Bill Steinecke

William Robert Steinecke

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8½", Weight 175 lb.
• School DePaul University
• Debut September 16, 1931
• Final Game September 24, 1931
• Born February 7, 1907 in Cincinnati, OH USA
• Died July 20, 1986 in St. Augustine, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Bill Steinecke was a minor league manager for 22 years between 1937 and 1964, the first half as player/manager. He almost always managed in the low minors, and was for many years in the Milwaukee Braves chain. He is probably best known to readers of baseball literature as the manager of the 1959 McCook Braves, for whom Pat Jordan pitched (Phil Niekro and Elrod Hendricks were also on that team, among others). In Jordan's classic tale of disillusionment, A False Spring, "Steiny" comes across as a profane but endearing character.

Steinecke also scouted for the Montreal Expos in 1969.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1937	Savannah Indians	South Atlantic League	28-24	--	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	replaced by interim manager (1-2) on June 13
	Jacksonville Tars	South Atlantic League	39-46	4th	Washington Senators	Lost in 1st round	replaced interim manager (1-3) on June 15
1940	Jacksonville Tars	Florida State League	13-22	--	none	--	replaced by Hugh Todd (8-12) on May 22
	Tarboro Cubs	Coastal Plain League	9-11	--	Portsmouth Cubs	--	replaced Don Parker (2-1) on June 10 replaced by Wes Ratterree (33-25) on July 1
1944	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	64-56	--	Chicago Cubs	--	replaced by Jake Levy on August 25
1946	St. Augustine Saints	Florida State League	75-62	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1947	DeLand Red Hats	Florida State League	80-58	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1948	Suffolk Goobers	Virginia League	83-52	1st	none	Lost in 1st round
1949	Suffolk Goobers	Virginia League		--	none	--	replaced by Paul Badgett July 22
1950	Leesburg Packers	Florida State League	44-56	7th	none		replaced Floyd Clift (2-2) on May 20
1951	Palatka Azaleas	Florida State League	80-59	3rd	none	Lost League Finals
1952	Palatka Azaleas	Florida State League	78-59	3rd	none	League Champs
1953	Jesup Bees	Georgia State League	78-46	2nd	none	Lost in 1st round
1954	Harlan Smokies	Mountain States League	39-33	2nd	none	League disbanded on July 20
	Cocoa Indians	Florida State League	18-16	5th	none		replaced Clyde Stevens (1-3) on July 27
1955	West Palm Beach Indians	Florida State League	71-68	5th	Milwaukee Braves	none
1956	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	35-28	4th	Milwaukee Braves	none
1957	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	27-29	6th	Milwaukee Braves	none
1958	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	40-23	2nd	Milwaukee Braves	none
1959	McCook Braves	Nebraska State League	43-19	1st	Milwaukee Braves	none League Champs
1960	Eau Claire Braves	Northern League	58-66	7th	Milwaukee Braves
1961	Wellsville Braves	New York-Penn League	55-71	7th	Milwaukee Braves
1962	Dublin Braves	Georgia-Florida League	68-50	2nd	Milwaukee Braves	none
1963	Waycross Braves	Georgia-Florida League	56-63	3rd	Milwaukee Braves	none
1964	Greenville Braves	Western Carolinas League		4th	Milwaukee Braves		Co-manager w/Jimmy Brown until June 30

Steinecke also managed the Milwaukee Braves' entry in the 1962 Florida Instructional League.