Harry Von der Horst
Von der Horst in the 1899Spalding Guide
Born	1850 or 1851 Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died	(1905-07-28)July 28, 1905 Brooklyn, New York, US
Occupations	Owner of theBaltimore Orioles (1882–1899) Owner of theBrooklyn Superbas (1899–1904, with partners)
Partner(s)	Brooklyn:Charles Ebbets,Ferdinand Abell,Ned Hanlon
Awards	Baltimore Orioles 3×NL champion (1894,1895,1896) 2×Temple Cup champion (1896,1897) Brooklyn Superbas 2×NL champion (1899,1900)

Harry Von der Horst (c. 1850 – July 28, 1905) was an American executive inMajor League Baseball and a former owner of theBaltimore Orioles andBrooklyn Superbas. He was one of the principal founders and owners of the old 19th centuryBaltimore Orioles ballclub and when the team was running out of steam he managed to engineer a merger with theBrooklyn team. This move enabled him to get a significant share of the team and exert enough influence to convince the Brooklyn ownership group to hire his manager,Ned Hanlon. He eventually sold his interest in the team, but remained as the clubsecretary until his death in 1905 at age 54 from heart failure.^[1]

Books

• Lieb, Frederick G. (2005).The Baltimore Orioles. Southern Illinois University Press.ISBN 0-8093-2619-1.
• Solomon, Burt (2000).Where They Ain't. Simon and Schuster.ISBN 0-684-85917-3.

Other

• Obituary inThe New York Times
• Dodgers historical essay at MLB.com
• Ned Hanlon biography mentioning Von der Horst at SABR.org

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