Charles Strobel (1864-1915) purchased the Toledo baseball team in 1896. He dubbed the team the Toledo Mud Hens, and during his 11 years of owning the team he made baseball in Toledo an enduring tradition. 

Sources

http://graveyardrabbitofsanduskybay.blogspot.com/2010/03/charles-j-strobel-father-of-baseball-in.html

http://sabr.org/bioproj/park/30843621