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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	SFG		CHC	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
2	2	Apr 13	SFG		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
3	3	Apr 14	SFG		CHC	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
4	4	Apr 15	SFG		HOU	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
5	5	Apr 16	SFG		HOU	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 17	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
7	7	Apr 19	SFG	@	CHC	W,11-10	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
8	8	Apr 21	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	2	1	9	1	1B
9	9	Apr 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
10	10	Apr 23 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
11	11	Apr 23 (2)	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
12	12	Apr 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
13	13	Apr 25	SFG		ATL	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
14	14	Apr 26	SFG		ATL	L,3-11	GS	34	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
15	15	Apr 27	SFG		CIN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
16	16	Apr 28	SFG		CIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
17	17	Apr 29	SFG		STL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
18	18	Apr 30	SFG		STL	W,6-1	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	2	PH 1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	SFG		STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
20	20	May 3	SFG		LAD	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
21	21	May 4	SFG		LAD	W,6-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
22	23 (1)	May 6	SFG	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
23	26 (2)	May 10	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
24	32 (5)	May 17	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	46	12.1	14	1	1	16	2	1B
25	35 (2)	May 20	SFG		NYM	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
26	36	May 21	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
27	37	May 22 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
28	39 (1)	May 24	SFG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
29	40	May 25	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
30	41	May 26	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	49	14.0	17	3	1	21	0	1B
31	42	May 27	SFG		PHI	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
32	43	May 28	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
33	44	May 29	SFG		PHI	W,6-5	CG	38	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
34	45	May 30	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
35	46	May 31	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	47	Jun 1	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
37	48	Jun 2	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
38	49	Jun 3	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
39	50	Jun 4	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
40	51	Jun 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
41	52	Jun 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
42	53	Jun 7	SFG	@	HOU	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	8	0	2	10	0	1B
43	54	Jun 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	55	Jun 9	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	43	11.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
45	56	Jun 10	SFG		LAD	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	19	0	0	19	0	1B
46	57	Jun 11	SFG		LAD	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
47	58	Jun 12	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
48	59	Jun 13	SFG		CHC	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
49	60	Jun 14	SFG		CHC	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
50	61	Jun 15	SFG		HOU	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
51	62	Jun 16	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
52	63	Jun 17	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
53	64	Jun 18	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
54	65	Jun 19	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
55	66	Jun 21	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
56	67	Jun 22 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
57	68	Jun 22 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-5	GS	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
58	69	Jun 23	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
59	70	Jun 24	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-12	GS	28	5.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
60	71	Jun 25	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.2	13	2	0	15	0	1B
61	72	Jun 26	SFG	@	CIN	W,10-0	CG	30	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
62	73	Jun 27	SFG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
63	74	Jun 28	SFG	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
64	75	Jun 29	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
65	76	Jun 30	SFG		ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	77	Jul 1	SFG		ATL	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
67	78	Jul 2	SFG		ATL	L,1-3	CG	39	10.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
68	79	Jul 3	SFG		ATL	L,3-17	GS	15	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
69	80	Jul 4 (1)	SFG		STL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
70	81	Jul 4 (2)	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
71	83 (1)	Jul 6	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
72	84	Jul 7	SFG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
73	85	Jul 8	SFG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
74	86	Jul 9	SFG		CIN	W,8-7	CG	53	12.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
75	87	Jul 10	SFG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
76	88	Jul 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
77	89	Jul 15	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
78	90	Jul 16	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	62	14.1	18	1	0	19	0	1B
79	91	Jul 17 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
80	92	Jul 17 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
81	94 (1)	Jul 20	SFG		NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
82	95	Jul 21	SFG		NYM	L,3-14	GS	32	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
83	96	Jul 22	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	GS	17	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
84	97	Jul 23	SFG		PHI	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
85	98	Jul 24	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
86	99	Jul 25	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
87	100	Jul 26	SFG		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
88	101	Jul 27	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
89	102	Jul 29	SFG	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
90	103	Jul 30 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	44	10.1	8	1	0	9	2	1B
91	105 (1)	Jul 31	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	106	Aug 1	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
93	107	Aug 2	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS	23	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
94	108	Aug 3	SFG	@	NYM	W,11-1	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
95	109	Aug 4	SFG	@	NYM	L,6-8	CG	37	8.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
96	110	Aug 5	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	11	1	0	12	1	1B
97	111	Aug 6	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
98	112	Aug 7	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
99	113	Aug 8 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
100	114	Aug 8 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
101	115	Aug 9	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
102	116	Aug 12	SFG		HOU	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
103	117	Aug 13	SFG		HOU	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
104	118	Aug 14 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
105	119	Aug 14 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
106	120	Aug 16	SFG		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
107	121	Aug 17	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
108	122	Aug 19	SFG		ATL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
109	123	Aug 20	SFG		ATL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
110	124	Aug 21	SFG		ATL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
111	125	Aug 22	SFG		CIN	W,5-2	GS	26	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
112	126	Aug 23	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
113	127	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
114	128	Aug 26	SFG		LAD	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
115	129	Aug 27	SFG		LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
116	130	Aug 28	SFG		LAD	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
117	131	Aug 29	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
118	132	Aug 30	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
119	133	Aug 31	SFG	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	134	Sep 1	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
121	135	Sep 2	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	50	11.1	12	0	0	12	2	1B
122	137 (1)	Sep 4	SFG	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
123	138	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
124	139	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
125	140	Sep 7	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	14	1	1	16	2	1B
126	141	Sep 9	SFG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
127	142	Sep 10	SFG		CHC	L,3-12	GS	22	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
128	143	Sep 11 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
129	145 (1)	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
130	146	Sep 14	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
131	147	Sep 15	SFG		NYM	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
132	148	Sep 16	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
133	149	Sep 17	SFG		NYM	W,6-4	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
134	150	Sep 18	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
135	151	Sep 19	SFG		PIT	L,1-6	GF	14	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
136	152	Sep 20	SFG		PIT	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
137	153	Sep 21	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
138	154	Sep 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-5	GS	46	12.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
139	155	Sep 25	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
140	156	Sep 26	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
141	157	Sep 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
142	158	Sep 28	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
143	159	Oct 1 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
144	160	Oct 1 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
145	161	Oct 2	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
							145gm		1221.1	1287	81	22	1390	91