Bill McKechnie
Bill McKechnie
Full name: William Boyd McKechnie
Born: August 7, 1886, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Died October 29, 1965, Bradenton, Florida
Buried at Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, Florida
First Game: September 8, 1907; Final Game: September 28, 1920
Managed First Game: June 19, 1915; Managed Final Game: September 25, 1946
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 160
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1962
TSN Manager of the Year (1937 and 1940)
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Bill McKechnie
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1907 PIT N 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 -0.1 1907 PIT N
1910 PIT N 71 212 23 46 1 2 0 12 11 23 0 8 4 .217 .256 .241 -1.2 1910 PIT N
1911 PIT N Daily Splits 104 321 40 73 8 7 2 37 28 0 18 2 25 0 0i 18i 0 9 0 .227 .293 .315 -1.6 1911 PIT N
1912 PIT N 24 73 8 18 0 1 0 4 4 5 0 2 2 .247 .286 .274 -0.4 1912 PIT N
1913 BOS N 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 -0.1 1913 BOS N
1913 NY A 45 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 8 17 1 3 2 .134 .198 .134 -1.1 1913 NY A
1913 Total 46 116 8 15 0 0 0 8 8 18 2 3 2 .129 .198 .129 -1.2 1913 Total
1914 IND F 149 570 107 173 24 6 2 38 53 36 5 36 47 .304 .368 .377 1.6 1914 IND F
1915 NEW F 127 451 49 113 22 5 1 43 41 31 2 21 28 .251 .316 .328 -1.3 1915 NEW F
1916 NY N 71 260 22 64 9 1 0 17 7 20 1 5 7 .246 .269 .288 -1.0 1916 NY N
1916 CIN N 37 130 4 36 3 0 0 10 3 12 0 7 4 .277 .293 .300 -0.4 1916 CIN N
1916 TOT N 108 390 26 100 12 1 0 27 10 32 1 12 11 .256 .277 .292 -1.4 1916 TOT N
1917 CIN N 48 134 11 34 3 1 0 15 7 7 1 3 5 .254 .296 .291 -0.7 1917 CIN N
1918 PIT N 126 435 34 111 13 9 2 43 24 22 2 19 12 .255 .297 .340 -0.4 1918 PIT N
1920 PIT N 40 133 13 29 3 1 1 13 4 7 0 3 7 4 .218 .241 .278 -1.1 1920 PIT N
Total NL 525 1710 156 412 40 22 5 151 88 0i 115i 7 72 0i 0i 18i 0i 50 4i .241 .281 .299 -7.0 Total NL
Total AL 45 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 8 17 1 3 2 .134 .198 .134 -1.1 Total AL
Total FL 276 1021 156 286 46 11 3 81 94 67 7 57 75 .280 .345 .356 0.3 Total FL
Total Splits 846 2843 319 713 86 33 8 240 190 0i 199i 15 132 0i 0i 18i 0i 127 4i .251 .301 .313 -7.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
i - incomplete
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1907 PIT N 3B 2 1 3 0 0 1.000
1907 PIT N 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1910 PIT N 2B 36 89 112 6 15 .971
1910 PIT N SS 14 24 40 5 4 .928
1910 PIT N 3B 8 5 10 0 0 1.000
1910 PIT N 1B 4 28 4 1 1 .970
1911 PIT N Daily 1B 58 57 53 495.2 524 32 14 28 0 .975
1911 PIT N 2B 18 16 16 152 49 48 3 16 0 .970
1911 PIT N SS 12 12 11 98.1 20 25 3 5 0 .938
1911 PIT N 3B 6 3 2 37.1 5 4 1 0 0 .900
1912 PIT N 3B 13 15 30 1 0 .978
1912 PIT N SS 4 3 8 1 2 .917
1912 PIT N 2B 3 1 4 0 2 1.000
1912 PIT N 1B 2 4 0 1 0 .800
1913 BOS N OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1913 NY A 2B 28 57 76 7 12 .950
1913 NY A SS 7 16 16 4 1 .889
1913 NY A 3B 2 1 2 1 0 .750
1914 IND F 3B 149 195 327 34 28 .939
1915 NEW F 3B 117 184 226 19 17 .956
1915 NEW F OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1916 NY N 3B 71 70 134 13 8 .940
1916 CIN N 3B 35 38 59 4 6 .960
1916 TOT N 3B 106 108 193 17 14 .947
1917 CIN N 2B 26 49 51 6 11 .943
1917 CIN N SS 13 24 42 9 4 .880
1917 CIN N 3B 4 3 1 0 0 1.000
1918 PIT N 3B 126 162 261 15 26 .966
1920 PIT N 3B 20 21 29 3 2 .943
1920 PIT N SS 10 19 37 3 7 .949
1920 PIT N 2B 6 12 18 2 2 .938
1920 PIT N 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 553 3i 2i 37.1i 700 1086 91 87 0i .952
Total 2B 118 16i 16i 152 i 257 310 24 58 0i .959
Total 1B 65 57i 53i 495.2i 560 36 16 29 0i .974
Total SS 60 12i 11i 98.1i 106 168 25 23 0i .916
Total OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 1
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1915 NEW F 102 54 45 .545 361 328 6-19 6 5
1922 PIT N 90 53 36 .596 518 407 7- 1 5 3
1923 PIT N 154 87 67 .565 786 696 3
1924 PIT N 153 90 63 .588 724 586 3
1925 PIT N 153 95 58 .621 912 715 1
1926 PIT N 157 84 69 .549 769 689 3
1928 STL N 154 95 59 .617 807 636 1
1929 STL N 63 34 29 .540 302 301 7-24 4 4
1930 BOS N 154 70 84 .455 693 835 6
1931 BOS N 156 64 90 .416 533 680 7
1932 BOS N 155 77 77 .500 649 655 5
1933 BOS N 156 83 71 .539 552 531 4
1934 BOS N 152 78 73 .517 683 714 4
1935 BOS N 153 38 115 .248 575 852 8
1936 BOS N 157 71 83 .461 631 715 6
1937 BOS N 152 79 73 .520 579 556 5
1938 CIN N 151 82 68 .547 722 634 4
1939 CIN N 156 97 57 .630 767 595 1
1940 CIN N 155 100 53 .654 707 528 1
1941 CIN N 154 88 66 .571 616 564 3
1942 CIN N 154 76 76 .500 527 545 4
1943 CIN N 155 87 67 .565 608 543 2
1944 CIN N 155 89 65 .578 573 537 3
1945 CIN N 154 61 93 .396 536 694 7
1946 CIN N 152 64 86 .427 508 558 9-25 6 6
Total 3647 1896 1723 .524 15638 15094
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1925 PIT N 7 4 3 .571 25 26
1928 STL N 4 0 4 .000 10 27
1939 CIN N 4 0 4 .000 8 20
1940 CIN N 7 4 3 .571 22 28
Total 22 8 14 .364 65 101
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1940 NL 1 1 0 1.000 4 0
1941 NL 1 0 1 .000 5 7
Total 2 1 1 .500 9 7
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Transactions Transactions
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Braves (December, 1912).
Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Boston Braves (April 15, 1913 ).
Sold by Newark Peppers to New York Giants (December 23, 1915 ).
Sold by Newark Peppers to New York Giants with Bill Rariden (December 23, 1915 ).
Traded by New York Giants with Christy Mathewson and Edd Roush to Cincinnati Reds in
exchange for Buck Herzog and Red Killefer (July 20, 1916 ).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Pittsburgh Pirates for $20000 (March, 1918).
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