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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	101 (100)	Jul 30	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	102	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	103	Aug 1	SFG		PIT	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
4	104	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
5	105	Aug 4	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
6	106	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
7	107	Aug 6	SFG		MLN	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
8	108	Aug 7	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
9	109	Aug 8	SFG		CIN	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
10	110	Aug 9	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
11	111	Aug 10	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
12	113 (1)	Aug 13	SFG	@	CHC	L,9-20	GF	17	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 1B
13	114	Aug 14	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
14	115	Aug 15	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	31	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
15	116	Aug 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
16	119 (2)	Aug 19	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
17	120	Aug 20	SFG	@	MLN	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
18	121	Aug 21 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-0	GS	29	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
19	122	Aug 21 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,10-6	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
20	123	Aug 22	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS	29	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
21	124	Aug 24	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
22	125	Aug 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
23	126	Aug 26	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	27	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
24	127	Aug 27 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
25	128	Aug 27 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
26	129	Aug 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-0	GS	23	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
27	130	Aug 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	11	0	2	13	4	1B
28	131	Aug 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	38	8.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	132	Sep 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	GS	26	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
30	133	Sep 3	SFG		CHC	W,8-5	GS	32	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
31	134	Sep 4	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
32	135	Sep 5	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
33	136	Sep 6	SFG		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
34	137	Sep 7	SFG		STL	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	138	Sep 9	SFG		PIT	W,7-2	GS	25	7.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
36	139	Sep 10	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
37	140	Sep 11	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
38	141	Sep 12	SFG		PHI	W,9-1	GS	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
39	142	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
40	143	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
41	144	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	W,13-6	GS	30	7.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
42	145	Sep 16	SFG		MLN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
43	146	Sep 17	SFG		MLN	W,13-6	GS	32	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	147	Sep 19 (1)	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
45	148	Sep 19 (2)	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
46	149	Sep 20	SFG		LAD	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
47	150	Sep 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
48	151	Sep 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	51	9.2	12	0	0	12	0	1B
49	152	Sep 26	SFG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	23	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
50	153	Sep 27 (1)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	23	7.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
51	154	Sep 27 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,8-14	GF	23	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
							51gm		408.2	424	29	5	458	29