St. Louis Perfectos Case Study

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The St. Louis Cardinals are arguably one of the best franchises in MLB history. The team was officially founded in 1882. Before 1882, the team was called the St. Louis Brown Stockings and played in a charter league in the National League in 1876. John Lucas the team's owner at the time took the team out of the league though due to a pitching scandal. The Cardinals were originally called the Perfectos until 1900. The first owner of the Perfectos was Chris von der Ahe, a German immigrant. Chris von der Ahe bought the team to promote his beer business. He owned the team from 1881-1898. In 1881 the Perfectos played in the American Association(not affiliated with MLB.) The American Association folded after the ‘91 season. The next year the Perfectos

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