New York Yankee fans may know how the team came from Baltimore in 1903, and they may know the purchase price was $18,000, but not much is known about the two men who brought American League baseball to the Big Apple. Their names were Frank Farrell and Bill Devery, and they were quite interesting characters.
Farrell was born around 1866, and was a prominent figure in the gambling community, having owned several pool halls as well as a casino. Devery, meanwhile, was born in 1854. He joined the police force in 1878.