Willie McCovey (original) (raw)
Willie McCovey
Full name Willie Lee McCovey |
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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 |
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 217 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 1975.2 371 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).