雄二) Foreign players Andy Abad Kyle Abbott Mike Andrews Luis Aquino Chris Arnold Gene Bacque Sean Bergman Billy Bean Buddy Bradford Ralph Bryant Ozzie Canseco Phil Clark Alvin Davis Dick Davis Pat Dodson Chris Donnels Narciso Elvira Chuck Essegian Freddy García Shawn Gilbert Jim Gentile David Green Ike Hampton Mike Johnson Terry Lee Phil Leftwich Charlie Manuel Glenn Mickens Bob Milacki Don Money Ben Oglivie Dennis Powell Jim Qualls R. J. Reynolds Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes Bombo Rivera Germán Rivera Dave Roberts Johnny Ruffin Brian Shouse Lee Stevens Jim Traber Carlos Valdez Nigel Wilson Bob Wolcott Larry Wolfe Retired numbers (鈴木 啓示) Managers (1950-1952) (1953-1957) (1958) (1959-1961) (1962-1964) (1965-1966) (1967) (1968-1970) (1971-1973) (1974-1981) (1982-1983) (1984-1987) (1988-1992) (1993-1995) (1996-1999) (2000-2004) Mascots The Buffaloes had 2 mascots, named Buffie and Falulu (バフィリード and ファルルリーナ). Buffie is a male buffalo and was introduced in 1997. He also appeared on the team logo. Falulu is a female buffalo. Buffie's jersey number is 100 while Falulu's is 200. They were retired in 2005 after the Buffaloes merged with the then-named Orix BlueWave (present day Orix Buffaloes). Buffie reappeared in a Buffaloes reprint match in 2013. They also had 2 other mascots as part of the same group, named Capelot and Balbarock, with Capelot being a much more child-like character, whilst Balbarock was supposed to resemble the club's cap logo. Both were retired in 2000. All 4 were designed by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and their backstory was that they lived in a fantasy world of dreams and adventures named "Buffalo Valley", as described in the club's 1997 supporters' handbook. However, after the merger, only Buffie's copyright trademark was transferred to Orix Corporation. Before they were introduced, the team's mascot was a human character named Buffer (バッファくん), who served as the team mascot from 1976 to 1996. Logos of him usually depicted him holding a baseball bat and a ball, wearing the Buffaloes cap, raising one leg, whilst wearing Asics spiked shoes. However, a secondary logo primarily used by the team only had him holding a bat and ball. His jersey number was 100. He was designed by Yoshio Shirakawa. He was retired in 1997 following the Buffaloes' major logo and jersey overhaul, coinciding with their move to the Osaka Dome. References External links History of the Kintetsu Buffaloes The dramatic determination of championship in Pacific League Defunct Nippon Professional Baseball teams Baseball teams established in 1949 1949 establishments