National League Team Presidents

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of every team, past and present, in the National League and the presidents each has had since their first game in the American League. Franchise which shifted from city to city (Brooklyn Dodgers -> Los Angeles Dodgers) are listed seperately. Name changes (Cincinnati Red Legs -> Cincinnati Reds) are grouped together.

"Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter." - Chicago Cubs (White Stockings / Colts) Team President (1882-1891) / Hall of Famer Al Spalding
National League Team Presidents

National League

In Alphabetical Order / American League Team Presidents

Team Year(s) President

Arizona Diamondbacks Presidents

1998+

Jerry Colangelo

Atlanta Braves Presidents

1966-1966

John J. McHale

1967-1972

William C. Bartholomay

1973-1975

Daniel J. Donahue

1976-1986

Robert Edward Turner

1987+

William C. Bartholomay

Baltimore Orioles Presidents

1892-1892

Harry B. Von der Horst

1893-1899

Edward H. Hanlon

Boston Braves Presidents

1876-1876

Nathan T. Appolonio

1907-1909

George B. Dovey

1909-1910

John S. Dovey

1911-1911

W. Hepburn Russell

1912-1912

John M. Ward

1913-1915

James E. Gaffney

1916-1918

Percy D. Haughton

1919-1922

George W. Grant

1923-1923

Christy Mathewson

1924-1924

J.A. Robert Quinn

1925-1925

Christy Mathewson

1926-1926

J.A. Robert Quinn

1927-1935

Emil E. Fuchs

1936-1944

J.A. Robert Quinn

1945-1952

Louis R. Perini

Brooklyn Dodgers Presidents

1890-1897

Charles H. Byrne

1898-1925

Charles H. Ebbets

1925-1925

Edward J. McKeever

1925-1929

Wilbert Robinson

1930-1932

Frank B. York

1933-1938

Stephen W. McKeever

1939-1942

Leland S. MacPhail, Sr.

1943-1950

W. Branch Rickey

1950-1957

Walter F. O'Malley

Buffalo Bisons Presidents

1879-1880

E.B. Smith

1880-1880

John B. Sage

1881-1885

Josiah Jewett

Chicago Cubs Presidents

1876-1881

William A. Hulbert

1882-1891

Albert G. Spalding

1892-1905

James A. Hart

1906-1913

Charles W. Murphy

1914-1915

Charles H. Thomas

1916-1918

Charles H. Weeghman

1919-1919

Fred F. Mitchell

1919-1933

William F. Veeck

1934-1934

William M. Walker

1934-1977

Philip K. Wrigley

1977-1981

William J. Hagenah, Jr.

1982-1983

Andrew J. McKenna

1984-1984

James E. Finks

1985-1987

Dallas Green

1988-1988

John W. Madigan

1989-1994

Stanton Cook

1994+

Andy MacPhail

Cincinnati Reds Presidents

1876-1877

Josiah L. Keck

1878-1879

J. Wayne Neff

1880-1880

Justus Thorner

1890-1890

Aaron A. Stern

1891-1902

John T. Brush

1902-1927

August Hermann

1928-1929

C.J. McDiarmid

1930-1933

Sidney Weil

1934-1946

Powel Crosley, Jr.

1946-1951

Warren C. Giles

1951-1961

Powel Crosley, Jr.

1961-1966

William O. DeWitt

1967-1973

Francis L. Dale

1973-1978

Robert L. Howsam

1979-1983

Richard Wagner

1984-1985

Robert L. Howsam

1986-1995

Marge Schott

1996-1999

John Allen

2000+

Carl Lindner

Cleveland Blues Presidents

1879-1881

J. Ford Evans

1882-1884

C.H. Bulkley

Cleveland Spiders Presidents

1889-1898

Frank D. Robison

1899-1899

M. Stanley Robison

Colorado Rockies Presidents

1992-1992

John Antonucci

1993+

Jerry McMorris

Detroit Wolverines Presidents

1881-1884

William G. Thompson

1885-1886

Joseph H. Marsh

1887-1888

Fred K. Stearns

1888-1888

Charles W. Smith

Florida Marlins Presidents

1991-1992

Carl Barger

1992-1999

Wayne H. Huizenga

2000-2002

John Henry

2003+

Jeffrey Loria

Hartford Dark Blues Presidents

1876-1877

Morgan G. Bulkeley

Houston Astros Presidents

1962-1962

Craig F. Cullinan, Jr.

1963-1971

Roy Hofheinz

1972-1973

Reuben W. Askanase

1974-1975

T.H. Neyland

1976-1976

Sidney L. Shlenker

1976-1980

Talbot M. Smith

1981-1985

Albert L. Rosen

1986-1987

Dick Wagner

1988-1988

Fred Stanley

1989-1992

John J. McMullen

1992+

Drayton McLane, Jr.

