A joint resolution honoring the Lexington Legends Professional Baseball Club

A JOINT RESOLUTION honoring the Lexington Legends Professional Baseball Club.

WHEREAS, Lexington, Kentucky has a long and storied baseball history, producing such baseball greats as Earle Combs, John Shelby, and Doug Flynn; and

WHEREAS, On April 8, 2001, professional baseball returned to Lexington after an absence of over fifty years, when the Lexington Legends defeated the Hagerstown Suns by a score of 15-1 in front of 8,037 fans in the team's brand new stadium, Applebee's Park; and

WHEREAS, the Lexington Legends, Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros, drew over 450,000 fans to Applebee's Park during the 2001 season, an average of about 6,500 fans per game; and

WHEREAS, the Legends were a huge success on the field as well as in the stands, compiling a record of 92 wins against only 48 losses, a .657 winning percentage that gave the Legends the best record in all of minor league baseball; and

WHEREAS, the Legend's success continued in the postseason when the team posted a 4-0 record and were named the 2001 South Atlantic League Champions when the final series with Asheville was suspended after the tragic events of September 11th with the Legends leading 2 games to none; and

WHEREAS, the return of baseball to Lexington, Kentucky and the smashing success of the team's first season is a testament to vision, dedication, and sacrifice of one man: Legends President and CEO Alan Stein, who endured a ten year odyssey to make baseball in Lexington a reality; and

WHEREAS, the entire Lexington Legends organization deserves the recognition and honor from all citizens of the Commonwealth;

NOW, THEREFORE,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

Section 1. That the members of the General Assembly, both individually and collectively, honor owner Brad Redmon, president Alan Stein, manager J.J. Cannon, and the entire Lexington Legends organization on their 2001 South Atlantic League Championship.

Section 2. The Transportation Cabinet shall erect signs on Interstate 64/75 North and South at Exit 113 that read "Applebee's Park Next Exit, Home of the Lexington Legends, 2001 South Atlantic Baseball League Champions."

Section 3. The Transportation Cabinet shall erect the signs described in Section 2 of this Resolution within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Resolution.

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