<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> Principal franchise owners showing eras of ownership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Th> Ref ( s ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> von der Ahe , Chris Chris von der Ahe </Th> <Td> 1881 -- 1898 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Becker , Edward C. Edward C. Becker </Th> <Td> 1899 -- 1917 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Robison , Frank Frank Robison </Th> <Td> 1899 -- 1908 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Robison , Stanley Stanley Robison </Th> <Td> 1899 - 1910 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Britton , Helene Hathaway Helene Hathaway Britton </Th> <Td> 1911 -- 1916 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Breadon , Sam Sam Breadon </Th> <Td> 1917 -- 1947 β </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Saigh , Fred Fred Saigh </Th> <Td> 1948 -- 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hannegan , Robert Robert Hannegan </Th> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Busch , Gussie Gussie Busch </Th> <Td> 1953 -- 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Anheuser - Busch </Th> <Td> 1989 -- 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> DeWitt , Jr. , William William DeWitt , Jr . </Th> <Td> 1996 -- present </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="3"> Principal franchise owners showing eras of ownership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Th> Ref ( s ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> von der Ahe , Chris Chris von der Ahe </Th> <Td> 1881 -- 1898 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Becker , Edward C. Edward C. Becker </Th> <Td> 1899 -- 1917 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Robison , Frank Frank Robison </Th> <Td> 1899 -- 1908 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Robison , Stanley Stanley Robison </Th> <Td> 1899 - 1910 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Britton , Helene Hathaway Helene Hathaway Britton </Th> <Td> 1911 -- 1916 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Breadon , Sam Sam Breadon </Th> <Td> 1917 -- 1947 β </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Saigh , Fred Fred Saigh </Th> <Td> 1948 -- 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hannegan , Robert Robert Hannegan </Th> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Busch , Gussie Gussie Busch </Th> <Td> 1953 -- 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Anheuser - Busch </Th> <Td> 1989 -- 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> DeWitt , Jr. , William William DeWitt , Jr . </Th> <Td> 1996 -- present </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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William DeWitt , Jr .
William DeWitt , Jr .