Category Archive: Team Ownership

1912 Hilldale Club. Back row: Bill Anderson, Alice Robinson, Lloyd Thompson, Marian Caulk, Devere Thompson, Mark Studevan, Clara Ivory, Ed Bolden, Helen Barrett, Charles Gaskins, Mary Ricketts, Hubert Jackson, Grace Ricketts, Sam Anderson and Leon Brice Front row: Hulett Strothers, Raymond Garner, Billy Hill, Frank "Chink" Wilson, George Kemp, Hugh "Scrappy" Mason and Clarence Porter. (COURTESY OF LARRY LESTER)

Hilldale (Daisies) Club team ownership history

1912 Hilldale Club. Back row: Bill Anderson, Alice Robinson,…

Indianapolis Hoosiers team ownership history

Federal League Park in Indianapolis, looking in from the right-field…

Newark Peppers team ownership history

On April 16, 1915, an overflow crowd jammed newly constructed…

Boston Braves team ownership history

The baseball team known as the Braves makes its home in Atlanta,…

Boston Brotherhood/Reds team ownership history

An ownership history for Boston's Players League franchise (1890)…

Boston Unions team ownership history

The Boston Unions were one of the few ballclubs to complete the…
1890 Brooklyn Players League team: Ward's Wonders

Brooklyn Players’ League team ownership history

Shortly before Christmas of 1889, about 20 men gathered at…

Montreal Expos team ownership history

Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman,…

New York Giants team ownership history

New York Giants manager John McGraw, left, and team owner Charles…
1882 New York Metropolitans (SABR-Rucker Archive)

New York Metropolitans team ownership history, 1883-1887

The 1882 New York Metropolitans were a strong independent professional…
Ottawa Lynx 1992 Skybox card (Trading Card DB)

Ottawa Lynx team ownership history

The story of the Ottawa Lynx baseball team begins in the late…

Providence Grays team ownership history

The 1882 Providence Grays. Back: Paul Hines, Jerry Denny, Hoss…
VBBC Stock Certificate, from Heritage Auctions

Richmond Virginias team ownership history

There was much ballyhoo when, in 1962, Major League Baseball…

Seattle Pilots team ownership history

Seattle Pilots spring training program from 1970. The franchise…

St. Louis Browns team ownership history

Sportsman's Park was home of the St. Louis Browns from 1902…

Troy Trojans team ownership history

The 1881 and 1882 Troy Trojans had three Hall of Famers: catcher…

Washington Senators I team ownership history

The Washington Senators played at Griffith Stadium from 1911…

Washington Senators II team ownership history

The Washington Senators line up on the field for Opening Day…

Worcester Nationals team ownership history

As one of the early small-market franchises in the National…

Boston Red Sox team ownership history

As a founding franchise of the American League, at least in…

Arizona Diamondbacks team ownership history

In the 21 years since Major League Baseball granted an expansion…

Cleveland Guardians team ownership history

Steve Gromek, left and Larry Doby celebrate after Cleveland's…

Chicago Cubs team ownership history, 1876-1919

This article is part 1 of a planned multi-part series on the…

Kansas City Royals team ownership history

Over its first five decades, the Kansas City Royals have had…