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Willie McCovey
Willie McCovey
Full name Willie Lee McCovey
Born January 10, 1938, Mobile, Alabama
Died October 31, 2018, Palo Alto, California
Buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
First Game: July 30, 1959 ; Final Game: July 6, 1980
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 4" Weight: 198
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1986
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1969)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1969)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1969)
Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1959)
Named NL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News (1959)
Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1977)
Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1969)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1965 and 1968 to 1970)
Ejections: 1961 (1), 1963 (1), 1973 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1959 SF N Daily Splits 52 192 32 68 9 5 13 38 22 1 35 4 0 1 0 2 7 2 0 .354 .429 .656 2.1 1959 SF N
1960 SF N Daily Splits 101 260 37 62 15 3 13 51 45 4 53 0 0 2 0 6 3 1 1 .238 .349 .469 0.5 1960 SF N
1961 SF N Daily Splits 106 328 59 89 12 3 18 50 37 3 60 5 0 4 0 4 8 1 2 .271 .350 .491 0.5 1961 SF N
1962 SF N Daily Splits 91 229 41 67 6 1 20 54 29 1 35 0 0 3 0 3 6 3 3 .293 .368 .590 1.5 1962 SF N
1963 SF N Daily Splits 152 564 103 158 19 5 44 102 50 5 119 11 1 1 0 6 10 1 1 .280 .350 .566 3.6 1963 SF N
1964 SF N Daily Splits 130 364 55 80 14 1 18 54 61 5 73 5 0 4 0 7 9 2 1 .220 .336 .412 -0.5 1964 SF N
1965 SF N Daily Splits 160 540 93 149 17 4 39 92 88 5 118 6 2 3 0 6 8 0 4 .276 .381 .539 2.5 1965 SF N
1966 SF N Daily Splits 150 502 85 148 26 6 36 96 76 10 100 6 0 4 0 7 8 2 1 .295 .391 .586 3.1 1966 SF N
1967 SF N Daily Splits 135 456 73 126 17 4 31 91 71 17 110 6 2 4 0 7 8 3 3 .276 .378 .535 3.3 1967 SF N
1968 SF N Daily Splits 148 523 81 153 16 4 36 105 72 20 71 5 0 8 0 10 10 4 2 .293 .378 .545 4.9 1968 SF N
1969 SF N Daily Splits 149 491 101 157 26 2 45 126 121 45 66 4 0 7 0 7 11 0 0 .320 .453 .656 6.5 1969 SF N
1970 SF N Daily Splits 152 495 98 143 39 2 39 126 137 40 75 3 0 3 0 8 13 0 0 .289 .444 .612 6.5 1970 SF N
1971 SF N Daily Splits 105 329 45 91 13 0 18 70 64 21 57 4 0 5 0 4 6 0 2 .277 .396 .480 1.6 1971 SF N
1972 SF N Daily Splits 81 263 30 56 8 0 14 35 38 5 45 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 .213 .316 .403 -1.0 1972 SF N
1973 SF N Daily Splits 130 383 52 102 14 3 29 75 105 25 78 1 0 6 0 4 6 1 0 .266 .420 .546 3.1 1973 SF N
1974 SD N Daily Splits 128 344 53 87 19 1 22 63 96 9 76 1 0 1 1 4 8 1 0 .253 .416 .506 2.3 1974 SD N
1975 SD N Daily Splits 122 413 43 104 17 0 23 68 57 8 80 3 0 2 0 3 10 1 0 .252 .345 .460 1.0 1975 SD N
1976 SD N Daily Splits 71 202 20 41 9 0 7 36 21 7 39 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .203 .281 .351 -0.2 1976 SD N
1976 OAK A Daily Splits 11 24 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .296 .208 -0.2 1976 OAK A
1976 Total 82 226 20 46 9 0 7 36 24 8 43 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .204 .283 .336 -0.4 1976 Total
1977 SF N Daily Splits 141 478 54 134 21 0 28 86 67 16 106 0 0 3 0 7 16 3 0 .280 .367 .500 0.7 1977 SF N
1978 SF N Daily Splits 108 351 32 80 19 2 12 64 36 8 57 0 0 2 1 8 12 1 0 .228 .298 .396 -1.1 1978 SF N
1979 SF N Daily Splits 117 353 34 88 9 0 15 57 36 2 70 1 0 3 1 5 7 0 2 .249 .318 .402 -0.5 1979 SF N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 48 113 8 23 8 0 1 16 13 2 23 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 .204 .285 .301 -0.8 1980 SF N
Total NL (22 Years) 2577 8173 1229 2206 353 46 521 1555 1342 259 1546 69 5 70 5 116 176 26 22 .270 .375 .516 39.6 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 11 24 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .296 .208 -0.2 Total AL
Total (22 Years) Splits 2588 8197 1229 2211 353 46 521 1555 1345 260 1550 69 5 70 5 116 176 26 22 .270 .374 .515 39.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 SF N Daily Splits 4 14 2 6 0 0 2 6 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .556 .857 1971 SF N
