Buffalo, NY
(Redirected from South Buffalo, NY)
Buffalo is located in western New York state, on the shores of Lake Erie and the Niagara River, across which lies Canada; it is 75 miles southwest of Rochester, NY and is the seat or Erie County, NY.
Buffalo hosted a team in the early days of the National League, then in the Players League and in the Federal League, but has largely been one of the most successful AAA host cities from 1902 to 1970 and since 1988. The gap in the 1970s was the result of urban decay which made the area around its old ballpark unsafe for spectators. It was a candidate for expansion in the late 20th century, but lost out to faster-growing cities in the southern and western U.S. In 2020, its ballpark became the temporary home of the Toronto Blue Jays, a function it assumed again for part of the 2021 season.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Niagaras of Buffalo, National Association of Base Ball Players, (1857-Unknown)
- Buffalo Bisons, National League (1879-1885)
- Buffalo Bisons, International League (1886-1887, 1912-1970, 1998-2019, 2022-)
- Buffalo Bisons, International Association (1888-1890)
- Buffalo Bisons, Players League (1890)
- Buffalo Bisons, Eastern Association (1891)
- Buffalo Bisons, Eastern League (1892-1898, 1902-1911, 1979-1984)
- Buffalo Bisons, Western League (1899)
- Buffalo Bisons, American League (1900)
- Buffalo Pan Ams, Eastern League (1901)
- Buffalo Buffeds, Federal League (1914)
- Buffalo Blues, Federal League (1915)
- Buffalo Bisons, American Association (1985-1997)
- Buffalo Nighthawks, Ladies Professional Baseball League (1998)
- Toronto Blue Jays, American League (2020-2021)
- Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A East (2021)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Rick Albert, minor league infielder
- Eddie Basinski, infielder
- John Baum, Swiss national team coach
- Babe Birrer, pitcher
- Frank Bork, pitcher
- Ray Borowicz, minor league infielder
- Joseph Brown, minor league infielder
- Cory Brownsten, minor league catcher
- Charles Bullymore, umpire
- Jim Burt, minor league infielder
- Pete Calieri, minor league umpire
- Danny Carnevale, minor league infielder
- Scrappy Carroll, outfielder
- Elton Chamberlain, pitcher
- Frank Cipriani, outfielder
- Chris Clapinski, infielder
- Jack Clement, Olympian
- Don Colpoys, minor league player and college coach
- Glen Cook, pitcher
- Mickey Corcoran, infielder
- Marty Cott, minor league catcher
- Charlie Culver, minor league pitcher/infielder
- George Daly, pitcher
- Emerson Dickman, pitcher
- Pat Dobson, pitcher
- Frank Drews, infielder
- John Ducey, minor league umpire and executive
- Bill Duzen, pitcher
- Ray Eberle, minor league outfielder
- Lew Fauth, minor league pitcher
- Al Fitzmorris, pitcher
- George Flanly, pre-MLB outfielder
- Joe Gallagher, outfielder
- William Galloway, minor league player
- Geoff Geary, pitcher
- Huck Geary, infielder
- John Gillespie, outfielder
- Gordon Gronkowski, minor league infielder
- Mark Guthrie, pitcher
- Tom Hallett, minor league pitcher
- Pete Hamm, pitcher
- Jonah Heim, catcher
- Babe Herman, outfielder
- Orel Hershiser, pitcher
- Sam Holley, umpire
- Dave Hollins, infielder
- Bill Hunter, outfielder
- George Hunter, outfielder/pitcher
- Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston, owner
- Stan Jok, infielder
- Mike Jurewicz, pitcher
- Herbert Kam, minor league outfielder
- Kevin Kobel, pitcher
- Frank Kreutzer, pitcher
- Jack Kubiszyn, infielder
- Chris Kwitzer, minor league infielder
- Dan Lewandowski, pitcher
- Fred Lewis, outfielder
- Walt Lynch, catcher
- Ed MacGamwell, infielder
- Roy Majtyka, coach
- Tom Makowski, pitcher
- Phil Mankowski, infielder
- David Manning, pitcher
- Sandy McDougal, pitcher
- Billy Milligan, pitcher
- George Mohart, pitcher
- Johnny Mokan, outfielder
- George Myers, catcher
- Hank Nasternak, minor league infielder
- Jim Negrych, minor league infielder
- Luke Owens, minor league infielder
- Danny Ozark, manager
