Ferdinand Abell
Encyclopedia
Ferdinand A. Abell was one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers. A Rhode Island
casino owner, he put up most of the money to form the team in 1883 and also was the leading financing behind the building of Washington Park, the home of the ballclub.
He stuck primarily to the business side of the franchise, letting his partners Charlie Byrne
, George Taylor
and Joseph Doyle
supervise the teams actual onfield activities.
He was the leading force behind the Dodgers merger with the original Baltimore Orioles
in 1898. He remained part of the Dodgers ownership group until he was bought out by Charles Ebbets
in 1907.
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
casino owner, he put up most of the money to form the team in 1883 and also was the leading financing behind the building of Washington Park, the home of the ballclub.
He stuck primarily to the business side of the franchise, letting his partners Charlie Byrne
Charlie Byrne (baseball)
Charles H. Byrne was a New York realtor who was one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers....
, George Taylor
George Taylor (baseball)
George J. Taylor was the city editor of James Gordon Bennett's New York Herald. He noticed that his readers had a craving for baseball news. Together with Charles Byrne and Joseph Doyle they decided to form a team in Brooklyn to compete in the new Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball...
and Joseph Doyle
Joseph Doyle (baseball)
Joseph Doyle was the brother-in-law of Charlie Byrne and part of the original ownership team of what became the Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:**...
supervise the teams actual onfield activities.
He was the leading force behind the Dodgers merger with the original Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...
in 1898. He remained part of the Dodgers ownership group until he was bought out by Charles Ebbets
Charles Ebbets
Charles Hercules Ebbets, Sr. was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1902 to 1925.-Biography:...
in 1907.