 Prior to the start of the season, August A. Busch, Jr. of Anheuser-Busch bought the team from Fred Saigh.That started a reign that would last until March, 1996, when William DeWitt, Jr., Drew Baur and Fred Hanser bought the club.Realizing the Cardinals now had more resources than he could possibly match, Bill Veeck, owner of the St. Louis Browns decided to search for another city to which to move the Browns.