That's not exactly what happened on July 1, 1917, but something similar did; Brooklyn Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson and team owner Charles H. Ebbets (the field later aptly named after him ...

Charles Ebbets, who served as co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1897 to 1902 before becoming majority owner of the team – until his death in 1925 – is not in the Hall.

His name was Charles Ebbets and he had to be talked into calling his vision for Brooklyn and baseball Ebbets Field. He was born on Oct. 29, 1859, and spent his life making a mark on the game he loved.

Charles Ebbets’ career with Dodgers Ebbets served as controlling owner and Dodgers president from 1898 until his death in 1925. The Dodgers won two more NL pennants under his control in 1916 and ...

Location: 55 Sullivan Place, Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Designed by architect Clarence Randall Van Buskirk. Cost owner Charles Ebbets $750,000. Capacity: 25,000 (1913); 32,000 (1932, added upper… ...