Historical, Archival Photographs: Brooklyn

[Bill Burgess]

I date all my baseball photos using the following book. (Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century: The Official ML BB Guide, Researched, Illustrated & Written by Marc Okkonen, 1991, 1993)

Also, the following website, hostd by the Hall of Fame, mainly using the same book above, but also using images after 1993, has assisted me in dating some of the photos. http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.o...e.htm#database

On this photographic gallery, I have attempted, using the book above, to date all the photos. If I caption a photo with the following, John Smith, Cubs OF, 1910-13, that means that the photo was taken sometime between 1910-13, when the player was on the Cubs. It does NOT mean that the player was only on the Cubs in that time frame. He might have been on the Cubs from 1900-18, but the photo was only taken between 1910-13.
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Indexing to these photographs:

1. Ebbets Field: Baseball: A Celebration!, by James Buckley, Jr./Jim Gigliotti, 2001, pp. 242.
2. Ebbets Field: INTERNET:
3. Ebbets Field: http://www.thedeadballera.com/Player..._Stadiums.html
4. Top: 1955 Championship Brooklyn Dodgers: The Baseball Scrapbook, by Peter C. Bjarkman, 1991, pp. 14-15. 
4. Bottom: 1955 Championship Brooklyn Dodgers: 
5. Dodgers: Baseball: An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns, 1994, pp. 340.
6. Top, Left: Roy Campanella: 150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 321.
6. Top, Middle: Roy Campanella: 150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 299.
6. Top, Right: Roy Campanella: Total Baseball, 8th. Ed., 2004, pp. 948.
6. Middle, Left: Roy Campanella: Baseball's Best, by Martin Appel & Burt Goldblatt, 1980, pp. 58,
6. Middle, Right: Roy Campanella: Baseball's Best, by Martin Appel & Burt Goldblatt, 1980, pp. 58.
6. Bottom, Left: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
6. Bottom, Middle: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
6. Bottom, Right: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
7. Top: Brooklyn Dodgers: SABR's The National Pastime, 2004, #24, pp. 27.
7. Bottom: Brooklyn Dodgers: INTERNET  http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1951.shtml
8. Brooklyn Dodgers: The Greatest Catchers of All Time, by Donald Honig, 1991, pp. 66.
8. Right: Billy Cox: The Fielders, by Jim Kaplan, 1989, pp. 15
8. Brooklyn Dodgers: INTERNET:
9. Jackie Robinson: The Best of Sports Illustrated, 1996, pp. 12.
10. Roy Campanella: Complete Sports (Magazine), World Series: Illustrated Review, Volume 1, #7, 1962, pp. 18-19.
11. Top: Jackie Robinson:
11. Bottom: Jackie Robinson: The World Series: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Fall classic, by Josh Leventhal, 2001, pp. 151.
12. Jackie Robinson/Branch Rickey: The Baseball Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book, by Gerald Astor, 1988, pp. 219.  Or, one can alternately use 100 Years of The World Series, by Eric Enders, 2003, pp. 149.
13. Jackie Robinson: The Baseball Hall of Fame 50th Aniversary Book, by Gerald Astor, 1988, pp. 220.
14. Left: Walt Alston: Sporting News Presents Heroes of the Hall: Baseball's all-time best, by Ron Smith, 2002, pp. 29.
14. Right: Walt Alston: INTERNET:
17. Left: Brooklyn Executives: SABR's The National Pastime, #13, 1993, pp. 77.
17. Right: Charlie Ebbets: Uncle Robbie, by Jack Kavanagh & Norman Macht, 1999, pp. 58. (Transcendental Graphics)
17. Right: Charlie Ebbets: Baseball: An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns, 1994, pp. 120.
17. Bottom: Charles Ebbets: Bums: An Oral History of The Brooklyn Dodgers, by Peter Golenbock, 1984, pp. 18.
17. Bottom: Charles Ebbets: Baseball Memories, 1900-1909: An Illustrated Chronicle of The Big Leagues' First Decade, by Marc Okkonen, 1992, pp. 95.
18. Ebbets Fans queueing for WS tickets: SABR's The National Pastime, #9, 1989, pp. 76.
19. Brooklyn fan/NL Umpire: The Umpire Story, by James M. Kahn, 1953, pp. 121. (NY Daily News)
19. Brooklyn fan/NL Umpire: INTERNET:
20. Burt Shotten/Branch Rickey: Burt Shotton, Dodgers Manager, by David Gough, 1994, pp. 90. 

