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team to be based in the city of Buffalo. In 1913 and 1914, as was the standard for Federal League teams, the franchise did not have an official name, instead going by the generic
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In the 1914 season, the team posted an 80–71 record (.530) and finished in fourth place, seven games behind the league champion
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The closest that any major league baseball team has come to Buffalo since then is Toronto (70 miles (110 km) away
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in 1879 and came in third place only 10 games out from first place. They had two notable players; Hall of Famers
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Baldy Louden, in the uniform of the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League of Major League Baseball, 1914.
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Buffalo has had three attempts at major league baseball. Prior to the Buffeds, were the
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have played since 1977. Due to border travel restrictions stemming from the
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An unusual player who played for the Blues in 1914 was
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Between the Buffalo players who had experience in the
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Buffalo Buffeds/Blues
Buffalo, New York
1914
1915
Federal League
Federal League Park
Larry Schlafly
Walter Blair
Harry Lord


William E. Robertson
Buffalo, New York
baseball
Federal League
major league baseball
International Fair Association Grounds
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Chicago Whales
Ed Porray
American
National
Hugh Bedient
Walter Blair
Hal Chase
Tom Downey
Howard Ehmke
Ed Lafitte
Harry Lord
Russ Ford

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