Jack McKeon Stats & Facts
Jack McKeon Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 68 Weight: 195 Born: Sunday, November 23, 1930 in South Amboy, NJ USA Died: in , Debut: Last Game: Full Name: John Aloysius McKeon
Jack McKeon, becomes the second oldest manager in baseball history
Interested in exploring FRANCHISING? We will help you through your journey visit us @ www.franchisingconnection.com On June 20, Jack McKeon, who first managed in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals in 1973, is back at the helm at age 80, taking over the Florida Marlins after the resignation of Edwin Rodriguez. This makes…
First Place Oakland A’s Manager quits A’s finish last
On May 23, 1978, Oakland A’s manager Bobby Winkles quits his position, despite the team’s first-place standing in the American League West. Former Kansas City Royals manager Jack McKeon will take over the reigns. The A’s will end up last in the division.
Kansas City Royals fire Jack McKeon as manager and replace him with Whitey Herzog
On July 24, 1975, the Kansas City Royals fire Jack McKeon as manager and replace him with Whitey Herzog. The former Texas Rangers’ manager will lead the Royals to three consecutive Western Division titles.
5/16/1975 – Royals manager Jack McKeon made out several lineup cards before the game. The official one he gave to the home plate umpire had George Brett hitting second and Amos Otis batting third. The one shown on the scoreboard and the one the Royals followed had Otis second, Hal McRae third, and Brett down in the sixth spot. The Royals followed that order the entire game because the Red Sox never checked the one they had been given when the lineup cards were exchanged. In the top of the third, they could have had at least two runs erased had they been paying attention. With runners on first and third and one out, Otis came up in the number two spot and hit a single to left that resulted in two runs after an error. At that point, the Red Sox could have protested and Brett would have been called out with Otis batting again, this time with two outs. The Royals scored three in the inning and won the game 5-2.
5/16/1975 – Royals manager Jack McKeon made out several lineup cards before the game. The official one he gave to the home plate umpire had George Brett hitting second and Amos Otis batting third. The one shown on the scoreboard and the one the Royals followed had Otis second, Hal McRae third, and Brett down in the sixth spot. The Royals followed that order the entire game because the Red Sox never checked the one they had been given when the lineup cards were exchanged. In the top of the third, they could have had at least two runs erased had they been paying attention. With runners on first and third and one out, Otis came up in the number two spot and hit a single to left that resulted in two runs after an error. At that point, the Red Sox could have protested and Brett would have been called out with Otis batting again, this time with two outs. The Royals scored three in the inning and won the game 5-2.
