Charlie Ebbets

Charles Hercules Ebbets Sr.

• Born October 29, 1859 in New York, NY USA
• Died April 18, 1925 in New York, NY USA

BR Manager page

Biographical Information

Charlie's youngest daughter Genevieve throws out a first pitch at Ebbets field

Charles Ebbets worked for the Brooklyn franchise when he was young, selling scorecards, taking tickets, etc.

Ebbets bought a small amount of stock in the club in 1890 and became its secretary in 1896 and president in 1898, although he was still a minority stockholder. During the 1898 season, Ebbets decided to manage the club himself, without any notable success.

Ebbets borrowed enough money in the early 1900s to buy the rest of the stock in the club. In August of 1912, Ebbets sold half of the club to the McKeever brothers for $100,000. He was the president of the ballclub, while Edward McKeever headed the company which owned the land and the ballpark.

Ebbets Field, the team's long-time ballpark in Brooklyn, NY, was named after him.

Preceded by Billy Barnie

Brooklyn Bridegrooms Manager 1898

Succeeded by Ned Hanlon

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1898	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	National League	38-68	10th	Brooklyn Bridegrooms		Replaced Billy Barnie (15-20) and Mike Griffin (1-3) on June 10

Further Reading

• Chris Bumbaca: "Remembering when Charles Ebbets, Dodgers' manager were arrested for Sunday baseball game", USA Today, July 1, 2020. [1]
• John G. Zinn: Charles Ebbets: The Man Behind the Dodgers and Brooklyn’s Beloved Ballpark, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2019. ISBN 978-0-7864-9973-1

Related Sites

• Charlie Ebbets at the SABR Bio Project