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Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 – October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Willie Mac", was an American professional baseball player. 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 for 19 seasons.
Died: October 31, 2018 in Palo Alto, CA. Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA. High School: Debut: (Age 21-201d, 11,659th in major league history) 4 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB. Last Game: (Age 42-178d) 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1986.
Nov 1, 2018 · Willie McCovey, one of the great left-handed power hitters of all time, a first-ballot inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986 and a beloved member of the San Francisco Giants family, passed away peacefully Wednesday after a battle with health issues. He was 80 years old.
Oct 31, 2018 · The Giants sadly announced on Wednesday that Giants Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey has died at the age of 80 after a battle with ongoing health issues.
Oct 31, 2018 · Willie McCovey, the Hall of Fame first baseman who hit 521 home runs in 22 major league seasons, almost all of them with the Giants, and remained a beloved figure in San Francisco...
Willie McCovey Bio. Fullname: Willie Lee McCovey; Nickname: Stretch; Born: 1/10/1938 in Mobile, AL; High School: Central, Mobile, AL; Debut: 7/30/1959; Hall of Fame: 1986; Died: 10/31/2018
Willie McCovey burst on the scene in 1959, winning National League Rookie of the Year honors despite playing in just 52 games. By the time he retired in 1980, McCovey was a San Francisco legend. “He could hit a ball farther than anyone I ever played with,” said teammate Willie Mays.
Nov 1, 2018 · The Giants on Wednesday announced that franchise legend and Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey has died at the age of 80. According to the club, McCovey passed away after "losing...
SAN FRANCISCO — Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed "Stretch" for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80.
Jan 15, 2013 · Willie McCovey. In Jim Bouton’s revelatory 1970 book Ball Four, he describes a late September 1969 scene at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. “A group of terrorized pitchers stood around the batting cage watching Willie McCovey belt some tremendous line drives over the right-field fence.
