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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 13h

#OTD in 2021, Mallex Smith went 3-for-4 with a home run, triple, stolen base, and 3 RBIs to lead the #Bisons over Syracuse 8-5. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 15h

#OTD in 1933, #Buffalo beat Columbus 7-3 in Game 5 of the Junior World Series behind the pitching of George Milstead. The Herd still trailed the Red Birds in the series, three games to two. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 18h

Happy Birthday to Chicago Cubs reliever Trent Thornton. He pitched in 53 career games for the #Bisons and also pitched in #Buffalo for the 2020 and 2021 #BlueJays. I spoke with him for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OTD in 1880, the N.L. #Bisons defeated the Chicago White Stockings 19-10 in a game called after 7 innings. It was the first time in 11 games that season that #Buffalo beat Chicago. Bill Crowley went 4-for-5 and Pud Galvin went 3-for-5 with a triple and a double to lead the Herd.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OTD in 2021, Gregory Polanco went 4-for-5 with a home run, double, and 3 RBIs to lead #Buffalo to a 7-3 win at Syracuse. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“I feel like wherever I go, there’s always a fan in the stands yelling, ‘The Iowa Meat Truck!’ I never thought it would grow this big.” I spoke with Peyton Williams for the latest installment of Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OTD in 1936, the #Bisons beat Milwaukee 2-1 behind a complete game from Bill Harris. The victory kept the Herd alive in the Junior World Series, but they still trailed the Brewers three games to one. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Birthday T.J. House. He made 24 starts for the 2017 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors with Cleveland and Toronto. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Birthday Jake Westbrook. He won 10 career games with the Herd. Went 8-1 with a 3.20 ERA for the 2001 #Bisons. Won 105 games over 13 major-league seasons.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Birthday Thomas Hatch. He pitched in 73 career games, including 39 starts, for the Herd. Pitched in the majors for the Blue Jays, Royals, Pirates, and Twins. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I felt like I was unlimited.” Max Scherzer was dominant in the Blue Jays’ season finale, in what may have been the final start of his illustrious career: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Birthday Charles "Chick" Valley. He pitched and played first base for #Buffalo. Hit .269 with 25 HRs and 98 RBIs for the 1979 #Bisons. Also played for the Herd in 1983, when he had a 2.38 ERA in 41 2/3 IP.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Birthday Thad Weber. He went 8-5 with a 2.61 ERA in 18 games (15 starts) for the Herd in 2013. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Rip Jordan was born #OTD in 1889. He went 15-10 with a 1.43 ERA for the 1919 #Bisons. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Birthday to Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Pete Filson. He went 14-3 with a 2.27 ERA and had 6 saves in 36 games (12 starts) for the 1986 #Bisons. I spoke with him about his #Buffalo memories, for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Former Bison Mason Fluharty led all of MLB in games pitched this season with 83.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Former Bison Bryan Baker finished tied for the lead in MLB in saves this season with 41.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Former Bison Otto López led all of MLB in hits this year with 191.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#OTD in 1961, the #Bisons completed a four-game sweep of Louisville in the Junior World Series by beating the Colonels 4-0. Paul Brown only allowed one hit, an infield single, in the victory. It was #Buffalo’s 12th win in 13 postseason games.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Max Scherzer warms up before starting the Blue Jays’ final game of the 2026 season.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George Springer during BP before the final game of the Blue Jays 2026 season.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson was born #OTD in 1935. She pitched for the Negro American League’s Indianapolis Clowns from 1953-1955, when they were based in #Buffalo.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Happy Birthday Matt Shoemaker. He pitched in #Buffalo for the 2020 #BlueJays.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cy Ferry was born #OTD in 1878 in Hudson, New York. He went 20-5 for the 1902 #Bisons and 20-8 for the Herd in 1903. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD in 2021, Christian Colón’s two-run ground rule double in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the #Bisons a 6-4 walk-off win over Lehigh Valley in #Buffalo’s final home game of the season.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD in 1961, Bob Sadowski hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, his third homer of the Junior World Series, to lead #Buffalo to a 6-5 victory over Louisville. The win gave the Herd a three games to none lead in the series. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD in 2022, Rafael Lantigua’s RBI single in the top of the 10th inning helped #Buffalo defeat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5-4.