#OTD in 1954, #Bisons hurler Ken Johnson’s had a no-hitter broken up in the eighth inning on Luis Garcia’s single. Johnson ended up throwing a two-hitter and striking out 12 in Buffalo’s 8-1 win over Havana. #Buffalo

Former Bison Otto López is leading MLB in both batting average and hits.

#OTD in 1996, Nigel Wilson hit for the cycle in #Buffalo’s 12-0 rout of the Omaha Royals. Wilson finished 5-for-6 with 5 RBIs. #Bisons

#OTD in 1951, Frank Carswell (pictured), a #Buffalo resident, fired a 5-hitter to lead the Indianapolis Clowns to an 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Stars at Offermann Stadium. Honey Lott hit a 2-run HR for the Clowns, and John Scott and Bob Williams homered for the Stars.

Happy Birthday Bernie Tatis. He stole 27 bases and had 45 RBIs for the 1988 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Tom Martin. He pitched in 55 career games for the Herd, including 41 games for the 1998 Governors’ Cup Champion #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Tom Martin. He pitched in 55 career games for the Herd, including 41 games for the 1998 Governors’ Cup Champion #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday José Román. He went 14-6 with a 3.88 ERA for the 1984 #Bisons. #Buffalo

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#OTD in 1996, Ryan Thompson’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Herd a 6-5 walk-off win over the Iowa Cubs. #Bisons

#OTD in 1926, Billy Kelly led the #Bisons 13-hit attack by smashing two home runs, one of which was inside-the-park. #Buffalo beat Rochester 9-0.

#OTD in 2002, Bill Selby’s pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the #Bisons a 3-2 walk-off win over the Norfolk Tides. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1947, Bob Boyd’s two-run home run in the fifth inning was part of a four-run rally that helped the Memphis Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Buckeyes 5-3 at #Buffalo’s Offermann Stadium.

#OTD in 2000, Dave Roberts went 5-for-6 with a double and 2 RBIs, and Russell Branyan launched two home runs, in the #Bisons 15-7 shellacking of the Syracuse SkyChiefs. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1992, Brian Dorsett’s RBI single in the top of the 13th inning at Nashville helped the #Bisons beat the Sounds 5-4. Al Martin hit 2 home runs and had 3 RBIs for the Herd. #Buffalo

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#OTD in 2004, Eric Crozier went 3-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk in the #Bisons 8-5 win over the Louisville Bats. #Buffalo

#OTD in 2017, #Buffalo roughed up rehabbing Pawtucket starter David Price, getting 5 hits and 3 runs in 2 innings. Rowdy Tellez hit a walk-off 2-run HR in the 11th inning in the #Bisons 7-5 win. Ian Parmley, who started in RF, pitched 2 shutout innings of relief to earn the W.

#OTD in 1924, the Brooklyn Royal Giants defeated the Tonawanda All-Stars “between flakes of snow” at Tonawanda by a score of 7-4. Future Baseball Hall of Famer Smokey Joe Williams pitched two innings for the Royal Giants.

#OTD in 2021, Alek Manoah allowed one run in six innings, while striking out 10, to improve to 3-0 with a 0.50 ERA. #Buffalo beat Worcester 4-1. #Bisons

#OTD in 1954, the #Bisons beat the Montreal Royals 19-4. Buddy Hicks (pictured) went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, triple, and 6 RBIs, while Harvey Zernia also connected for a grand slam for the Herd. Both grand slams came in #Buffalo’s nine-run ninth inning.

#OTD in 2015, Jonathan Diaz hit an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning, and Ryan Schimpf, who started the game at third base, took the mound in the bottom of the 11th and picked up the save. #Buffalo edged out Columbus 5-4. #Bisons

#OTD in 2012, Vinny Rottino hit 3 home runs and had 5 RBIs in #Buffalo’s 11-6 win over Indianapolis. #Bisons

Happy Birthday Luis Salazar. He hit .323 with 27 HRs, 86 RBIs, and had 21 stolen bases for the 1979 #Bisons. Played in 1,302 games in 13 major-league seasons. #Buffalo

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#OTD in 1882, the National League #Bisons rallied for seven runs in the first inning. Hardy Richardson and Davy Force both homered in the big inning. #Buffalo beat Cap Anson’s Chicago White Stockings 9-4. You can read about it here: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

#OTD in 1989, Dorn Taylor fired a four-hit shutout in #Buffalo’s 4-0 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox.

