Happy Birthday Ross Stripling. He pitched in #Buffalo for the 2020 and 2021 #BlueJays. He also made a rehab start for the 2022 #Bisons.

Les Scarsella was born #OTD in 1913. He hit .289 with 10 HRs and 55 RBIs for the 1940 #Bisons. He was MVP of the P.C.L. in 1944 and 1946 with the Oakland Oaks. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Matt Miller. He pitched in 61 career games for the Herd. Had a 2.89 ERA in 38 relief appearances for the 2007 #Bisons.

Happy Birthday Justin Turner. He played in parts of three seasons with #Buffalo. I spoke with him about his time with the #Bisons, some of his clutch big-league playoff performances, and much more: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

#OTD in 1972, former #Bisons catcher Johnny Bench won his second National League MVP Award in three seasons. He was just 24 years old.

Charlie Hamburg was born #OTD in 1866. He played three seasons with #Buffalo. Hit .345 for the 1887 #Bisons, a season when walks were counted as hits.

Happy Birthday Kenny Rayborn. He won 11 career games with the Herd, including in 2004 when he went 8-2 with a 3.64 ERA in 23 games (22 starts). #Bisons

Former U.S. Congressman and Erie County Clerk Pi Schwert was born #OTD in 1892 in Angola, NY. He caught for the Herd in 1920 and 1921. Played for the New York Yankees in 1914 and 1915. #Bisons

Warren Hacker was born #OTD in 1924. He won 19 games and had a 3.48 ERA for the #Bisons over two seasons (1959 and 1960). Pitched in 306 big-league games, mostly with the Cubs, but also with the Reds, Phillies, and White Sox.

Les Mallon was born #OTD in 1905. He hit .345 for the 1934 #Bisons. Played four seasons in the majors and hit .309 for the 1931 Phillies. #Buffalo

Paul Richards was born #OTD in 1908. He managed the #Bisons from 1947 to 1949. Longtime major-league player, manager, and general manager. Member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Shawn Morimando. He pitched in 20 games for the #Bisons from 2018 to 2019, including 18 starts. #Buffalo

Eurie Proffitt was born #OTD in 1899. He won 55 career games for the Herd and went 16-7 for the 1927 International League Champion #Bisons.

Happy Birthday Jeremy Beasley. He had a 1.89 ERA in 19 games for the Herd in 2022, and a 2.89 ERA in 17 games for the 2021 #Bisons. Also pitched for the #BlueJays in #Buffalo. Currently pitching for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan.

Happy Birthday Forrest Wall. He hit .266 with 35 stolen bases for the 2021 #Bisons. Played last season in the Padres and Cubs organizations.

Happy Birthday Pookie Bernstine. He hit .286 with 8 HRs, 52 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases for the 1984 #Bisons.

Happy Birthday Preston Larrison. He had a 3.60 ERA in 19 relief appearances with the Herd in 2008. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Gordy Glaser. He went 8-3 with a 3.99 ERA in 25 games (nine starts) for the 1983 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Orelvis Martínez. He hit 41 career home runs with the #Bisons. Currently in the Washington Nationals organization.

Charlie Atherton was born #OTD in 1874. He played in parts of five seasons with #Buffalo. Hit .312 in 110 games for the Herd in 1903. #Bisons

Rip Vowinkle was born #OTD in 1884 in Oswego, NY. He pitched in six seasons for #Buffalo and went 19-13 for the 1908 #Bisons. Pitched in six major-league games for the 1906 Cincinnati Reds.

Happy Birthday Mark Petkovsek. He won 11 career games for the Herd and went 8-8 with a 3.53 ERA for the 1992 #Bisons.

