Single-game

tickets for the contest will be $10 for box seats and $7 for general admission.

Ticket information can be obtained by calling (478) 742-1717.

Rose led the

Florida State League in total bases in 1961 before coming to Macon. During

his season with the Peaches, he was the South Atlantic League's All-Star

second baseman, leading the league in runs scored and triples. He batted

.330 and had a .966 fielding average that year.

He joined the

Cincinnati Reds the following season and was National League Rookie of

the Year in 1963. This was the start of a remarkable major league career

with the Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, including three World Series

championships, a string of All-Star Game appearances, and a long list

of major league and National League records.

The Macon Peaches

are part of the Independent Southeastern Professional Baseball League,

a professional minor league baseball organization with teams in Baton

Rouge and Houma, La.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Pensacola, Fla. This is the

second season for the league, which is playing a 72-game schedule.

The Peaches

are the league's newest entry, and are playing in historic Luther Williams

Field in Macon, one of the nation's oldest ballparks and most recently

the home of the Atlanta Braves Class A farm team.

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