Ed McKeever (baseball owner)

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

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]

  1. ^ a b "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.