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26. Nathan's, Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn.
31. Ebbets Field: http://www.thedeadballera.com/Player..._Stadiums.html
32. Ebbets Field: (Hall of Fame Archives)
33. Ebbets Field: Take Me Out To The Ballpark, by Josh Leventhal, 2000, pp. 32.
34. Ebbets Field:
35. Ebbets Field: http://www.thedeadballera.com/Player..._Stadiums.html
36. Ebbets Field: http://www.thedeadballera.com/Player..._Stadiums.html
37. Ebbets Field:
38. Yogi Berra/Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
39. Ebbets Field: The Ballplayers, ed. by Mike Shatzkin, 1990, pp. 305. (Hall of Fame Archives)
42. Left: Rizzuto/Campanella: INTERNET:
42. Right: Roy Campanella: The Man in The Dugout, by Donald Honig, 1977, pp. 100.
44. Left: Don Newcombe:
44. Right: Don Larsen/Don Newcombe: 
45. Ebbets Field: http://www.thedeadballera.com/Player..._Stadiums.html
46. Don Newcombe: INTERNET:
47. Top, Left: Roy Campanella: Sports Illustrated
47. Top, Right: Roy Campanella: The Baseball Chronicles, by Larry Burke, 1990, pp. 101.
47. Bottom: Roy Campanella: The Baseball Chronicles, by Larry Burke, 1990, pp. 94.
49. Middle, Left: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
49. Middle, Right: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
49. Bottom, Left: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
49. Bottom, Right: Roy Campanella: INTERNET:
50. Roy Campanella: Sports Illustrated, September 26, 1955, pp. 16.
50. Gil Hodges: Sports Illustrated
50. Gil Hodges: 20th Century Baseball Chronicle, 1992, pp. 287.

