Bill McKechnie

Bill McKechnie
Third baseman / Manager
Born: (1886-08-07)August 7, 1886 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: October 29, 1965(1965-10-29) (aged 79) Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1907, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1920, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	240
Games managed	3,647
Managerial record	1,896–1,723
Winning %	.524
Teams
As player Pittsburgh Pirates (1907, 1910–1912) Boston Braves (1913) New York Yankees (1913) Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Peppers (1914–1915) New York Giants (1916) Cincinnati Reds (1916–1917) Pittsburgh Pirates (1918, 1920) As manager Newark Peppers (1915) Pittsburgh Pirates (1922–1926) St. Louis Cardinals (1928–1929) Boston Braves/Bees (1930–1937) Cincinnati Reds (1938–1946)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series champion (1925, 1940, 1948) Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1962
Election method	Veterans Committee

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 teams (1925 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1940 Cincinnati Reds), and remains one of only three 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.