Houston Buffs

Houston Buffs 1888–1961 (1903, 1905, 1907–1942, 1946–1958, 1959–1961) Houston, Texas
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Previous	Triple-A (1959–1961) Class A (1921–1942), (1946–1958) Class B (1911–1920) Class C (1907–1910)
Minor league affiliations
League	American Association (1959–1961)
Previous leagues	Texas League (1888–1890), (1892), (1895–1899), (1907–1942), (1946–1958) South Texas League (1903–1906)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Chicago Cubs (1960–1961) St. Louis Cardinals (1920–1942), (1946–1958)
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (4)	1928 1947 1956 1957
League titles (17)	1889 1892 1896 1905 1909 1910 1912 1913 1914 1928 1931 1940 1947 1951 1954 1956 1957
Team data
Previous names	Houston Buffs (1959–1961) Houston Buffaloes (1896–1903), (1905–1958) Houston Lambs (1904) Houston Magnolias (1895) Houston Mud Cats (1889–1892) Houston Babies (1888)
Previous parks	Buffalo Stadium (aka Busch Stadium) (1928–1961) West End Park (1905–1927) Harrisburg Park (1904) Herald Park (aka League Park) (1888–1904)

The Houston Buffaloes, Houston Buffalos, or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team, and were the first minor league team to be affiliated with a Major League franchise, which was the St. Louis Cardinals. The club was founded in 1888, and played in the Texas League at various levels throughout the majority of its existence. From 1959 through 1961, the team played in the American Association at the Triple-A level as an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The Buffaloes derived their nickname from Buffalo Bayou, the principal waterway through Houston. The team's last home was Buffalo Stadium, built in 1928. Before that, they played at West End Park from 1905–1928, and at Herald Park prior to that.

The Houston Buffaloes were purchased by the Houston Sports Association in 1961 to obtain Houston-area territorial rights for the Major League Houston Colt .45s (known since 1965 as the Houston Astros). Several of those associated with the Buffaloes continued with the major league team including manager Harry Craft. The Buffaloes organization then ended their relationship with the Cubs, and became a Triple-A affiliate of the Colt. 45s. For the 1962 season they were reorganized and moved to become the Oklahoma City 89ers, which are known today as the Oklahoma City Dodgers. The 1931 and 1941 Buffaloes teams were recognized as being among the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.

On April 11, 1861, a baseball team in Houston was organized at a meeting held in the Palmer Building above J.H. Evans' dry goods store. The team was simply known as the "Houston Base Ball Club".