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51. Left: Zack Wheat: 
51.  Right: Zack Wheat: (Hall of Fame Archives - BL-1548.68.WT)
52. Zack Wheat: The Dodgers: 120 Years of Dodgers Baseball, text by Glenn Stout, Photos selected/edited by Richard A. Johnson, 2004, pp. 
53. Top, Left: Zack Wheat: Baseball: A Celebration!, by James Buckley, Jr./Jim Gigliotti, 2001, pp. 122.  (Or one can alternately use: Uncle 
Robbie, by Jack Kavanagh & Norman Macht, 1999, pp. 76). 
53. Top, Middle: Zack Wheat: 
53. Top, Right: Zack Wheat: 
54. Left: Zack Wheat: The Image of Their Greatness: An Illustrated Histoy of Baseball from 1900 to the Present, by Lawrence Ritter/Donald Honig, 1992, pp. 56.
54. Middle: Zack Wheat:
54. Right: Zack Wheat:
54. 
55. Top, Left: Zack Wheat: Baseball's Best, by Marty Appel, 1980, pp. 392.
55. Middle: Zack Wheat: INTERNET:
55. Bottom: Zack Wheat: INTERNET:
56. Top: Nap Rucker: INTERNET: 
56. Second from Top: Nap Rucker: 20th Century Baseball Chronicle, 1992, pp. 42.  Or, one can alternately use 150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 135.
56. Third from Top, Left: Nap Rucker: The Dodgers: 120 Years of Dodgers Baseball, text by Glenn Stout, Photos selected/edited by Richard A. Johnson, 2004, pp. 53.  Or, one can alternately use The Image of Their Greatness: An Illustrated Histoy of Baseball from 1900 to the Present, by Lawrence Ritter/Donald Honig, 1992, pp. 56. 
56. Third from Top, Right: Nap Rucker: Baseball Memories, 1900-1909: An Illustrated Chronicle of The Big Leagues' First Decade, by Marc Okkonen, 1992, pp. 101.
56. Fourth from Top, Left: Nap Rucker: INTERNET
56. Fourth from Top, Right: Nap Rucker: Uncle Robbie, by Jack Kavanagh & Norman Macht, 1999, pp. 67.
57. Left: Jake Daubert: The Man in The Dugout, by Donald Honig, 1977, pp. 36.
57. Right: Jake Daubert: SABR's The National Pastime, Winter, 1987, #7, pp. 74.
57. Left: Jake Daubert: Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon, by Neal McCabe and Constance McCabe, 1993, pp. 69.
57. Right: Jake Daubert: The Ballplayers, ed. by Mike Shatzkin, 1990, pp. 253. 
58. Left: Dazzy Vance: Illustrated History of Baseball, by Robert Smith, 1973, pp. 125. (Hall of Fame Archives - BL-1014.89)
58. Middle: Dazzy Vance: SABR's Baseball Research Journal, #25, 1996, pp. 129. (Or, one can alternately use Baseball: A Celebration!, by James Buckley, Jr./Jim Gigliotti, 2001, pp. 177.)
58. Right: Dazzy Vance:  150 Years of Baseball, 1989, pp. 177.
59. Left: Babe Herman: The Story of Baseball, by John M. Rosenburg, 1977, pp. 115. (New York Daily News)
59. Right: Babe Herman: SABR's The National Pastime, 1989, #9, pp. 29.  The Great Baseball Players: from McGraw to Mantle: by Bert Randolph Sugar, 1997, pp. 63.
61. Jimmy Sheckard:
70. Jackie Robinson: Baseball, by Mike Kennedy, 2003, pp. 17.
71. Jackie Robinson: Great Time Coming: The Life of Jackie Robinson-From Baseball To Birmingham, by David Falkner, 1995, pp. 225.  Or, one can alternately use The Dodgers: 120 Years of Dodgers Baseball, text by Glenn Stout, Photos selected/edited by Richard A. Johnson, 2004, pp. 149.

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79. Top: Don Zimmer: INTERNET:
79. Bottom: Don Zimmer: INTERNET:
87. Roy Campanella/Don Newcombe: INTERNET: (Corbis)
90. 1956 World Series INTERNET:
91. Roy Campanella visits Ebbets Field: INTERNET:
91. Roy Campanella visits Ebbets Field: INTERNET:
91. Demolition of Ebbets Field: INTERNET:

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156. Billy Cox: The Great Baseball Players: from McGraw to Mantle, by Bert Randolf Sugar, 1997, pp. 117.
158. Lee Scott: Baseball '76; Official Bi-Centennial Edition: National Association Professional Baseball Leagues 75th Anniversary, pp. 21.
160. Branch Rickey: Cardinals Collection: 100 Years of St. Louis Cardinals Images, by Mark Stang, 2002, pp. 20.
161. Ebbets Field: INTERNET: 
163. Left: Charles Ebbets, Jr.: INTERNET:
163. Right: Charles Ebbets, Jr.: INTERNET:
164. Brooklyn Executives: INTERNET:

[Bill Burgess]

Is there anything as beautiful as a ballpark? The Field of Dreams. May she ever live in our Dreams and our Hearts.

Ebbets Field: Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, April 9, 1913 - September 24, 1957.

