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When he became minority owner, the Cardinals were $150,000 in debt. [7] In 1925, he moved Branch Rickey from the dugout to the front office and promoted second baseman Rogers Hornsby to player-manager. Breadon convinced cross-town American League rival St. Louis Browns owner Phil Ball to allow the Cardinals to move into Sportsman's Park.
The Cardinals are one of the largest privately held firms in St. Louis, bringing in an estimated $233 million in revenue in 2012. [9] DeWitt during the 2011 World Series Parade. In 1997, DeWitt established Cardinals Care, a nonprofit organization that builds baseball fields, helps youth baseball programs, and awards grants to
Michael Bidwill (born December 6, 1964) is an American businessman who is the principal owner, chairman, and president of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). After practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor, he joined the Arizona Cardinals organization in 1996 as vice president and general counsel.
In St. Louis, Audacy-owned KMOX (1120 AM) airs Cardinals games over radio and feeds the rest of the Cardinals network. Capable of reaching 21 million listeners in nine states including Missouri , Illinois , Arkansas , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Mississippi , Oklahoma , and Tennessee , the Cardinals radio network is the second-largest in MLB ...
As a young man, DeWitt studied law at night at Washington University in St. Louis, passed the Missouri Bar exam, [2] and became the first treasurer of the Cardinals. DeWitt ultimately joined the Browns, the city's underdog American League (AL) team, in November 1936 as minority owner (initially in partnership with majority stockholder Donald ...
Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. said owning an MLB team "isn't that profitable" and that seems a bit off.
Samuel Wilson Breadon [1] (/ ˈ b r eɪ d ə n /; BRAY-din) (July 26, 1876 – May 8, 1949) was an American executive who served as the president and principal owner of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1920 through 1947.
Helene Hathaway Britton (née Robison; January 30, 1879 – January 8, 1950) was an American baseball executive.She owned the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, and was the first woman to own a Major League Baseball franchise.