Bill McKinley Autographs
William Francis McKinley (May 13, 1910 - August 1, 1980) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1946 to 1965. McKinley umpired 2,977 major league games in his 20-year career. He umpired in four World Series and three All-Star Games. McKinley was the first graduate of an umpire training school to make it to the major leagues.
McKinley was initially a student in the George Barr Umpire School held at Whittington Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas and operated by major league umpire George Barr.
Before training as an umpire, McKinley had worked as a meat cutter and was a catcher in semipro baseball. He tried out twice at major league camps and entered umpiring when the tryouts were unsuccessful. His umpiring career began in 1939 in the Ohio State League, where he was paid $100 per month and had to cover his own expenses. He also worked in the North Carolina State League, Michigan State League and American Association.
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Traded items with a signature of Bill McKinley
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill McKinley (RARE Bill McKinley Dec.80 PSA/DNA Autographed Signed Baseball AL Umpire 1946-65) was sold in July 2024 for $1,499.99 while the cheapest item (BILL McKINLEY SIGNED INDEX CARD) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2010 with an average selling price of $20.24 for an autographed item of Bill McKinley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2024 with $752.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2008. In average, an autographed item from Bill McKinley is worth $29.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill McKinley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1949-51 LEFTY GOMEZ & BILL MCKINLEY Signed ONL Frick Ball vtg HOF 40s 50s | $315.98 |  |
| 1949-51 LEFTY GOMEZ & BILL MCKINLEY Signed ONL Frick Ball vtg HOF 40s 50s | $425.98 | |
| 1949-51 LEFTY GOMEZ & BILL MCKINLEY Signed ONL Frick Ball vtg HOF 40s 50s | $425.98 | |
| BILL MCKINLEY & TONY VENSON UMPIRE VINTAGE SIGNED, AUTO'D INDEX CARDS | $4.99 | |
| Bill McKinley (1910-1980) signed cut (umpire) | $3.30 | |
| Bill McKinley 1950's American League Umpire Signed American League Baseball Rare | $49.95 | |
| BILL MCKINLEY Autographed Vintage Signed 3x5 Index Card Umpire 1946-65 Died 1980 | $28.98 | |
| BILL MCKINLEY JSA CERTIFIED BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD 3X5 UMPIRE 1946-1965 | $50.00 | |
| Bill McKinley MLB Umpire signed/auto index card JSA pre-certified | $7.95 | |
| Bill McKinley signed cut - MLB umpire JSA | $30.00 | |
| RARE Bill McKinley Autographed Signed 1951 Baseball AL Umpire | $400.00 | |
| RARE Bill McKinley Dec.80 PSA/DNA Autographed Signed Baseball AL Umpire 1946-65 | $1,499.99 | |
| RED JONES (Died-1987) & BILL McKINLEY (Died-1980) Autograph Signed Page Umpires | $14.99 | |
| Signed Baseball Umpires of 1968 World Series Bill McKinley, Jimmy Sandoval ++#3 | $52.00 | |
| Vintage Multi- signed ball Eddie Mulligan, Elam Vangilder, Bill McKinley, Harper | $31.09 | |
