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The Herd Chronicles @herdchronicles.bsky.social · 31m

#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 · 5h

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 · 6h

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 · 8h

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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Adam Darowski @adarowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wishing a happy 52nd birthday to Venezuelan slugger Alex Ramírez! After belting 113 minor league home runs and 12 more in 332 major league at-bats, he went to Japan at 26. He played 13 more years in the Far East, collecting over 2,000 hits, a pair of MVP awards, and another 380 home runs in NPB.

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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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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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