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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	SFG		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 11	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	56	15.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
3	3	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	2	13	0	1B
4	4	Apr 14 (1)	SFG		PHI	W,13-2	CG	31	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
5	5	Apr 14 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
6	6	Apr 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
7	7	Apr 18	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
8	8	Apr 19	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
9	9	Apr 20	SFG	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
10	10	Apr 21	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-10	GS	34	6.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
11	11	Apr 22	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	13	1	0	14	2	1B
12	12	Apr 23	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
13	13	Apr 26	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
14	14	Apr 27	SFG		LAD	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
15	15	Apr 28	SFG		LAD	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 29	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
17	17	Apr 30	SFG		ATL	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	SFG		CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
19	19	May 2	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	CG	53	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
20	20	May 3	SFG		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	2	1	14	1	1B
21	21	May 4	SFG		STL	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
22	22	May 5	SFG		STL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
23	23	May 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
24	24	May 7	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
25	25	May 8	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
26	26	May 9	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
27	27	May 10	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
28	28	May 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
29	29	May 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
30	30	May 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
31	31	May 15	SFG		HOU	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
32	32	May 16	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
33	33	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,2-0	GS	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	1B
34	47 (13)	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	50 (2)	Jun 3	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
36	51	Jun 4	SFG		PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	8	3	1	12	0	1B
37	52	Jun 5	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
38	53	Jun 6	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
39	54	Jun 7	SFG		NYM	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	3	1B
40	55	Jun 9 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
41	56	Jun 9 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
42	57	Jun 10	SFG		PIT	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
43	58	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
44	59	Jun 12	SFG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	1	14	2	1B
45	60	Jun 13	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	CG	47	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
46	61	Jun 14	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	62	Jun 15	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
48	63	Jun 16 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	3	1B
49	64	Jun 16 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
50	65	Jun 18 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
51	66	Jun 18 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
52	67	Jun 19	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	1	10	3	1B
53	68	Jun 20	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
54	69	Jun 21	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
55	70	Jun 22	SFG	@	PIT	W,10-3	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	71	Jun 23	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
57	72	Jun 25	SFG		LAD	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
58	73	Jun 26	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
59	74	Jun 27	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	CG	47	11.0	16	2	1	19	1	1B
60	75	Jun 28	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	16	0	1	17	1	1B
61	76	Jun 29	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
62	77	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	78	Jul 1	SFG		ATL	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
64	79	Jul 2	SFG		ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
65	80	Jul 3	SFG		ATL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
66	81	Jul 4	SFG		ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
67	82	Jul 5	SFG		STL	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
68	83	Jul 6	SFG		STL	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
69	84	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
70	85	Jul 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
71	86	Jul 12	SFG	@	CIN	W,11-4	GS	19	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
72	87	Jul 13	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-1	GS	25	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
73	88	Jul 14	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	24	5.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
74	89	Jul 15	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
75	90	Jul 16	SFG	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
76	91	Jul 18	SFG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
77	92	Jul 19	SFG		HOU	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
78	93	Jul 20	SFG		HOU	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
79	94	Jul 21 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
80	96 (1)	Jul 22	SFG		CHC	L,2-7	GS	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
81	97	Jul 23	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
82	98	Jul 24	SFG		CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
83	99	Jul 26	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
84	100	Jul 27	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
85	101	Jul 28	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	41	11.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
86	102	Jul 29	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	18	2	0	20	0	1B
87	103	Jul 30	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS	27	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
88	104	Jul 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	105	Aug 1	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
90	106	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	15	0	1	16	0	1B
91	107	Aug 3	SFG		PIT	W,7-0	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
92	108	Aug 4	SFG		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
93	109	Aug 5	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	GS	19	4.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
94	110	Aug 6	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
95	111	Aug 7	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
96	112	Aug 9	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
97	113	Aug 10 (1)	SFG		NYM	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
98	114	Aug 10 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
99	115	Aug 11 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
100	116	Aug 11 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
101	117	Aug 13	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	118	Aug 14	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
103	119	Aug 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
104	120	Aug 16	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS	17	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
105	121	Aug 17	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
106	123 (1)	Aug 19	SFG	@	NYM	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
107	124	Aug 20	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
108	125	Aug 21	SFG	@	NYM	W,13-3	GS	28	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
109	126	Aug 22	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
110	127	Aug 23	SFG	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
111	128	Aug 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
112	129	Aug 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	13	1	0	14	0	1B
113	130	Aug 26	SFG		CHC	W,3-0	GS	22	7.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
114	131	Aug 27	SFG		CHC	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
115	132	Aug 28	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
116	133	Aug 29	SFG		HOU	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
117	134	Aug 30	SFG		LAD	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	14	2	1	17	0	1B
118	135	Aug 31	SFG		LAD	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	136	Sep 1	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
120	137	Sep 2 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
121	138	Sep 2 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	T,1-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
122	139	Sep 3	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
123	140	Sep 4 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
124	141	Sep 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
125	142	Sep 6 (1)	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
126	143	Sep 6 (2)	SFG	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
127	144	Sep 7	SFG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
128	145	Sep 8	SFG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	47	10.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
129	146	Sep 9	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
130	147	Sep 10	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
131	148	Sep 11	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
132	149	Sep 13	SFG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
133	150	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	W,9-1	GS	27	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
134	151	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
135	152	Sep 16	SFG		CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	10	3	0	13	3	1B
136	153	Sep 17	SFG		STL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
137	154	Sep 18	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
138	155	Sep 19	SFG		STL	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
139	156	Sep 20	SFG		ATL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	9	4	0	13	0	1B
140	157	Sep 21	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
141	158	Sep 22	SFG		ATL	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
142	159	Sep 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
143	160	Sep 25	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
144	161	Sep 27	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	58	15.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
145	162	Sep 28	SFG	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
146	163	Sep 29	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-3	GS	20	5.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
							146gm		1257.1	1305	103	21	1429	91