Bill McKechnie
Born:
August 6, 1886
Debut:
September 8, 1907 (Pirates)
1912:
Traded to the American Association
1913:
Selected off Waivers by Yankees
1914:
Jumped to Federal League
1915:
Player-Manager in Federal League (54-45)
1915:
Purchased by Giants
1916:
Traded to Reds
1918:
Purchased by Pirates
1920:
Retired as a player
1922:
Became manager of Pirates (409-293)
1925:
Pirates won World Series
1928-29:
Managed Cardinals (129-88)
1928:
Cardinals won World Series
1930-37:
Managed Braves (560-666)
1934-35:
Babe Ruth on Braves
1938-46:
Managed Reds (744-631)
1939: Reds
lose World Series to Yankees
1940: Reds
win World Series
1940:
Becomes first manager to win World Series with 2 teams
1947-49:
Indians coach
1948:
Indians win World Series
1952-3: Red
Sox coach
1962:
Baseball Hall of Fame
1965: Died
1967: Reds
Hall of Fame
Accomplishments:
1896-1723
(.524)
4 Pennants
2 World
Series titles
First
Manager to win World Series with 2 teams
100 wins
(1940)
90+ wins:
5x
3x World
Champion overall
As a
player: .251, 8 HR, 240 RBI, .614 OPS (11 years)
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