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Encyclopedia: Willie McCovey

Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former slugger and first baseman who played Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics between 1959 and 1980. He batted and threw left handed.

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Dick Radatz

-Star Game, and impressed with strikeouts of Willie Mays, Dick Groat, Duke Snider, Willie McCovey and...

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MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break

Oakland Athletics AL 37 1969 Frank Howard Washington Senators AL 34 1969 Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants NL 30 1971 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates NL 30 1973 Willie Stargell (2... games into each season. Year Player Team HR 1954 Willie Mays New York Giants NL 31 1961 Roger...

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500 home run club

714 August 11, 1929 NYY, BoB 3 Barry Bonds† 693+ April 17, 2001 Pit, SF 4 Willie Mays 660... 12 Mickey Mantle 536 May 14, 1967 NYY 13 Jimmie Foxx 534 September 24, 1940 PhA, BoS 14 Willie McCovey 521 June 30, 1978 SF, SD Ted Williams 521 June 17, 1960 BoS 16 Ernie Banks 512 May 12...

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Intentional base on balls

career (more than the next two players on the all-time list, Hank Aaron and Willie McCovey, combined...

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Major League Baseball home run milestones

Tigers Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants June 30, 1978 Atlanta Braves Jamie Easterley Atlanta... Date Opponent Pitcher Stadium Babe Ruth New York Yankees August 11, 1929 Cleveland Indians Willis... Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Willie Mays San Francisco Giants September 13, 1965 Houston Astros Don...

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San Diego Padres

Park, in 2004. Players of note Baseball Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers Willie McCovey Gaylord Perry...

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List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

Tommy Lasorda - 2 Dodgers Bob Lemon - 21 Indians Ted Lyons - 16 White Sox Willie McCovey - 44 Giants... Willie McCovey - Giants 45 Bob Gibson - Cardinals 49 Larry Dierker - Astros Ron Guidry... - 18 Indians Gil Hodges - 14 Mets Elston Howard - 32 Yankees Dick Howser - 10 Royals Willie Horton...

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San Francisco Giants

Marichal Rube Marquard Christy Mathewson Willie Mays Willie McCovey Joe McGinnity John McGraw Bill... Willie Mays 27 Juan Marichal 30 Orlando Cepeda 44 Willie McCovey 42 Jackie Robinson (retired... Series, Willie Mays makes "The Catch" -- a dramatic over-the-shoulder catch of a line drive to deep...

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Cecil Fielder

season: Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Harmon Killebrew, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, Eddie Mathews...

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First baseman

Harmon Killebrew ( *) Ted Kluszewski Buck Leonard ( *) Don Mattingly Willie McCovey ( *) Fred McGriff... Powell Albert Pujols George Sisler ( *) Moose Skowron J.T. Snow Willie Stargell ( *) Bill Terry...

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