:This article covers all modern incarnations but focuses on the AA team founded in 1979 and the AAA team that moved from Wichita, Kansas in 1984. The Buffalo Bisons (Pronounced 'BI-zons' by locals) are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team, which plays in the International League (IL), is the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians Major League club. The Bisons play in Dunn Tire Park stadium, located in downtown Buffalo.
The current incarnation of the Bisons was founded in 1979, when Buffalo ownership interests purchased the Jersey City franchise of the Class Double-A Eastern League and moved the team to the Queen City. It is of note that the plural form of bison is bison, not bisons.
