Profession: Baseball Hall of Fame 1. Baseman
Nationality: American
Why famous: 6x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1969; NL home run leader in 1963, 1968 and 1969;
Born: January 10, 1938
Place of birth: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Died: October 31, 2018 (aged 80)
Cause of death: an infection
Historical events
- 1959-07-30 Making his MLB debut, future SF Giants first baseman in the Baseball Hall of Fame Willie McCovey goes 4 for 4 in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Seal Stadium
- 1959-08-02 Future Hall of Fame 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 MLB homers in SF Giants 5-3 win over Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1959-11-17 SF Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame bat Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year
- 1969-07-23 40. MLB All Star Game, RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.: NL schlägt AL, 9-3; MVP: Willie McCovey, SF Giants, 1B
- 1969-11-20 San Francisco Riese Willie McCovey Kanten Tom Seaver als NL MVP
- 1973-07-15 MLB San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey finishes 15th and hits 400 HRs, this time at Candlestick Park against Pittsburgh Pirate’s Bob Moose
- 1973-10-25 SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
- 1977-06-27 Willie McCovey smashes 2 HRs in inning for second time (April 12, 1973)
- 1977-08-01 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey breaks NL record 18th grand slam of MLB career
- 1978-06-30 Giants’ Willie McCovey finishes 12th and has 500 HRs
- 1979-06-14 NY Giants Willie McCovey 513th HR ist ein NL Lefty Rekord
- 1980-05-03 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st & final HR
- 1986-01-08 Willie McCovey is inducted 16th into the Hall of Fame in his freshman year
- 1986-08-03 Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr and Ernie Lombardi are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
- 1987-08-28 Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams & Willie McCovey with 522 hours
