2017 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 65-76
Finished 5th in the IL's North Division
Manager: Bob Meacham (65-76)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Coca Cola Field
Attendance: 526,574, Avg. 8,101 in 65 home dates
2017 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 2017 season with a record of 65 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Bisons scored 544 runs and yielded 535 runs. Rafael Lopez and Mike Ohlman led Buffalo with 12 home runs apiece. Jason Leblebijian recorded 60 runs batted in. Dwight Smith paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .273. T. J. House topped the team with 9 wins, while Brett Oberholtzer earned a 4.12 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 2017 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Anthony Alford, Brett Anderson, Danny Barnes, Jeff Beliveau, Jon Berti, Joe Biagini, Mike Bolsinger, Ryan Borucki, Leonel Campos, Ezequiel Carrera, Darrell Ceciliani, Chris Coghlan, Taylor Cole, Matt Dermody, Jonathan Diaz, Jake Elmore, Chad Girodo, Juan Graterol, Jarrett Grube, Lucas Harrell, Teoscar Hernández, T. J. House, J. P. Howell, Danny Jansen, Ty Kelly, Mat Latos, Casey Lawrence, Dominic Leone, Francisco Liriano, Christian Lopes, Rafael Lopez, Luke Maile, Tim Mayza, Miguel Montero, Brett Oberholtzer, Mike Ohlman, Ian Parmley, Steve Pearce, Gregorio Petit, Dalton Pompey, Carlos Ramírez, Rob Refsnyder, Chris Rowley, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Aaron Sanchez, Luis Santos, Michael Saunders, Justin Shafer, Chris Smith, Dwight Smith, Joe Smith, Murphy Smith, Glenn Sparkman, Rowdy Tellez, Nick Tepesch and César Valdez.

Bob Meacham served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Anthony AlfordRRJuly 20, 19946'1"215Columbia, MS US
Brett AndersonLLFebruary 1, 19886'4"230Midland, TX US
Danny BarnesLROctober 21, 19896'1"215Manhasset, NY US
Deiferson BarretoRRMay 19, 19955'10"165Cagua, Aragua VE
Jeff BeliveauLLJanuary 17, 19876'1"190Providence, RI US
Jon BertiRRJanuary 22, 19905'10"195Troy, MI US
Joe BiaginiRRMay 29, 19906'5"235Menlo Park, CA US
Mike BolsingerRRJanuary 29, 19886'1"215Chicago, IL US
Ryan BoruckiLLMarch 31, 19946'4"215Mundelein, IL US
Wil BrowningRRSeptember 8, 19886'3"190Sallis, MS US
Leonel CamposRRJuly 17, 19876'2"215Valera, Trujillo VE
Jared CarkuffRRAugust 25, 19936'3"180Bell Buckle, TN US
Ezequiel CarreraLLJune 11, 19875'11"185Guiria, Sucre VE
Andrew CaseRRJanuary 6, 19936'2"230St. John, NB CA
Darrell CecilianiLLJune 22, 19906'1"220Madras, OR US
Chris CoghlanLRJune 18, 19856'0"195Rockville, MD US
Taylor ColeRRAugust 20, 19896'1"200Las Vegas, NV US
Matt DermodyRLJuly 4, 19906'5"190Norwalk, IA US
Jonathan DiazRRApril 10, 19855'9"155Miami Beach, FL US
Jake ElmoreRRJune 15, 19875'10"180Dothan, AL US
Roemon FieldsLLNovember 28, 19905'11"180Seattle, WA US
Chad GirodoLLFebruary 6, 19916'1"190Hartselle, AL US
Griffin GlaudeRRApril 6, 19925'9"175Beebe, AR US
Juan GraterolRRFebruary 14, 19896'1"205Maracay, Aragua VE
Jarrett GrubeRRNovember 5, 19816'4"220Fort Wayne, IN US
Andrew GuillotteRRMarch 30, 19935'8"170Moss Bluff, LA US
Lucas HarrellSRJune 3, 19856'2"205Springfield, MO US
Teoscar HernándezRROctober 15, 19926'2"205Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO
T. J. HouseRLSeptember 29, 19896'1"205Slidell, LA US
J. P. HowellLLApril 25, 19836'0"180Modesto, CA US
David JacobLLJune 19, 19956'4"225Springfield, IL US
Danny JansenRRApril 15, 19956'2"230Appleton, WI US
Ty KellySRJuly 20, 19886'0"180Dallas, TX US
Mat LatosRRDecember 9, 19876'6"245Alexandria, VA US
Casey LawrenceRROctober 28, 19876'2"170McSherrystown, PA US
Jason LeblebijianRRMay 13, 19916'2"205Arlington Heights, IL US
Dominic LeoneRROctober 26, 19915'11"210Norwich, CT US
Francisco LirianoLLOctober 26, 19836'3"218San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Christian LopesRROctober 1, 19926'0"185Huntington Beach, CA US
Rafael LopezLROctober 2, 19875'9"200Philadelphia, PA US
Luke MaileRRFebruary 6, 19916'3"225Edgewood, KY US
Tim MayzaLLJanuary 15, 19926'3"220Allentown, PA US
Alex MonsalveRRApril 22, 19926'2"225Boqueron, VE
Miguel MonteroLRJuly 9, 19835'11"221Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Brett OberholtzerLLJuly 1, 19896'1"225Christiana, DE US
Mike OhlmanRRDecember 14, 19906'5"240Bradenton, FL US
Shane OpitzLRJanuary 10, 19926'1"180Centennial, CO US
Ian ParmleyLLDecember 19, 19895'11"175Snohomish, WA US
Steve PearceRRApril 13, 19835'11"200Lakeland, FL US
Gregorio PetitRRDecember 10, 19845'10"200Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda VE
Dalton PompeySRDecember 11, 19926'2"200Mississauga, ON CA
Carlos RamírezRRApril 24, 19916'5"205Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Rob RefsnyderRRMarch 26, 19916'0"200Seoul, CA KR
Chris RowleyRRAugust 14, 19906'2"195Atlanta, GA US
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaSRMay 2, 19856'4"235West Palm Beach, FL US
Aaron SanchezRRJuly 1, 19926'4"210Barstow, CA US
Luis SantosRRFebruary 11, 19916'0"225Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Michael SaundersLRNovember 19, 19866'4"225Victoria, BC CA
Justin ShaferRRSeptember 18, 19926'2"195Lake Wales, FL US
Chris SmithRRAugust 19, 19886'2"205Louisville, KY US
Dwight SmithLROctober 26, 19926'0"210Peachtree City, GA US
Joe SmithRRMarch 22, 19846'2"205Cincinnati, OH US
Murphy SmithRRAugust 25, 19876'3"210Nashua, NH US
Glenn SparkmanRRMay 11, 19926'2"210Ganado, TX US
John StilsonRRJuly 28, 19906'3"205Texarkana, TX US
Rowdy TellezLLMarch 16, 19956'4"255Elk Grove, CA US
Nick TepeschRROctober 12, 19886'4"240Kansas City, MO US
César ValdezRRMarch 17, 19856'2"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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