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In 1919, the St. Louis Cardinals purchased an eighteen percent stake in the Houston Buffaloes, [26] and in 1921 purchased a majority stake in the club. This made Houston the first affiliated minor league baseball club. From 1921–58, the Buffaloes were an important farm team of the Cardinals at the Class A, A1 and AA levels.
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1905 Houston Buffaloes team photo. From 1888 until 1961, Houston's professional baseball club was the minor league Houston Buffaloes.Although expansion from the National League eventually brought an MLB team to Texas in 1962, Houston officials had been making efforts to do so for years prior, with a group effort led in 1952 to buy the St. Louis Cardinals for $4.25 million, but local owners ...
Former Houston Astros pitching prospect Ronny García and his father were killed in a traffic accident, according to MLB reporter Héctor Gómez.The Astros confirmed the report early Saturday.
Ronny Garcia, a former Houston Astros prospect, died in a traffic accident. He was 24. The Astros confirmed the death in a Saturday post on social media.
Craft had plenty of rookies to play and on September 27 he fielded an all rookie team versus the New York Mets. Houston lost 10–3 but it was a glimpse of what was to come in the next few seasons. [10] The 1964 campaign began on a sad note. Pitcher Jim Umbricht died of cancer just before opening day. Umbricht was the only Colt .45s pitcher to ...
Baseball. Buffaloes (Buffs), 1888–1961 (Texas League, American Association), reorganized and relocated to Oklahoma City after their buyout by the Houston Astros. The team still exists as the Oklahoma City RedHawks. Eagles, 1949-c.1950s (Negro league baseball team, remnants of legendary Newark Eagles) [1]
During Richardson's nine-year stewardship, Houston would post only four .500 or above records (1969; 1972–74). On July 11, 1975, with Houston at 32–58 and lodged in last place in the National League West Division, Richardson was fired and soon replaced by Smith, who returned to the Astros after a stint as an executive with the New York Yankees.