Tag Archives: Walter O’Malley
Steve McKeever
Steve McKeever (Baseball. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 31, 1854; died, Brooklyn, NY, Mar. 7, 1938.) A partner with his brother Edward in a prosperous construction business, Stephen W. McKeever became a part-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. McKeever was the club’s president from 1933 until his death. He and his brother were approached in 1911 by […]
Walter O’Malley
Walter O’Malley (Baseball. Born, The Bronx, NY, Oct. 9, 1903; died, Rochester, MN, Aug. 9, 1979.) While reviled by fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers everywhere, Walter Francis O’Malley actually made a serious effort to keep the team in the borough of its birth. O’Malley became president of the Dodgers in 1950 and shortly began to […]
Ralph Branca
Ralph Branca (Baseball. Born, Mount Vernon, NY, Jan. 6, 1926.) Another N.Y.U. star who graduated to the major leagues, Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca had a lengthy career (1944-53, 1956) with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Branca’s finest season was 1947, when he was 21-12, helping pitch Brooklyn to the N.L. pennant. That year, he won the sixth game […]
