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
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This Day in Red Wings History: Wings prevail to move within one win of Cup
By TOM GARIGEN Sept. 10, 1986 Rookie Jeff Ballard tossed six effective innings, the bottom of the batting order came up big, and the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Richmond Braves 5-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 Governor’s Cup series on this day 34 years ago. Ballard had joined the Wings from Double-A Charlotte on Aug. 25. Despite the lack of experience at the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Wings prevail to move within one win of Cup
This Day in Red Wings History: Wings hold off Columbus to win Governors’ Cup
By JOHN LIKANJE The Red Wings were the best team in the International League in 1990. Eight pitchers on the staff tallied at least five victories led by Dan Boone and Mickey Weston with 11 apiece. Three batters swatted double-digit home runs led by Leo Gomez with 26. This resulted in a league-high 89 wins. The Wings matched up with the 87-win Columbus Clippers in the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Wings hold off Columbus to win Governors’ Cup
This Day in Red Wings History: Landreaux’s slam and Harnisch’s shutout give Red Wings 2-0 advantage
By PAUL CIFONELLI After a 5-0 win over Indianapolis in the 1988 Triple-A Classic, Rochester was up 2-0 in the series and a win away from securing the title. While that would typically be cause for celebration, it was how the Red Wings won that kept them focused and determined postgame. Rochester put all five of its runs across in the second inning. Jeff Stone, who exited the … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Landreaux’s slam and Harnisch’s shutout give Red Wings 2-0 advantage
This Day in Red Wings History: Mateosky and Oliver deliver pinch hits in win over Toronto
By PAUL GOTHAM Gene Oliver erased a ninth-inning deficit. Ben Mateosky delivered a go-ahead hit one inning later, and the Rochester Red Wings avoided a third straight defeat with an 8-5 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on this date in 1960. Oliver's pinch hit home run in the ninth, his 15th of the season, knotted the game at five. Mateosky followed Oliver's lead with a … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Mateosky and Oliver deliver pinch hits in win over Toronto