Bill Steinecke

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William Robert Steinecke

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 175 lb.
School DePaul University
Debut September 16, 1931
Final Game September 24, 1931
Born February 7, 1907 in Cincinnati, OH USA
Died July 20, 1986 in St. Augustine, FL USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Minor League manager for 22 years between 1937 and 1964, the first half as player/manager. Almost always managed in low minors, and was for many years in Braves chain.

Steinecke also scouted for the Montreal Expos in 1969.

[edit] Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1937	Savannah Indians	South Atlantic League		--	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	replaced by Chick Autry
	Jacksonville Tars	South Atlantic League		4th	Washington Senators	Lost in 1st round	replaced Alex McColl

1940	Jacksonville Tars	Florida State League		--	none	--	replaced by Nelson Leach

1944	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League		--	Chicago Cubs	--	replaced by Jimmie Foxx

1946	St. Augustine Saints	Florida State League	75-62	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1947	DeLand Red Hats	Florida State League	80-58	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1948	Suffolk Goobers	Virginia League	83-52	1st	none	Lost in 1st round
1949	Suffolk Goobers	Virginia League		--	none	--	replaced by Paul Badgett
1950	Leesburg Packers	Florida State League		7th	none		replaced Floyd Clift
1951	Palatka Azaleas	Florida State League	80-59	3rd	none	Lost League Finals
1952	Palatka Azaleas	Florida State League	78-59	3rd	none	League Champs
1953	Jessup Bees	Georgia State League	78-46	2nd	none	Lost in 1st round
1954	Harlan Smokies	Mountain States League	39-33	2nd	none	League disbanded July 20
	Cocoa Indians	Florida State League		5th	none		replaced Bama Rowell
1955	West Palm Beach Indians	Florida State League	71-68	5th	Milwaukee Braves	none
1956	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	35-28	4th	Milwaukee Braves	none
1957	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	27-29	6th	Milwaukee Braves	none
1958	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	40-23	2nd	Milwaukee Braves	none
1959	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	43-19	1st	Milwaukee Braves	none League Champs
1960	Eau Claire Braves	Northern League	58-66	7th	Milwaukee Braves
1961	Wellsville Braves	New York-Penn League	55-71	7th	Milwaukee Braves
1962	Dublin Braves	Georgia-Florida League	68-50	2nd	Milwaukee Braves	none
1963	Waycross Braves	Georgia-Florida League	56-63	3rd	Milwaukee Braves	none
1964	Greenville Braves	Western Carolinas League		4th	Milwaukee Braves		Co-manager w/Jimmy Brown until June 30