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Ban-ing the Bisons: The Back-handed Maneuvering that Deprived Buffalo of an A.L. Franchise and Created the Boston Red Sox

By Greg Tranter - January 23, 2019

Could a Buffalo team have won the first World Series and included such stars as Jimmy Collins, Cy Young and Herman “Babe” Ruth?  Read on and find out.

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