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3 unusual facts about Andrew Freedman


Andrew Freedman Home

During the Panic of 1907, Andrew Freedman, a self-made millionaire, came to the realization that he almost lost his entire fortune.

The Andrew Freedman Home is a historic building constructed for Andrew Freedman that has been renovated into a hotel.

John T. Brush

As chairman of the NL's executive committee, Brush took a lead role in combating the AL, joining with Giants majority owner Andrew Freedman to sabotage the AL's Baltimore club by offering the managing jobs of the New York and Cincinnati teams to John McGraw and Joe Kelley respectively; Baltimore was forced to relocate to New York after 1902, eventually becoming the New York Yankees.



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