The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between and . The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park (1879–1883) and Olympic Park (1884–1885) in

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. In 1886, they moved into

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as members of the original International League. The original IL Bisons would leave in 1971 to

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as the Winnipeg Whips, before eventually landing in Scranton, Pennsylvania (after an additional five moves), the franchise currently plays in Moosic, Pennsylvania as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The current Buffalo Bisons, founded in 1979, include the history of the NL Bisons; it is thus the only NL team from the 19th century that both still exists and no longer plays in

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Year-by-year records

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Players of note

* Dan Brouthers * Bill Crowley * Davy Force * Pud Galvin * Charley Radbourn * Jim O'Rourke * Hardy Richardson * Jack Rowe * Deacon White Brouthers, Galvin, O'Rourke, Radbourn, and White are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Highlights and memorable moments

*: A precursor to the Bisons played in the League Alliance, finishing with a 79–28–3 record. The team subsequently joined the National League. *: Future Hall of Fame pitcher Charlie Radbourn debuted as a second baseman on May 5 *: Pud Galvin pitched a no-hitter against the Worcester Worcesters on August 20 *: 2B Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one

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in 20 chances in a 12-inning game against Worcester, on September 15. *:

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-born Curry Foley became the first major league player ever to hit for the cycle (including a grand slam), on May 25, and Dan Brouthers led the National League with a .368 batting average *: Brouthers won his second consecutive NL batting title with a .374 average and Galvin posted 46 wins *: Brouthers hit triples in four consecutive games, set a season team-record with 14 home runs, and Galvin won 46 games for the second year in a row. Galvin threw another no-hitter, on August 4. The Bisons' 18–0 score remains the greatest margin of victory in a no-hitter in Major League history. Two years after Foley, Jim O'Rourke became the fourth player in MLB history to hit for the cycle, on June 16. *: Brouthers hit .359, ending second in the NL batting race behind Roger Connor (.371)

National Baseball Hall of Fame members

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