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'''New York''' 1903-January 1915: Frank Farrell and Bill Devery (3)(37)<br> | '''New York''' 1903-January 1915: Frank Farrell and Bill Devery (3)(37)<br> | ||
'''New York''' January 1915-June 1, 1923: Jacob Ruppert and T. Huston (3)(36)<br> | '''New York''' January 1915-June 1, 1923: Jacob Ruppert and T. Huston (3)(36)<br> | ||
- | '''New York''' June 1, 1923-January | + | '''New York''' June 1, 1923-January 14, 1939: Jacob Ruppert (3)(162)<br> |
- | '''New York''' January | + | '''New York''' January 14, 1939-January 26, 1945: Jacob Ruppert heirs (Mrs. Joseph Holleran, Mrs. J. Basil Maguire, Helen Wintrhope Weyant) (3) (39)<br> |
- | '''New York''' January 26, 1945-October 7, 1947 | + | '''New York''' January 26, 1945-October 7, 1947 Dan Topping, Del Webb, and Larry MacPhail (3) (38)<br> |
- | '''New York''' October 7, 1947-November 2, 1964 | + | '''New York''' October 7, 1947-November 2, 1964 Dan Topping and Del Webb (3) (40)<br> |
- | '''New York''' November 2, 1964-January 3, 1973 | + | '''New York''' November 2, 1964-January 3, 1973 CBS (3)(163)<br> |
- | '''New York''' January 3, 1973- 1993 | + | '''New York''' January 3, 1973- 1993 Partnership, George Steinbrenner principal (majority owner since 1976) (3)<br><br> |
'''Boston''' 1901-January 1902: Charles Somers (41)<br> | '''Boston''' 1901-January 1902: Charles Somers (41)<br> | ||
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'''California''' 1983-1993: Gene Autry (10)<br><br> | '''California''' 1983-1993: Gene Autry (10)<br><br> | ||
- | '''Chicago''' 1901-1931: Charles Comiskey (3) | + | '''Chicago''' 1901-1931: Charles Comiskey (3) |
- | + | Chicago 1931-July 18, 1939: Louis Comiskey (7450 shares) & Harry Grabiner (50 shares) (3)(48)(49)<br> | |
'''Chicago''' July 18, 1939-December 10, 1956: Grace Comiskey and children (all but 50 shares) (First National Bank of Chicago was trustee from July 18, 1939 to February 17, 1941) (50) (3)<br> | '''Chicago''' July 18, 1939-December 10, 1956: Grace Comiskey and children (all but 50 shares) (First National Bank of Chicago was trustee from July 18, 1939 to February 17, 1941) (50) (3)<br> | ||
'''Chicago''' December 10, 1956-February 18, 1959: Dorothy Comiskey Rigney (3975 shares) and Charles Comiskey (3475 shares) (3) (51)<br> | '''Chicago''' December 10, 1956-February 18, 1959: Dorothy Comiskey Rigney (3975 shares) and Charles Comiskey (3475 shares) (3) (51)<br> | ||
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'''Detroit''' 1902-1903: Samuel Angus (3, 14)<br> | '''Detroit''' 1902-1903: Samuel Angus (3, 14)<br> | ||
'''Detroit''' 1903-1920: William Yawkey (50%), Frank Navin (49%) (3) (65) (Yawkey estate 3/5/1919-1920) (67)<br> | '''Detroit''' 1903-1920: William Yawkey (50%), Frank Navin (49%) (3) (65) (Yawkey estate 3/5/1919-1920) (67)<br> | ||
- | '''Detroit''' 1920- | + | '''Detroit''' 1920-1935: Frank Navin (50%) and Walter Briggs and John Kelsey (50%) (3) (66)<br> |
- | + | '''Detroit''' 1935-1952: Walter Briggs (3)<br> | |
- | '''Detroit''' 1935- | + | '''Detroit''' 1952-1956: Walter Briggs estate (3)<br> |
- | '''Detroit''' 1952- | + | '''Detroit''' 1956-October 1960: Syndicate led by John Fetzer (3) (80)<br> |
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'''Detroit''' October 1960-1983: Fetzer Broadcasting Co. (74) <br> | '''Detroit''' October 1960-1983: Fetzer Broadcasting Co. (74) <br> | ||
'''Detroit''' 1983-1992: Tom Monaghan (3)<br> | '''Detroit''' 1983-1992: Tom Monaghan (3)<br> | ||
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'''Philadelphia''' 1901-October 20, 1902: Ben Shibe, Charles Somers, Connie Mack, and minor investors (15)<br> | '''Philadelphia''' 1901-October 20, 1902: Ben Shibe, Charles Somers, Connie Mack, and minor investors (15)<br> | ||
