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Stephen McKeever
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| Born | Stephen William McKeever October 31, 1853 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | March 7, 1938 (aged 84) Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Occupations | Construction contractor, baseball executive |
Stephen William McKeever (October 31, 1853 – March 7, 1938) was a construction contractor and baseball executive in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1900s.
Biography
[edit]Stephen McKeever was born in Brooklyn on October 31, 1853.[1]
He and his brother Ed bought half of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team from Henry Medicus on January 2, 1912. Together with Charles Ebbets, who owned the other half of the team, they built Ebbets Field. When Ebbets died on April 18, 1925, Ed McKeever took over as team president. However, he caught a cold at Ebbets' funeral and died on April 29. Steve McKeever became the acting team president until Wilbert Robinson was elected team president on May 25, 1925.[2] Steve McKeever was elected team president on October 12, 1932,[3] and remained a 50% owner of the Dodgers until his death at his home in Brooklyn on March 7, 1938.[1] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stephen M'Keever Dies In Brooklyn - President of the Dodgers Club in National League Victim of Pneumonia at 84 - In Baseball Since 1912 - Succeeded Frank B. York as Leader - He and Brother Built Ebbets Field". The New York Times. March 7, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "Robinson Elected Robins' President - Unanimously Chosen by Brooklyn Club Stockholders to Succeed the Late C.H. Ebbets - Also to Remain Manager - Makes Wheat His Assistant and Names Fournier Captain - Heydler Lauds Selection". The New York Times. May 26, 1925. p. 17. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ Drebinger, John (October 13, 1932). "M'Keever Becomes Head Of Dodgers - 78-Year-Old Half Owner Succeeds York, Who Resigns as President of Club - Other Officers Elected - Gilleaudeau and Mulvey Chosen as Vice Presidents at Reorganization Meeting". The New York Times. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Dodgers ownership history
- Dodgers history
- NY Times article on the McKeevers purchasing shares of the team
- Stephen McKeever at Find a Grave
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