Bill McKechnie
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| Third baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: August 7, 1886 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania |
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Died: October 29, 1965 (aged 79) Bradenton, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1907, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| September 20, 1920, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .251 | ||
| Home Runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 240 | ||
| Stolen bases | 127 | ||
| Games managed | 3,647 | ||
| Win–loss record | 1,896–1,723 | ||
| Winning % | .524 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1962 | ||
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | ||
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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.
McKechnie was born on August 7, 1886 to Archibald and Mary McKechnie, two Scottish immigrants who had settled in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania shortly before Bill was born.
McKechnie made his major league debut in 1907 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, appearing in three games, before reemerging with the team in 1910 in a more substantial role. A utility infielder for the first half of his career before playing more substantially at third base later on, McKechnie played with the Pirates (1907, 1910–12, 1918, 1920), Boston Braves (1913), New York Yankees (1913), Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Peppers (1914–15), New York Giants (1916) and Cincinnati Reds (1916–17). His best offensive season came in 1914 with the Hoosiers, when scored 107 runs, batted .304 and stole 47 bases.
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