About Johnny McKee
Lived 1914 – 2013 (aged 98). Johnny McKee was an American baseball player.
John R. McKee (December 6, 1914 – May 12, 2013) was an American college baseball player and Major League Baseball coach. He spent one season, , as the bullpen coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
McKee was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No professional playing record is listed for him in Baseball Reference. During World War II, he was a pilot and lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Air Forces.
McKee served on the coaching staff of Pittsburgh manager Billy Herman in 1947. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the United Press, McKee and fellow coach Zack Taylor were released on October 23, 1947, after Billy Meyer succeeded Herman as the Pirates' skipper; those accounts referred to McKee as the club's "bullpen catcher."
McKee died in Vineland, New Jersey, at the age of 98.
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Who was Johnny McKee?
American baseball player
When was Johnny McKee born?
Johnny McKee was born on 6 December 1914.
When did Johnny McKee die?
Johnny McKee died on 12 May 2013.
What was Johnny McKee's occupation?
Johnny McKee was a baseball player.
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Johnny McKee was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Johnny McKee. https://biography.guide/johnny-mckee/
MLA: "Johnny McKee." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/johnny-mckee/.
Chicago: "Johnny McKee." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/johnny-mckee/.
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