Chris von der Ahe
Chris von der Ahe | |
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Von der Ahe, from a baseball card, 1887 | |
| Born | October 7, 1851 |
| Died | June 5, 1913 (aged 61) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Owner of St. Louis Cardinals (MLB), businessman, CEO, entrepreneur |
Christian Friedrich (or Frederick) Wilhelm von der Ahe (German: [fɔn dɐ ˈʔaːhə]; October 7, 1851 – June 5, 1913) was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals.