardinals infielders Fernando Vina and Miguel Cairo opened a window of opportunity for former Redbirds second baseman Bo Hart and the 26-year-old infielder is taking every advantage.

Hart was called up by the St. Louis Cardinals last Thursday morning due to Cairo's being placed on the disabled list after he was hit by a pitch by Milwaukee's Dan Kolb Wednesday night. Cairo will be lost for three to five weeks because of a fractured fifth metacarpal on his left hand. Vina was already sidelined with a torn tendon in his right hamstring.

Hart made his Cardinals debut starting at second base and batting eighth Thursday afternoon in an 8-4 St. Louis win in Milwaukee. He picked up a double in the second inning in his first at-bat off Brewers starter Ruben Quevedo and later scored on an Orlando Palmeiro ground-rule double. Hart then drove home two runs with a fifth-inning triple to center off Quevedo. He finished the day 2-for-3 with a walk, one run scored and two RBI.

He continued the hot start with a 2-for-4 performance Friday vs. Kansas City, including a double and an RBI. Saturday, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa tried him out in the role as lead-off man and Hart started the game off with a triple off the top of the wall in left-center and later scored on Albert Pujols' double.

Hart added another hit Sunday, and after four games for St. Louis, is 8-for-17 (.471) with two doubles, two triples, and an .824 slugging percentage, three RBI and four runs scored.

A 33rd-round draft pick of the Cardinals in 1999 out of Gonzaga, Hart was hitting .298 with 7 home runs and 31 RBI in 66 games in his first year at the Triple-A level with the Redbirds.

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GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE ALL-STAR LUNCHEON FEATURING HALL-OF-FAME BROADCASTER ERNIE HARWELL

The Memphis Redbirds are hosting this year's Triple-A All-Star Game presented by AutoZone and have planned two days of activities in and around AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis. Don't miss out on the FansFest and Old Navy Home Run Derby on Tuesday, July 15, or the All-Star Luncheon at the Peabody Hotel on Wednesday, July 16.

Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell will serve as the featured speaker at the All-Star Luncheon on Wednesday, June 15, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Peabody Hotel's Grand Ballroom.

Tickets to the luncheon are $25 each and available now at the Redbirds box office [(901) 721-6000] or online at memphisredbirds.com at the following link...

https://tix.extremetix.com/tix/SilverStream/Pages/pgIndex.html?siteID=95

Harwell began his legendary career in major league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 and broadcast games for the Giants and Orioles before becoming the radio play-by-play voice for Detroit in 1960. He served in that capacity until 1992 when he worked as a guest announcer for the Anaheim Angels and CBS Radio's "Game of the Week." Harwell rejoined the Tigers the next year on their television broadcasts and retired after the 2002 season.

In 1981, Harwell became the first active broadcaster inducted into The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., when he was named the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. Harwell is also a member of the Radio Hall of Fame, inducted in 1998.

Purchase All-Star Game tickets or find out all the latest news regarding the game and festivities at the new Triple-A All-Star Game "Mini-site" at memphisredbirds.com!

http://www.memphisredbirds.com/allstar/index.html

To purchase individual game or All-Star Game tickets in person, stop by the AutoZone Park Box Office located at the corner of Third and Union in downtown Memphis. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from Noon to 4 p.m.

To order by phone, please call (901) 721-6000, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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