By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The 1993 Rochester Red Wings won the International League East behind a patient offense, overpowering pitching and a slim game-and-a-half margin over the Ottawa Lynx. Until June 13, however, the Red Wings were 0-16 when trailing after seven innings. Jeffrey Hammonds and Randy Ready handled that dubious statistic, galvanizing the Wings in a six-run eighth … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Eighth-inning explosion powers Red Wings over Knights
This Day in Red Wings History: Drumright pitches gem, Red Wings blank Tides
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Mike Drumright's redemption story was a rare bright spot in a gloomy 2002 Rochester Red Wings season. The Wings finished 34 games under .500, the worst team in the International League in their last season in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Rochester allowed 109 more runs than it scored, making for a long season at Frontier Field. For Drumright, who the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Drumright pitches gem, Red Wings blank Tides
This Day in Red Wings History: Washington homers as Wings rout Maine
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Ron Washington can stake a claim as one of the best managers to play for the Rochester Red Wings. In leading the Texas Rangers to back-to-back American League championships to 2010 and 2011, he became the first to bring the Texas franchise to a World Series. In 1987, the veteran affectionately known as "Pops" was just trying to grind his way back to the big … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Washington homers as Wings rout Maine
This Day in Red Wings History: Peraza strikes out 15 at Mile High
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Most pitchers hate taking the mound in Denver, with its high altitude's effect on the baseball serving a point of contention in Most Valuable Player races and Hall of Fame debates ever since the Colorado Rockies were granted an expansion team in 1993. Oswaldo Peraza established himself as an exception on June 10, 1988. Peraza struck out 15 Denver Zephyrs, … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Peraza strikes out 15 at Mile High
This Day in Red Wings History: Red Wings get best of “The Bird”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Mark Fidrych's 1976 season was one of the great one-hit wonder years in sports history. The Worcester, Mass. native went from non-roster invitee to American League Rookie of the Year with Detroit, drawing sellout crowds, talking to the ball and landing a Sports Illustrated cover with nickname namesake Big Bird. Arm injuries plagued Fidrych, however, and on … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Red Wings get best of “The Bird”