#OTD in 1964, #Buffalo beat Syracuse 5-3 to win the opening game of their best-of-seven semifinal playoff series. Duke Carmel’s three-run double in the fourth inning was the big blast for the Herd. #Bisons

#OTD in 1934, a barnstorming team made up of #Bisons players won an exhibition game against the Homestead Grays 4-2. George Milstead tossed four shutout innings of relief and went 2-for-4 with a triple
and a double. You can read more about it here: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

#OTD in 1961, the #Bisons used a five-run third inning to defeat Charlotte 7-4 and go up two games to nine in their first-round playoff series. Second baseman Bobby Morgan went 2-for-3 with a double in the win.

Happy Birthday Andy LaRoche, who played two seasons with the Herd. He hit .271 with 12 HRs and 51 RBIs for the 2013 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Chan Perry. He hit .285 with 20 HRs and 127 RBIs in 184 career games with the #Bisons. Played in the majors with Cleveland and Kansas City. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1926, Billy Kelly slugged his 42nd home run of the season to lead the #Bisons to an 18-8 rout of the Syracuse Stars. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1934, a barnstorming team made up of #Bisons won an exhibition game against the Negro National League’s Pittsburgh Crawfords 6-5 in a game played at Niagara Falls, NY. Crawfords hurler Bert Hunter recorded 15 strikeouts. Read more about it here: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

#Bluejays hope Shane Bieber will get on the mound sometime this homestand.

Anthony Santander is going play the outfield for #Bisons tonight, will play one of the doubleheader games tomorrow and get lots of at-bats the next few days.

Also, Cease gave Schneider a new painting. It says Tom Selleck.

#OTD in 1995, Luis Lopez hit a three-run home run in #Buffalo’s 5-2 win over the Louisville Redbirds in Game One of the American Association Championship Series. #Bisons

#OTD in 2024, the #Bisons scored three runs in the 11th inning to defeat Gwinnett 6-3. Alan Roden’s RBI single and Rafael Lantigua’s RBI double were the big blows in the final frame.

#OTD in 1923, Gorham Leverett fired a complete game and held the #Bisons to four hits to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 win in an exhibition game at #Buffalo Baseball Park.

Passan is a very reliable source.

#Bluejays claimed Martin on waivers in July and DFA’d him in August.

He’s hit .253/.351/.369 with #Bisons, .815 OPS for the year overall.

#OTD in 1941, Eric McNair went 4-for-5 with a home run, double, and 3 RBIs to lead the Herd to a 7-6 victory over Montreal in 10 innings, giving the #Bisons a two games to one lead in their semifinal playoff series. #Buffalo

#OTD in 2004, Fausto Carmona (Roberto Hernandez) fired eight shutout innings and Grady Sizemore hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to lead the #Bisons to a 1-0 win over Durham. The victory evened the best-of-five Governors’ Cup Semifinals at two games apiece. #Buffalo

Clay Smith was born #OTD in 1914. He went 13-11 with a 2.94 ERA for the 1939 #Bisons. The following season he threw four innings in the World Series for the Tigers, posting a 2.35 ERA in the Fall Classic.

Happy Birthday to future Hall of Famer Joey Votto. The 2010 National League MVP and six-time All-Star played in 15 games for the 2024 #Bisons.

#OTD in 1936, Bob Kline hurled a complete game allowing six hits and no walks in #Buffalo’s 6-1 win over Newark. The win gave the #Bisons a three games to one lead in their best-of-seven first round playoff series.

#OTD in 1961, after Don Mincher tied the game with a solo home run the top of the ninth inning, Bobby Wine drilled an RBI double to put the Herd in front. #Buffalo beat Charleston 3-2 to win the opening game of their first-round playoff series. #Bisons

#OTD in 1959, Dallas Green allowed five hits in a complete game 3-2 win over Richmond, to help the #Bisons stave off elimination in their semifinal playoff series. The Virginians still led the series three games to one. #Bisons

#OTD in 1935, Ken Ash allowed seven hits and a walk in a complete game 4-1 win over Montreal. The victory gave the #Bisons a two games to one lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series. #Buffalo