'''Philadelphia''' October 20, 1902-November 1903: Ben Shibe, Connie Mack, and minor investors (15)<br> | '''Philadelphia''' October 20, 1902-November 1903: Ben Shibe, Connie Mack, and minor investors (15)<br> | ||
- | '''Philadelphia''' 1903-October 22, | + | '''Philadelphia''' 1903-October 22, 1913: Ben Shibe and sons (50%), Connie Mack (25%), Frank Hough and Sam Jones (25%)(17)<br> |
- | '''Philadelphia''' October 22, | + | '''Philadelphia''' October 22, 1913-1950: Shibe family (50%) and Mack family (50%) (3)<br> |
- | '''Philadelphia''' | + | '''Philadelphia''' 1950-1954: Connie, Roy, and Earle Mack (3)<br> |
'''Kansas City''' 1955-1960: Arnold Johnson (3)<br> | '''Kansas City''' 1955-1960: Arnold Johnson (3)<br> | ||
'''Kansas City/Oakland''' 1960-September 1980: Charles O. Finley (3)<br> | '''Kansas City/Oakland''' 1960-September 1980: Charles O. Finley (3)<br> | ||
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'''Washington (1)''' 1902-1903: Fred Postal (14) (85)<br> | '''Washington (1)''' 1902-1903: Fred Postal (14) (85)<br> | ||
'''Washington (1)''' 1904-1912: Syndicate led by Thomas Noyes, Lambert, and Dwyer (80%), or American League (3) (158)<br> | '''Washington (1)''' 1904-1912: Syndicate led by Thomas Noyes, Lambert, and Dwyer (80%), or American League (3) (158)<br> | ||
- | '''Washington (1)''' 1912- | + | '''Washington (1)''' 1912-1919: Same syndicate now led by Benjamin Minor (3)<br> |
- | '''Washington (1)''' | + | '''Washington (1)''' 1919-1950: Clark Griffith (50%) and William Richardson (40%) (3)<br> |
- | '''Washington (1)''' | + | '''Washington (1)''' 1950: John Jachym and then H. Gabriel Murphy buy Richardson's share (3) (86)<br> |
'''Washington (1)''' 1950-October 1955: Clark Griffith and H. Gabriel Murphy (3)<br> | '''Washington (1)''' 1950-October 1955: Clark Griffith and H. Gabriel Murphy (3)<br> | ||
'''Washington (1)/Minnesota''' 1955-1984: Calvin Griffith, Mrs. Joe Haynes, and their siblings (48% initially, 51.1% in late 1961) and H. Gabriel Murphy (40%) (3) (74) (86)<br> | '''Washington (1)/Minnesota''' 1955-1984: Calvin Griffith, Mrs. Joe Haynes, and their siblings (48% initially, 51.1% in late 1961) and H. Gabriel Murphy (40%) (3) (74) (86)<br> | ||
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'''Brooklyn''' January 1892-January 1898: Ferdinand Abell (51%), Charles Byrne (12%), Players League team owners (37%) (101) (102)<br> | '''Brooklyn''' January 1892-January 1898: Ferdinand Abell (51%), Charles Byrne (12%), Players League team owners (37%) (101) (102)<br> | ||
'''Brooklyn''' 1898: Ferdinand Abell and Charles Ebbets (88%), estate of Charles Byrne (12%) (103)<br> | '''Brooklyn''' 1898: Ferdinand Abell and Charles Ebbets (88%), estate of Charles Byrne (12%) (103)<br> | ||
- | '''Brooklyn''' 1899- | + | '''Brooklyn''' 1899-1902: Ferdinand Abell, Harry Von Der Horst, Charles Ebbets, and Ned Hanlon (3)<br> |
- | '''Brooklyn''' | + | '''Brooklyn''' 1902-1912: Charles Ebbets (3)<br> |
- | + | '''Brooklyn''' 1912-1925: Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Steve McKeever (3)<br> | |
- | '''Brooklyn''' 1912-1925: Charles Ebbets, Ed McKeever, Steve McKeever (3 | + | |
'''Brooklyn''' 1925-1944: Ebbets and McKeever families (3)<br> | '''Brooklyn''' 1925-1944: Ebbets and McKeever families (3)<br> | ||
- | '''Brooklyn''' 1944-1945: Ebbets family, Mrs. Jim Mulvey, Walter O'Malley group | + | '''Brooklyn''' 1944-1945: Ebbets family, Mrs. Jim Mulvey, Walter O'Malley group (3)<br> |
'''Brooklyn''' 1945-1950: Walter O'Malley group and Mrs. Jim Mulvey (3)<br> | '''Brooklyn''' 1945-1950: Walter O'Malley group and Mrs. Jim Mulvey (3)<br> | ||
