Phil Ball (baseball)
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Philip DeCatesby Ball was the owner of the St. Louis Terriers
of the Federal League
from through and the St. Louis Browns
of the American League
from through . Ball's estate owned the Browns after his death until , when the team was sold to Donald Lee Barnes
.
St. Louis Terriers
The St. Louis Terriers were a baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League in and . They played their home games at Handlan's Park. The St. Louis Chapter of SABR placed a marker at the site of Handland's Park, now on the campus of St. Louis University, on October 17, 2007. The team...
of the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
from through and the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
of the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
from through . Ball's estate owned the Browns after his death until , when the team was sold to Donald Lee Barnes
Donald Lee Barnes
Donald Lee Barnes was the owner of the St. Louis Browns of the American League from through . when The team was sold to Richard Muckerman in 1945....
.