[1928 - Front gate of Buff Stadium - Astrosdaily.com]
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The Houston Buffaloes (often called the Buffs) were a minor league baseball team that played in the Texas League from 1907 to 1958, and in the American Association from 1959 to 1961. Most of that time, the Buffaloes were a farm team for the St. Louis Cardinals. They played their first 20 years in West End Park, which one source says was located at the end of the San Felipe streetcar line, near what is now the downtown YMCA, and which is likely the “ball park” shown on the 1913 Houston map. (The location of the “ball park” is also discussed here.) The Buffs played their later years at Buffalo Stadium (1928-1963) (known in its last few years as “Busch Stadium”). Buffalo Stadium was located on the site of the Finger Furniture building on the Gulf Freeway, which has a plaque in its floor marking where home base used to be and a sports memorabilia display dubbed the Houston Sports Museum.
More information:
Minor League Baseball article on 1931 Houston Buffaloes
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Joe Polly // July 26, 2009 at 9:37 am |
My father’s family lived near what they called the West End Ball Park. They lived on Northrup @ Heiner. My grandfather owned a grocery store and the family lived above it. My father and his siblings worked at the Park selling peanuts, etc. as well as watching games through the fence. My uncle told me he saw Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig play in the Park from his bedroom window.