Buff Stadium
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Buff Stadium
Inside of Houston Sports Hall of Fame
Backstory and Context
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Prior to the construction of Buff
Stadium, baseball teams played at West End Park for about 23 years. On opening
day in 1928, Buff Stadium saw the largest ever gathering for a baseball game in
Houston. Everyone in the area came out to support the local team, schools even
let out early for the game, and the Governor of Texas (Dan Moody at that
time) came to throw the first pitch. For the first game, over 15,000 people came
to watch the Houston Buffalos take on the Waco Cubs and win by a score of 7-5.
Uniquely, Bush Stadium featured a Spanish architecture that paid homage to Texan roots. On the adobe brick walls of the stadium, buffalo artwork was displayed. Unfortunately, Buff Stadium was torn down after baseball left the Houston area for a while following the 1961 season. In its place, the Houston Sports Hall of Fame now stands and pays tribute to Buff Stadium and other local sports triumphs. In the store, a plaque adorned the spot where Buff Stadium’s home plate had been until 2013.
Sources
Gonzales, J.R. "A look back at Buff Stadium." Houston Chronicle. October 24, 2007. http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2007/10/a-look-back-at-buff-stadium.
McCurdy, Bill. "A Buff Stadium Pictorial." Accessed July 11, 2014. http://bill37mccurdy.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/a-buff-stadium-pictorial.