“Pick us out a winner, Bobby!” The Buffalo Bisons recently unveiled their Vintage Movie Night jerseys, inspired by the iconic baseball movie filmed here in Buffalo, The Natural. The Bisons will wear the jerseys and previously released caps on Vintage Movie Night, Saturday, July 19, in their game against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 6:35 p.m., before a postgame screening of the movie on the Sahlen Field scoreboard, presented by Cellino Law.
Filmed in Buffalo just over four decades ago, The Natural has stood the test of time as one of the most beloved sports movies of all time. Chronicling the journey of slugger Roy Hobbs, most of the baseball scenes in the movie were filmed at the former home of the Buffalo Bisons, War Memorial Stadium.
The Bisons Vintage Movie Night jersey is a muted white jersey with royal blue pinstripes and royal blue collar piping. Bisons is written in a vintage font across the chest of the jersey, colored royal blue, outlined in orange and similar to Hobbs’ New York Knights home jersey.
The jersey will feature two shoulder patches. A yellow lightning bolt patch on the right shoulder represents the storm in the movie that knocked down the tree and provided the wood for Hobbs’ baseball bat, Wonderboy. The left shoulder patch pays tribute to War Memorial Stadium, the Bisons ballpark home from 1961-87, in a style similar to The Naturals’ Centennial patch.
The Bisons Vintage Movie Night On-Field Cap is an all royal blue cap with a white Bisons “B” outlined in orange.
Vintage Movie Night jerseys and caps are available for order now at Bisons.com.
