Ed McKeever (baseball owner)

Edward J. McKeever (March 19, 1859 in Brooklyn, New York – April 29, 1925 in New York, New York)^[1] was a construction contractor in Brooklyn in the early 20th-century. McKeever and his brother Stephen bought half of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team from Henry Medicus on January 2, 1912. Together with co-owner Charles Ebbets, they built what became Ebbets Field. McKeever served as vice-president of the Dodgers until Charles Ebbets died of a heart attack on April 18, 1925. McKeever became team president,^[2] but despite previously being in good health, he caught a cold at Ebbets' funeral and died of influenza a little more than a week later. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.^[1]

Left to right: Charles Ebbetts, Mrs McKeever, Ed McKeever

External links

• Dodgers ownership history
• Bio of the McKeevers
• Dodgers history
• NY Times article on the McKeevers purchasing shares of the team
• Ed McKeever at Find a Grave

References

1. "Death Takes Second Owner of Robins - E.J. McKeever Dies Following Charles H. Ebbets, Whom He Succeeded on April 18 - Caught Cold at Funeral - Stephen McKeever, 71, Is Only Surviving Partner of the Brooklyn Baseball Club". New York Times. April 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. "E.J. McKeever Became Head Of Robins Upon Ebbets's Death". New York Times. April 20, 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Preceded by Charles Ebbets	Brooklyn Dodgers President 1925	Succeeded by Wilbert Robinson