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Buffalo began hosting professional baseball in 1877, when the Buffalo Bisons of the League Alliance began play at Riverside Park. [2] Over the next century, the city hosted major and minor league teams including the Buffalo Bisons (IA, 1878, 1887–1888), Buffalo Bisons (NL, 1879–1885), Buffalo Bisons (PL, 1890), and the Buffalo Blues (FL, 1914–1915). [2]
The New York Pro Football League was an informal circuit of teams based in various cities across Upstate New York. The NYPFL would compete primarily in local circuits before participating in what is believed to be the first playoff tournament in professional football, which culminated in a Thanksgiving championship at Buffalo Baseball Park .
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Buffalo, New York. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. Riverside Park Home of: Buffalo Bisons - International Association (1878) / NL (1879–1883)
The Toronto Blue Jays replaced the New York Mets as Major League Baseball affiliate of the Buffalo Bisons prior to the 2013 season. [17] To kick off this era, the Bisons scored 27 runs on 29 hits against the Syracuse Chiefs on April 18, 2013, setting records for the most runs and hits in an International League game since 1973.
Riverside Park is a former baseball ground located in Buffalo, New York, United States. The ground was home to the Buffalo Bisons baseball club of the International Association in 1878, and the National League from 1879 through 1883. Although first used in 1878, its name as known to historians first surfaced in 1882.
These include stadiums from the Eastern League (1884), New York State League (1885), International Association (1888-1890), and Eastern Association (1891), each of which league officials consider part of its origins, and the Eastern League (1892–1911), which changed its name to the International League in 1912.
Offermann Stadium was an outdoor baseball and football stadium in Buffalo, New York. Opened in 1924 as Bison Stadium, it was home to the Buffalo Bisons , Buffalo Bisons/Rangers and Indianapolis Clowns . The stadium hosted notable events including the Little World Series (1927) and Junior World Series (1933, 1936 and 1957).
The Buffalo Bisons were a professional Triple-A minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York that was founded in 1886 and last played in the International League from 1912 to 1970. Over the course of their existence, the Bisons won the Junior World Series three times (1904, 1906 and 1961).