#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

#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

Happy Birthday T.J. House. He made 24 starts for the 2017 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors with Cleveland and Toronto. #Buffalo

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.

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

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.

Happy Birthday Thad Weber. He went 8-5 with a 2.61 ERA in 18 games (15 starts) for the Herd in 2013. #Bisons

Rip Jordan was born #OTD in 1889. He went 15-10 with a 1.43 ERA for the 1919 #Bisons. #Buffalo

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/...

#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.

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

#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.

#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

#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.

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

#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.

#OTD in 1961, #Buffalo took a two games to none lead over Louisville in the Junior World Series with a 2-0 win. Billy Smith fired a five-hit shutout and Ted Savage homered for the Herd. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Bo Schultz. He made 42 relief appearances over two seasons with the Herd. Had a 1.69 ERA in 16 relief appearances in 2015. #Bisons

Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Mulleavy was born #OTD in 1905. The longtime #Bisons shortstop is second in franchise history in games played, hits, and doubles, and ranks fourth in RBIs.

Happy Birthday David Weathers. He went 4-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 11 starts for the 1997 #Bisons He also won two huge playoff games that season, the clinching game of the American Association Semifinals and the clinching game of the AA Championship Series.