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Willie Lee McCovey, nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.

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Arvind Raichur

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Willie Lee McCovey, nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.

Willie McCovey | Hall of Fame
“Here’s a guy who is the most feared in baseball, but everyone pitches around him. If you let him bat 600 times and pitched to him instead of around him, he’d hit 80 home runs,” said Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
http://baseballhall.org/hof/mccovey-willie
Willie McCovey Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
Career: 521 HR (20th), .270 BA, 1555 RBI (44th), 1B/LF, HOF in 1986, 1969 NL MVP, 1959 NL RoY, 6xAllStar, Giants/Padres/... 1959-1980, b:L/t:L
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccovwi01.shtml
Willie McCovey Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
Get all the latest stats, fantasy news, videos and more on Major League Baseball first baseman Willie McCovey at MLB.com.
http://m.mlb.com/player/118605/willie-mccovey
President Obama pardons Willie McCovey for tax evasion
One day after the Chicago Cubs jokingly “pardoned” President Obama for his White Sox fandom, the outgoing president issued a real pardon to baseball Hall of Famer Willie McCovey.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/01/17/president-obama-pardons-willie-mccovey-tax-evasion/96685684/
Willie McCovey Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Willie McCovey baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mccovwi01
Willie McCovey: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
The Baseball Hall of Fame inductee was one of 209 people who received grants of commutation from President Barack Obama Tuesday.
http://heavy.com/sports/2017/01/willie-mccovey-baseball-hall-of-fame-obama-presidential-pardon-list-commutation-tax-evasion-san-francisco-giants-career-stats-health-hometown-height/
Willie McCovey - Wikipedia
Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938), nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nineteen seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics, between 1959 and 1980. He batted and threw left-handed and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McCovey

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Willie McCovey
McCovey in 1961
First baseman
Born: (1938-01-10)January 10, 1938 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died: October 31, 2018(2018-10-31) (aged 80) Stanford, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 30, 1959, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 6, 1980, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.270
Hits	2,211
Home runs	521
Runs batted in	1,555

Teams
San Francisco Giants (1959–1973) San Diego Padres (1974–1976) Oakland Athletics (1976) San Francisco Giants (1977–1980)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1963, 1966, 1968–1971) NL MVP (1969) NL Rookie of the Year (1959) 3× NL home run leader (1963, 1968, 1969) 2× NL RBI leader (1968, 1969) San Francisco Giants No. 44 retired San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1986
Vote	81.4% (first ballot)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Willie McCovey | Hall of Fame
“Here’s a guy who is the most feared in baseball, but everyone pitches around him. If you let him bat 600 times and pitched to him instead of around him, he’d hit 80 home runs,” said Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
http://baseballhall.org/hof/mccovey-willie
Willie McCovey Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
Career: 521 HR (20th), .270 BA, 1555 RBI (44th), 1B/LF, HOF in 1986, 1969 NL MVP, 1959 NL RoY, 6xAllStar, Giants/Padres/... 1959-1980, b:L/t:L
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccovwi01.shtml
Willie McCovey Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
Get all the latest stats, fantasy news, videos and more on Major League Baseball first baseman Willie McCovey at MLB.com.
http://m.mlb.com/player/118605/willie-mccovey
President Obama pardons Willie McCovey for tax evasion
One day after the Chicago Cubs jokingly “pardoned” President Obama for his White Sox fandom, the outgoing president issued a real pardon to baseball Hall of Famer Willie McCovey.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/01/17/president-obama-pardons-willie-mccovey-tax-evasion/96685684/
Willie McCovey Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Willie McCovey baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mccovwi01
Willie McCovey: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
The Baseball Hall of Fame inductee was one of 209 people who received grants of commutation from President Barack Obama Tuesday.
http://heavy.com/sports/2017/01/willie-mccovey-baseball-hall-of-fame-obama-presidential-pardon-list-commutation-tax-evasion-san-francisco-giants-career-stats-health-hometown-height/
Willie McCovey - Wikipedia
Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938), nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nineteen seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics, between 1959 and 1980. He batted and threw left-handed and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_McCovey

Willie McCovey
McCovey in 1961
First baseman
Born: (1938-01-10)January 10, 1938 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died: October 31, 2018(2018-10-31) (aged 80) Stanford, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 30, 1959, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 6, 1980, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.270
Hits	2,211
Home runs	521
Runs batted in	1,555

Teams
San Francisco Giants (1959–1973) San Diego Padres (1974–1976) Oakland Athletics (1976) San Francisco Giants (1977–1980)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1963, 1966, 1968–1971) NL MVP (1969) NL Rookie of the Year (1959) 3× NL home run leader (1963, 1968, 1969) 2× NL RBI leader (1968, 1969) San Francisco Giants No. 44 retired San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1986
Vote	81.4% (first ballot)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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