Bill McKechnie

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: August 7, 1886 in Wilkinsburg, PA us

Died: October 29, 1965 in Bradenton, FL

Buried: Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, FL

Debut: September 8, 1907 (Age 21-032d, 2,966th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1920 (Age 34-052d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 1962. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Bill McKechnie's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1910 season

Full Name: William Boyd McKechnie

Nicknames: Deacon

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Hall of Fame (Manager)

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

AB

2843

H

713

HR

BA

.251

R

319

RBI

240

SB

127

OBP

.301

SLG

.313

OPS

.614

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1907	20	PIT	NL	3	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	.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	46H/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	34H6/5
1912	25	PIT	NL	24	79	73	8	18	0	1	0	4	2		4	5	.247	.286	.274	.560	53	20	0	2	5/64H3
1913	26	TOT	MLB	46	130	116	8	15	0	0	0	8	2	0	8	18	.129	.198	.129	.328	-4	15	2	3	4/H658
1913	26	BSN	NL	1	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	0	1	0	/8
1913	26	NYY	AL	45	125	112	7	15	0	0	0	8	2		8	17	.134	.198	.134	.332	-2	15	1	3	4/H65
1914	27	IND	FL	149	664	570	107	173	24	6	2	38	47		53	36	.304	.368	.377	.745	102	215	5	36	*5
1915	28	NEW	FL	127	515	451	49	113	22	5	1	43	28		41	31	.251	.316	.328	.644	93	148	2	21	*5H/9
1916	29	TOT	NL	108	414	390	26	100	12	1	0	27	11		10	32	.256	.277	.292	.569	79	114	1	12	*5/H
1916	29	NYG	NL	71	273	260	22	64	9	1	0	17	7		7	20	.246	.269	.288	.557	76	75	1	5	5
1916	29	CIN	NL	37	141	130	4	36	3	0	0	10	4		3	12	.277	.293	.300	.593	85	39	0	7	5/H
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/H5
1918	31	PIT	NL	126	480	435	34	111	13	9	2	43	12		24	22	.255	.297	.340	.637	91	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	56/4H3
11 Yrs				846	3182	2843	319	713	86	33	8	240	127	4	190	204	.251	.301	.313	.614	78	889	15	132
162 Game Avg.				162	609	544	61	137	16	6	2	46	24		36	39	.251	.301	.313	.614	78	170	3	25

PIT (6 yrs)				368	1314	1182	118	278	25	20	5	109	34	4	71	80	.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	286	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	76	75	1	5
NYY (1 yr)				45	125	112	7	15	0	0	0	8	2		8	17	.134	.198	.134	.332	-2	15	1	3
BSN (1 yr)				1	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	0	1	0

NL (9 yrs)				525	1878	1710	156	412	40	22	5	151	50	4	88	120	.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	125	112	7	15	0	0	0	8	2		8	17	.134	.198	.134	.332	-2	15	1	3

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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