Willie Lee McCovey Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938), nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nineteen seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics, between 1959 and 1980. He batted and threw left-handed and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.One of the most intimidating power hitters of his era, McCovey was called "the scariest hitter in baseball" by pitcher Bob Gibson, an assessment with which Reggie Jackson concurred. McCovey's powerful swing generated 521 home runs, 231 of which he hit in Candlestick Park, the most hit there by any player, and included a home run of Sept. 16, 1966 described as the longest ever hit in that stadium.
The professional athlete knows there's always another game or another year coming up. If he loses, he swallows the bitter pill and comes back. It's much harder for the fans.
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Somebody asked me why my statue was taller than Willie Mays'. I asked him, 'Haven't you ever seen us standing side by side? I'm taller than Willie Mays. That's why.'
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Fact
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Made major league debut on 30 July 1959.
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1969 MLB All-Star Game MVP.
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1969 National League MVP for leading league in On-base percentage (.453), Slugging Percentage (.656), Home Runs (45) and RBI (126). Also had .320 Batting Average, 101 Runs, 322 Total Bases, 121 Walks, 73 Extra-Base Hits, 282 Times on Base and 7 Sacrifice Flies.
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1959 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Named to 6 National League All Star Teams (1963, 1966 and 1968-1971).
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Member of 1962 National League Champion San Francisco Giants team. Member of 1971 National League Western Division Champion San Francisco Giants team.
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First Baseman/Outfielder for San Francisco Giants (1959-1973 and 1977-1980), San Diego Padres (1974-1976) and Oakland Athletics (1976).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Game 365
2007
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
2008 MLB All-Star Game
2008
TV Special
Himself - Pre-Game Hall of Fame Ceremony
ESPN SportsCentury
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
1987
Video
Himself
1984 MLB All-Star Game
1984
TV Special
Himself - NL Honorary Captain
This Is Your Life
1972
TV Series
Himself
1971 National League Championship Series
1971
TV Series
Himself - San Francisco Giants First Baseman
1971 MLB All-Star Game
1971
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman
1970 MLB All-Star Game
1970
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman
1969 MLB All-Star Game
1969
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman
1968 MLB All-Star Game
1968
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman
First Annual All-Star Celebrity Baseball Game
1967
TV Special
Himself - All-Star
1966 MLB All-Star Game
1966
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman
1963 MLB All-Star Game
1963
TV Special
Himself - NL Outfielder
1962 World Series
1962
TV Series
Himself - San Francisco Giants First Baseman / Himself - San Francisco Giants Left Fielder / Himself - San Francisco Giants Right Fielder
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
First Annual All-Star Celebrity Baseball Game (1967) as Himself - All-Star
2008 MLB All-Star Game (2008) as Himself - Pre-Game Hall of Fame Ceremony
1984 MLB All-Star Game (1984) as Himself - NL Honorary Captain
1971 MLB All-Star Game (1971) as Himself - NL First Baseman
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