Indianapolis Blues Presidents

1878-1878

William D. Perritt

Indianapolis Hoosiers Presidents

1887-1889

John T. Brush

Kansas City Cowboys Presidents

1886-1886

Joseph J. Heim

Los Angeles Dodgers Presidents

1958-1969

Walter F. O'Malley

1970-1997

Peter O'Malley

1998-2004

Rupert Murdoch

2004+

Jamie McCourt

Louisville Grays Presidents

1876-1877

Walter N. Haldeman

Louisville Colonels Presidents

1892-1892

T. Hunt Stucky

1893-1896

Fred Drexler

1897-1899

Harry C. Pulliam

1899-1899

Barney Dreyfuss

Milwaukee Grays Presidents

1878-1878

J.R. Kaine

Milwaukee Braves Presidents

1953-1956

Louis R. Perini

1957-1961

Joseph F. Cairnes

1962-1966

John J. McHale

Milwaukee Brewers Presidents

1998-1998

Allan H. "Bud" Selig

1998+

Wendy Selig

Montreal Expos Presidents

1969-1986

John J. McHale

1987-1998

Claude R. Brochu

1998+

Jacques Menard

New York Mutuals Presidents

1876-1876

William Cammeyer

New York Giants Presidents

1883-1892

John B. Day

1893-1894

C.C. Van Cott

1895-1902

Andrew Freedman

1903-1912

John T. Brush

1912-1918

Harry N. Hempstead

1919-1935

Charles A. Stoneham

1936-1957

Horace C. Stoneham

New York Mets Presidents

1962-1966

George M. Weiss

1966-1967

Vaughan P. Devine

1968-1975

Joan W. Payson

1976-1979

Lorinda de Roulet

1980+

Fred Wilpon

Philadelphia Athletics Presidents

1876-1876

Thomas J. Smith

Philadelphia Phillies Presidents

1883-1902

Alfred J. Reach

1903-1904

James Potter

1905-1908

William J. Shettsline

1909-1909

Israel W. Durham

1909-1912

Horace S. Fogel

1912-1912

Alfred D. Wiler

1913-1913

William H. Locke

1913-1930

William F. Baker

1931-1932

L. Charles Ruch

1933-1942

Gerald P. Nugent

1943-1943

William D. Cox

1943-1972

Robert M. Carpenter, Jr.

1973-1981

Robert M. Carpenter, III

1982-1987

Bill Giles

1988+

David Montgomery

Pittsburgh Pirates Presidents

1887-1890

William A. Nimick

1891-1891

J. Palmer O'Neill

1892-1892

William C. Temple

1893-1893

Albert C. Buckenberger

1894-1897

William W. Kerr

1898-1898

William H. Watkins

1899-1899

William W. Kerr

1900-1932

Barney Dreyfuss

1932-1946

William E. Benswanger

1946-1950

Frank E. McKinney

1951-1969

John W. Galbreath

1970-1985

Daniel M. Galbreath

1986-1987

Malcolm Prine

1988-1990

Carl Barger

1988-1991

Douglas D. Danforth

1992-1992

Vincent Sarni

1992-1996

Mark Sauer

1996+

Kevin S. McClatchy

Providence Grays Presidents

1878-1878

John D. Thurston

1879-1881

Henry J. Root

1882-1883

Henry B. Winship

1884-1885

Henry J. Root

St. Louis Brown Stockings Presidents

1876-1877

John R. Lucas

St. Louis Maroons Presidents

1884-1886

Henry V. Lucas

St. Louis Cardinals Presidents

1892-1897

Chris Von der Ahe

1898-1898

Benjamin S. Muckenfuss

1899-1906

Frank D. Robison

1907-1910

M. Stanley Robison

1911-1912

E.A. Steininger

1912-1912

James C. Jones

1913-1916

Schuyler P. Britton

1917-1919

W. Branch Rickey

1920-1947

Samuel Breadon

1947-1949

Robert E. Hannegan

1949-1952

Fred M. Saigh, Jr.

1953-1989

August A. Busch, Jr.

1990-1991

Fred L. Kuhlmann

1992-1994

Stuart Meyer

1994+

Mark C. Lamping

San Diego Padres Presidents

1969-1977

Emil J. Bavasi

1977-1979

Ray A. Kroc

1979-1987

Ballard F. Smith, Jr.

1984-1990

Joan Kroc

1988-1988

Chub Feeney

1990-1990

Dick Freeman

1991-1994

Tom Werner

1994+

John Moores

San Francisco Giants Presidents

1958-1975

Horace C. Stoneham

1976-1990

Robert A. Lurie

1986-1992

Albert L. Rosen

1993+

Peter A. Magowan

Syracuse Stars Presidents

1879-1879

Hamilton S. White

Troy Trojans Presidents

1879-1880

Gardner Earl

1881-1882

A.L. Hotchkin

1882-1882

Francis C. Mann

Washington Nationals Presidents

1886-1888

Robert C. Hewitt

1889-1889

Walter F. Hewitt

Washington Nationals Presidents

1892-1899

George W. Wagner

Washington Nationals Presidents

2004+

Tony Tavares

Worcester Ruby Legs Presidents

1880-1882

Elbert B. Pratt

Team Year(s) President(s)

National League Team Presidents



Warren Giles, William Hulbert, Larry & Lee MacPhail, Branch Rickey, Christy Mathewson and Al Spalding are all team presidents / members of the hall of fame.

Changes? Boston to Milwaukee, Brooklyn to Los Angeles, Milwaukee to Atlanta, Brooklyn to Los Angeles, New York to San Francisco, Milwaukee from the American League, Montreal to Washington and countless changes before 1900.

Did you know that hard core team fans have been known to collect all the presidents autographs from their favorite baseball team / franchise?

     

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