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.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 2)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	SFG	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
2	2	Apr 13	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
3	3	Apr 14	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
4	4	Apr 15	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
5	5	Apr 16 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	13	0	1	14	2	1B
6	6	Apr 16 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	7	Apr 18	SFG		STL	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	18	1	0	19	4	1B
8	8	Apr 19	SFG		STL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
9	9	Apr 20	SFG		STL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
10	10	Apr 22	SFG		ATL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
11	12 (1)	Apr 26	SFG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
12	13	Apr 27	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
13	14	Apr 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
14	15	Apr 29	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	16	Apr 30	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	17	May 2	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	43	11.2	10	1	0	11	0	1B
17	18	May 3	SFG	@	NYM	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
18	19	May 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
19	20	May 5	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	21	May 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	15	3.1	4	1	0	5	0	PH 1B
21	22	May 8	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
22	23	May 9	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
23	25 (1)	May 12	SFG		HOU	W,6-1	GS	26	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
24	33 (7)	May 19	SFG	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
25	34	May 20	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
26	36 (1)	May 22	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
27	37	May 23	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
28	38	May 26	SFG		LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
29	39	May 27	SFG		LAD	L,5-10	CG	48	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
30	42 (2)	May 30	SFG		PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	11	2	1	14	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	45 (2)	Jun 3 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,11-2	GS	21	5.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
32	46	Jun 3 (2)	SFG		NYM	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
33	47	Jun 4 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,7-0	GS	24	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
34	48	Jun 4 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
35	49	Jun 6	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
36	50	Jun 7	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
37	51	Jun 8	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
38	52	Jun 9	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	53	Jun 10	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
40	55 (1)	Jun 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
41	56	Jun 13	SFG	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	39	10.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
42	57	Jun 14	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-7	GS	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
43	62 (4)	Jun 19	SFG		CIN	W,6-3	GS	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
44	67 (4)	Jun 23	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-1	GS	17	5.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
45	68	Jun 24	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
46	69	Jun 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	41	8.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
47	70	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
48	72 (1)	Jun 28	SFG	@	STL	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
49	73	Jun 29	SFG	@	STL	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
50	75 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	76	Jul 1	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
52	77	Jul 2	SFG	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	6	0	0	6	1	1B
53	78	Jul 3	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
54	79	Jul 4	SFG	@	NYM	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
55	80	Jul 5	SFG	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
56	81	Jul 7	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
57	82	Jul 8	SFG		LAD	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
58	84 (1)	Jul 13	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
59	85	Jul 14	SFG		HOU	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
60	86	Jul 15	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
61	87	Jul 16 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,0-9	CG	40	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	1B
62	88	Jul 16 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
63	90 (1)	Jul 18 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
64	91	Jul 18 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
65	92	Jul 19	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	47	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
66	93	Jul 20	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
67	94	Jul 21	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	54	11.1	10	2	1	13	2	1B
68	95	Jul 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	43	8.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
69	96	Jul 23 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
70	101 (4)	Jul 28	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
71	102	Jul 29	SFG		PHI	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	2	11	1	1B
72	103	Jul 30	SFG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
73	104	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	105	Aug 1	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
75	106	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	1	12	5	1B
76	107	Aug 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
77	108	Aug 6 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-7	CG	47	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
78	109	Aug 6 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
79	110	Aug 7	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
80	111	Aug 8	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	15	3.2	4	0	0	4	1	PH 1B
81	112	Aug 10	SFG	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
82	113	Aug 11	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
83	115 (1)	Aug 13	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
84	116	Aug 14	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
85	117	Aug 15	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
86	118	Aug 16	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
87	119	Aug 18	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
88	120	Aug 19	SFG		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
89	121	Aug 20	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
90	122	Aug 21	SFG		CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
91	123	Aug 22	SFG		STL	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
92	124	Aug 23	SFG		STL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
93	125	Aug 24	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
94	126	Aug 25	SFG		ATL	L,1-5	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
95	127	Aug 26 (1)	SFG		ATL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
96	128	Aug 26 (2)	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	51	14.0	19	0	0	19	3	1B
97	129	Aug 27 (1)	SFG		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
98	130	Aug 27 (2)	SFG		ATL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
99	131	Aug 28	SFG		LAD	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
100	132	Aug 29	SFG		LAD	W,11-1	GS	15	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
101	134 (1)	Aug 31	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	135	Sep 1	SFG	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	76	21.0	24	2	0	26	1	1B
103	136	Sep 2	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
104	137	Sep 3	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
105	138	Sep 4	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
106	139	Sep 6	SFG		HOU	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
107	140	Sep 7	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	CG	60	15.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
108	141	Sep 8	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
109	143 (1)	Sep 10	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
110	144	Sep 11	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
111	145	Sep 12	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	146	Sep 13	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
113	147	Sep 15	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
114	148	Sep 16	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	68	15.1	16	1	2	19	0	1B
115	149	Sep 17	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	10	2	0	12	1	1B
116	150	Sep 19	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
117	151	Sep 20	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-1	GF	12	3.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
118	152	Sep 22	SFG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
119	153	Sep 23	SFG		PIT	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
120	154	Sep 24	SFG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
121	155	Sep 25	SFG		NYM	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	19	0	0	19	0	1B
122	156	Sep 26	SFG		NYM	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
123	157	Sep 27	SFG		NYM	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
124	158	Sep 28	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
125	159	Sep 29	SFG		PHI	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
126	160	Sep 30 (1)	SFG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
127	162 (1)	Oct 1	SFG		PHI	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
							127gm		1108.1	1221	81	15	1317	102