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

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

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

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

#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.

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/...

#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.

#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.

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.

#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.

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.

#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.

#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.

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

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/...

#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

#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

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/...

#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.

#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