George Chauncey (executive)

George Chauncey (executive)

George Chauncey was an American businessman in the later part of the 19th century. He was a native of Brooklyn, New York and a baseball fan. He got into the sport by financing the formation of a team in the Players League of 1890 that became known as Brooklyn Ward's Wonders after Manager and Shortstop John Montgomery Ward. Chauncey also financed the construction of a stadium for the Wonders in Brownsville, called Eastern Park. The team and the league lasted only one season. In 1891, Chauncey arranged a merger of his team with the National League's Brooklyn Grooms. The deal saw him accumulate a large share of the Grooms stock and he convinced the other owners to leave their previous home at Washington Park for his facility at Eastern Park. [http://books.google.com/books?id=iefbwP_Wx88C&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=%22george+chauncey%22+brooklyn&source=web&ots=ZYiSzyBa-d&sig=2sJvpPvT6TE7uzsBV5A0aYSSKDo#PPA232,M1] He also insisted that manager Bill McGunnigle, who had just won two league championships, be fired and replaced with Ward [http://books.google.com/books?id=BOZyd7v1cDAC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=%22george+chauncey%22+brooklyn&source=web&ots=Z2I6dZtW20&sig=iwIiUiLih3BFsnZRZlKifi9Y6OM#PPA30,M1] , which the other owners, desperate for his cash, agreed to.

Chancey's time as owner of the Brooklyn team came to an end in 1897 when he sold his shares in the team to the other owners Ferdinand Abell and Charles Byrne [http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/owners.jsp] .

External links

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=iefbwP_Wx88C&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=%22george+chauncey%22+brooklyn&source=web&ots=ZYiSzyBa-d&sig=2sJvpPvT6TE7uzsBV5A0aYSSKDo#PPA255,M1 History of Brooklyn]
* [http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/owners.jsp Dodgers ownership history]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=y2hzqiCMI08C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=%22george+chauncey%22+brooklyn&source=web&ots=GWKJy6dtDy&sig=KpO2RcbIef4XwnQVYtNbSqJPo8o 120 Years of Dodgers history]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=BOZyd7v1cDAC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=%22george+chauncey%22+brooklyn&source=web&ots=Z2I6dZtW20&sig=iwIiUiLih3BFsnZRZlKifi9Y6OM#PPA30,M1 Dodgers ballpark history]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=aKQ3CQYbYXkC&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=%22george+chauncey%22+brooklyn&source=web&ots=Ttq3XCw0QT&sig=nBMhVDZO-ASisxq_RBXO8nzaVDw Dodgers Encyclopedia]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chauncey — can refer to: Places In the United States: Chauncey, Georgia Chauncey, Indiana, 19th century town absorbed into West Lafayette, Indiana Chauncey, Michigan Chauncey, Ohio People Given name Chauncey Billups, American basketball player Chauncey… …   Wikipedia

  • Chauncey Sparks — 41st Governor of Alabama In office January 19, 1943 – January 20, 1947 Lieutenant Leven H. Ellis Preceded by Frank M. Dixon Succeeded by James E. Folsom …   Wikipedia

  • Chauncey Depew — United States Senator from New York In office March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1911 Preceded by Edward Murphy …   Wikipedia

  • Chauncey Hosford — Chauncey Osborne Hosford [1] (December 27, 1820 1911) was a pioneer and Methodist missionary in Oregon Country. He was born in Lexington Heights, New York to the highly religious Willis and Lucia Hosford.[2] Hosford came to Oregon in 1845 with… …   Wikipedia

  • Geschichte der Homosexuellen in den Vereinigten Staaten — Swimming. 1885 entstandenes Ölgemälde von Thomas Eakins. Viele Vertreter der US amerikanischen Homosexuellenbewegung schreiben dieser berühmten Arbeit heute homoerotischen Charakter zu. Die Geschichte der Homosexualität in den Vereinigten Staaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Geschichte der Homosexualität in den Vereinigten Staaten — Swimming. 1885 entstandenes Ölgemälde von Thomas Eakins. Viele Vertreter der amerikanischen Homosexuellenbewegung schreiben dieser berühmten Arbeit heute homoerotischen Charakter zu. Die Geschichte der Homosexualität in den Vereinigten Staaten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Terre Haute, Indiana — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Terre Haute, Indiana slogan = A Level Above settlement type = City nickname = imagesize = 250px image caption = Downtown Terre Haute, looking southwest image image mapsize = 250x200px map caption =… …   Wikipedia

  • Homosexualidad en los Estados Unidos — Autorretrato del pintor Thomas Eakins, conocido por s …   Wikipedia Español

  • Histoire de l'homosexualité aux États-Unis — Traduction à relire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Managers and ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers — Owners= * Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell (1883 1890) * Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell, George Chauncey (1891 1897) * Charlie Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell (1897 1898) * Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Harry Von der Horst, Ned Hanlon (1899 1904) *… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”