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Dreyfuss at Exposition Park in 1903. Date of birth:
(1865-02-23)February 23, 1865 Place of birth: Freiburg, Baden,
German Confederation Date of death: February 5, 1932(1932-02-05)
(aged 66) Place of death: New York, New York, United States
Career information College: None As owner: Louisville Colonels
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Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23, 1865 – February 5,
1932) was an executive in Major League Baseball who owned the
Pittsburgh Pirates franchise from 1900 to his death.  He is
often credited with the creation of the modern baseball World
Series. He also built one of baseball's first modern steel and
concrete baseball parks, Forbes Field, in 1909. During his
period of ownership, the Pirates won six National League
pennants and World Series titles in 1909 and 1925; only the New
York Giants won more NL championships (10)