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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-25 / in Starts: 26-23
Longest Hitting Streak	22 games
Longest On Base Streak	25 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	13

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 219 PAs	38
Actual Runners on Base	128 (69-39-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 219 PAs	24
Avg. Runners on Base	135 (71-42-21)

Most Driven In
Self	13
W Mays	9
J Davenport	4
F Alou	3
E Bressoud	2
J PagÃ¡n	2
J Brandt	2
J Antonelli	1

Most Driven In By
Self	13
O Cepeda	8
D Spencer	3
W Mays	2
L Wagner	1
W Kirkland	1
F Alou	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	101 (100)	Jul 30	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	4	3	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	3	.75	0.288	4.75	1.09%	3.78	1B
2	2	102	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.625	1.125	1.750	3	1.71	0.171	11.67	0.70%	-0.03	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	103	Aug 1	SFG		PIT	W,9-5	CG	5	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.615	.615	1.077	1.692	3	.65	0.134	4.39	0.54%	0.83	1B
4	4	104	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	3	1.42	0.019	10.01	0.08%	0.26	1B
5	5	105	Aug 4	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.864	1.318	3	.78	-0.031	7.53	-0.18%	-0.58	1B
6	6	106	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.462	1.038	1.500	3	.77	0.164	7.64	0.98%	2.41	1B
7	7	107	Aug 6	SFG		MLN	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.467	.967	1.433	3	.69	0.107	6.99	0.65%	1.19	1B
8	8	108	Aug 7	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.471	.906	1.377	3	.82	-0.028	5.91	-0.12%	-0.42	1B
9	9	109	Aug 8	SFG		CIN	L,6-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.917	1.378	3	.85	0.067	6.28	0.29%	1.31	1B
10	10	110	Aug 9	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.432	.825	1.257	3	1.58	-0.109	11.65	-0.48%	-0.53	1B
11	11	111	Aug 10	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.372	.449	.791	1.240	3	1.78	0.242	12.92	1.05%	0.69	1B
12	12	113 (1)	Aug 13	SFG	@	CHC	L,9-20	7-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.386	.471	.795	1.266	6	.45	0.042	3.18	0.18%	0.76	PH 1B
13	13	114	Aug 14	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS-7	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.491	.854	1.345	3	1.39	0.275	10.34	1.23%	1.98	1B
14	14	115	Aug 15	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG(8)	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.423	.492	.885	1.376	3	1.00	0.312	7.94	1.48%	2.96	1B
15	15	116	Aug 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.386	.453	.807	1.260	3	1.51	-0.203	11.19	-0.90%	-1.45	1B
16	16	117	Aug 17	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.397	.462	.810	1.272	8	2.22	0.080	17.04	0.37%	0.65	PH
17	17	119 (1)	Aug 19	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.403	.464	.790	1.254	3	.70	0.047	6.83	0.28%	0.19	1B
18	18	120	Aug 20	SFG	@	MLN	W,5-3	GS-9	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.418	.473	.821	1.294	3	1.06	0.307	11.47	1.99%	2.99	1B
19	19	121	Aug 21 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-0	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.408	.462	.789	1.250	3	1.11	0.014	8.89	0.07%	-0.01	1B
20	20	122	Aug 21 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,10-6	GS-8	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.395	.446	.776	1.222	3	.24	0.016	1.72	0.07%	2.12	1B
21	21	123	Aug 22	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS-9	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.395	.443	.753	1.196	3	.64	0.092	4.58	0.40%	0.93	1B
22	22	124	Aug 24	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.384	.430	.721	1.151	3	.69	-0.075	4.52	-0.29%	-1.90	1B
23	23	125	Aug 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,12-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.378	.429	.700	1.129	3	.59	0.033	4.40	0.15%	0.70	1B
24	24	126	Aug 26	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-9	5	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.383	.437	.713	1.150	3	.76	0.108	5.42	0.46%	0.65	1B