- | '''Brooklyn/Los Angeles''' 1950- | + | '''Brooklyn/Los Angeles''' 1950-1979: Walter O'Malley (67%), Mrs. Jim Mulvey and heirs (25%) (3)<br> |
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'''Los Angeles''' August 1979-1993: Peter O'Malley and Teresa Seidler (3) (104)<br><br> | '''Los Angeles''' August 1979-1993: Peter O'Malley and Teresa Seidler (3) (104)<br><br> | ||
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'''Cincinnati (2)''' 1877-1879: Eight businessmen (107)<br><br> | '''Cincinnati (2)''' 1877-1879: Eight businessmen (107)<br><br> | ||
- | '''Cincinnati (3)''' 1880: Unknown, Justis Thorner | + | '''Cincinnati (3)''' 1880: Unknown, Justis Thorner president (110)<br><br> |
'''Cincinnati (4)''' 1890: Aaron Stern (3)<br><br> | '''Cincinnati (4)''' 1890: Aaron Stern (3)<br><br> | ||
- | '''Cincinnati (5)''' 1891-1902: John T. Brush (3) (12) | + | '''Cincinnati (5)''' 1891-1902: John T. Brush (3) (12) |
- | + | Cincinnati (5) 1902-1929: Syndicate led by Max and Julius Fleischmann, including Garry Herrmann (3)<br> | |
- | '''Cincinnati (5)''' | + | '''Cincinnati (5)''' 1929-1933: Sidney Weil (53%) (3)<br> |
'''Cincinnati (5)''' 1933-1934: Central Trust Company (3)<br> | '''Cincinnati (5)''' 1933-1934: Central Trust Company (3)<br> | ||
'''Cincinnati (5)''' 1934-1961: Syndicate led by Powell Crosley (3)<br> | '''Cincinnati (5)''' 1934-1961: Syndicate led by Powell Crosley (3)<br> | ||
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'''Cincinnati (5)''' February? 1981- December 21, 1984: Partnership led by James and William Williams (116)<br> | '''Cincinnati (5)''' February? 1981- December 21, 1984: Partnership led by James and William Williams (116)<br> | ||
'''Cincinnati (5)''' December 21, 1984-1993: Marge Schott (3) (115) <br><br> | '''Cincinnati (5)''' December 21, 1984-1993: Marge Schott (3) (115) <br><br> | ||
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'''Colorado''' 1993: Colorado Baseball Partnership, John Antonucci principal (3)<br><br> | '''Colorado''' 1993: Colorado Baseball Partnership, John Antonucci principal (3)<br><br> | ||
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'''Hartford''' 1876-1877: Morgan Bulkley (3)<br><br> | '''Hartford''' 1876-1877: Morgan Bulkley (3)<br><br> | ||
- | '''Houston''' 1962-1963: Houston Sports Association, Craig | + | '''Houston''' 1962-1963: Houston Sports Association, Craig Culinen principal, 12 stockholders (3) (74)<br> |
'''Houston''' 1963-1965: Houston Sports Association, R. E. Smith principal, owned 63% in 1965 (121)<br> | '''Houston''' 1963-1965: Houston Sports Association, R. E. Smith principal, owned 63% in 1965 (121)<br> | ||
- | '''Houston''' 1965-June 1975: Houston Sports Association, Roy Hofheinz majority owner (121). By June 1975 Astrodomain Corp., wholly owned by Hofheinz family, owned 98% of Houston Sports Authority (122)<br> | + | '''Houston''' 1965-June 1975: Houston Sports Association, Roy Hofheinz majority owner (121). By June 1975 Astrodomain Corp., wholly owned by Hofheinz family, owned 98% by June 1975 of Houston Sports Authority (122)<br> |
- | '''Houston''' June 1975-1979: Houston Sports Authority, owned by Astrodomain Corp., which was controlled by GE Credit Corp., Ford Motor Credit Corp., and HNC Realty (122 | + | '''Houston''' June 1975-1979: Houston Sports Authority, owned by Astrodomain Corp., which was controlled by GE Credit Corp., Ford Motor Credit Corp., and HNC Realty (122) (per (123) GE sold to Ford in November 1978 which became sole owner)<br> |
'''Houston''' 1979-November 1992: Houston Sports Authority, owned by Astrodomain Corp., owned by syndicate led by John McMullen (123)<br> | '''Houston''' 1979-November 1992: Houston Sports Authority, owned by Astrodomain Corp., owned by syndicate led by John McMullen (123)<br> | ||