Original 1913 seating capacity: 18,000
Final 1957 seating capacity: 32,000
Night Lights installed 1938
Demolished: 1960

Photo taken October 3, 1956

[Bill Burgess]

----------------------1955 Brooklyn Dodgers: World Champions: 98-55, .641, 13.5 g ahead, (WS W 4-3)---BB Reference

Top Row: L-R; Russ Meyer (P), Jim 'Junior' Gilliam (2B), Billy Loes (P), Clem Labine (RP), Gil Hodges (1B), Ed Roebuck (RP), Don Bessent (RP), Duke Snider (CF), Johnny Podres (P), Rube Walker (C), Jackie Robinson (3B).

Second Row: L-R; John Griffin (Clubhouse Custodian), Carl Erskine (P), Sandy Koufax (P), Lee Scott (Traveling Secretary), Roger Craig (P), Don Newcombe (P), Karl Spooner (P), Don Hoak (3B), Carl Furillo (RF), Frank Kellert (1B), Dr. Harold Wendler (Trainer).

Bottom Row: L-R;George Shuba (OF), Don Zimmer (2B/SS), Joe Becker (Coach), Jake Pitler (Coach), Walter Alston (Manager), Billy Herman (Coach), Pee Wee Reese (SS), Dixie Howell (C), Sandy Amoros (LF), Roy Campanella (C).

Seated in Front: Charlie DiGiovanna, Batboy

I had never noticed, but the back row are all standing on folding chairs, as notice Jackie Robinson on the far right.

[Bill Burgess]

Some 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers---BB Reference

L-R: Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Sandy Amoros, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Junior Gilliam, Sal Maglie, Walt Alston (Mgr.).

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----Roy Campanella, Dodgers' C, 1950-57----BB Reference------------------------------------------------May, 1950



March 6, 1950-----------------------------------------------------------February 1956


COLOR="Red"]Roy Campanella,[/COLOR] Brooklyn C, February 24, 1953--------------------------------------March, 1954


----------------------------------------March 6, 1950

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L-R: Duke Snider, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Gil Holdges: March, 1955, Vero Beach, FL, Spring Training

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--------------Brooklyn Dodgers, June 7, 1951-------------------Billy Cox, Dodgers 3B, 1948-'54

L-R: Duke Snider, Gil Holdges, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella.---------------Same photo session, June 7, 1951---BB Reference

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Jackie Robinson: Opening Game, 1955 World Series, just before he stole home on Yogi.--BB Ref

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Roy Campanella

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Jackie steals on Yogi. Poor Yogi went ballistic. So sad.



---Just before Jackie's shoe slides over the plate--------------------and just after.

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--Jackie Robinson / Branch Rickey Oct. 23, 1945,--(signing with Dodger's Montreal farm club)

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Walter Emmons Alston-----------------BB Reference

Dodgers Manager, 1954-1976

Born: December 1, 1911, Venice, OH
Died: October 1, 1984, Darrtown, OH, age 72

Cardinals 1B for 1 game (1936); Inducted into BB Hall of Fame (1983), Won 7 NL pennants & 4 World Series as manager of first Brooklyn and then LA Dodgers. Managed 13 yrs. in minors before called up to Dodgers for '54 season.

Presided over exit from Ebbets Field on Flatbush Ave. Won 6 pennants and 1 Division. Came in top 3 10 times, and in Division battles, 7 top 3 finishes.

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--------Roy Campanella (C),----- Pee Wee Reese (SS),---------Duke Snider (CF),---- Don Newcombe (P)

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Charles Hercules Ebbets:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------Pat Moran/Wilbert Robinson/Charlie Ebbets


Ed McKeever/his wife (Jennie Veronica), Charles Ebbets:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stephen McKeever/Ed McKeever:
Opening Day, 1913.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NL owners meeting, Feb. 11, 1913


L-R: Charles Ebbets, Wilbert Robinson, Stephen McKeever, Edward McKeever: October 6, 1916, World Series.

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Ebbets Field, 1941 World Series, 3rd game, Yanks/Dodgers

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--------NL Umpire George Magerkurth, Ebbets Field, September 16, 1940.

