William Boyd McKechnie was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach.
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23 Facts About Bill McKechnie
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Bill McKechnie played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman during the dead-ball era.
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Bill McKechnie was the first manager to win World Series titles with two teams, and remains one of only two managers to win pennants with three teams, capturing the National League title in 1928 with the St Louis Cardinals.
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Bill McKechnie was nicknamed "Deacon" because he sang in his church choir and generally lived a quiet life.
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Bill 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.
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In 1913, Bill McKechnie had his worst season as a full-time player, batting only.
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However, Yankees manager Frank Chance thought Bill McKechnie had a keen baseball mind, and had him sit next to him on the bench during games.
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Bill McKechnie managed the Pirates from 1922 to 1926, St Louis Cardinals in 1928, St Louis Cardinals again after they rehired him in 1929, Boston Braves from 1930 to 1937, and Cincinnati Reds from 1938 to 1946.
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Bill McKechnie's teams won four National League pennants and two World Series championships, and he remains the only manager to win National League pennants with three teams.
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Bill McKechnie led the Pirates to 53 wins in 90 games to maneuver them into a third place finish in the National League.
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Bill McKechnie, who by inclination was a player's manager, initially appeared to support them.
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Bill McKechnie was replaced by Donie Bush, who had short-term success with the Pirates, including winning the pennant in his first season with the club, although his squabbles with Cuyler lead to a subsequent trade and Bush's resignation two years later.
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Bill McKechnie was brought in as a coach for the 1927 season for the St Louis Cardinals.
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Bill McKechnie finished the 1929 season with a record of 34 wins and 29 losses.
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Bill McKechnie was hired to manage the Boston Braves in 1930, replacing Emil Fuchs, who had added manager to his title of owner when he had to trade Rogers Hornsby to try and stay solvent.
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Bill McKechnie was not nearly as successful in Boston as he was at his other managerial stops, but he managed to finish "fourth or fifth with teams that should have been eighth, " according to baseball historian Lee Allen.
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Bill McKechnie hailed a taxi and asked the driver to take him to the Schenley Hotel.
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Bill McKechnie was an unusual kind of manager for his era.
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Bill McKechnie was hired as a coach to be the right-hand man of young Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau the following year.
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Bill McKechnie coached with Boudreau for five seasons, with the Indians and Boston Red Sox.
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Bill McKechnie was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1967.
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Bill McKechnie was the father of former Syracuse radio station WNDR sportscaster Jim McKechnie.
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