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Bill McKechnie
William Boyd McKechnie (Deacon)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 7, 1886 in Wilkinsburg, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1907
Final Game: September 28, 1920
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 1962.
Died: October 29, 1965 in Bradenton, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1907 20 PIT NL 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -22 1 0 0 /54
1910 23 PIT NL 71 231 212 23 46 1 2 0 12 4 11 23 .217 .256 .241 .496 41 51 0 8 46/53
1911 24 PIT NL 104 376 321 40 73 8 7 2 37 9 28 18 .227 .293 .315 .608 67 101 2 25 346/5
1912 25 PIT NL 24 79 73 8 18 0 1 0 4 2 4 5 .247 .286 .274 .560 54 20 0 2 5/643
1913 26 TOT MLB 46 129 116 8 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 18 .129 .198 .129 .328 -4 15 2 3 4/65O
1913 26 BSN NL 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 1 0 /O
1913 26 NYY AL 45 124 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 17 .134 .198 .134 .332 -2 15 1 3 4/65
1914 27 IND FL 149 664 570 107 173 24 6 2 38 47 53 36 .304 .368 .377 .745 103 215 5 36 *5
1915 28 NEW FL 127 515 451 49 113 22 5 1 43 28 41 31 .251 .316 .328 .644 94 148 2 21 *5/O
1916 29 TOT NL 108 413 390 26 100 12 1 0 27 11 10 32 .256 .277 .292 .569 78 114 1 12 *5
1916 29 NYG NL 71 273 260 22 64 9 1 0 17 7 7 20 .246 .269 .288 .557 75 75 1 5 5
1916 29 CIN NL 37 140 130 4 36 3 0 0 10 4 3 12 .277 .293 .300 .593 84 39 0 7 5
1917 30 CIN NL 48 145 134 11 34 3 1 0 15 5 7 7 .254 .296 .291 .587 83 39 1 3 46/5
1918 31 PIT NL 126 480 435 34 111 13 9 2 43 12 24 22 .255 .297 .340 .637 92 148 2 19 *5
1920 33 PIT NL 40 140 133 13 29 3 1 1 13 7 4 4 7 .218 .241 .278 .519 47 37 0 3 56/43
11 Seasons 846 3180 2843 319 713 86 33 8 240 127 4 190 199 .251 .301 .313 .614 78 889 15 132
162 Game Avg. 162 609 544 61 137 16 6 2 46 24 36 .251 .301 .313 .614 78 170 3 25
PIT (6 yrs) 368 1314 1182 118 278 25 20 5 109 34 4 71 75 .235 .281 .303 .584 67 358 4 57
NEW (2 yrs) 276 1179 1021 156 286 46 11 3 81 75 94 67 .280 .345 .356 .700 99 363 7 57
CIN (2 yrs) 85 285 264 15 70 6 1 0 25 9 10 19 .265 .295 .295 .590 84 78 1 10
NYG (1 yr) 71 273 260 22 64 9 1 0 17 7 7 20 .246 .269 .288 .557 75 75 1 5
BSN (1 yr) 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 1 0
NYY (1 yr) 45 124 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 17 .134 .198 .134 .332 -2 15 1 3
NL (9 yrs) 525 1877 1710 156 412 40 22 5 151 50 4 88 115 .241 .281 .299 .580 70 511 7 72
FL (2 yrs) 276 1179 1021 156 286 46 11 3 81 75 94 67 .280 .345 .356 .700 99 363 7 57
AL (1 yr) 45 124 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 17 .134 .198 .134 .332 -2 15 1 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1907 PIT NL 20 3B 2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00 .925 3.35
1907 PIT NL 20 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.10
1910 PIT NL 23 2B 36 207 89 112 6 15 .971 5.58 .951 5.05
1910 PIT NL 23 SS 14 69 24 40 5 4 .928 4.57 .923 5.02
1910 PIT NL 23 3B 8 15 5 10 0 0 1.000 1.88 .927 3.08
1910 PIT NL 23 1B 4 33 28 4 1 1 .970 8.00 .985 10.07
1911 PIT NL 24 1B 57 570 524 32 14 28 .975 9.75 .985 9.90
1911 PIT NL 24 2B 17 100 49 48 3 16 .970 5.71 .951 5.03
1911 PIT NL 24 SS 12 48 20 25 3 5 .938 3.75 .925 4.88
1911 PIT NL 24 3B 6 10 5 4 1 0 .900 1.50 .940 3.03
1912 PIT NL 25 3B 13 46 15 30 1 0 .978 3.46 .933 3.02
1912 PIT NL 25 SS 4 12 3 8 1 2 .917 2.75 .933 4.92
1912 PIT NL 25 2B 3 5 1 4 0 2 1.000 1.67 .960 5.10
1912 PIT NL 25 1B 2 5 4 0 1 0 .800 2.00 1.000 10.00
1913 BSN NL 26 OF 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 2.10 0-1-0
1913 NYY AL 26 2B 28 140 57 76 7 12 .950 4.75 .954 4.82
1913 NYY AL 26 SS 7 36 16 16 4 1 .889 4.57 .939 5.09
1913 NYY AL 26 3B 2 4 1 2 1 0 .750 1.50 .950 3.10
1914 IND FL 27 3B 149 556 195 327 34 28 .939 3.50 .931 2.98
1915 NEW FL 28 3B 117 429 184 226 19 17 .956 3.50 .942 3.15
1915 NEW FL 28 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0-0-1
1916 TOT NL 29 3B 106 318 108 193 17 14 .947 2.84 .937 3.00
1916 NYG NL 29 3B 71 217 70 134 13 8 .940 2.87 .938 3.00
1916 CIN NL 29 3B 35 101 38 59 4 6 .960 2.77 .937 3.00
1917 CIN NL 30 2B 26 106 49 51 6 11 .943 3.85 .957 4.96
1917 CIN NL 30 SS 13 75 24 42 9 4 .880 5.08 .935 5.15
1917 CIN NL 30 3B 4 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 3.05
1918 PIT NL 31 3B 126 438 162 261 15 26 .966 3.36 .948 3.33
1920 PIT NL 33 3B 20 53 21 29 3 2 .943 2.50 .947 3.04
1920 PIT NL 33 SS 10 59 19 37 3 7 .949 5.60 .941 5.47
1920 PIT NL 33 2B 6 32 12 18 2 2 .938 5.00 .962 5.45
1920 PIT NL 33 1B 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 1.000 10.80
11 Seasons 3B 553 1877 700 1086 91 87 .952 3.23 .939 3.11
7 Seasons 2B 117 591 257 310 24 58 .959 4.85 .953 4.99
4 Seasons 1B 64 612 560 36 16 29 .974 9.31 .985 9.93
6 Seasons SS 60 299 106 168 25 23 .916 4.57 .932 5.10
2 Seasons OF 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 .967 2.05 0-1-1
11 Seasons TOT 796 3382 1626 1600 156 197 .954 4.05 .903 4.08 0-1-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 1.0%)
1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1951 BBWAA ( 3.5%)
1962 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1962 by Veteran's Committee

Games Played s c a p y
1918 NL  126 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1914 FL  570 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1914 FL  664 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1914 FL  107 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1914 FL  173 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1914 FL  47 (2nd)

Singles s c a p y
1914 FL  141 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1914 FL  231 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1911 NL  25 (9th)
1914 FL  36 (1st)
Career  132 (231st)

AB per SO s c a p y
1911 NL  17.8 (6th)
1914 FL  15.8 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1914 FL  433 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1907 NL  born 1886-08-07 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Bob Bailor (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jimmy Austin (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

August 15, 1907: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Washington (POM). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August, 1912: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to St Paul (American Association) for Art Butler and a player to be named.

September 16, 1912: Drafted by the Boston Braves from St Paul (American Association) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

April 15, 1913: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Boston Braves.

Before 1914 Season: Jumped from the New York Yankees to the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

December 23, 1915: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Newark Pepper.

July 20, 1916: Traded by the New York Giants with Christy Mathewson and Edd Roush to the Cincinnati Reds for Buck Herzog and Red Killefer.

March, 1918: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Cincinnati Reds for $20,000.

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