On January 27 1949 — Fred Saigh buys out the interest of Robert Hannegan and now controls 90 percent of the St. Louis Cardinals ‘ stock. Saigh and Hannegan had swung the deal in 1947 with only $60,300 in cash in a $4 million deal. Hannegan comes out with $866,000 profit in two years.
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