List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives
Principal owners
Note: β – Breadon was co-owner from 1917 to 1920 with no majority team owners in that time, but in 1920 bought out all ownership stakes and remained sole owner until 1947, when he sold the team to Saigh and Hannegan.

List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives

Section Title: Principal owners
Table Section Text: Note: β – Breadon was co-owner from 1917 to 1920 with no majority team owners in that time, but in 1920 bought out all ownership stakes and remained sole owner until 1947, when he sold the team to Saigh and Hannegan.

Principal franchise owners showing eras of ownership

Name	Tenure	Ref(s)

Chris von der Ahe	1881–1898

Edward C. Becker	1899–1917^

Frank Robison	1899–1908^

Stanley Robison	1899-1910^

Helene Hathaway Britton	1911–1916

Sam Breadon	1917–1947 β

Fred Saigh	1948–1952^

Robert Hannegan	1948^

Gussie Busch	1953–1989

Anheuser-Busch	1989–1995

William DeWitt, Jr.	1996–present

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Samuel Breadon was owner of the St. Louis Cardinals untill 1947.

final_sentence: Samuel Breadon was owner of the St. Louis Cardinals untill 1947.