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Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 – October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Willie Mac", [a] 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.
Willie McCovey, Mark McGwire, David Ortiz, Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, and Sammy Sosa are also members of the 500 home run club. [16] Of the 45 players eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame who have hit two home runs in an inning, eight have been elected, four on the first ballot. [17]
Willie McCovey's two-run homer and back-to-back doubles by Félix Millán and pitcher Steve Carlton were the key blows. [4] McCovey added another home run in the fourth, [7] and was voted the game's most valuable player.
The Giants scored two runs in Game 2, in the first when Chuck Hiller hit a leadoff double off Ralph Terry and scored on two ground outs, then in the seventh when Willie McCovey smashed a tremendous home run over the right-field fence to boost 24-game winner Jack Sanford to a 2–0 shutout of the Yankees, who managed only three hits.
This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play
Willie McCovey † Hank Aaron † 44 San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Braves: Willie Mays † 38 [232] 1964: Willie Mays † 47 San Francisco Giants: Billy Williams † 33 [233] 1965: Willie Mays † 52 San Francisco Giants: Willie McCovey † 39 [234] 1966: Hank Aaron † 44 Atlanta Braves: Dick Allen † 40 [235] 1967: Hank Aaron † 39 Atlanta ...
Having debuted in 1979 and finished his career in 2003 with the Dodgers, Henderson is one of just three hitters in MLB history, along with Ted Williams and Willie McCovey, to hit a home run in ...
In the bottom half, after a leadoff single and double, Roberto Clemente's two-run single put the Pirates up 2–1, but in the second, Chris Speier's leadoff home run tied the game. After two singles and two outs, Willie McCovey's three-run home run put the Giants up 5–2, but the Pirates, however, got Blass off the hook in the bottom of the ...