Buffalo Bisons (1886–1970)
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.
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| Affiliations | Montreal Expos (1970) Washington Senators (1968–1969) Cincinnati Reds (1966–1967) New York Mets (1963–1965) Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1962) Kansas City Athletics (1957–1958) Detroit Tigers (1952–1955) Philadelphia Athletics (1950) Detroit Tigers (1941–1949) Cleveland Indians (1939) |
| League | International League (1912–1970) |
| Location | Buffalo, New York |
| Ballpark | War Memorial Stadium (1961–1970) |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Folded | 1970 |
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| Former league(s) | Eastern League (1901–1911) Western League (1899–1900) Eastern League (1891–1898) International Association (1888–1890) International League (1887) Eastern League (1886) |
| Former ballparks | Hyde Park Stadium (1967–1968) Offermann Stadium (1924–1960) Buffalo Baseball Park (1889–1923) Olympic Park (1884–1888) Riverside Park (1879–1883) |
Over the course of their existence, the Bisons won the Junior World Series three times (1904, 1906 and 1961). They also won ten league championships, including the inaugural Governors' Cup in 1933. The 1927 Bisons were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.
The team was last affiliated with the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball and played its home games at War Memorial Stadium. The franchise moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in the middle of the 1970 season to become the Winnipeg Whips.
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