By IAIN HIGGINS The Rochester Red Wings were hopeful heading into the eighth and final game of their homestand. Having toppled Toledo 5-3 the night before, they were looking for one more win to get them back to .500. Former Red Wing Sean Douglass blanked Rochester on the mound through the first seven innings. He held them to a meager two hits. Toledo was having no … [Read more...] about This Date in Red Wings History: Corky Miller and the Wings squeeze past Toledo
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This Date in Red Wings History: Late rally lifts Wings past Mud Hens
By TOM GARIGEN June 18, 2005 Having gone 1-5 to start a soggy, eight-game homestand, the Rochester Red Wings were in dire need of a lift. Finally, on a rain-free Saturday, the Wings came through in the clutch. Jason Tyner laced a two-run double as part of a four-run seventh inning, and Rochester rallied to defeat the Toledo Mud Hens 5-3 before a crowd of 9,652 at Frontier … [Read more...] about This Date in Red Wings History: Late rally lifts Wings past Mud Hens
This Day in Red Wings History: Easter comes through in a pinch
By JOHN LIKANJE On June 17, 1961, the Rochester Red Wings trailed in the bottom of the final frame for the third time in their last five games. They were successful in their previous two comeback attempts. This date would be no different thanks to Luke Easter's pinch-hit, two-run single which lifted the Wings to a 7-6 win over the Richmond Virginians. Trailing 6-5, Bobby … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Easter comes through in a pinch
This Day in Red Wings History: Heintz’s heroics in field save Wings victory
By PAUL CIFONELLI When just looking at the box score, Chris Heintz's line read two hits in five at bats with two runs scored and three RBI. That included a three-run homer and a rally-starting double. However, it was his glove work that had his manager's attention at the end of the game. With the Red Wings leading 7-3 in the eighth inning with runners on first and second with … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Heintz’s heroics in field save Wings victory
This Day in Red Wings History: Wings use double-digit fifth to power past Columbus
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The scoreboard was stuck at nine, through no fault of its operator or the game's official scorer. The Rochester Red Wings conducted one of the grandest comebacks in Silver Stadium history on June 15, 1996, so much so that the old park's board couldn't accommodate 10 runs in any one inning. Rochester did produce 10 scores in the fifth inning, however, to … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Wings use double-digit fifth to power past Columbus