Hall of fame president jeff idelson had a chance to have lunch with willie mccovey in san francisco the week after the giants 2014 world series win their third title in five years. The 79yearold san francisco giants legend was one of 64 people who received pardons from the 44th. Ed kasputis interviews baseball historian, mark armour about willie mac. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. May 25, 1951 age 20019d, 8,395th in mlb history vs. His long playing career translates to a lot of baseball cards, so this list of the top willie mccovey cards will help collectors zero in on some of the most important options for the hall of fame first baseman. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Willie mays society for american baseball research. Thomas won 2 al mvp awards, mccovey won 1 nl mvp award.
Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Mccovey was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on july 30, 1959, with the san francisco giants. Giants awards baseball almanac listing of willie mac award. Willie mccovey world series stats by baseball almanac. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment.
Baseball americas almanac stands alone as the hard copy annual guide, and. Director marino amoruso starring derek jeter, ted williams, willie mccovey. Willie mac award project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Mays, a san francisco giants legend and baseball hall of famer, turned 85 today. Willie mccovey was born on monday, january 10, 1938, in mobile, alabama. The willie mac award is named in honor of willie mccovey. San francisco giants, san diego padres, oakland athletics mvp. January 2017 october 2016 september 2016 march 2016 september 2015. Organize and price your collections as we offer instant access to the worlds leading trading card and collectibles databases, including baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards, nonsports cards, gaming cards and more. Willie mccovey, in full willie lee mccovey, byname stretch, born january 10, 1938, mobile, alabama, u. President obama pardons baseball hall of famer willie mccovey.
Willie mccovey made his major league debut on 07301959 with the san francisco giants. San francisco giants uniform numbers baseball almanac. Willie mccovey baseball hall of fame biographies youtube. Willie mccovey trades and transactions by baseball almanac. The leading destination for sports card and collectible enthusiasts. Sports collectors digest, vintage books section marty appel. Baseball america releases top10 giants prospects list for. Willie mccovey is considered one of the greatest lefthanded hitters in baseball history and a giants legend. In his remarks to the crowd on his special day, mccovey paid homage to his longtime teammate, willie mays, it was an honor to wear the same uniform you wore. Top 10 willie mccovey cards, rookie cards, autographs. In jim boutons revelatory 1970 book ball four, he describes a late september 1969 scene at san franciscos candlestick park. Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season full name. I would say stargell is the more popular as he had a more outgoing personality. Lets learn about hall of fame great, willie mccovey who hit 521 career home runs and passed away in 2018 at the age of 80.
Willie lee mccovey january 10, 1938 october 31, 2018 was an american professional baseball player. When willie mccovey broke into the big leagues on july 30, 1959. He played in major league baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. Known as stretch during his playing days, and later also nicknamed mac and willie mac. Books hall of fame baseball hall of fame online store. Willie mccovey what was most impressive about slugger willie mccovey beyond the career hitting statistics that earned him a place in the hall of fame in his first year of eligibility was his consistency as a power hitter throughout his 22season career, even though he battled injuries in nearly half of them. This page lists every known baseball award won by willie mccovey in chronological order. In 1986, mccovey received the ultimate honor when he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Heres everything you need to know about the major league baseball star. The twins andre david had also homered on his first mlb pitch on june 29.
He received a pardon from president barack obama on january 17, 2017. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Twentyeight baseball books made the new york times bestseller list in the decade of. Willie mccovey society for american baseball research. It was a day when the giants had an unusual lineup, with mays batting fourth, behind willie mccovey, instead of the other way around. Sure, we just wanted to let you know that the 7 day subscription term is exclusively designed for you and not available at our regular pricing. Many of them named the pitchers who were toughest on them, and the names ewell blackwell and bob lemon came up a lot. Happy birthday to san francisco giants legend willie mccovey. The willie mccovey world series stats seen below include his world series year byyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats.
View willie mccovey s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. The willie mccovey page is available to be sponsored. It is important to take some time to wish san francisco giants hall of famer willie mccovey a happy birthday, even if we are a day late. Massachusetts with sixhundred thirtysix 636, maryland with twohundred sixtyeight 268, maine with seventyone 71, michigan with fourhundred four 404, minnesota with onehundred fortyseven 147, missouri with five.
Youre the manager of the other team in a tie game with two outs and nobody on in the ninth. Twelve times he hit 20 or more home runs in a season, and in the. The willie mccovey world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. Hall of fame first baseman willie mccovey pardoned by. Mlb san francisco giants willie mccovey baseball with hof inscribed.
