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The Red Wings have retired three numbers, two of which are derived from uniform numbers: 26: Joe Altobelli, often referred to as "Mr. Baseball" in the Rochester area. He played for the Red Wings from 1963 to 1965, coached the team in 1966, and managed the team from 1971 to 1976. As manager, "Alto" led the Red Wings to two Governors' Cup titles.
Tex Carleton, who pitched a no-hit game for the Rochester Red Wings on September 14, 1929, pitched a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940. [1] Since the inception of the Rochester Red Wings Minor League Baseball team, based in Rochester, New York, in 1899, its pitchers have pitched twenty no-hitters, which include two perfect games, a
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The name was changed in 1968 to honor Morrie Silver, who led a 1950s stock drive that kept the team in Rochester. The Red Wings won nine of their 10 Governor's Cups during their years at Silver ...
The Rochester Red Wings of the International League moved from the Bay Street Ball Grounds to Red Wing Stadium following the 1928 season. Red Wing Stadium opened May 2, 1929, with a regular season game between the Red Wings and the Reading Keystones. Rochester lost, 3–0. [6] The Wings continued to play at the facility until the 1996 season.
Red Wings: For nearly 70 years, Silver Stadium was the Wrigley Field of Rochester Pitching: There are some problems to work out Joan Adon and the Red Wings' pitching staff had a rough April.
In 2017, the Rochester Red Wings earned the right to keep their retired Thruway Cup trophy, making it the first time a team retired a Cup bearing no other team's name. No champion was awarded for the 2020 season due to the minor league season being postponed and eventually cancelled on June 30, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .
Travis Blankenhorn returned to the Red Wings for the 2024 season and he continues to be one of their most productive hitters.