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Samuel Wilson Breadon (/ˈbreɪdən/; BRAY-din) (July 26, 1876 – May 8, 1949) was an
American executive who
served as the
president and prin****l
owner of...
- bankruptcy.
Automobile dealer Sam
Breadon purchased a
minority stake in the
Cardinals in 1917 for $2,000.
Three years later,
Breadon bought the
majority stake...
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Elizabeth A. "Liz"
Breadon is a
Democratic member of the
Boston City
Council who
serves the
Allston and
Brighton neighborhoods (District 9) of Boston...
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Perfectos in 1899
would be the team's best
finish between the AA era and Sam
Breadon's purchase of the team. As the "Perfectos", the team wore
their jersey with...
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Breadon Field was a
minor league ballpark in
Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania,
located on the east side of
MacArthur Road,
about 0.5
miles (0.80 km) north...
- sale. A
local consortium of businessmen,
including automobile dealer Sam
Breadon,
quickly formed to buy the
financially strapped team and keep it from moving...
- manager,
Hornsby agreed to take the job as long as
Breadon would help him
purchase the stock.
Breadon agreed, and
Hornsby became the Cardinals' player-manager...
- hold. By 1947,
Breadon faced the
prospect of
having to pay a
heavy tax bill on his
stadium fund. Tax
lawyer Fred
Saigh convinced Breadon to sell him the...
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After Breadon named Rickey the Cardinals'
business manager, he also
served as the in-game
manager for six
uneventful seasons. In 1926,
Breadon replaced...
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James C.
Jones and a
local automobile dealer named Sam
Breadon.
Jones became chairman and
Breadon purchased his
shares for $200. At this point,
there were...
