Charles H. Ebbets died suddenly on April 18, 1925, a victim of heart disease, at the age of 66. At the time of his death he was half-owner of the Brooklyn National League baseball club. Ebbets Field ...
On Jan. 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president and majority owner Charles Ebbets announced his intention to purchase 4.5 acres of land in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, New York for a new stadium. Up ...
Dodgers fans know and love their home in Chavez Ravine, which is among the oldest stadiums in baseball and one of the sport’s “true cathedrals,” but the team’s former home in Brooklyn played an ...