To learn the classical technique of properly disputing an ump's call, one needs to study in Brooklyn. Here we see 21 yr. old unemployed Frank Germano vociferously remonstrating with NL umpire, George Magerkurth. Young Frank, who properly waited until the game was over before pummeling, was quickly peeled off George and arrested. No one knew why. Park ushers stand idly by, calculating the risks.

[Bill Burgess]

----------Branch Rickey consoles Brooklyn manager ----------BB Reference
----------Burt Shotten following World Series loss, 1947

[DODGER DEB]

Thanks for the Photo Gallery, Bill. They are wonderful to look at.

One point, I show (and have always known) April 18, 1925 as the date that CHARLES EBBETS passed away. You indicate it is March 18, 1925. I would be interested in knowing where you got the "March" date?

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Zman:

--Billy Cox, Dodger 3B, 1948-'54

Thanks for posting these great photos. The one of Billy Cox is my favorite.

I will note here, for the BBF record, that Bill has provided me with a list of the sources on all these photos, so if anyone is interested in any of them, let me know.

c.

[Bill Burgess]

Paulmcall; April 17, 2006, 05:16 PM

Nathans is still there on Surf Ave., right down the street from KeySpan Park.
Nothing is like it used to be though. The dogs are ok but evidently not as good as they used to be.
They have the hotdog eating contest from there on ESPN during the summer.
It's pretty bizarre.
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Shotgun Shuba; April 17, 2006, 05:24 PM

----------Nathan's outside Coney Island. Wasn't Nathan's fantastic!! God how I miss them.

That sign tickles me. "when IN Long Island visit..... instead of ON. Also I think it's funny Brooklyn, mere miles from Long Beach (the CITY the sign is about) considered itself not IN Long Island. Natives will understand why this is funny to me.
By the way, even in the supermarket Nathan's is still the best. Holy moley their good. Just like Sliders are even good in the frozen food section. Even though they could never be as good as by the train station near Rockville Centre.
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Bill:
Alas. Nathan's is still there, but I am not. I have been in Cal. since 1979. The cars in the photo suggest it might have been in the late 50's to early 60's.

Is it my imagination, or do I see a part of the rails of The Cyclone, at the top, in the background, and part of the above subway?

Wish I were there still. Remember the jumbo shrimps, great fries, vanilla egg creams, chopped liver, etc. Makes me cry I'm in exile. Makes me think of the lyrics to "I Am I Said", by Neil Diamond.

LA's fine, the sun shines most of the time, and the feeling is laid back.
Palm trees grow, and rents are low, but ya know, I keep thinkin' bout making my way back.
Well, I'm New York City, born and raised, but now I'm lost between 2 shores.
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home, New York's home, but it ain't mine no more.

But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
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Nathan's outside Coney Island. Wasn't Nathan's fantastic!! God how I miss them.
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[zman]

I'm not sure if it's the wide panoramic view you're wanting but this is one of my favorites.

(sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

[zman]

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[DODGER DEB]

GREAT PHOTOS....which WE all never tire of seeing!

Let's all remember to post sources of the photos to comply with BBF rules!

Thanks.

c.

[Bill Burgess]

Ebbets Field: Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
April 9, 1913-September 24, 1957.

Original 1913 seating capacity: 18,000
Final 1957 seating capacity: 32,000
Photo taken between 1938-1957
Night Lights installed 1938
Demolished: 1960






Aerial View of Dodgers and Yankees Game: Original caption: This is a general view of the 2nd game of the World Series at Ebbets Field between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees.


Ebbets Field Under the Lights, and Under the Moon Above. Duke Snider at the bat.


Ebbets Field---First game in stadium history - April 9, 1913

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Edward J. McKeever:

Co-Owner: Brooklyn Dodgers, January 2, 1912 - May 27, 1925.
President of team: April 18, 1925 - May 27, 1925.

