Silver Stadium, Rochester, New York.

Former home of the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. Torn down in the winter of 1997-98. Originally named Red Wing Stadium.

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Photos taken at game v. Miami Marlins, August 3, 1958:

• Chalking the batter's box. Note the booth at the end of the roof.
• The National Anthem is playing. Note the bleachers beyond the left field fence and the car used to bring in the relief pitcher.
• Bob Gibson strikes out Satchel Paige.
• A Marlin signing autographs.

Photos taken at game v. Atlanta Crackers, 1962:

• The Red Wing Stadium Main Gate.
• The original manual scoreboard behind the pre-game acrobats.

1981 photos taken on Kodak Camera Day. Backgrounds have various stadium views:

• The Main Gate.
• White-backed red reserved seats indicated season ticket holders in the "R1 Club".
• Floyd Rayford, C-3B.
• Dan Logan, 1B.
• Tom Chism, OF.
• Mike Boddicker, P & Bob Bonner, SS.
• Cliff Speck, P.
• L to R: Floyd Rayford, Nate Snell, Jim Umbarger, John Shelby, Dallas Williams, Dan Logan, Bob Bonner & Tom Eaton.
• Behind the screen.

1986 Photos showing original seating:

• Seating view from first base General Admission.
• View from the box seat walkway.
• Another stadium interior view.
• Reserved sections L1 and L2.
• Left field with the "old" scoreboard.
• Right field with the "new" scoreboard and Red Wing bullpen.

Fall/Winter 1986-1987 Stadium Refurbishing:

• Combined photos showing exposed structure
• Back gate area

Photos from 1989:

• From the top of the ramp.
• Center field from home plate.
• Bleachers from the pitcher's mound.
• Seating viewed from second base.
• Field from the top walkway.
• The "old" scoreboard.
• The "new" scoreboard.
• Sections R1 and R2.
• Refurbished seating.
• Stadium from center field.
• Field from behind the screen.
• Looking down the first base line.
• Looking down the third base line.
• First base side box seats.
• The Red Wing office is in the background.
• Pressbox and broadcast booths.

Panorama-style photos from 1992:

• Stadium exterior from the parking lot.
• Office and stadium exterior from Norton Street.
• Center seating area from 3rd base General Admission.
• Field, third base side of stadium & bleacher area.
• Field viewed from General Admission seats.
• Field viewed from box seat area.

Miscellaneous:

• Postcard. Photo by Gary R. Smith. Copyright by Edwards Press, Rochester, NY.

Teardown of Silver Stadium, winter 1997-1998. Photos by Jason Walter.

• Remains of the first base side.
• Remains of the third base side.
• Concourse and ramp area.
• From the parking lot.
• The grandstand from the outfield.
• The remains of the roof.

Site of Silver Stadium, November 2003.

• Site view from across Norton Street.
• View from the corner of Remington and Norton.
• From near where second base was - looking toward the grandstand.
• Same location - looking toward center field.
• Plaque placed at the site by the City of Rochester.

Final Game mementos. A special thanks to good friend Terry Haschmann for these wonderful items. (All images Copyright © Rochester Community Baseball, Inc.)

• Last game of 1995 ticket - front & back.
• 1996 Final Game at Silver Stadium ticket - front & back.
• A Day at the Park, a celebration of Silver Stadium:
• Front cover.
• Page 1.
• Page 2.
• Page 3.
• Page 4.
• Page 5.
• Page 6.
• Back cover.
• All in attendance at the final game received this certificate.

WVET play-by-play Pat Doyle's article in Baseball Almanac on how Tom Decker did the play-by-play of Red Wing road games on WVET radio in the late 1950's.

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