Happy Birthday Steve Henderson. He hit .278 with 7 HRs and 45 RBIs for the 1989 #Bisons. Hit .280 in 12 major-league seasons. #Buffalo

Fred Beck was born #OTD in 1886. He led the #Bisons with a .315 batting average in 1912. He played in 635 major-league games and tied for the major-league lead in home runs in 1910 with 10. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Valentino Pascucci. He played in three seasons with #Buffalo. Belted 55 home runs and collected 191 RBIs in his career with the Herd. #Bisons

George Stallings was born #OTD in 1867. He managed the Herd to 549 wins. Managed 13 major-league seasons and won the World Series with the 1914 Miracle Boston Braves. #Bisons

Our year-in-review series for each #BlueJays affiliate returns! @herdchronicles.bsky.social joined me and @jneginshecter.bsky.social on the Bird's Eye View Podcast to break down the season in Triple-A Buffalo, diving into the Bisons who made it to Toronto in 2025 and more. All links below:

Happy Birthday Dwight Gooden. He made four starts for the 1998 #Bisons and one start for the Herd in 1999. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Chris Haney. He won 10 career games with #Buffalo. Went 8-3 with a 2.44 ERA for the Herd in 2000. Pitched in 196 major-league games. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Fernando Cabrera. He pitched in four seasons with the Herd. Went 6-1 with a 1.23 ERA in 51 1/3 IP for the 2005 #Bisons and had 22 saves in 2012. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Daryl Irvine. He made 37 relief appearances for the 1993 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors with the Boston Red Sox. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Ben Rowen. The submarine-style hurler pitched in two seasons for #Buffalo and had a 2.47 ERA in 47 1/3 IP for the Herd in 2016. Pitched in the majors with the Rangers, Brewers, and Angels. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Fred Breining. He went 5-4 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 starts for the 1979 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors with the Giants and Expos. He went 11-6 with a 3.08 ERA for the 1982 Giants. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Marc Bombard. He managed the 1992 #Bisons to an American Association Eastern Division Championship. Managed 28 seasons in the minor leagues. #Buffalo

#OTD in 2012, former Bison R.A. Dickey was awarded the National League Cy Young Award. Dickey went 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA with the Mets that season. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Darrell Sutherland, who won 18 career games with the Herd. He went 10-1 with a 3.31 ERA for the 1964 #Bisons.

Happy Birthday Paul Wagner. He went 8-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 23 starts for the 1999 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Jake Gautreau. He played two seasons in #Buffalo. Hit .253 with 18 HRs and 57 RBIs for the 2005 #Bisons. Currently the hitting coach at East Carolina University.

Happy Birthday Spencer Horwitz. He was the #Bisons team MVP in 2023, when he slashed 337/.450/.495 with 10 HRs and 72 RBIs. He slashed .272/.353/.434 with 11 HRs last season with the Pirates. I caught up with him in Pittsburgh last summer: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

Happy Birthday Santiago Espinal. He hit .317 in 28 games for the 2019 #Bisons and .308 in 4 rehab games for the Herd in 2021. Also played in #Buffalo for the 2020 and 2021 #BlueJays. I spoke to him earlier this year for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

Happy Birthday Asdrúbal Cabrera. He played in parts of three seasons with the Herd. Hit .326 in 34 games for the 2008 #Bisons. Played in 1,822 major-league games. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday to Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster and #Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Brown. You can read about his time with the #Bisons, #Bills, and #Pirates here: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

Happy Birthday Addison Barger. He hit 23 career HRs for the #Bisons. Hit 21 HRs for the #BlueJays last season. Had a 1.025 OPS in the postseason for Toronto. Belted first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history in Game 1. Slashed .480/.536/.680 in the Fall Classic.

Hank Gowdy, who hit .317 for the 1913 #Bisons, was the first active major leaguer to enlist in the U.S. military during World War I. He also served in World War II at the age of 53. He’s believed to be the only major leaguer to fight in both world wars. #VeteransDay

Charlie Hastings, a pitcher for the Herd in the early 1900s, was born #OTD in 1870. He pitched in the big leagues for the Cleveland Spiders and Pittsburgh Pirates. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Jeff Ware. He was the #Bisons pitching coach for two seasons and was #Buffalo’s interim manager from July 2022 until the end of the season.

Happy Birthday Bob Long. He had a 3.42 ERA and 10 saves in 44 relief appearances for the 1979 #Bisons. #Buffalo

George Detore was born #OTD in 1906. He hit .317 with 24 HRs and 97 RBIs for the 1932 #Bisons.

Happy Birthday Mike Bacsik. He went 12-5 with a 3.26 ERA for the 2001 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors for Cleveland, the Mets, Rangers, and Nationals.

George Byam was born #OTD in 1919. After serving in the Eighth Infantry in World War II, he hit .286 with 19 HRs and 106 RBI for the 1949 #Bisons. #VeteransDay