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Name Team Age
Willie McCovey Retired (1974, Age 37) Died (2009, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12
(1955)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 15 years (27 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 5/22/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A  (90.1 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 SF 129 437 36 99 12 1 8 37 50 89 1 0 32 .619 .305 .314 .227
1960 SF 108 405 52 118 16 3 8 42 42 73 0 0 3 .766 .361 .405 .291
1961 SF-TEX 108 392 60 110 15 3 12 57 50 66 6 0 18 .788 .362 .426 .281
1962 TEX-FLA 130 530 66 142 23 3 10 62 55 108 5 8 19 .718 .338 .379 .268
1963 FLA 114 488 79 142 21 5 16 55 48 90 4 2 13 .807 .354 .453 .291
1964 FLA 120 462 64 126 16 5 21 92 45 78 9 6 9 .802 .337 .465 .273
1965 FLA 127 380 45 100 15 0 11 44 34 72 5 4 17 .712 .323 .389 .263
1966 FLA 73 184 20 48 11 0 2 18 24 36 10 7 4 .698 .344 .353 .261
1967 FLA 139 382 75 110 13 4 12 48 53 65 19 3 15 .811 .374 .437 .288
1968 FLA 127 399 52 111 17 4 7 49 39 68 22 5 9 .735 .342 .393 .278
1969 FLA 143 462 86 134 25 5 18 67 59 78 18 10 12 .853 .370 .483 .290
1970 FLA 140 468 72 130 22 3 16 52 49 87 11 3 15 .789 .349 .440 .278
1971 FLA 140 492 69 136 28 5 12 59 45 82 13 8 20 .766 .339 .427 .276
1972 FLA 144 493 73 140 26 5 16 58 45 64 4 8 11 .802 .347 .454 .284
1973 FLA-NYA 128 479 79 130 28 9 17 57 59 89 3 4 8 .826 .352 .474 .271
1974 NYA 128 349 36 82 14 1 10 51 34 66 0 0 3 .670 .303 .367 .235
Total 1998 6802 964 1858 302 56 196 848 731 1211 130 68 208 .765 .344 .420 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Willie McCovey has retired from the New York Legends
1973-08-16A trade has been completed between the Florida Finaglers and the New York Legends. The New York Legends receive Ron Rodgers, Willie McCovey from the Florida Finaglers in exchange for Phil Beswick. Protest This Trade.
1973-04-21The Florida Finaglers have placed Willie McCovey on the trade block.
1968-09-06Willie McCovey of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1966-09-12Willie McCovey of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1966-04-08Willie McCovey of the Florida Finaglers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1964-08-23Willie McCovey of the Florida Gamblers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1963-06-17Willie McCovey of the Florida Gamblers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1962-05-22A trade has been completed between the Texas Wranglers and the Florida Gamblers. The Florida Gamblers receive Willie McCovey, Draft Pick 1965 Round 3 TEX (Don Olson) from the Texas Wranglers in exchange for Marc Graff, Martin Finney, Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 FLA (Finn Sullivan).
1961-08-30Willie McCovey of the Texas Wranglers is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1961-04-21A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Wranglers. The Texas Wranglers receive Willie McCovey, Fred Rock, Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 SF (Johnny Blades), Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 SF (Bobby Dillinger), Draft Pick 1962 Round 1 SF (Gene Rivera) from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Mike Buhner, Dave Goulait, Wally Billings, Hardie Guthrie.
1960-04-26Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1959-04-01The San Francisco Giants have renamed Billy Brouhard to Willie McCovey.
1959-04-01The San Francisco Giants have promoted Jerry Dressen to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Babe Akers to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Harry Clyburn to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Billy Brouhard to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have promoted Jerry Hanski to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Bill Williams for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Darryl Shifflett for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Jack Johnson for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Al Worthington for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Tyson Towne for assignment.
1955-07-02A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants receive Vicente Britton, Billy Brouhard, Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 OAK (Rod Leja) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for Stu Miller, Ed Davenport, Ruben Gomez.