#OTD in 1983, the #Bisons lost to Cleveland 9-3 in an exhibition game at the Rockpile. Shanie Dugas homered for the Herd and Niagara Falls native Rick Manning went 1-for-2 and scored a run for the parent club.
#OTD in 2024, the #Bisons beat Columbus 16-4. Spencer Horwitz went 4-for-6 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs, and Addison Barger, Leo Jiménez, Luis De Los Santos, and Orelvis Martinez all homered for the Herd. #Buffalo
#OTD in 2011, Nick Evans hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning, his second homer of the game, to give #Buffalo a 4-2 walk-off win over Rochester. Casey Fossum started for the #Bisons and only allowed one unearned run over 6 1/3 innings.
#OTD in 1979, Jerry McDonald went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs (including a grand slam), a triple, and 7 RBIs, to power #Buffalo to a 9-2 win over the Bristol Red Sox. #Bisons
#OTD in 2018, Darnell Sweeney blasted a two-run home run in the top of the 11th to lead #Buffalo to an 8-6 win at Norfolk. Dwight Smith Jr. finished 4-for-5 with a walk. #Bisons
Hardy Richardson, who played for the N.L. #Bisons from 1879-1885, was born #OTD in 1855. He was the #Bisons N.L. franchise’s all-time leader in games played (618), hits (772), runs (473), and doubles (154). Hit .299 in a 14-year career.
60 years ago today, the Chicago Cubs traded veteran pitchers Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Adolfo Phillips, John Herrnstein and a promising young pitcher named Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.).
That worked out well for the Cubs.
Happy Birthday to Los Angeles Angels closer Jordan Romano. He pitched in 28 career games for the #Bisons. Also pitched in #Buffalo for the 2020 and 2021 #BlueJays. Has 117 career major-league saves.
Joe McCarthy was born #OTD in 1887. After playing baseball at Niagara University, he played second base for two seasons with the #Bisons, hitting .266. He won 2,125 games as a manager with the Cubs, Yankees, and Red Sox and 7 World Series with the Yankees. Made WNY his home.
#OTD in 1987, Jay Bell broke out of a hitting slump, going 3-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBIs. His two-run home run in the seventh inning put the #Bisons in front for good in their 8-5 win over the Oklahoma City 89ers. #Buffalo
#OTD in 2004, Chris Clapinski drilled his second grand slam in four days to lead the #Bisons to a 4-2 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in the nightcap of a doubleheader. The Red Barrons won game one 4-2. #Buffalo
#OTD in 2024, Addison Barger’s two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning powered #Buffalo to a 5-3 victory at Columbus. Barger finished the day 3-for-4 with a home run, walk, and 2 RBIs.
#OTD in 1996, Tim Costo belted a pair of home runs, a two-run shot and a solo blast, in #Buffalo’s 4-2 win over Louisville.
#OTD in 2001, Karim García belted a grand slam to lead the Herd to a 6-4 win over the Ottawa Lynx. #Bisons
#OTD in 2016, Domonic Brown belted two home runs, a double, and had 4 RBIs, and Wade LeBlanc only allowed one run over seven innings in the #Bisons 8-1 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. #Buffalo
#OTD in 1988, Dorn Taylor hurled six shutout innings, and Morris Madden followed with three scoreless frames in the Herd’s 2-0 win over the Oklahoma City 89ers. #Bisons
#OTD in 1890, the Players’ League #Bisons played their first game in the new major league and beat the Cleveland Infants 23-2. Sam Wise had four hits and John Rainey homered for #Buffalo.
Earl Harrist was born #OTD in 1919. He won 12 career games with the Herd, including 1953, when he went 9-5 with a 2.66 ERA. In 1946, Harrist, who pitched for Syracuse at the time, fired two no-hitters, including one against the #Bisons.
#OTD in 2006, Joe Inglett went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and Einar Díaz hit a grand slam in the #Bisons 12-3 win over the Richmond Braves. #Buffalo
#OTD in 2015, the #Bisons rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Lehigh Valley 5-4. Sean Ochinko’s two-run double gave the Herd the walk-off win. #Buffalo
#OTD in 2008, Josh Barfield slugged two home runs and Aaron Laffey threw five shutout innings in the #Bisons 7-0 win at Pawtucket. #Buffalo
#OTD in 1900, Doc Amole tossed a no-hitter in the #Bisons 8-0 win in their season opener at Detroit. Read more about it here: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...
#OTD in 2003, Luis Garcia went 4-for-4 with a home run, double, and 2 RBIs to lead #Buffalo to a 6-4 win over Ottawa. #Bisons
Whitey Kurowski, who was a five time All-Star third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, was born #OTD in 1918. He managed the #Bisons in 1964. #Bisons
Happy Birthday Heath Murray. He had a 3.03 ERA in 21 games (29 2/3 IP) for the 2002 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors with San Diego, Detroit, and Cleveland.
#OTD in 2024, back-to-back home runs by Steward Berroa and Orelvis Martinez in the top of the ninth inning led the Herd to an 8-7 victory at Columbus. #Bisons
#OTD in 1919, Grant “Home Run” Johnson, Pop Lloyd, and Cannonball Redding led the Pittsburgh Colored Stars of Buffalo to an 8-0 win over the International League’s Toronto Maple Leafs in an exhibition game at Island Stadium (Hanlan’s Point) in Toronto: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...
#Bisons beat the Redwings 6-3 this afternoon.
Simoneit 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
McAdoo 2-4, BB, SB
Tirotta 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Fitzgerald 2-4, SB
Van Eyk 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Plassmeyer 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Lee 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Juenger 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
