▁He ▁also ▁co - owned ▁a ▁bill i ard ▁parl our ▁with ▁Stone ham ' s ▁right - hand ▁man , ▁Gi ants ▁manager ▁John ▁McG raw . ▁ ▁G amb ling ▁operations ▁Stone ham ▁himself ▁was ▁an ▁inv eter ate ▁g amb ler ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁numerous ▁g amb ling ▁operations , ▁including ▁the ▁Oriental ▁Park ▁R ac et rack , ▁and ▁Hav ana ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁these ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁anti - cor ruption ▁campaign ▁w aged ▁by ▁baseball ▁commission er ▁Ken es aw ▁Mountain ▁Land is . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁horse ▁racing ▁operations ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁several ▁more ▁years . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Stone ham ▁purchased ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁baseball ▁team ▁for ▁one ▁million ▁dollars . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁on ▁long time ▁manager ▁John ▁McG raw ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁municipal ▁judge ▁Francis ▁X avier ▁Mc Qu ade ▁as ▁partners , ▁with ▁McG raw ▁becoming ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁Mc Qu ade ▁becoming ▁tre as urer . ▁He ▁owned ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁passing ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Hor ace ▁Stone ham . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁owner , ▁Stone ham ▁saw ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁win ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 3