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Buffalo Bisons
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The 1870s Buffalo Bisons were such a force in the International League that by 1879 the squad was promoted to the National League, where they continued to play top-flight baseball. The offered 4-1/8 x 6-3/4” 1879 Buffalo Bisons trade card is an impressive artifact from this team that fielded Hall of Fame hurler James Francis “Pud” Galvin. The trade card focuses on a pair of contests in which the Bisons proved victorious against the Cincinnati Red Stockings and a team from Hornellsville, New York. The vintage caption ... mocks players from the Utica nine. Members of the Bisons who are mentioned include Galvin, Crowley, Libby, Fulmer, Allen, Force, Allen, McGonigle, Eggler and Mack. This blank-backed sepia-toned beauty is in sterling condition considering the antique ephemeron is nearly 130 years old.
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The Buffalo Bisons are the AAA Minor League team of the Cleveland Indians that features players one step away from playing on Major League Baseball teams. Players like Cleveland Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia and Boston Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp have recently come through the Bison’s organization leaving behind a highlight reel of excitement for the fans in Buffalo. The Bisons have had much success throughout the years and are six-time Governor’s Cup Champions, most recently in 2004.
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From 1924 to 1960, the Buffalo Bisons played at Offermann Stadium, and in 1961, the club moved to War Memorial Stadium. However, the park was located in a downardly-mobile neighborhood in East Buffalo, and became downright dangerous after the riots that occured in the summer of 1967. The Bisons switched most of their night games to Hyde Park in Niagara Falls, NY for the following seasons, as attendance dwindled to a trickle. On the verge of bankruptcy, the team was awarded to the parent Montreal Expos in June, 1970, and moved to Winnipeg, MB.
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The Buffalo Bisons will host a Faith Day on Saturday at Dunn Tire Park. A pre-game concert performance by Hawk Nelson will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the game following at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Bisons ticket office or charge by phone at 846-2032.
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The team originally known as the Buffalo Bisons actually dates to a major league club, the Buffalo Bisons of the National League (1879-85). In 1886, the Bisons moved into minor league baseball as members of the original International League. This franchise continued in the IL (known as the Eastern League from 1891-1911) through June 11, 1970, when it transferred to Winnipeg, Manitoba, due to poor attendance and stadium woes. In 1969, Héctor López became the first black manager at the AAA level while managing Buffalo Bisons six years before Frank Robinson became the first black manager in Major League Baseball.[1]
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Nontheless, Bob Rich Jr.'s enduring and endearing contribution to the Buffalo community has been his ownership of the Buffalo Bisons. In 1983, Bob stepped forward to purchase the struggling Double-A franchise, the first in a series of moves that enabled Buffalo baseball not only to survive, but flourish. Rich upgraded the franchise to Triple A in 1984, and his promotional efforts and dedication to the concept of affordable family entertainment produced astounding attendance figures (nearly 500,000 in 1987) at old War Memorial Stadium, and paved the way for the next stage of his dream- the construction of a new, state of the art home for the Bisons in downtown Buffalo.
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