Born: March 19, 1859, Brooklyn, NY
Died: May 27, 1925, Brooklyn, NY, age 66---d. after a week of influenza/pulmonary edema

Stephen W. McKeever:

Co-Owner: Brooklyn Dodgers, January 2, 1912 - March 7, 1938.
President of team: 1933 - March 7, 1938.

Born: October 31, 1853, Brooklyn, NY
Died: March 7, 1938, Brooklyn, NY, age 84,---d. pneumonia, after a week

Charles H. Ebbets invited the McKeevers--Steve and Eward--to join his enterprise when he moved to a new location in Brooklyn. They assumed half of the stock. When Mr. Ebbets and Ed McKeever died a peculiar condition developed. Neither side would give in. Stephen McKeever became desperately ill. Eventually, he recovered and the National League appointed Walter F. (Dutch) Carter to serve as arbitrator.

Carter gradually became convinced of the soundness of Stephen McKeever's judgment and collaborated in choosing the sturdy old Irishman as president.

Stephen tried to run away from home at the age of nine and become a drummer boy in the Union army but his father's cane reduced that ambition.

He and his brother, Edward, formed a contracting and building company. They specialized in sewers and asphalt paving. Later they constructed houses. Mr. Ebbets turned to them when about to build Ebbets Field. They took stock in the ball club in lieu of cash and erected a baseball palace.

C. H. Ebbets remained president until the day of his death. McKeever was vice-president and Steve was treasurer. They worked successfully and in harmony. The death of two of the 'Big Three' threw the club's affairs into a turmoil with one-half the stock in controversy between three sets of heirs.

A bitter fight was waged until 'Judge' McKeever recovered his heath and assumed active charge. He succeeded Frank B York as president. Steve McKeever was 57 years old before he ever had any connection with organized baseball. At the turn of the century he owned fast harness horses, but did not dabble in baseball until 1912.

Before the 'Judge' took the helm a meeting of the Brooklyn directorate rivaled the best act of a comic opera. Attorneys-at-law, representatives of banks and stock-holders who voted their own stock assembled, but shares were held so evenly that nothing could be accomplished. President John A. Heydler, on behalf of the National League, finally effected a compromise that turned out satisfactorily to all concerned.

January 2, 1912: Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets announces he has purchased grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000. When he became pressed for his funding, he offered selling half the team to Ed and Steve W. McKeever, Brooklyn construction contractors, for $100,000 to complete the ballpark. They, along with Ebbets, functioned as a harmonious trio, with Charles serving as President, with Ed serving as VP, Stephen as treasurer.

Charles Ebbets died of a heart attack, April 18, 1925. Ed McKeever took over as President immediately. While attending Charles funeral, Ed caught a cold, and within a week of the funeral, Ed died of pneumonia, on May 27, 1925. At this time, the only other person with Dodger stock was Steve McKeever, who held onto his stock until his death in 1938. His daughter Helen McKeever Darvey held onto her inherited 25% interest until 1945, when she finally sold out to O'Malley.

Along with Dodger President Branch Rickey and Long Island insurance executive Andrew J. Schmitz, Walter O’Malley purchases 25 percent of the shares of Dodger stock from the estate of former part-owner Ed McKeever. When Dodger President Charles Ebbets was in the process of building Ebbets Field, which opened in 1913, funds were running thin, so instead of paying cash to the contractors — headed by brothers Ed and Stephen McKeever — he offered them 50 percent of the shares of Brooklyn Dodger stock. After Ed McKeever’s death, just 11 days following the passing of Ebbets, the shares went into a family trust. O’Malley said on November 1, 1944, "It has been known for some time that the Ed McKeever block was for sale to anybody acceptable, and we just thought it was a good idea to pick it up now."

Ed McKeever/his wife (Jennie Veronica), Charles Ebbets:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stephen McKeever/Ed McKeever:
Opening Day, 1913.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NL owners meeting, Feb. 11, 1913


L-R: Charles Ebbets, Wilbert Robinson, Stephen McKeever, Edward McKeever: October 6, 1916, World Series.