The Famous Chicken is coming back to Salem on Saturday, August 13, when the Red Sox host the Kinston Indians.  “Old Timers” and not so “Old Timers” will remember the Chicken as the famous mascot for the San Diego Padres, other sporting events, and concerts.  Currently, the Chicken makes about 250 appearances annually and was named one of the 100 most powerful people in sports for the 20th century by “The Sporting News.”

The Salem-Roanoke Hall of Fame is also having their annual “Hall of Fame Night” at the ball park.  If you buy your tickets though the Hall of Fame at $7.50 each the “HOF” will receive $4 from the sale of each ticket that will be used to help defray the cost of the Hall of Fame building, which stands behind the third base grandstand at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium.

The game will start at 6:05pm.  The Salem-Roanoke Hall of Fame building will be open to tour at 5pm, and the ceremony for the Ray Bellamy Award and Posey Oyler Scholarship will be held just prior to the first pitch.  Then comes the game and “The Chicken,” making for one of the biggest nights of the Salem Red Sox season.

To purchase tickets, please contact Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Famer and Board of Directors member Art Price at (540) 382-2349 or aprice@christiansburg.org.