Big Bat, Little Clown

Jerry Witte clowns around before a 1952 game at Buff Stadium in Houston. Witte had been the 1946 American Association MVP with Toledo. Here he is in 2001, and here's his book.

The Houston Buffaloes or Buffs were a minor league baseball team in the Texas League from 1907-58 (excluding 1943-45, when the league suspended operations during World War II) and in the American Association from 1959-61. The team's home was Buff Stadium, built in 1928. From 1921-58, the Buffaloes were a farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals at the Class A, A1 and AA levels.

Thanks to houston_buff for the giant baseball bat photo and Tom for finding it.