By TOM GARIGEN August 6, 1986 Luck can often play a big role in the game of baseball. A lucky bounce can mean the difference between fair or foul, a hit or an out, and a win or a loss. Over the course of a season, those breaks can sometimes make or break a team’s chances. Ken Gerhart wasn’t always on the good end of the luck spectrum. His promising 1987 season with the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Streaking Gerhart lifts Wings over Clippers
This Day in Red Wings History: Coffie’s heroics lift Rochester past Toledo
By TOM GARIGEN July 30, 2001 It’s easy to get caught in a Baseball Reference vortex. After all, the astonishing vastness of the website and its statistical offerings is so overwhelming, it could keep a baseball junkie busy for days on end. You can track down Wins Above Replacement leaders from the 19th century. Or you could make a chain of teammates spanning almost 100 … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Coffie’s heroics lift Rochester past Toledo
This Day in Red Wings History: Boone tosses no-hitter as Wings sweep Chiefs
By TOM GARIGEN July 23, 1990 At 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds, Dan Boone didn’t exactly cut an imposing presence on the mound. But when the left-hander’s knuckleball was dancing, he might as well have been Randy Johnson atop the hill. That’s exactly what happened on this day 30 years ago, as Boone stood tall and capped a tremendous Rochester pitching display by no-hitting the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Boone tosses no-hitter as Wings sweep Chiefs
This Date in Red Wings History: Williams walkoff wins it for Wings
By TOM GARIGEN July 16, 2006 When Glenn Williams signed his first deal with the Atlanta Braves in 1993, he probably wasn’t expecting to be a career minor leaguer. The New South Wales, Australia, native made his professional debut at the tender age of 16, splitting the 1994 season between the Braves’ Gulf Coast and Appalachian League affiliates. Fast forward 12 seasons, and … [Read more...] about This Date in Red Wings History: Williams walkoff wins it for Wings
This Day in Red Wings History: Scoreboard can’t keep pace as Rochester hit parade sinks Buffalo
By TOM GARIGEN July 9, 1990 There was plenty for Red Wings fans to cheer about during the 1990 season. The Rochester roster was loaded with future Major League talent, and the Wings got it done on the field to the tune of an 89-56 record. The Wings coasted to the regular season title by an incredible 21.5 games ahead of second-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and then went on to … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Scoreboard can’t keep pace as Rochester hit parade sinks Buffalo