- Ray Peters, pitcher
- Robert Pfeilsticker, minor league player
- Harry Pilarski, minor league pitcher
- Frederick Postolese, minor league infielder
- Frankie Pytlak, catcher
- Lou Raymond, infielder
- Bob Rich, minor league owner
- Jim Riley, outfielder
- Buddy Rosar, catcher
- Chet Ross, outfielder
- Gus Scheu, umpire
- Hack Schumann, pitcher
- Bill Schuster, infielder
- Monk Sherlock, infielder
- Vince Sherlock, infielder
- Kevin Siegrist, pitcher
- Sibby Sisti, infielder
- Fred Skelley, umpire
- Chubby Snyder, catcher
- Warren Spahn, pitcher; Hall of Fame
- Joe Stabell, outfielder
- Ecky Stearns, infielder
- Derek Tarapacki, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- Joe Winkelsas, pitcher
- Jesse Winker, outfielder
- Matt Winters, outfielder
- Elmer Zacher, outfielder
Persons who died here[edit]
- Albert Bishop, pre-MLB outfielder
- Charles Bullymore, umpire
- Lenny Burrell, minor league infielder
- Ollie Carnegie, minor league outfielder
- Danny Carnevale, minor league infielder
- Scrappy Carroll, outfielder
- Jimmy Collins, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
- Mickey Corcoran, infielder
- Ernie Courtney, infielder
- Bill Cristall, pitcher
- George Daly, pitcher
- George Davis, pitcher
- Pat Dealy, catcher
- Herm Doscher, infielder; umpire
- Frank Drews, infielder
- Bill Duzen, pitcher
- Dave Eggler, outfielder
- William Galloway, minor league player
- John Gillespie, outfielder
- Earl Gurley, infielder
- Jocko Halligan, outfielder
- Pete Hill, outfielder, manager; Hall of Fame
- Bill Hunter, outfielder
- Home Run Johnson, Negro Leagues infielder
- Stan Jok, infielder
- Tom Kearns, catcher
- Howie Krist, pitcher
- Chuck Lauer, outfielder
- Joe Martin, infielder
- Dick McCabe, pitcher
- Joe McCarthy, manager; Hall of Fame
- Sandy McDougal, pitcher
- Jim McGuire, infielder
- Stover McIlwain, pitcher
- Norm McNeil, catcher
- Billy Milligan, pitcher
- Pedro Miró, infielder
- Johnny Mokan, outfielder
- Square Moore, pitcher
- George Myers, catcher
- Jim Neher, pitcher
- Eddie Phillips, catcher
- Frederick Postolese, minor league infielder
- Frankie Pytlak, catcher
- Franklin Ransom, pre-MLB player
- Thomas Reynolds, pitcher/outfielder
- Jim Riley, outfielder
- Chet Ross, outfielder
- Gus Scheu, umpire
- Jeff Shelton, outfielder
- Monk Sherlock, infielder
- Heinie Smith, infielder; manager
- Chubby Snyder, catcher
- Joe Stabell, outfielder
- Harry Taylor, infielder
- Ty Tyson, outfielder
- Joe Walsh, catcher
- Art Watson, catcher
- Raymond Webster, minor league pitcher
- Cy Williams, scout
- Frank Wolke, umpire
- Elmer Zacher, outfielder
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School
- Bryant & Stratton College
- Canisius College
- Canisius High School
- D'Youville College
- East High School
- Fosdick-Masten Park High School
- Hutchinson Central Technical High School
- Kenmore West High School
- Kensington High School
- Lafayette High School
- McKinley High School
- Medaille College (closed)
- Nichols School
- Riverside Institute of Technology
- State University College at Buffalo
- St. Francis High School
- St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
- South Park High School
- State University of New York Erie
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Further Reading[edit]
- Anthony Castrovince: "6 cities that nearly landed an MLB team", mlb.com, January 9, 2022. [1]
- Eric Brady: "Buffalo Blue Jays? Team's home away from home has a long baseball history", USA Today Sports, August 10, 2020. [2]
- Matt Monagan: "The long, rich history of baseball in Buffalo: A 46-game winner, baseball's first cycle and a memorable no-no", mlb.com, July 24, 2020. [3]
- James H. Overfield: The Seasons of Buffalo Baseball, 1857-2020, Billoni Associates, Buffalo, NY, 2020. ISBN 978-0-5787-5704-9
- Howard W. Henry, Jr., "Saving Buffalo Baseball: The 1956 Buffalo Bisons", NFB Publishing, Buffalo, NY, 2020. ISBN 978-1-953610-22-5
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