#OTD in 1986, Bryan Little’s fourth inning grand slam carried the #Bisons to an 8-6 win at Denver. Hall of Famer Barry Larkin went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Zephyrs. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1979, Luis Salazar hit 2 home runs and had 3 RBIs in the #Bisons 10-9 win over Waterbury. The 2 homers gave the red-hot Salazar 6 home runs in his last 4 games. #Buffalo

Max Scherzer on the Sahlen Field mound in the #Bisons Sunday powder blue uniforms.

#OTD in 2025, Ryan McCarty hit his first career Triple-A home run to give the #Bisons a 5-4 walk-off win over Charlotte on Star Wars night.

#OTD in 1963, 20-year-old #Bisons lefty Steve Dillon only allowed one hit — an RBI single to Don Buford — in a complete game 2-1 victory over Indianapolis. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday to 2020 American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber. He had a 2.04 ERA in three rehab starts for the #Bisons last season.

Jackie Brown was born #OTD in 1943. He oversaw some great #Bisons pitching staffs from 1988 to 1991, when he was #Buffalo’s pitching coach. He pitched in seven big league seasons and was also pitching coach for the Rangers, White Sox, and Devil Rays.

Good morning and Happy Scherzday Bisons fans.

Happy Birthday to #Dodgers  manager Dave Roberts. He played in #Buffalo in parts of four seasons. Hit .292 with 13 HRs, 55 RBIs and had 39 stolen bases for the 2000 #Bisons. Stole 97 bases in his career with the Herd, a modern-era team record.

#OTD in 2001, John McDonald’s RBI single in the top of the ninth inning helped the #Bisons win at Toledo 4-3. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1881, the National League #Bisons signed Dan Brouthers. He’d go on to lead the N.L. in batting four times — twice as a member of the Herd. One of the nineteenth century’s greatest hitters, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1906, Billy Milligan entered the first game of a Decoration Day twin bill vs. Montreal as a pinch-hitter in the 5th inning, and doubled to start a 3-run rally. He then fired 4 perfect innings of relief, before drilling a 2-run HR in the 9th for a 7-6 #Bisons walk-off win.

#OTD in 2015, Brad Glenn hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in #Buffalo’s 3-2 win over Rochester. Dioner Navarro went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run for the Herd in the win. #Bisons

#OTD in 1932, George Detore belted 3 home runs and had 3 singles in a 26-2 #Bisons win over Toronto in game two of a twin bill. It was a big day for the Herd, as they also won the first game in an 18-1 rout. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1964, Ed Kranepool went 7-for-10, with a double, 2 home runs, and 5 RBIs in the #Bisons doubleheader split against Syracuse. #Mets

#OTD in 1887, Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Grant hit for the cycle in #Buffalo’s 15-10 win in the first game of a doubleheader against Toronto. The #Bisons also won game two of the twin bill 16-12.

Bob Hooper was born #OTD in 1922, in Leamington, Ontario. He went 19-3 with a 3.96 ERA for the 1949 #Bisons. Pitched in 194 games in six major-league seasons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Manny Ramírez. He played in five rehab games for the 2000 #Bisons and hit .455 (5-for-11), with 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, and 6 walks. Hit .312/.411/.585 with 555 home runs over 19 major-league seasons.

“We’ve got a bunch of guys that do great things all over the field, and it’s exciting to watch.” I spoke with #Bisons infielder Charles McAdoo for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

Happy Birthday to Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler. He was 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA in six starts for the 2012 #Bisons. He’s won 117 career games over 112 major-league seasons. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1938, Hall of Famers Mule Suttles and Ray Dandridge led the Newark Eagles to a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Aces at Offermann Stadium. Suttles went 3-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBIs. Dandridge was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Jim Robinson tossed a complete game for the Eagles.

“We’ve got a bunch of guys that do great things all over the field, and it’s exciting to watch.” I spoke with #Bisons infielder Charles McAdoo for Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

#OTD in 2019, Anthony Alford’s two-run double and Socrates Brito’s two-run home run were the big blasts for the Herd in a four-run eighth inning, as the #Bisons came back to beat the Syracuse Mets 6-4. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1995, Billy Ripken went 4-for-4 with a home run, double, and 2 RBIs, and David Bell went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs in #Buffalo’s 9-5 victory over the Nashville Sounds. #Bisons

#OTD in 2001, Danny Peoples went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 6 RBIs in #Buffalo’s 9-0 rout of Toledo. #Bisons

#OTD in 1964, future 31-game winner for the 1968 Tigers, Denny McClain, fired a complete game, fanning 10 batters, to lead Syracuse over #Buffalo 4-1. The only run McClain allowed was on a solo home run to Choo Choo Coleman in the third inning. McLain lowered his ERA to 1.53.

