 Kelley was named Orioles ' captain and received some stock in the team . McGraw , player @-@ manager of the Orioles , resigned from the team to take over as manager of the New York Giants on July 7 , 1902 . In his absence , Kelley and Wilbert Robinson took over in the interim . Under indefinite suspension by Ban Johnson by July 1902 for fighting with umpires , Kelley entertained the idea of leaving the Orioles with McGraw , who was becoming frustrated with Johnson , and had begun negotiating to join the New York Giants of the NL . With the team in financial straits , Kelley sold his shares of the Orioles to Mahon , who had purchased McGraw 's shares when he left for New York , becoming principal shareholder of the Orioles . Mahon then sold controlling interest in the Orioles to Andrew Freedman , principal owner of the Giants , and John T. Brush , principal owner of the Cincinnati Reds , on July 17 . On the day they owned the franchise , they released the best players on the Orioles from their contracts so that they could be signed by National League teams : Kelley and Cy Seymour signed with the Reds , while McGinnity , Roger Bresnahan , Dan McGann , and Jack Cronin signed with the Giants . Johnson , along with Orioles minority owners , took control of the Orioles franchise , which had to forfeit their game that day as they did not have enough players . Kelley stated that the Orioles owed $ 12 @,@ 000 ( $ 328 @,@ 200 in current dollar terms ) , and that selling his shares was the only way Mahon could pay the team 's debts . 
