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The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor League Baseball team based in Rochester , New York . The oldest and longest running minor league franchise in the history of professional sports, the team plays in the International League , and is the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins major-league club. The Red Wings play in Frontier Field , located in downtown Rochester. The Red Wings were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals for 33 years (1928-1960), then spent 42 years (1961-2002) as a farm club of the Baltimore Orioles . The franchise played from 1929 through 1996 at Silver Stadium before moving to the modern facilities at Frontier Field in 1997. Baseball in Rochester dates back to 1877 with the "Rochesters" of the International Association , and Rochester has had a franchise in the league now known as the International League as early as 1885. The current franchise has been playing in Rochester since 1899, when the team was known as the Rochester Bronchos and won the league championship in its inaugural season. Incidentally, according to Rochester sports historian , Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies , Pittsburgh Pirates , and St. Louis Cardinals . He also reports that the Red Wings are one of only three franchises in professional sports to have captured their league championshipThe IL Regular Season Pennant symbolized the League Champion until the Governor's Cup was established in 1933. Since 1933, the IL has offically recognized both the Pennant Winner and the Governor's Cup as League Champions. The Red Wings captured Governor's Cups in every decade since it was established except the 1940s, when they won the IL Pennant in 1940. In recent years, most people consider the Governor's Cup winner to be the sole league champion, although in the early years most still considered the Pennant Winner to be the true league champion. in every decade of the 20th century. The other two are the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. OWNERSHIP The club is one of a very few current professional sports franchises that are publicly owned (the Green Bay Packers of the NFL are the most notable example of this). Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. owns and operates the team and is comprised of fans of the team as shareholders. The organization was formed in the fall of 1956 in response to the then owners, the St. Louis Cardinals , putting the team up for sale. Morrie Silver , a Rochester businessman, spearheaded a drive to sell shares in Rochester Community Baseball to raise money to buy the team and its stadium from the Cardinals and keep the franchise in Rochester. The organization retains sole ownership of the team to this day. Red Wing Stadium was renamed Silver Stadium in honor of Morrie Silver in August 1968. LONGEST BASEBALL GAME EVER The Rochester Red Wings, along with the Pawtucket Red Sox , hold the record for the Longest Professional Baseball Game , lasting a total of 33 innings and 8 hours, 25 minutes over the course of three different days. The game was held at McCoy Stadium , beginning on April 18 , 1981 . It was suspended at 4 o'clock the next morning, and Rochester lost 3-2 when the game resumed on June 23 . TITLES The Red Wings have played for the Governors' Cup , the championship of the International League, 21 times, winning 10. Both numbers are IL records.
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