Willie McCovey - MLB Baseball Statistics

High Level

MLB

Years

1959-1980 (1959-1980)

Proper Name

Willie Lee McCovey

Nickname

Stretch

Positions

1B (2045) ... OF (275) ... DH (9)

Height / Weight

6-4 / 210

Bats / Throws

Left / Left

Birthdate

January 10,1938

Death Date

October 31,2018 Age: 80.294

Place

Mobile, Alabama

High School

Central (Mobile,AL)

Drafted/Signed

UDFA: 1955-New York Giants

Signing Bonus

$ 500

MLB Debut

July 30,1959

MLBAM ID

118605

Retrosheet#

mccow101

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Subject of Chapter 25 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski [1959] Topps All-Star Rookie [1980] His #44 was retired by the Giants on September 21,1980 [1986] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) [2008] Added to the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

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