Minor League Baseball

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Tim Murtaugh had just one question after watching Jim Fuller round the bases three times against his Charleston Charlies club on June 7, 1976. "How come he's not in Baltimore?" the eighth-year manager wondered to the Democrat and Chronicle. "Or what about Charleston?" Fuller hit three home runs off three Charleston pitchers, becoming the 11th Rochester Red … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Fuller hits three home runs, drives in eight

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Frank Bertaina threw a fastball, belt-high, challenging Columbus the way he had all night. After two days of military duty in Washington, he retired the first 20 batters and grinded his way into a full count with two outs in the seventh after starting Chuck Goggin’s at-bat with three straight balls. The payoff pitch was the only mistake Bertaina made all … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Bertaina almost perfect in 1970

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Rochester Red Wings manager Marv Foley wanted the 13-inning marathon against Pawtucket to be over as much as anyone in the park on June 6, 1997. How else do you explain Foley’s decision to throw caution to the wind and send a limping Tim Laker home on Danny Clyburn’s one-out liner into the right field corner? Laker pulled a hamstring between second and … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: 1997 Wings outlast PawSox in 13 innings