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 SF N Daily Splits 4 15 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .250 .533 1962 SF N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1963 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1963 NL
1966 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1966 NL
1968 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 NL
1969 NL Daily Splits 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 1969 NL
1970 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1970 NL
1971 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 NL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 16 2 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .188 .235 .563 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1959 SF N Daily Splits 1B 51 49 31 408.2 424 29 5 29 0 .989
1960 SF N Daily Splits 1B 71 65 57 567.2 557 39 9 42 0 .985
1961 SF N Daily Splits 1B 84 79 69 710.1 669 55 11 55 0 .985
1962 SF N Daily Splits OF 57 53 14 368.1 81 2 2 1 0 .976 45 0 12
1962 SF N LF 45 42 9 290.1 68 1 2 1 0 .972
1962 SF N 1B 17 11 5 94 105 7 1 12 0 .991
1962 SF N RF 12 11 5 78 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N Daily Splits OF 135 131 90 1103.2 220 7 14 0 0 .942 133 0 3
1963 SF N LF 133 130 90 1093 218 6 13 0 0 .945
1963 SF N 1B 23 14 11 144.1 143 14 1 5 0 .994
1963 SF N RF 3 1 0 10.2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 SF N Daily Splits OF 83 80 39 627.1 96 5 7 1 0 .935 78 0 5
1964 SF N LF 78 75 37 592.1 86 4 6 1 0 .938
1964 SF N 1B 26 21 15 190.1 177 14 7 19 0 .965
1964 SF N RF 5 5 2 35 7 1 1 0 0 .889
1965 SF N Daily Splits 1B 156 150 129 1300 1310 87 13 93 1 .991
1966 SF N Daily Splits 1B 145 139 124 1221.1 1287 81 22 91 0 .984
1967 SF N Daily Splits 1B 127 123 114 1108.1 1221 81 15 102 1 .989
1968 SF N Daily Splits 1B 146 146 129 1257.1 1305 103 21 91 0 .985
1969 SF N Daily Splits 1B 148 148 113 1249.2 1392 79 12 116 0 .992
1970 SF N Daily Splits 1B 146 146 121 1241.1 1217 134 15 117 0 .989
1971 SF N Daily Splits 1B 95 95 77 795.1 828 63 15 80 0 .983
1972 SF N Daily Splits 1B 74 73 54 598.1 617 32 9 52 0 .986
1973 SF N Daily Splits 1B 117 116 65 920.1 930 76 12 89 0 .988
1974 SD N Daily Splits 1B 104 103 67 841 815 47 11 59 0 .987
1975 SD N Daily Splits 1B 115 115 61 916 979 73 15 94 0 .986
1976 SD N Daily Splits 1B 51 51 19 388 420 44 4 39 0 .991
1976 OAK A Daily Splits DH 9 7 2 -
1977 SF N Daily Splits 1B 136 136 80 1080.1 1072 60 13 93 0 .989
1978 SF N Daily Splits 1B 97 95 40 728 721 44 10 49 0 .987
1979 SF N Daily Splits 1B 89 86 60 721.1 740 48 10 60 0 .987
1980 SF N Daily Splits 1B 27 27 26 235.2 241 12 2 18 0 .992
Total (22 Years) Splits 1B 2045 1988 1467 16717.2 17170 1222 233 1405 2 .987
Total ( 3 Years) OF 275 264 143 2099.1 397 14 23 2 0 .947 256 0 20
Total ( 3 Years) LF 256 247 136 1975.2 372 11 21 2 0 .948
Total ( 3 Years) RF 20 17 7 123.2 24 1 1 0 0 .962
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 9 7 2 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1971 SF N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 34 33 3 1 0 0 .973
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1962 SF N Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 17 5 0 1 0 0 .833 1 0 1
1962 SF N 1B 2 2 2 17 18 4 1 2 0 .957
1962 SF N LF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 SF N RF 1 1 1 8 2 0 1 0 0 .667
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1966 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 10 10 1 0 1 0 1.000
1968 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 1B 5 4 2 29 27 1 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-13-1961 BOX SF N Tony Venzon Fair/foul call
8-11-1963 BOX SF N Ed Vargo Called third strike (Bumped umpire)
5-10-1973 BOX SF N Terry Tata Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (March 12, 1955 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Bernie Williams to San Diego Padres in exchange
for Mike Caldwell (October 25, 1973 ).
Sold by San Diego Padres to Oakland Athletics (August 30, 1976 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1976 ).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 6, 1977 ).
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