Cardinals Co-Owner Dies

Majority owner Bill DeWitt Jr. gets most of the press as the owner of the St. Louis Cardinals.

But a member of Dewitt's ownership group and a key member in organizing the group the bought the Cardinals from Anheuser-Busch in 1996 suddenly died over the weekend.

Andrew N. "Drew" Baur died suddenly on Sunday morning.  The cause of death was not given although a family member has indicated that the local banker suffered a heart attack. 

"We have lost a wonderful friend, and we are deeply saddened by his sudden passing,"  DeWitt Jr. said in a statement released by the club.

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