In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. May 09, 2020 7 of 7 willie mays rings the bell from cable car no. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Mccovey was a 6x allstar, and won a mvp award and rookie of the year award. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. A group of terrorized pitchers stood around the batting cage watching willie mccovey belt some tremendous line drives over the rightfield fence. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey.
Sponsor this pageattach your namecompany to the willie mccovey page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other. Frank dascoli, a respected but flamboyant umpire, was about to toss mccovey from the game for arguing balls and strikes when mays rushed up from the on deck circle. The san francisco giants gave opponents the willies from 195972, when willie mays and willie stretch mccovey comprised the core of their offensive attack. The hall of fame first baseman and beloved san francisco legend was elected to the hall of fame in 1986 following a career where he hit 521 home runs ninth. Buy 2017 topps fire flame sports cards online baseball. Signed wille mays my life in and out of baseball 1966 1st signed by 17 willie mays willie mccovey gaylord perry hard cover book psa dna thisoldtreasuretrove 5 out of 5.
The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. This willie mccovey autograph is guaranteed authentic and includes a steiner sports certificate of authenticity and accompanying tamperevident steiner hologram. Oct 31, 2018 in jim boutons revelatory 1970 book ball four, he describes a late september 1969 scene at san franciscos candlestick park. The official online store of the national baseball hall of fame offers a wide assortment of baseball apparel and collectibles, including exclusive 2020 induction merchandise, cooperstown collection items, mlb team gear and vintage collectibles. Baseball almanac is pleased to present all the willie mccovey books currently listed on the leading providing of online willie mccovey books. The willie mccovey world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats. Mccovey turned 79 yesterday and his place in giants history. His long playing career translates to a lot of baseball cards, so this list of the top willie mccovey cards will help collectors zero in on some of the most important options for. Willie mccovey wore a san francisco hat into cooperstown in 1986. December 30, 1935 is an american former professional baseball lefthanded pitcher.
It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the san francisco giants, as voted upon by giants players, coaches, training staff, and more recently, giants fans. He pitched 12 seasons for the brooklynlos angeles dodgers of major league baseball mlb from 1955 to 1966. Willie lee mccovey january 10, 1938 october 31, 2018 started his career off with a bang going 4for4 in his major league debut against hall of fame pitcher robin roberts en route to a. All professional baseball statistics for willie mccovey. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Get the huge collection of 2017 topps fire flame sports cards online at beckett. Koufax, at age 36 in 1972, became the youngest player ever elected to the baseball hall of fame. San francisco giants hall of famer, willie mccovey, was pardoned by president obama on tuesday.
The willie mccovey trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where willie mccovey has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball. After all, stretch played the first 19 years of his career in the giants organization, beginning in 1955 for their classd. He played in major league baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a member of the san francisco giants for whom he played with for 19 seasons. Shop comcs extensive selection of willie mccovey hall of fame baseball cards. Jan 18, 2017 willie mccovey was pardoned by president obama on jan. The willie mac award is named in honor of giants hall of fame slugger willie mccovey. Bonds with 17 home runs in may, surpassed the mark set by mark.
Subscribe to baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards. Jan 04, 2011 although willie mccovey played hurt throughout much of his 22year career, the giants first baseman used a sweeping swing to belt 521 homers and collect more than 2,200 hits. The san francisco giants spirit, ability and leadership award. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books. Unlike basketball, american football, or ice hockey, baseball does not have a free substitution rule at the professional level and thus the replaced player in baseball is not. I have a great paperback i bought several years ago, the alltime allstar baseball book, in which players were asked for their alltime teams of people they played against. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead not in active play. Babe ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in game at least once both leagues, once with the new york yankees in 1930, and once in the national league, with the boston braves in 1935 merv connors had eight career home runs, the fewest career home runs by any player with a 3homer game on their resume rafael palmeiro 569 hrs, david ortiz 541 hrs, and gary sheffield 509 hrs. Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. The baseball maniacs almanac baseball maniacs almanac. Mlb san francisco giants willie mccovey baseball with hof. San francisco giants baseball vintage bobble heads for. The baseball chronicles is a lyrical, nostalgic and thoroughly entertaining look at the history and folklore of our national pastime. Each purchase helps support the baseball hall of fames nonprofit mission to preserve baseball history, honor excellence and connect generations of.
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