Brooklyn Robins owner Charles Ebbets dies of a heart attack at his Waldorf-Astoria Hotel apartment at the age of 64. Later in the day, his team opens the home season losing to the New York Giants at Ebbets Field, 7 â 0.
In 1912 Charles Ebbets turns over the first silver spadeful of frosty soil as ground is broken in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn for the new stadium. Itâs scheduled to be called Washington Park, but Len Wooster of the TIMES said, Hell, that name wonât mean anything out here. Why donât you call it EbbetsâŠ
1900 â In New York, the National League meets, voting to shrink to eight teams. They pay the Baltimore owners $30,000 for their franchise, with Charles Ebbets and Ned Hanlon reserving the right to sell the players. Cleveland, Louisville, and Washington receive $10,000 each, with Louisville owner Barney Dreyfuss sending most of his players to his Pittsburgh Pirates team. The circuit will remain the same until the Boston Braves move to Milwaukee, WI in 1953.
Opening Day at Brooklynâs new Washington Park attracts 15â000 fans to see a 6-4 Brooklyn loss to Philadelphia. President Charles Ebbets and his young daughterâ dressed in redâ whiteâ and blueâ participate in the elaborateâ patriotic pageantry. Veteran Sam Thompson hits the first HR in the new parkâ his last homer in the ML.
After the death of Charles H. Byrne, team secretary Charles Ebbets replaces the one-third owner as president of the Bridegrooms (Dodgers). The teamâs former office boy and future owner will also manage the Brooklyn nine for the last 110 games of the season, finishing tenth in the 12-team National League circuit.
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