By IAIN HIGGINS The Rochester Red Wings completed their sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs on this day in 1955, winning 11-10 in a come-from-behind victory to clinch the Governors' Cup in front of 11,364 fans. Vern Benson’s 11th inning single into right-center field sent Jackie Brandt scrambling home and ended the series 4-0. Allie Clark, Jay Van Noy, Stan Jok and Benson led a … [Read more...] about This Day In Red Wings History: Wings come from behind to win Governors’ Cup
This Day In Red Wings History: Finigan ends four-hour battle, sends Wings to IL Playoffs
By IAIN HIGGINS Tied at 76 wins apiece at the close of the regular season, Rochester and Toronto squared off in a one-game play-in bout for the fourth and final International League playoff spot in front of a Red Wing Stadium crowd of 7,184 on this day in 1961. Jim Finigan’s bat delivered the tying and winning runs as the Wings came back from a 7-0 deficit at the end of the … [Read more...] about This Day In Red Wings History: Finigan ends four-hour battle, sends Wings to IL Playoffs
This Day In Red Wings History: Salcedo’s homer puts Wings one game away from IL title
By IAIN HIGGINS Ronnie Salcedo’s two-run go-ahead homer in the fifth inning gave the Red Wings a lead they would hold for the rest of the night as their 4-2 victory over the Tidewater Tides on this day in 1988 moved them within one game of the International League title. Craig Worthington made it a 4-2 ballgame as he doubled in the eighth off Tim Drummond, scoring Steve Finley … [Read more...] about This Day In Red Wings History: Salcedo’s homer puts Wings one game away from IL title
This Day In Red Wings History: Mussina makes Triple-A debut
By IAIN HIGGINS Mike “Moose” Mussina never won a World Series. He never won a Cy Young Award, though he was a top-five finalist six times. He pitched five near-perfect games, at the Major-League level, yet he could never find perfection. The 11th-round pick in the 1987 MLB draft did, though, cap his career with a spot in Cooperstown. On August 28, 1990, the future MLB … [Read more...] about This Day In Red Wings History: Mussina makes Triple-A debut
This Day In Red Wings History: Andrews proves himself with late triple
By IAIN HIGGINS Red Wings third baseman Shane Andrews drilled a game-deciding two-run triple in the eighth inning and a sacrifice fly in the sixth in a 6-4 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in front of 7,234 fans at Frontier Field on this day in 2003. Both at-bats came after Red Barons manager Marc Bombard instructed pitcher Brian Powell to walk Todd Sears in … [Read more...] about This Day In Red Wings History: Andrews proves himself with late triple