Harry Von der Horst explained

Harry Von der Horst
Birth Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, US
Death Place:	Brooklyn, New York, US
Occupation:	Owner of the Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899) Owner of the Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1904, with partners)
Partner:	Brooklyn: Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Ned Hanlon
Awards:	Baltimore Orioles 3× NL champion 2× Temple Cup champion Brooklyn Superbas 2× NL champion

Harry Von der Horst (c. 1850 – July 28, 1905) was an executive in Major League Baseball and a former owner of the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas. He was one of the principal founders and owners of the old 19th century Baltimore Orioles ballclub and when the team was running out of steam he managed to engineer a merger with the Brooklyn team. This move enabled him to get a significant share of the team and exert enough influence to convince the Brooklyn ownership group to hire his manager, Ned Hanlon. He eventually sold his interest in the team, but remained as the club secretary until his death in 1905 at age 54 from heart failure.^[1]

Further reading

Books

• Book: Lieb , Frederick G. . The Baltimore Orioles. 2005. Southern Illinois University Press. 0-8093-2619-1.
• Book: Solomon , Burt . Where They Ain't. 2000. Simon and Schuster. 0-684-85917-3.

Other

• Obituary in The New York Times
• Dodgers historical essay at MLB.com
• Ned Hanlon biography mentioning Von der Horst at SABR.org

Notes and References

1. News: Mr. Von der Horst Dead . . 12 . July 29, 1905 . August 17, 2020 . newspapers.com.