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Willie Lee McCovey (b. January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Big Mac" and "Stretch", is a former slugger and first baseman who played Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics between 1959 and 1980.

In his 22-year career (19 with the Giants), McCovey batted .270, with 521 home runs and 1555 RBI, 1229 runs scored, 2211 hits, 353 doublesBaseball statistics In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fiel, 46 triplesBaseball statistics In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielde, a .374 on base percentageBaseball statistics In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielder's choice. It may be calculated as: :( H + BB + HBP) / ( AB + BB + HBP + SF) O and a .515 slugging average.

McCovey was inducted into the Baseball Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum based in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related a in 1986, his first year of eligibility.

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