The Rochester Bronchos were a minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York , from 1899 to 1911.
7-552: In 1899, the franchise was purchased by a syndicate of local businessmen doing business as the "Flower City Baseball Company": George W. Sweeney, the president of the Rochester Trotting Association, John Nash, F. E.Youngs, Edward F. Higgins, and John H. Callahan, and the team was renamed the Bronchos. The owners hired Al Buckenberger as manager, and, despite having been a last-place team the previous year,
14-625: A first place finish in 1897. He then managed the Eastern League Rochester Bronchos from 1899 to 1901, finishing first-second-first. Following this he rejoined the National League as manager of the Boston Beaneaters from 1902 to 1904. He returned to Rochester between 1905 and 1908. Al Buckenberger also served as club president at Pittsburgh. His biggest successes were finishing second in
21-576: The American Association in 1890 and finishing second in the National League at Pittsburgh in 1893. After his major league days he was part of a group, together with Francis Richter , editor of Sporting Life , and fellow manager Billy Barnie that tried and failed to resurrect the American Association. Buckenberger died at age 56 in Syracuse, New York . This biographical article relating to an American baseball manager or coach
28-593: The Bronchos won the Eastern League title. They also won the Eastern League title in 1901. In 1903, the nickname was changed to Beau Brummels . However, the team's fortunes did not improve, and the 1904 Beau Brummels were named the worst team in Rochester history, with a record of 28-105. In 1909, the Bronchos again managed to go from last to first, improving from 55-82 to 90-61. They won the pennant
35-885: The Midwest. In 1889 he became manager of the Columbus Solons of the American Association for two seasons. After a year at the minor league Sioux City, Iowa Cornhuskers he joined the National League Pittsburgh Pirates from 1892 to 1894, and then the St. Louis Browns for a year. He managed the Toronto Maple Leafs , and the Syracuse Stars of the Eastern League for a year each, taking Syracuse to
42-517: The next two years as well, with 92-61 and 98-54 seasons. Buckenberger returned to the Bronchos in 1905, but the team continued to flounder. In 1908, he was summarily fired during a game and replaced by the shortstop , Eddie Holly. In 1909, John "Big Jawn" Ganzel became the manager, and the team was renamed the Rochester Hustlers . The move was a success, with the team winning three straight Eastern League pennants in 1909–1911. In 1909,
49-547: The team bore the nickname Camels . Until 1908, the team played at Culver Field . That year, they moved to the newly constructed "Baseball Park". Al Buckenberger Albert C. Buckenberger (January 31, 1861 – July 1, 1917) was an American manager in Major League Baseball . Buckenberger was born in Detroit, Michigan , and began his career as an infielder , and then manager for minor league teams in
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