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===Baseball=== [[File:BartoloColón2016Spring.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Bartolo Colón]], who threw the venue's only [[no-hitter]] in June 1997]] The annual [[Old-Timers' Day#Old-Timers Baseball Classic (1982–1990)|National Old-Timers Baseball Classic]] was held at the venue from 1988 to 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=NL Old Timers Win |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/hutchinson-news-jun-21-1988-p-20/ |work=Hutchinson News |publisher=Associated Press |date=June 21, 1988}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Mike |last2=Summers |first2=Robert J. |title=Old-Timers Game Represents Classic Case of Nostalgia |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/old-timers-game-represents-classic-case-of-nostalgia/article_9ec9b81b-4ebb-5c00-9c8f-35646ba1d7c3.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=June 18, 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Mike |last2=Summers |first2=Robert J. |title=Baseball's Greats Set For Third -- Perhaps Last -- Hurrah At Pilot |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/baseballs-greats-set-for-third----perhaps-last----hurrah-at/article_9ff624fd-42fe-5a57-a53a-ec86991bf912.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=June 25, 1990}}</ref> The venue was host to the inaugural [[Triple-A All-Star Game]] on July 13, 1988.<ref>{{cite web |title=Triple-A All-Star Game Results (1988-1992) |url=https://www.triple-abaseball.com/ASGSummaries1.jsp |website=tripleabaseball.com |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709221627/https://www.triple-abaseball.com/ASGSummaries1.jsp |url-status=usurped}}</ref> It would later host the 25th-annual Triple-A All-Star Game on July 11, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Triple-A All-Star Game Results (2008-2012) |url=https://www.tripleabaseball.com/ASGSummaries5.jsp |website=tripleabaseball.com}}</ref> The June 3, 1990 game between the [[Buffalo Bisons]] and [[Oklahoma City 89ers]], with a post-game concert by [[The Beach Boys]], set the all-time single-game attendance record for baseball at the venue with 21,050 fans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DiCesare |first1=Bob |title=Sloppiness Foils Herd in 7-6 Loss |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/sloppiness-foils-herd-in-7-6-loss/article_634b8f8c-6b7e-527e-8f37-0413729142c7.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=June 3, 1990}}</ref> An August 30, 2002, game between the Buffalo Bisons and [[Rochester Red Wings]] would later match that record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moritz |first1=Amy |title=Herd's Goelz Shines In Packed House |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/herds-goelz-shines-in-packed-house/article_44d4ab6a-1235-5f24-8dfa-c0c59854fde3.html |work=The Buffalo News |date=August 31, 2002}}</ref> The venue hosted an exhibition between [[United States national baseball team#1992: Fourth in Barcelona|Team USA]] and [[South Korea national baseball team|Korea]] on July 9, 1992, that saw Korea win the game 4–2.<ref>{{cite web | last=Harrington | first=Mike | title=USA SLUMP CONTINUES AGAINST KOREA AMERICANS MANAGE JUST FIVE HITS IN LOSS AT PILOT FIELD | website=Buffalo News | date=July 10, 1992 | url=https://buffalonews.com/news/usa-slump-continues-against-korea-americans-manage-just-five-hits-in-loss-at-pilot-field/article_14e20ec9-d80f-5a71-9a18-a95b818927c1.html | access-date=May 30, 2022}}</ref> The exhibition was part of Team USA's 30-game tour of both [[Cuba]] and the United States to promote their appearance in the [[Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Team USA 1992 Media Guide | website=USA Baseball | date=April 15, 2022 | url=http://mlb.mlb.com/usa_baseball/downloads/y2007/1992_Media_Guide.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415231043/http://mlb.mlb.com/usa_baseball/downloads/y2007/1992_Media_Guide.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022 | url-status=dead | access-date=May 30, 2022}}</ref> [[Bartolo Colón]] of the [[Buffalo Bisons]] threw the venue's first and only [[no-hitter]] on June 20, 1997, against the [[New Orleans Zephyrs]], sealing a 4–0 win.{{sfn|Buffalo Bisons Media Guide|2019|p=135}} The Buffalo Bisons defeated the [[Richmond Braves]] at the venue on September 17, 2004 in Game 4 of their championship series to win the [[List of International League champions|Governors' Cup]] by a score of 6–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bisons Win 2004 Governors' Cup |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/bisons-win-2004-governors-cup/n-3086665 |website=oursportscentral.com |date=September 17, 2004}}</ref>
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