Barney Dreyfuss

Barney Dreyfuss
Barney Dreyfuss, c. 1909
Owner / Executive
Born: (1865-02-23)February 23, 1865 Freiburg, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died: February 5, 1932(1932-02-05) (aged 66) New York City, U.S.
Teams
As Owner Louisville Colonels (1890–1899) Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1932) Pittsburgh Stars (1902)
Career highlights and awards
2x World Series champion (1909, 1925) 6x NL champion (1901, 1902, 1903, 1909, 1925, 1927) AA champion (1890) NFL champion (1902) Inventor of the World Series (1903) Oversaw the completion of Forbes Field (1909)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2008
Vote	83.3%
Election method	Veterans Committee

Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23, 1865 – February 5, 1932) was an executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise from 1900 to his death. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Dreyfuss is often credited with the creation of the modern baseball World Series. He also built one of baseball's first modern steel and concrete baseball parks, Forbes Field, in 1909. During his period of ownership, the Pirates won six National League pennants, plus World Series titles in 1909 and 1925; only the New York Giants won more NL championships (10) during the same period.