Series XVI: Rochester Griffins, 1974

This collection consists of Rochester, New York sports memorabilia collected by Rochester, New York based lawyer, Loren Kroll. The materials date between 1946 and 2013. The materials consist of game programs, tickets, photographs, and 3-D objects from the Rochester Red Wings, Syracuse Orange, Rochester Royals, other Rochester, New York based major and minor league teams, as well as national games and championships.

The Rochester Red Wings series consists of ephemera, programs, game tickets, and team photographs. It contains three autographed baseballs, two jerseys, a brick from the walk of fame, and a Red Wings schedule plastic cup. The baseballs were autographed by the 1956 Rochester Red Wings team, the Rochester Red Wings players from the Old Timers game in 1980, and Mike Epstein. The jerseys are from 2007 and 2008. It also contains programs from 1948 to 2008. The programs are an almost complete series. The program years that are not included in the collection are: 1949, 1969, 1979, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The 1972 program is autographed by Bob “The Bullet” Reynolds. The 1974 program is signed by Joe Altobelli. The early programs are annotated with notes including player statistics, scores, and other notes regarding the game. The series also consists of team photographs; some are autographed. It includes the programs from Inaugural Season at Frontier Field in 1997 and the last season at Silver Stadium in 1996.

The other series mainly consist of programs, team photographs, and game tickets. The Rochester Royals series contains some 3-D objects; Rochester Royals 1950-1951 championship pennant, scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the Rochester Royals, an enlarged photograph of the 1984 Rochester Royals banquet, and an undated Rochester Royals schedule poster.