By JOHN LIKANJE Eric Bell and Chris Padget had been mired in rough patches since June. Bell, a 6-foot southpaw in his fourth season with the Rochester Red Wings, had gone 11 consecutive starts without a victory. During the stretch, he shouldered an 0-2 record with a 6.67 earned run average and nine no-decisions. Padget, who spent three weeks on the disabled list with a back … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Bell, Padget expel summer woes in win over Toledo
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This Day in Red Wings History: Red Wings clinch IL pennant for third time in six years thanks to five-run comeback
By PAUL CIFONELLI When the Red Wings record sat at 12-18 in May of 1976, a pennant didn't appear to be in sight. A 9-7 come-from-behind victory in game one of a doubleheader against the Syracuse Chiefs on this date all but secured the International League regular season title. After the Red Wings officially clinched the pennant after an 8-0 victory in game two, Rochester had … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Red Wings clinch IL pennant for third time in six years thanks to five-run comeback
This Day in Red Wings history: Wings win on field, draw attention off it
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The silly met the serious for the Rochester Red Wings during this week in 2002. An infamous horse rode again at Frontier Field; the team filed for parent club free agency; and the Wings played deep into a late-summer Friday night against rival Buffalo. Red Wings second baseman Brian Roberts was slated as the latest Rochester athlete to race Zippy Chippy, … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings history: Wings win on field, draw attention off it
This Day in Red Wings History: Roenicke and Stewart lead overdue Red Wings victory
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Rochester Red Wings' stagnant August needed a reprieve. Rochester had scored two runs in 23 innings leading up to its Aug. 22, 1978 contest in Syracuse. Three lineup regulars were striking out in 15 percent of their at bats, each hitting below .250. And the defense was alarmingly poor, committing 22 errors in a 12-game span. Syracuse represented a "get … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Roenicke and Stewart lead overdue Red Wings victory
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