#OTD in 1992, Tim Wakefield tossed a complete game, and Jeff Richardson went 2-for-5 with a double, stolen base, and 3 RBIs in the #Bisons 8-2 win over the Nashville Sounds. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Joe Biagini. He pitched in 38 career games with the Herd. Had a 3.46 ERA in 30 games (39 IP) for the 2022 #Bisons. He pitched in the majors for the #BlueJays, Astros, and Cubs. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1996, Nigel Wilson hit a grand slam and Ryan Thompson went 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs in #Buffalo’s 16-9 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs. #Bisons

#OTD in 1956, Joe Caffie hit an RBI single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Herd a 4-3 walk-off win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. #Bisons

#OTD in 2016, Wade LeBlanc tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings in the #Bisons 3-0 win over the Toledo Mud Hens. LeBlanc improved to 5-1 with a 1.29 ERA. Darrell Ceciliani went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple in the win. #Buffalo

#OTD in 2001, Charles Nagy allowed one run in seven innings in #Buffalo’s 8-1 win at Toledo. Nagy improved to 5-1 with a 2.56 ERA. #Bisons

#OTD in 1939, the Homestead Grays swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Stars at #Buffalo’s Offermann Stadium by scores of 10-2 and 5-1. Josh Gibson hit three home runs in the twin bill – one in the first game and two in the nightcap.

#OTD in 1990, Moises Alou went 5-for-5 with 2 RBIs, and Armando Moreno went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBIs in the #Bisons 9-5 victory over the Omaha Royals. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Ryota Igarashi. He pitched in 36 career games for the Herd and had a 0.87 ERA in 21 relief appearances for the 2011 #Bisons.

Marv Olson was born #OTD in 1907. He played six seasons with the #Bisons in the 1930s. Hit .327 for the Herd in 1935. Played in the majors with the Red Sox. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday to #Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer and 2004 International League MVP Jhonny Peralta. In that remarkable season, he hit .326 with 15 HRs and 86 RBIs. He went on to record 1,761 hits in 15 major-league seasons. #Bisons

#OTD in 1928, Gus Felix, Bob Barrett (pictured), and Herb Thomas hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning of #Buffalo’s 12-2 rout of Rochester. #Bisons

#OTD in 2010, Mike Hessman hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the 10th inning. The solo shot gave the #Bisons an 8-7 walk-off win over the Toledo Mud Hens in front of 15,080 fans on Kids Day. #Buffalo

#OTD in 2025, Alan Roden was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Herd a 10-9 walk-off win over Charlotte. Roden finished 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and a walk, and Will Robertson went 2-for-3 with a HR, walk, and 4 RBIs. #Bisons

#OTD in 1989, Bob Patterson tossed a complete game, allowing one run on six hits and three walks while striking out eight, and Dann Bilardello went 4-for-4 with 3 RBIs in #Buffalo’s 4-1 win over Syracuse. #Bisons

#OTD in 1942, #Bisons left fielder John Welaj singled and then stole second, third and home, in #Buffalo's 5-4 win over the Montreal Royals.

#OTD in 1999, Russell Branyan hit a grand slam for his 15th home run of the season. The slugger also had a sacrifice fly and an RBI single in the #Bisons 14-8 win over the Durham Bulls. #Buffalo

#OTD in 2023, LJ Talley hit a pair of three-run home runs in the #Bisons 14-9 win at Lehigh Valley. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Terry Collins. He managed the #Bisons to a 246-186 record during his tenure. Had 995 major-league wins as manager of the Astros, Angels, and #Mets. Managed the 2015 National League Champion New York Mets. #Buffalo

“I’m thankful to put a jersey on every day. I’m thankful for the camaraderie in the clubhouse. I’m thankful for my family for supporting me…” I spoke with newest #BlueJays pitcher Tanner Andrews for the latest installment of Conversations with the Herd: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

#OTD in 2002, Tim Drew tossed a two-hit shutout in #Buffalo’s 1-0 victory over Indianapolis. #Bisons

#OTD in 1935, Buck Crouse singled home Ollie Carnegie in the bottom of the ninth to give the Herd a 5-4 walk-off win over Rochester. #Bisons

#OTD in 1990, Dorn Taylor hurled eight shutout innings and Moises Alou tripled and drove in a pair of runs in the #Bisons 3-0 victory over the Tidewater Tides. Taylor improved to 7-1 and lowered his ERA to 3.49. #Buffalo

Jim Frey was born #OTD in 1931. He played two seasons with the Herd. Hit .270 with 16 HRs and 59 RBIs for the 1962 #Bisons. Managed the Royals from 1980 to 1981 and the Cubs from 1984 to 1986. #Buffalo