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD in 1920, the #Bisons defeated the Pittsburgh Colored Stars of #Buffalo 4-2 in an exhibition game. Frank "Flash" Gilhooley had a pair of hits for the Bisons, and deadball-era legend, 48-year-old shortstop, Grant “Home Run” Johnson went 1-for-3 for the Colored Stars.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD in 2020, the #BlueJays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 at Sahlen Field. T.J. Zeuch fired five shutout innings, and Cavan Biggio and Randal Grichuck both homered to lead Toronto. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy Birthday Brian Shouse. He made 91 relief appearances over two seasons with #Buffalo. Had a 3.63 ERA in 43 games out of the Herd in 1994. Pitched in 467 major-league games. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#OTD in 1922, the #Bisons played the Yankees to a 12-12 tie in an exhibition game. Babe Ruth played first base, went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double, and also pitched an inning. Billy Kelly slugged two home runs for #Buffalo.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#OTD in 2020, the #BlueJays defeated the Orioles 10-5 at #Buffalo’s Sahlen Field. Travis Shaw went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, and 2 RBIs.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#OTD in 1961, #Buffalo took a two games to none lead over Louisville in the Junior World Series with a 2-0 win. Billy Smith fired a five-hit shutout and Ted Savage homered for the Herd. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Birthday Bo Schultz. He made 42 relief appearances over two seasons with the Herd. Had a 1.69 ERA in 16 relief appearances in 2015. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Mulleavy was born #OTD in 1905. The longtime #Bisons shortstop is second in franchise history in games played, hits, and doubles, and ranks fourth in RBIs.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Birthday David Weathers. He went 4-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 11 starts for the 1997 #Bisons He also won two huge playoff games that season, the clinching game of the American Association Semifinals and the clinching game of the AA Championship Series.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great night tonight watching legendary Bisons broadcaster Duke McGuire be inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD in 1933, #Buffalo beat Columbus 7-6 in the opening game of the Junior World Series. Len Koenecke hit a solo home run for the Herd in a well-balanced 11-hit attack. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD in 2021, Gregory Polanco’s 3-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, his second walk-off hit in two nights, gave the #Bisons a 7-4 win over Lehigh Valley. Polanco finished 3-for-5 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs. Earlier in the game Forrest Wall scored from second base on a sac fly.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD in 1914, #Buffalo’s Federal League team won an epic pitching duel between Russ Ford and Indianapolis’s Cy Falkenberg 1-0 in 14 innings. Ford tossed 12 shutout innings for Buffalo and Falkenberg allowed 1 run in 13 1/3 innings pitched.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD in 1961, the #Bisons beat Louisville 18-8 in the opening game of the Little World Series. Bob Sadowski hit 2 HRs and had 5 RBIs in #Buffalo’s nine-run first inning.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD in 2020, the #BlueJays clinched a playoff berth by defeating the New York Yankees 4-1 at #Buffalo’s Sahlen Field. Hyun Jin Ryu tossed seven shutout innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-4 with a solo home run to lead Toronto into the playoffs.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy Birthday Moisés Sierra. He hit .261 with 11 HRs and 51 RBIs for the 2013 #Bisons. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy Birthday John McDonald. He played shortstop for three seasons in #Buffalo. Hit .316 in 66 games for the 1999 #Bisons. #BlueJays

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OTD in 2020, Danny Jansen went 4-for-4 with 2 home runs, a double, and 3 RBIs in the #BlueJays 14-1 win over the New York Yankees at Sahlen Field. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD in 1953, Tommy Lasorda fired a four-hit shutout to lead the Montreal Royals to a 7-0 series-clinching win over the #Bisons in Game Six of the semifinals. Montreal advanced to play Rochester in the Governors’ Cup Finals.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD in 2021, the #Bisons tied the game in the ninth inning on Christian Colón’s two-run single and won it in the tenth on Gregory Polanco’s RBI single. The Herd beat Lehigh Valley 5-4. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD in 1949, Gene Markland went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, a double, and 4 RBIs in the #Bisons 9-3 win over Montreal in the opening game of the Governors’ Cup Finals. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#OTD in 1936, the #Bisons beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 to win the Governors’ Cup in six games and advance to the Junior World Series where they’d take on the American Association champion Milwaukee Brewers. Ken Ash tossed a complete game in #Buffalo’s series clinching victory.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Birthday Easton Lucas. He had a 3.78 ERA in 64 1/3 IP for the 2025 #Bisons. Currently pitches for the Hanshin Tigers. I spoke to him for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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