Tag Archives: Andrew Freedman
Monte Ward
Monte Ward (Baseball. Bellefonte, PA, Mar. 3, 1860; died, Augusta, GA, Mar. 4, 1925.) Few, if any, players cast as long a shadow for as many years as John Montgomery Ward. Then again, Ward was a most unusual character for the 19th century anywhere in America, let alone baseball. A graduate of Penn State and, […]
Andrew Freedman
Andrew Freedman (Baseball. Born, New York, NY, Sept. 1, 1860; died, New York, NY, Dec. 4, 1915.) There have been many colorful and controversial team owners in New York sports, but few as confrontational, combative, and thin-skinned as Andrew Freedman. Freedman was a politically-connected Democrat with ties to Tammany Hall boss Richard Croker who prospered […]
John T. Brush
John T. Brush (Baseball. Born, Clintonville, NY, June 15, 1845; died, St. Charles, MO, Nov. 26, 1912.) Owner of the New York Giants baseball club for an eventful 10 years, John Tomlinson Brush also created the outline of the rules for the modern World Series. Brush bought the Giants from Andrew Freedman after the 1902 season […]
