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Bill McKechnie Rare Program for a Pittsburgh Testimonial Dinner.
Lot 52. Bill McKechnie Rare Program for a Pittsburgh Testimonial Dinner. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962, McKechnie was the first manager to lead two different teams to world championships. He is one of only two managers to win league championships with three different teams. In 1925, his Pirates defeated Washington in the World Series. A season later, the Pirates dumped him when the team finished third. In part, some historians attribute the team’s decline to the presence of Fred Clarke, hired by the Pirates as an “adviser” to McKechnie. Apparently some of Clarke’s blunt comments led to a short-lived revolt among the players. McKechnie joined the St. Louis Cardinals’ coaching staff in 1927 and became the manager a year later. The testimonial dinner for McKechnie was held when the Cardinals were in Pittsburgh for a three-game series. McKechnie’s photo is on the cover of the black and gold program, which is bound by a ribbon at the top. Pirates’ broadcaster Rosey Rowswell presided over the event. Speakers were Pennsylvania Governor John Tener, a former major league player; Branch Rickey, who was vice president of the Cardinals, and Samuel Watters, an executive with Pittsburgh. Containing three songs that honor McKechnie, the 6.25” x 9” program was folded vertically and has several other creases. It is very rarely seen.
Minimum Bid $100.
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