#OTD in 2025, Riley Tirotta went 3-for-4 with a double and 4 RBIs, and Paxton Schultz fired three scoreless innings of relief in the #Bisons 5-4 win over Worcester. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1998, Alex Ramirez singled to extend his hitting streak to a #Bisons modern-era record 28 games, but #Buffalo fell to Richmond 7-2.

Don Lund was born #OTD in 1923. He hit .302 with 16 HRs and 80 RBIs for the 1952 #Bisons. Played in the majors with Brooklyn, Detroit, and the St. Louis Browns. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Nelson Figueroa. He went 7-5 with a 2.25 ERA in 17 starts for the 2009 #Bisons. Pitched in 145 major-league games. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Jimmy Williams. He went 12-3 with a 4.04 ERA in 35 games (13 starts) for the 1996 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Roy Smith. He went 15-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 28 starts for the 1993 #Bisons. He also won the Star-of-Star Award for the American Association at the Triple-A All-Star game that season. #Buffalo

Rufe Gentry, who played in #Buffalo for four seasons, was born #OTD in 1918. He won 43 career games with the Herd, including 1943, when he went 20-16 with a 2.65 ERA. Pitched in 48 major-league games for the Tigers. #Bisons

RIP James A. Riley, former SABR Board President and Negro Leagues historian. His landmark 1994 book “The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues” remains one of the most comprehensive reference works on Black baseball: sabr.org/latest/in-me...

#OTD in 1995, Jeromy Burnitz banged out two of the #Bisons four triples, in #Buffalo’s 7-3 win at Oklahoma City.

#OTD in 2022, Gabriel Moreno went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, and Casey Lawrence allowed one run over seven innings, while striking out nine. #Buffalo beat Syracuse 9-3. #Bisons

#OTD in 1882, Hugh Daily, who lost his left hand and wrist when he was a teenager, hurled a complete game, and Jim O’Rourke rapped out three hits, including a home run. The National League #Bisons beat Cap Anson and the Chicago White Stockings 6-2. #Buffalo

#OTD in 1990, Jeff Cook hit his first ever Triple-A home run in the bottom of the 10th inning of game two of a twin bill with Nashville, to give #Buffalo a 7-5 win and a doubleheader sweep. Cook finished 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, a home run and 3 RBI in the nightcap. #Bisons

#OTD in 1927, Curly Ogden fired four shutout innings out of the #Bisons bullpen and also singled home the winning run in the 14th inning of the #Bisons 1-0 win over Toronto. The game featured numerous arguments, fights, and eight player ejections.

#OTD in 1997, 21-year-old Jaret Wright, in his Triple-A debut, allowed one run over six innings to help #Buffalo beat Indianapolis 2-1. #Bisons

#OTD in 1991, Rick Reed fired a four-hit shutout, walking one and striking out six. #Buffalo defeated the Iowa Cubs 5-0. #Bisons

The Bisons enter today’s game against Worcester just one game out of first place in an incredibly tight I.L. East. There are currently six teams within a game of the top spot.

I spoke with Adam Macko about a variety of topics when I chatted with him for Conversations with the Herd last season. #BlueJays

I spoke with the newest Blue Jay, Adam Macko, during spring training this year.

Happy Birthday Todd Redmond. He pitched in 29 career games for the Herd. Pitched in 23 games (10 starts) for the 2015 #Bisons. #BlueJays

Dick Smith was born #OTD in 1939. He hit .262 with 12 HRs and 50 RBIs for the 1963 #Bisons. Played in the majors with the Mets and Dodgers. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Jeremy Sowers. He won 18 career games with #Buffalo. Went 9-1 with a 1.39 ERA for the 2006 #Bisons. Pitched in the majors for Cleveland.

Happy Birthday to Miami Marlins infielder Leo Jiménez. He played in 94 career games for the #Bisons. Slashed .271/.416/.431 in 57 games for the 2024 #Bisons. #BlueJays

#OTD in 1994, Rich Aude drilled a grand slam, and Blas Minor struck out nine and allowed two runs in five innings. #Buffalo won at Oklahoma City 9-3. #Bisons