Willie McCovey

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 198lb (193cm, 89kg)

Born: January 10, 1938 in Mobile, AL us

Died: October 31, 2018 in Palo Alto, CA

Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

High School: Central HS (Mobile, AL)

Debut: July 30, 1959 (Age 21-201d, 11,659th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 6, 1980 (Age 42-178d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1986. (Voted by BBWAA on 346/425 ballots)
View Willie McCovey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Willie Lee McCovey

Nicknames: Stretch, Mac or Big Mac

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.4

8197

2211

521

.270

1229

RBI

1555

OBP

.374

SLG

.515

OPS

.889

OPS+

147

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-30 / in Starts: 12-14
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 132 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	104 (52-34-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 132 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	80 (39-27-14)

Most Driven In
D Evans	5
J Clark	5
B North	2
L Herndon	1
J Strain	1
R Stennett	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Stennett	3
J LeMaster	2
Self	1
T Whitfield	1
D Evans	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2541	1	Apr 10	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.37	-0.009	.61	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
2	2542	2	Apr 11	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	4	1.06	0.130	1.65	0.12%	1.45	1B
3	2543	3	Apr 12	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	4	.51	-0.028	.74	-0.02%	-0.13	1B
4	2544	4	Apr 13	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	4	1.24	-0.123	1.65	-0.10%	-1.12	1B
5	2545	5	Apr 14	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.200	.494	4	.46	0.057	.70	0.05%	0.59	1B
6	2546	6	Apr 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.278	.611	4	.87	0.213	1.24	0.18%	1.59	1B
7	2547	7	Apr 16	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	4	.97	-0.049	1.20	-0.04%	-0.25	1B
8	2548	8	Apr 17	SFG		SDP	W,7-3	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.407	.774	4	.79	0.236	.85	0.15%	2.27	1B
9	2549	9	Apr 18	SFG		SDP	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.382	.379	.762	4	.60	0.024	.69	0.02%	-0.40	1B
10	2550	10	Apr 19	SFG		SDP	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.378	.375	.753	4	.91	0.024	1.21	0.02%	0.15	1B
11	2551	11	Apr 20	SFG		SDP	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.341	.343	.684	4	.51	0.006	.58	0.00%	-0.39	1B
12	2552	12	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.311	.308	.619	4	1.88	-0.173	2.23	-0.12%	-1.02	1B
13	2553	13	Apr 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.304	.300	.604	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.09	PH
14	2554	15 (1)	Apr 24	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.298	.293	.591	9	1.46	-0.040	1.42	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
15	2555	17 (1)	Apr 26	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.292	.286	.577	8	1.49	-0.037	1.55	-0.02%	-0.40	PH
16	2556	18	Apr 27	SFG		CIN	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.286	.279	.565	9	.56	-0.014	.62	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
17	2557	19	Apr 29	SFG		LAD	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.280	.273	.553	7	.51	-0.014	.41	-0.01%	-0.72	PH
18	2558	20	Apr 30	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.275	.267	.541	9	1.11	-0.026	.85	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	2559	21	May 2	SFG	@	MON	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.269	.261	.530	7	4.50	-0.106	2.63	-0.04%	-0.56	PH
20	2560	22	May 3	SFG	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.268	.320	.588	4	2.04	-0.028	1.11	-0.01%	-0.31	1B
21	2561	23	May 4 (1)	SFG	@	MON	W,8-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.262	.296	.559	4	.53	-0.027	.30	-0.01%	-1.28	1B
22	2562	25 (1)	May 5	SFG	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.273	.293	.566	4	.76	0.072	.41	0.02%	0.71	1B
23	2563	26	May 6	SFG	@	STL	L,7-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.269	.288	.557	1	1.46	-0.041	.74	-0.01%	-0.31	PH
24	2564	29 (2)	May 10	SFG	@	CHC	L,9-15	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.266	.516	4	.44	-0.092	.19	-0.02%	-1.50	1B
25	2565	32 (2)	May 14	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.247	.262	.508	9	2.70	-0.073	1.26	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
26	2566	33	May 15	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.244	.271	.515	4	2.07	-0.282	.98	-0.08%	-1.46	1B
27	2567	34	May 16	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.181	.247	.278	.525	4	1.76	0.136	.66	0.03%	0.55	1B
28	2568	35	May 17	SFG		STL	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.247	.267	.514	4	.84	0.031	.38	0.01%	-0.01	1B
29	2569	40 (4)	May 24	SFG	@	PIT	W,10-9	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.256	.267	.522	8	3.80	0.014	2.27	0.01%	0.17	PH
30	2570	41	May 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-2	1-GF	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.267	.269	.536	5	.76	0.083	.44	0.03%	0.80	PH 1B
31	2571	43 (1)	May 27	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.275	.291	.566	9	.37	0.024	.28	0.01%	0.41	PH
32	2572	44	May 28	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.272	.288	.559	9	4.40	-0.110	3.07	-0.05%	-0.42	PH
33	2573	45	May 30	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.271	.298	.568	4	.61	0.080	.38	0.03%	0.66	1B
34	2574	46	May 31	SFG		HOU	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.184	.263	.287	.550	4	.64	-0.059	.43	-0.02%	-1.01	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	2575	47	Jun 1	SFG		HOU	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.272	.297	.569	4	.96	-0.025	.61	-0.01%	0.00	1B
36	2576	48	Jun 2	SFG		ATL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.271	.295	.566	4	1.43	-0.055	.92	-0.02%	-0.48	1B
37	2577	49	Jun 3	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.279	.306	.585	4	1.04	0.091	.59	0.03%	0.51	1B
38	2578	50	Jun 4	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.287	.307	.594	4	.60	0.016	.36	0.01%	0.25	1B
39	2579	51	Jun 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.280	.298	.578	5	.63	-0.045	.40	-0.02%	-0.37	1B
40	2580	55 (3)	Jun 10	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.277	.295	.573	6	2.75	-0.076	.81	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
41	2581	61 (5)	Jun 17	SFG		MON	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.198	.275	.292	.567	8	2.64	0.145	1.21	0.04%	0.73	PH
42	2582	68 (6)	Jun 25	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.273	.290	.562	9	.89	-0.029	.36	-0.01%	-0.83	PH
43	2583	71 (2)	Jun 28	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	10-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.279	.290	.568	1	4.48	0.124	1.64	0.03%	0.37	PH
44	2584	72	Jun 29 (1)	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.285	.306	.590	9	2.17	0.442	.93	0.11%	1.09	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	2585	76 (3)	Jul 2	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.282	.303	.585	7	3.61	-0.079	2.32	-0.03%	-0.44	PH
46	2586	77	Jul 3	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.281	.301	.582	4	1.11	-0.027	.57	-0.01%	-0.37	1B
47	2587	79 (1)	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.287	.301	.588	6	2.47	0.054	1.50	0.02%	0.32	PH
48	2588	80	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.204	.285	.301	.586	5	4.28	0.090	2.08	0.03%	0.08	PH
							18-30		132	113	8	23	8	0	1	16	13	2	23	1	0	3	1	3	0	0	.204	.285	.301	.586		1.16	0.424	.87	0.21%	-2.18

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