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August Adolphus "Gussie" Busch, Jr. (March 28, 1899 - September 29, 1989) was an American brewing magnate who built the Anheuser-Busch Companies into the largest brewery in the world as company chairman from 1946-75, and became a prominent sportsman as owner of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise in Major League Baseball from 1953 until his death. March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (88th in leap years). ...
Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A 16th century brewer A 21st century brewer This article concerns the production of alcoholic beverages. ...
Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD Anheuser-Busch, based in St. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,6,9,14,17,20,42,45,85 Name St. ...
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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Busch was the grandson of brewery founder Adolphus Busch and grandfather of current CEO August Busch IV. He succeeded his older brother Adolphus Busch III as President and CEO. He originated the use of the now famous Clydesdale team as a company logo in the 1930s. Such Clydesdales were presented to his father pulling a Budweiser beer wagon to commemorate the end of Prohibition. Anheuser-Busch now ranks as the world's top largest brewer. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Adolphus Busch Colonel Adolphus Busch (July 10, 1839 – October 10, 1913) was the founder of the Anheuser-Busch. ...
This page is for 5th generation brewing magnate, August Busch IV. For other persons see August Busch. ...
Adolphus Busch III (1891-1946) was a brewing magnate who was the President and CEO of Anheuser-Busch from 1934-1946. ...
Clydesdale draft horse at the Maryland State Fair The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the very hard-working farm horses of Clydesdale (now Lanarkshire), Scotland and named for that region. ...
The term Prohibition, also known as Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...
As chairman, president or CEO of the Cardinals from the time the club was purchased by the brewery in 1953 until his death, Busch oversaw a team which won six National League championships (1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987) and three World Series (1964, 1967 and 1982) under his stewardship. In 1984, the Cardinals' board of directors retired the uniform number 85 for him, in honor of his age at the time. The following are the events of the year 1953 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada (until 2005 when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington) and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ...
The 1964 World Series, the 56th playing for the championship of Major League Baseball, pitted the National League champion St. ...
The 1967 World Series matched the St. ...
The 1982 World Series matched the St. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1984 throughout the world. ...
Although the Cardinals were by far the dominant baseball team in St. Louis, in 1953 their owner, Fred Saigh, was in financial and tax difficulty, and the club did not even own its own ballpark (it was a tenant of the "stepchild" St. Louis Browns in Sportsman's Park). Amid rumors of a move to Milwaukee or Houston, Anheuser-Busch bought the Redbirds, and after the Browns relocated to Baltimore for 1954, it also purchased the ballpark, renaming it Busch Stadium. The current stadium bearing that name was opened in 2006 replacing the prior Busch Stadium which opened in 1966. The following are the events of the year 1953 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4,5,8,20,22,33,42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ...
Sportsmans Park was the name of a former Major League Baseball ballpark in St. ...
Nickname: Cream City, Brew City, Mil Town, The City of Festivals Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: County Milwaukee Government - Mayor Tom Barrett Area - City 97 sq mi (251. ...
Nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government - Mayor Bill White Area - City 601. ...
Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town[1][2], B-more Motto: The Greatest City in America,[3] Get in on it. ...
Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as New Busch Stadium or Busch Stadium III) is the new home for the St. ...
Anheuser-Busch sold the Cardinals in 1996 to a group of investors led by William DeWitt, Jr. William O. DeWitt, Jr. ...
Gussie Busch died at age 90 in St. Louis.
External links | Anheuser-Busch | | August A. Busch IV, CEO & President • Patrick Stokes, Chairman | | Past CEOs and Presidents: Eberhard Anheuser • Adolphus Busch • August A. Busch, Sr. • Adolphus Busch III • August A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr. • August A. Busch III • Patrick Stokes | | Busch Entertainment Corporation | | Busch Gardens : Busch Gardens Africa (Tampa, Florida) • Busch Gardens Europe (Williamsburg, Virginia) | | SeaWorld: San Antonio • San Diego • Orlando | | Miscellaneous: Adventure Island (Tampa, Florida) • Discovery Cove (Orlando, Florida) • Sesame Place (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) • Water Country USA (Williamsburg, Virginia) | | Anheuser-Busch Products | | Budweiser • Michelob • Busch Beer • Natural • Imports • Specialty Beers • Non-alcoholic • Energy Drinks • Organic Beers • Specialty Malt Beverages • Malt Liquors | | Subsidiaries | | Anheuser-Busch, Inc • Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. • Anheuser-Busch Agricultural Operations • St. Louis Refrigerated Car Co. • Manufacturers Railway Co. • Metal Container Corp. • Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp. • Precision Printing and Packaging, Inc. • Eagle Packaging, Inc. • Longhorn Glass Corp. • Busch Entertainment Corporation • Busch Properties, Inc. | | Equity Investments | | Grupo Modelo • Tsingtao Brewery | Annual Revenue:
 $1.8392 billion USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 31,485 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: BUD | Website: www.anheuser-busch.com | | view • talk • edit | |
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