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1917 Bill McKechnie Cincinnati Reds Original Photograph by Charles Conlon (PSA Type I)
Displayed is a circa 1917 original Type I Charles Conlon photograph of Hall of Fame manager Bill McKechnie during his last year as a player, with the Cincinnati Reds. McKechnie was known as "Deacon" because he sang in his church choir and led a quiet, simple life. McKechnie had an 11-year MLB playing career: Pittsburgh Pirates (1907, 1910-12, 1918, 1920), Boston Braves (1913), New York Yankees (1913), Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Peppers (1914-15), New York Giants (1916), Cincinnati Reds (1916-17). For the first half of his playing career, McKechnie was a utility infielder, and in the second half of his playing years, he was a third baseman. McKechnie batted .251 lifetime, with 127 steals. His best season was in 1914 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, of the Federal League, a Major League in 1914-15. With the Hoosiers in '14, McKechnie hit .304, with 47 steals. McKechnie's worst season as a player was in 1913 with the New York Yankees, where he hit only .137, but often sat next to manager Frank Chance on the bench as Chance had noticed McKechnie's high baseball intelligence and mentored him during games. McKechnie became a manager and was the first manager to win World Series titles with two teams: 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1940 St. Louis Cardinals. McKechnie also won a pennant when he managed the St. Louis Cardinals in 1928, and he remains as one of only two skippers to have managed three different teams to pennants. The offered black and white photo measures approx. 7.5x9.75". It shows McKechnie following through on a practice swing with the Reds. The photo was taken by Charles Conlon, famous baseball photographer. Conlon's writing, in pencil, ("McKechnie" and "Cincinnati") and signature (as simply Conlon) is on the back. The photo has been encapsulated and PSA graded Type I AUTHENTIC.
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