Silver Seasons and a New Frontier: The Story of the Rochester Red Wings

by Jim Mandelaro, Scott Pitoniak

Taking us back to the early nineteenth century, when baseball was played in the meadows and streets of Rochester, New York, Silver Seasons and a New Frontier retraces the careers of the players and managers who honed their skills at Silver Stadium and later at Frontier Field. The many greats who played for the Rochester Red Wings—Stan Musial, Cal Ripken, Jr., Bob Gibson, Boog Powell, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, and Justin Morneau—are among those brought to life in this story rich with quirky performances and poignant moments.

This updated version of Silver Seasons: The Story of the Rochester Red Wings, published in 1996, includes three new chapters covering the team’s record-setting tenth International League championship, being named top minor league franchise by Baseball America, and their new affiliation with the Minnesota Twins.

Read about the longest game in pro baseball history, a thirty-three-inning affair between the Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox that stretched from April to June

Learn about one of the greatest teams in minor league history, the 1971 Junior World Series champion Red Wings

Take a trip back in time and relive the miracle homers hit by Estel Crabtree in 1939 and Jim Finigan in 1961

Reminisce about the closing of fabled Silver Stadium and the opening of glorious Frontier Field in downtown Rochester, which was capped by an unlikely championship in the Red Wings’ first season at their new park in 1997

Genres: Baseball

400 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2010

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silver Seasons follows the story of the Rochester Red Wings from their first pitch in 1885 to their current roster of future/past MLB players. You don't even need to be an Orioles/Cardinals/Twins fan to appreciate it. Over their history, many well known baseball stars have passed through Rochester as a Red Wing or an opponent, from Tommy Lasorda as a minor league pitcher against the Wings to current Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald, who as a Red Wing competed against a horse in a foot race & lost! It's a fun book for baseball fans and history buffs.