Bill McKechnie Baseball player

William Boyd McKechnie (August 7, 1886 – October 29, 1965) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman during the dead ball era. McKechnie was the first manager to win World Series titles with two different teams (1925 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1940 Cincinnati Reds), and remains one of only two managers to win pennants with three teams, also capturing the National League title in 1928 with the St. Louis Cardinals. His 1,892 career victories ranked fourth in major league history when he ended his managing career in 1946, and trailed only John McGraw's NL total of 2,669 in league history. He was nicknamed "Deacon" because he sang in his church choir and generally lived a quiet life.

Personal facts

Bill McKechnie
Alias (AKA)McKechnie William Boyd; McKechnie William B.
Birth dateAugust 07, 1886
Date of deathOctober 29, 1965

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 08, 1907
Career endSeptember 20, 1920
batting sideBoth
former teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
position
Third baseman
Manager (baseball)
teams
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Newark Peppers
throwing sideRight

Bill McKechnie on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mckecbi01.shtml
  2. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/McKechnie_Bill.stm
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5813