Robert Hedges (baseball)

Robert Hedges (born 1869 in Jackson County, Missouri – died April 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri) was the owner of the St. Louis Browns of the American League from 1902 through 1915. Hedges was instrumental in bringing Branch Rickey into the Browns' front office. He sold the Browns to Phil Ball after the 1915 season.

References

Hedges' SABR biography

Principal owners of the Baltimore Orioles franchise

Milwaukee Brewers (1901)	Henry Killilea

St. Louis Browns (1902–1953)	Robert Hedges Phil Ball Phil Ball estate Donald Lee Barnes Richard Muckerman Bill DeWitt Bill Veeck

Baltimore Orioles (1954–present)	Jerold Hoffberger & Clarence Miles Jerold Hoffberger & James Keelty Jerold Hoffberger & Joe Iglehart Jerold Hoffberger Edward Bennett Williams Eli Jacobs Peter Angelos

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