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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 19m

Happy Birthday to #Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Roa. He pitched in 51 career games for the Herd. Went a remarkable 17-3 for the 1995 #Bisons. Pitched in 120 major-league games.

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

Bill Killefer was born #OTD in 1887. He hit .251 while catching for the 1911 #Bisons. Played 13 seasons in the major leagues and then managed the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Birthday Jeurys Familia. He made 28 starts for the 2012 #Bisons and went 9-9 in 137 IP. Appeared in 561 major-league games over 12 seasons. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Birthday to #Bisons infielder Josh Rivera. He’s played in 212 games for #Buffalo. I spoke with him for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Happy Birthday Lourdes Gurriel Jr. He played in 68 career games for the #Bisons and also played in #Buffalo with the #BlueJays in 2020 and 2021. He was an N.L. All-Star in 2023 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Jack Tising was born #OTD in 1903. He won 27 games for the Herd between 1942 and 1944. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Happy Birthday Felix Fermin. He hit .261 in 87 games for the 1988 #Bisons. Played in 903 major-league games over 10 seasons with Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Seattle, and the Cubs. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy Birthday Travis Bergen. He had a 3.18 ERA in 25 relief appearances for the 2021 #Bisons.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy Birthday Bryan Little. He played parts of three seasons with the Herd. Hit .306 in 49 games for the 1985 #Bisons. Played in the majors with the Expos, White Sox, and Yankees. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy Birthday Sandy Martinez. He hit .274 with 17 HRs and 47 RBIs in 62 games for the 2004 Governors’ Cup Champion #Bisons.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happy Birthday Kirby Snead. He pitched in 77 career games for the Herd. Had a 1.58 ERA in 36 games for the 2021 #Bisons. Has pitched in 79 big league games.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fred Fussell was born #OTD in 1895. He pitched in four seasons with the Herd, including 1932 when he went 15-8. Pitched in the majors for the Cubs and Pirates. #Bisons

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#Bisons starter Jake Bloss fired two perfect innings for the Mesa Solar Sox in their 4-3, 10 inning loss to the Glendale Desert Dogs last night. Blue Jays prospect Jake Cook went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases for the Solar Sox.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happy Birthday Rich DeLucia. He had 19 saves for the 1999 #Bisons. Pitched in 320 major-league games over 10 seasons. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#OTD in 1884, the National League #Bisons used 21 hits to defeat the Providence Grays 13-7. Third baseman Deacon White (pictured) went 4-for-6 and Jack Rowe went 3-for-6 with a triple to lead the Herd.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Happy Birthday Rich Yett. He went 3-3 with a 3.05 ERA in seven starts for the 1987 #Bisons. Pitched in 136 major-league games, mostly with Cleveland. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Dutch Meyer was born #OTD in 1915. He played three seasons with #Buffalo. Hit .305 with 20 HRs and 72 RBIs for the 1941 #Bisons and followed that up by hitting .285 with 20 HRs and 89 RBIs for the Herd in 1942. Played in the majors with the Cubs, Tigers, and Cleveland.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Harry Heitmann was born #OTD in 1896. He won 43 games for the #Bisons from 1920 to 1923. Went 17-12 with a 3.19 ERA for the Herd in 1921. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Claude “Little All Right” Ritchey was born #OTD in 1873. He hit .269 for the 1896 #Bisons and went on to hit .273 in a 13-year major-league career. Played in the first World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Happy Birthday to Miami Marlins broadcaster Rod Allen. He hit .302 with 17 HRs and 92 RBIs for the 1997 #Bisons. Played in the majors with Seattle, Detroit, and Cleveland. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ralph Shinners was born #OTD in 1895. He had two solid seasons with the Herd. Hit .310 with 20 HRs and 90 RBIs for the 1930 #Bisons. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#OTD in 1878, the #Bisons beat the National League’s Providence Grays in 13 innings, just a day after beating the N.L.’s Boston Red Stockings in 12. Pud Galvin pitched complete games in both. #Buffalo would join the N.L. the following season.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy Birthday Alex Ramírez. He won #Buffalo’s 1998 team MVP Award, when he hit .299 with 34 HRs and 103 RBIs. Hit 57 HRs and had 197 RBIs in his #Bisons career. Had over 2,000 hits and 380 HRs in Japan. I spoke with him for a Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Bisons manager “Derby Day Bill” Clymer shakes hands with 37-year-old Toledo Mud Hens skipper Casey Stengel prior to a game in the 1927 Little World Series.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OTD in 1878, Pud Galvin and the #Bisons of the International Association defeated the National League’s Boston Red Caps 9-5. #Buffalo would join the N.L. the following season.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bill Serena was born #OTD in 1924. He played two seasons with #Buffalo. Slashed .253/.378/.487 with 24 HRs and 73 RBIs for the 1956 #Bisons. Played in 408 major-league games.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OTD in 1927, Eurie Proffitt tossed a complete game in the #Bisons 8-2 win over Toledo in the Little World Series. #Buffalo still trailed in the best-of-nine series, two games to one.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Birthday Brandon Valenzuela. He played 30 career games for the #Bisons. Made his MLB debut this season playing in 91 games for the Blue Jays.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OTD in 2021, Bowden Francis fired five shutout innings and Gregory Polanco continued his hot hitting, going 4-for-5 with a home run, walk, and 2 RBIs in the #Bisons 12-1 win at Syracuse. Mallex Smith also chipped in by going 2-for-5 with a home run, walk, and 3 RBIs.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OTD in 1933, the #Bisons evened the best-of-nine Junior World Series at three games apiece with a 7-4 win over Columbus. Charlie Perkins hurled a complete game and Len Koenecke stole home in #Buffalo’s big win.

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Birthday Christian Lopes. He hit .261 with 40 RBIs and 18 stolen bases for the 2017 #Bisons. #Buffalo

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Birthday to Miami Marlins infielder Otto López. He played in 218 career games for the #Bisons. He led MLB with 191 hits in 2026. I’ve spoken with him numerous times for Conversations with the Herd, including last summer: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#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 · 30/09/2026

#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 · 30/09/2026

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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