After spending 87 years in Buffalo, the franchise was sent wandering for the next few decades. In 1972, the team became the Peninsula Whips and played two seasons out of Hampton War Memorial Stadium, located just 19 miles from the IL's Tidewater Tides.
The Buffalo-based franchise wandered aimlessly for nearly a century before being reassigned to other locations in the following decades. In 1972, it rebranded as the Peninsula Whips and played two seasons at Hampton War Memorial Stadium, which is approximately 19 miles from the IL's Tidewater Tides.