Defunct Eastern League Baseball Teams - Buffalo Bisons, York White Roses, Lancaster Red Roses, Connecticut Defenders, Elmira Pioneers (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Buffalo Bisons, York White Roses, Lancaster Red Roses, Connecticut Defenders, Elmira Pioneers, Allentown Red Sox, Williamsport Bills, Pittsfield Red Sox, Canton-Akron Indians, London Tigers, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Utica Blue Sox, Williamsport Tigers, Norfolk Tars, Bristol Red Sox, Holyoke Millers, Binghamton Triplets, Lynn Sailors, Williamsport Grays, Allentown Chiefs, Vermont Reds, Hartford Senators, West Haven Yankees, Vermont Mariners, Allentown Cardinals, Albany Senators, Pittsfield Senators, Williamsport A's, Newark Indians, Williamsport Tomahawks, Albany A's, Scranton Red Sox, Reading Red Sox, Quebec Carnavals, Pittsfield Cubs, Allentown Brooks, Nashua Angels, Providence Grays, Jersey City A's, Springfield Giants, Berkshire Brewers, Jersey City Indians, Waterbury Indians, Waterbury Pirates, Waterbury Dodgers, Glens Falls Tigers, Pawtucket Indians, Worcester Panthers, Glens Falls White Sox, Williamsport Mets, Providence Rubes, Worcester Farmers. Excerpt: The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League (IL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. The Bisons play at Coca-Cola Field in downtown Buffalo. The current incarnation of the Bisons was founded in 1979, when Buffalo ownership interests purchased the Jersey City A's of the Double-A Eastern League and moved the team to the city. The history of teams known as the Buffalo Bisons dates to a major league club, the Buffalo Bisons of the National League, who played from 1879 to 1885. In 1886, the Bisons moved into minor league baseball as members of the original International League. (An "outlaw" team also known as the Buffalo Bisons also played in the Players' League, an upstart third major league, in 1890, but that team is not currently considered part of the Bisons histor...