Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager. Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, he was a highly successful manager who was dubbed the Deacon and also known for his expertise in pitching and defense. He began his career as a utility infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 8, 1907. For twenty-one seasons, he played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1907, 1910-12, 1918, 1920), Boston Braves (1913), New York Yankees (1913), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914), Newark Pepper (1915), New York Giants (1916) and Cincinnati Reds (1916-17). As a manager, he was the only skipper to win pennants with three different National League clubs - Pittsburgh (1925), St. Louis (1928), and Cincinnati (1939-40). Deacon led his 1925 and 1940 clubs to World Championships and was named Manager of the Year on two occasions. He had a career of 1,845 wins and 1,679 losses and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1962. He died at age 79 in 1965.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager. Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, he was a highly successful manager who was dubbed the Deacon and also known for his expertise in pitching and defense. He began his career as a utility infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 8, 1907. For twenty-one seasons, he played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1907, 1910-12, 1918, 1920), Boston Braves (1913), New York Yankees (1913), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914), Newark Pepper (1915), New York Giants (1916) and Cincinnati Reds (1916-17). As a manager, he was the only skipper to win pennants with three different National League clubs - Pittsburgh (1925), St. Louis (1928), and Cincinnati (1939-40). Deacon led his 1925 and 1940 clubs to World Championships and was named Manager of the Year on two occasions. He had a career of 1,845 wins and 1,679 losses and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1962. He died at age 79 in 1965.
Biografie von: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Marion P. McKechnie Rosemeier
1873–1944
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Jane Linn McKechnie Daibler
1874–1943
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Mary Curr McKechnie Cramer
1875–1950
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John McKechnie
1880–1925
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Thomas Pate McKechnie
1882–1937
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Archibald McKechnie
1884–1955
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Margaret K McKechnie Somerville
1888–1962
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James Murray McKechnie
1889–1949
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Alexander L. McKechnie
1893–1944
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