25	25	127	Aug 27 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.439	.701	1.140	3	.56	0.033	4.28	0.15%	0.14	1B
26	26	128	Aug 27 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.390	.450	.700	1.150	3	1.63	0.098	12.69	0.46%	1.07	1B
27	27	129	Aug 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-0	GS-7	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.398	.461	.709	1.170	3	.49	0.041	6.63	0.33%	-0.21	1B
28	28	130	Aug 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.396	.462	.698	1.160	3	1.14	0.169	13.84	1.23%	0.71	1B
29	29	131	Aug 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.455	.709	1.164	2	.91	0.067	12.85	0.56%	0.33	1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	30	132	Sep 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.386	.449	.719	1.168	2	.67	0.062	6.43	0.36%	0.41	1B
31	31	133	Sep 3	SFG		CHC	W,8-5	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.443	.729	1.172	3	.45	0.134	4.07	0.73%	0.70	1B
32	32	134	Sep 4	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.377	.437	.730	1.167	3	1.67	-0.240	12.86	-1.11%	-0.95	1B
33	33	135	Sep 5	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.373	.432	.738	1.170	2	.57	0.153	5.00	0.82%	0.65	1B
34	34	136	Sep 6	SFG		STL	L,0-1	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.369	.427	.723	1.150	3	1.22	0.039	9.59	0.18%	-0.15	1B
35	35	137	Sep 7	SFG		STL	W,4-2	GS-8	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.366	.426	.709	1.135	3	1.03	-0.020	8.17	-0.10%	0.02	1B
36	36	138	Sep 9	SFG		PIT	W,7-2	GS-7	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.441	.711	1.152	3	.75	0.095	6.10	0.47%	2.01	1B
37	37	139	Sep 10	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.449	.712	1.161	3	.83	0.093	6.79	0.45%	0.60	1B
38	38	140	Sep 11	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.373	.444	.697	1.141	3	1.40	-0.050	14.79	-0.32%	-0.55	1B
39	39	141	Sep 12	SFG		PHI	W,9-1	GS-8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.366	.436	.683	1.119	2	1.24	-0.068	15.04	-0.50%	-0.50	1B
40	40	142	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.362	.432	.671	1.103	2	.83	-0.091	10.36	-0.68%	-0.88	1B
41	41	143	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.422	.654	1.076	2	1.50	-0.147	16.40	-0.96%	-1.09	1B
42	42	144	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	W,13-6	GS-7	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.427	.677	1.104	2	.39	0.124	4.92	0.94%	2.29	1B
43	43	145	Sep 16	SFG		MLN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.352	.418	.660	1.078	2	1.00	-0.101	16.85	-1.02%	-0.71	1B
44	44	146	Sep 17	SFG		MLN	W,13-6	GS-7	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.352	.422	.661	1.083	2	.51	0.088	12.08	1.26%	1.90	1B
45	45	147	Sep 19 (1)	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.429	.659	1.088	2	.59	0.073	11.55	0.86%	0.91	1B
46	46	148	Sep 19 (2)	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.434	.653	1.087	2	1.54	0.104	38.94	1.58%	1.40	1B
47	47	149	Sep 20	SFG		LAD	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.351	.430	.644	1.074	2	1.12	-0.146	35.24	-2.76%	-0.88	1B
48	48	150	Sep 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-8	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.436	.657	1.094	4	1.68	0.244	24.24	2.12%	1.33	1B
49	49	151	Sep 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.435	.661	1.097	4	1.46	-0.004	12.08	-0.02%	0.61	1B
50	50	152	Sep 26	SFG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG(8)	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.437	.674	1.110	4	.84	0.097	2.14	0.15%	1.37	1B
51	51	153	Sep 27 (1)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.356	.429	.660	1.088	4	1.43	-0.189	.00	0.00%	-1.98	1B
52	52	154	Sep 27 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,8-14	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.354	.429	.656	1.085	3	.88	-0.068	.00	0.00%	0.07	1B
							27-25		219	192	32	68	9	5	13	38	22	1	36	4	0	1	1	7	2	0	.354	.429	.656	1.085		.99	2.662	9.76	15.26%	28.10

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