'''Houston''' November 1992-1993: Drayton McLane (9) (124)<br><br> | '''Houston''' November 1992-1993: Drayton McLane (9) (124)<br><br> | ||
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'''New York (1)''' 1912-1919: National Exhibition Company, owned by Brush family (3)<br> | '''New York (1)''' 1912-1919: National Exhibition Company, owned by Brush family (3)<br> | ||
'''New York (1)''' 1919-1928: National Exhibition Company, owned by Charles Stoneham, Francis McQuade, and John McGraw (3)<br> | '''New York (1)''' 1919-1928: National Exhibition Company, owned by Charles Stoneham, Francis McQuade, and John McGraw (3)<br> | ||
- | '''New York (1)''' 1928-1934: National Exhibition Company, owned by Charles Stoneham and John McGraw (3) | + | '''New York (1)''' 1928-1934: National Exhibition Company, owned by Charles Stoneham and John McGraw (3) |
- | + | New York (1) 1934-1936: National Exhibition Company, owned by Charles Stoneham (3)<br> | |
'''New York (1)/San Francisco''' 1936-1976: National Exhibition Company, owned by Horace Stoneham (3) (127) NEC owned by Third Securities Company per 2/6/57 TSN p. 18<br> | '''New York (1)/San Francisco''' 1936-1976: National Exhibition Company, owned by Horace Stoneham (3) (127) NEC owned by Third Securities Company per 2/6/57 TSN p. 18<br> | ||
'''San Francisco''' 1976-1977: Bob Lurie (51%) and Bud Herseth (49%) (3)<br> | '''San Francisco''' 1976-1977: Bob Lurie (51%) and Bud Herseth (49%) (3)<br> | ||
- | '''San Francisco''' 1977- | + | '''San Francisco''' 1977-1992: Bob Lurie (3)<br> |
- | '''San Francisco''' | + | '''San Francisco''' 1992-1993: Syndicate led by Peter Magowan (3)<br><br> |
'''New York (2)''' 1962-1975: Joan Payson (3)<br> | '''New York (2)''' 1962-1975: Joan Payson (3)<br> | ||
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'''Pittsburgh''' 1887-November 1891: Horace Phillips and William Nimick, E. Converse, others: corporate ownership (3) (10) (20) (148)<br> | '''Pittsburgh''' 1887-November 1891: Horace Phillips and William Nimick, E. Converse, others: corporate ownership (3) (10) (20) (148)<br> | ||
'''Pittsburgh''' November 1891-January 1893: William Temple (400 shares), others (147) 850 shares outstanding per 1/7/93 TSN p. 1<br> | '''Pittsburgh''' November 1891-January 1893: William Temple (400 shares), others (147) 850 shares outstanding per 1/7/93 TSN p. 1<br> | ||
- | '''Pittsburgh''' | + | '''Pittsburgh''' Jamuary 1893-1899: Phil Auten and William Kerr (149)<br> |
- | '''Pittsburgh''' 1900- | + | '''Pittsburgh''' 1900-1901: Barney Dreyfuss and William Kerr (3)<br> |
- | '''Pittsburgh''' | + | '''Pittsburgh''' 1901-1932: Barney Dreyfuss (3)<br> |
'''Pittsburgh''' 1932-1946: Mrs. Barney Dreyfuss (3)<br> | '''Pittsburgh''' 1932-1946: Mrs. Barney Dreyfuss (3)<br> | ||
'''Pittsburgh''' 1946-1950: Syndicate led by Frank McKinney (3)<br> | '''Pittsburgh''' 1946-1950: Syndicate led by Frank McKinney (3)<br> | ||
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'''Worcester''' 1880-1882: Unknown<br><br> | '''Worcester''' 1880-1882: Unknown<br><br> | ||
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== Player's National League 1890 == | == Player's National League 1890 == | ||
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(168) <i>Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders</i>, January 10, 1979<br> | (168) <i>Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders</i>, January 10, 1979<br> | ||
(169) Chicago National League Ball Club Stock Certificate #3036<br> | (169) Chicago National League Ball Club Stock Certificate #3036<br> | ||
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