Only 11 days until #Bisons Opening Day.

Blondie Purcell was born #OTD in 1854. He played outfield for the National League #Bisons in 1881 and 1882. Hit .276 with 40 RBIs in 1882. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Mickey Storey. He had a 2.56 ERA in 36 relief appearances (59 2/3 IP) for the 2013 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Hobie Landrith was born #OTD in 1930. He played 98 games for the 1951 #Bisons. He was the first pick of the New York #Mets in the 1961 expansion draft. Played in 14 major-league seasons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Rowdy Tellez. He played in 273 career games for the #Bisons. Also played in #Buffalo with the 2020 and 2021 #BlueJays. He’s hit 122 career major league home runs.

Happy Birthday Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He played in 39 games for the Herd. Hit .336 with 6 HRs and 16 RBIs in 30 games for the 2018 #Bisons. Also played in #Buffalo with the 2020 and 2021 #BlueJays — slashing .321/.418/.762 with 10 HRs in 23 games at Sahlen Field in 2021.

Only 12 days until #Bisons Opening Day.

Sailor Stroud was born #OTD in 1885. He won 28 career games with the #Bisons, including 16 in 1912. Pitched in the majors for the Tigers and Giants. #Buffalo

Arlie Latham was born #OTD in 1860. He played 22 games for the 1880 National League #Bisons. Hit .269 with 742 stolen bases over 17 major-league seasons. #Buffalo

Ray Noble, who hit 41 home runs as a member of the #Bisons, was born #OTD in 1919 in Central Hatillo, Cuba. He hit .269 with 20 HRs and 72 RBIs for #Buffalo in 1958. Also played games at Offermann Stadium as a member of the Negro National League’s New York Cubans.

Rosy Ryan was born #OTD in 1898. He went 15-8 with a 1.36 ERA for the 1919 #Bisons. Won 17 games with the 1922 NY Giants. Pitched in the 1922, ‘23, and ‘24 World Series. World Champ with the ‘22 Giants. #Buffalo

Only 13 days until #Bisons Opening Day.

Happy Birthday Dario Veras. He made 48 relief appearances for the 2001 #Bisons and went 5-1. Pitched in the majors with the Padres and Red Sox. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Ben Wiltbank. He pitched in 45 games for the Herd from 1980 to 1982. In 1982, he pitched in a 7-inning combined no-hitter along with Tim Wheeler and Craig Pippen in #Buffalo’s 1-0 win over West Haven. #Bisons

Happy Birthday to former Chicago #Cubs manager Mike Quade. He played 63 games for the 1981 #Bisons. He also managed for 19 minor-league seasons, including from 2015 to 2017 with Rochester. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Bryan Oelkers. He went 11-8 in 28 starts for the 1987 #Bisons. Played in the majors with Cleveland and Minnesota. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday to Atlanta Braves pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. He went 5-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 10 games (9 starts) for the 2012 #Bisons. Pitched in the big leagues with the #Mets. #Buffalo

Only 17 days until #Bisons Opening Day!

Happy Birthday Bobby Hughes. He hit .254 with 7 HRs and 32 RBIs in 69 games for the 2000 #Bisons. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday John Cangelosi. He played in 139 career games with #Buffalo. Hit .348 with 15 stolen bases in 24 games for the 1990 #Bisons. Played in 1,038 major-league games. Read more about his time with the Herd here: www.herdchronicles.com/single-post/...

Happy Birthday Yariel Rodríguez. He had a 1.33 ERA in eight games (seven starts) for the 2024 #Bisons, then went on to make 21 starts for the #BlueJays. Last season, he had a 3.08 ERA in 66 games for Toronto.

Frank Kane was born #OTD in 1895. He hit .273 with 14 HRs for the 1922 #Bisons and .279 with 10 HRs for the Herd in 1923. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday C.J. Nitkowski. He made 15 relief appearances for the 2012 #Bisons. Pitched in 336 big league games. Currently a television broadcaster with the Atlanta Braves and can also be heard on MLB Network Radio. #Buffalo

Only 19 days until #Bisons Opening Day.

Willard Hunter was born #OTD in 1935. He went 10-5 for the 1963 #Bisons. He pitched in the big leagues for the Mets and briefly for the Dodgers. #Buffalo

Albert Hall was born #OTD in 1958. He hit .304 and had 31 stolen bases in 90 games for the 1989 #Bisons. Played in the majors with the Braves and briefly for the Pirates. #Buffalo

Ed Bouchee was born #OTD in 1933. He hit .266 with 14 HRs and 40 RBIs in 87 games for the 1963 #Bisons. Played in the big leagues with the Phillies, Cubs, and Mets. #Buffalo

Happy Birthday Keith Miller. He hit .261 with 9 HRs and 68 RBIs for the 1991 #Bisons. Played in the majors with the Phillies. #Buffalo

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Joe Orrell was born on this date in 1917. He went 8-1 with a 2.90 ERA for the 1944 #Bisons. Pitched in the big leagues with the Tigers. #Buffalo