Buffalo Bisons

• International League (since 1998) North Division

• North Americare Park (1995-1998)
• Pilot Field (1988-1994)

• International League title in 1933, 1936, 1938, 1947, 1949, 1957, 1961, 1997, 1998, 2004
• Division Title: 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005

The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team from Buffalo, New York, which is part of the International League ( IL). The bison are the AAA team of the Toronto Blue Jays and play their home games at Coca- Cola Field in downtown Buffalo. Before the bison were part of the Toronto Blue Jays organization they belonged to the Cleveland Indians (1983-1984, 1987, 1995-2008 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1979-1982, 1988-1994), Chicago White Sox ( 1985-1986) and the New York Mets (2009-2012) at.

Eastern League (1979-1984)

From 1979, the bison were for three seasons active than AA farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Eastern League. With the introduction of the playoffs in 1980 the team of the catchment succeeded the semi-finals, which they lost to the Holyoke Millers. In the remaining years, the success was manageable. After the takeover of the team by the Cleveland Indians in 1983 succeeded once again in the advance to the semifinals.

American Association (1985-1997)

For the 1985 season the Bisons went on to the AAA level and then played up to the attitude of the League in the American Association. In the first two years, this was done for the organization of the Chicago White Sox and 1987 for a year again for the Cleveland Indians from the 1988 team was again active for seven years under the flag of the Pirates. This period saw the first two finals. 1990 and 1991 took part in the championship series, but lost both finals. The first against the Denver Zephyrs and the second against the Oklahoma City 89ers. The last three years in the American Association were the Buffalo Bisons then again part of the Cleveland Indians. In the last regular season 1997, the Bisons won their first championship with a 3-0 win over the Iowa Cubs.

International League (since 1998)

Still, for the Indians active, started the Bisons in 1998 in the International League. In the very first year they won the title again, this time against the Durham Bulls. In 1998 the newly introduced Triple -A World Series, in which the champions of the International League and the Pacific Coast League competed against each other, but they lost to the New Orleans Zephyrs. The next title in the International League succeeded in 2004, with a victory against the Richmond Braves. Since the 2013 season include the Buffalo Bisons of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Minor league teams in the Toronto Blue Jays

North Division: Buffalo Bisons | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Pawtucket Red Sox | Rochester Red Wings | Scranton / Wilkes -Barre Yankees | Syracuse Chiefs

South Division: Charlotte Knights | Durham Bulls | Norfolk Tides | Gwinnett Braves

West Division: Columbus Clippers | Indianapolis Indians | Louisville Bats | Toledo Mud Hens

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