Category talk:Buffalo Bisons

Yuriy 43: I think this is a good start. I noticed that there's a bit of a confusion concerning the Bisons' record for 1877. The 2013 Buffalo Bisons' Media Guide gives the team record of 10-27, while the Minor League Baseball Website under the section of Top 100 teams gives the team record as being 79-28-3. I am unsure if it is possible for a team to play 110 games in a little over 2 months. I am looking into the Bisons' history following the 1885 season. According to MiLB.com, supposedly the Bisons dropped down to the International League for 1886 season. After playing in the IL for four seasons the team joined the Player's League for the 1890 season. The MiLB also has a new Bisons' team in the IL. " Buffalo jumped to the Players League while Rochester, Syracuse, and Toledo accepted bids from the American Association. An effort to sustain an International club in Buffalo failed and the team was shifted to Montreal and then Grand Rapids. The Hamilton franchise relocated to Montreal, and the other four clubs (Detroit, London, Saginaw-Bay City, and Toronto) fared little better. On July 7 the IL disbanded, marking the only time the circuit would ever end play before the scheduled conclusion of the season."

However on the Bisons' webpage under Group Outings, it sounds as though the 1886 team was a completely new team. I am under the belief, but have no solid evidence that following the demised of the Player's League, the Bisons joined the Eastern Association. But the 1891 Bisons team may not have any connection to any of the other Bisons' teams except for the name.

One last thought: The website baseball library says that Connie Mack unofficially began his managerial career on September 14, 1890. To me if one is not careful it can be a little confusing. Having to remember that it's Jack Rowe who's managing the team and not Mack.

I created a page called Buffalo Bisons (NL) for the National League years, and moved to information there. It made no sense for that team not to have its own page. --Philippe (talk) 03:24, 8 July 2013 (EDT)