| Player Report for #47 Willie 'Stretch' McCovey | | Monday, October 20th, 1969 | 
| AB | 539 | | HR | 21 | | RBI | 65 | | AVG | .254 | | OPS | .746 |
| | Name: | Willie McCovey | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Stretch | Salary: | $2,500,000 | | Birthday: | 01-10-1938 | Signed Through: | 1972 Season | | Age: | 31 | Years of Major League Service: | 6 Years, 162 Days | | Born in: | Mobile (Alabama) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 184 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 210 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 9 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | 1B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Very Unhappy | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | Talent | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | First Base 5 | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 7 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1969 | @ LA | Loss, 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1969 | CHI | Loss, 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1969 | CHI | Win, 6-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1969 | CHI | Loss, 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | ATL | Loss, 4-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1969 | ATL | Loss, 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1969 | ATL | Loss, 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1969 | ATL | Win, 5-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1969 | STL | Win, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1969 | STL | Win, 8-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | United League 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 155 | 539 | 137 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 104 | .254 | .325 | .421 | .746 | .695 | .167 | 12.4 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 141 | 604 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 227 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 75.4 | 4.86 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 210 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .263 | .267 | .530 | | Versus Right | | 329 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .363 | .520 | .882 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 105 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .291 | .390 | .681 | | May | | 106 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .305 | .368 | .673 | | June | | 86 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .389 | .616 | 1.006 | | July | | 86 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .258 | .267 | .525 | | August | | 112 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .395 | .518 | .913 | | September | | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .288 | .295 | .584 | | Last Year | | 269 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .281 | .353 | .634 | | 2 Years Ago | | 525 | 135 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 70 | 81 | 66 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .339 | .444 | .783 | | Career | | 3390 | 810 | 133 | 10 | 134 | 419 | 429 | 365 | 765 | 25 | 7 | 7 | .239 | .312 | .403 | .715 | | Home | | 278 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .332 | .432 | .764 | | Road | | 261 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .238 | .317 | .410 | .727 | | Grass | | 539 | 137 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .325 | .421 | .746 | | Day | | 179 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .320 | .419 | .739 | | Night | | 360 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .328 | .422 | .750 | | Pinch Hitting | | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 | | Close/Late | | 135 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .295 | .304 | .599 | | Inning 1-3 | | 182 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .325 | .467 | .792 | | Inning 4-6 | | 183 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .330 | .464 | .795 | | Inning 7-9 | | 160 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .335 | .350 | .685 | | Extra Innings | | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | | 0 Outs | | 208 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .330 | .399 | .730 | | 1 Outs | | 150 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .291 | .427 | .718 | | 2 Outs | | 181 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .346 | .442 | .788 | | Scoring Position | | 111 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .198 | .304 | .342 | .646 | | Bases Empty | | 314 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 27 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .319 | .427 | .745 | | Runner on 1st | | 114 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .365 | .482 | .848 | | Runner on 2nd | | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .382 | .409 | .791 | | Runner on 3rd | | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .250 | .393 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .226 | .310 | .536 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .400 | .286 | .686 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | | Bases Loaded | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 | .556 | | Two Strikes | | 251 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .175 | .229 | .291 | .520 | | First Pitch | | 76 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .325 | .487 | .812 | | Count 0-1 | | 50 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .340 | .560 | .900 | | Count 0-2 | | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .150 | .167 | .300 | .467 | | Count 1-0 | | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .281 | .516 | .797 | | Count 1-1 | | 58 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .237 | .448 | .686 | | Count 1-2 | | 75 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 | .147 | .240 | .387 | | Count 2-0 | | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .632 | .947 | | Count 2-1 | | 37 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .405 | .405 | .568 | .973 | | Count 2-2 | | 84 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .155 | .214 | .369 | | Count 3-0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .913 | .000 | .913 | | Count 3-1 | | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .467 | .771 | .933 | 1.705 | | Full Count | | 52 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .443 | .481 | .924 | | Behind in Count | | 165 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .210 | .352 | .561 | | Ahead in Count | | 104 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .356 | .534 | .606 | 1.140 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1963 Atlanta - AAA | 25 | 47 | 130 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .352 | .531 | .882 | 14.2 | | Total IL | | 47 | 130 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .352 | .531 | .882 | 14.2 |
| | Player History | | 03-01-1960 | Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1960. | | 07-11-1961 | Injured on 7/11/1961 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week. | | 08-01-1962 | Had first career hit on 8/1/1962, off Jack Kralick (LOU). | | 08-23-1962 | Hit first career homerun on 8/23/1962, off Bob Bruce (STL). | | 07-08-1963 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Outlaws to the Louisville Colonels, along with SS D. McAuliffe, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for RF H. Aaron. | | 01-01-1964 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (3). | | 01-01-1965 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (3). | | 03-01-1965 | Was traded by the Atlanta Hilltoppers to the San Francisco Spiders, along with SP S. McDowell, SP L. Tiant, MR G. Arrigo, SS G. Alley, C C. Cannizzaro, in exchange for 1B H. Killebrew, C D. Pavletich, SP J. Pizarro. | | 11-04-1965 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,920,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1966 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 6 (4). | | 05-09-1966 | Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award. | | 09-19-1966 | Injured (strep throat), day-to-day for 6 days. | | 11-03-1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,920,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1967 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 7 (4). | | 06-27-1967 | Was selected to the 1967 United League All-Star Game. | | 10-31-1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,920,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 7 (4). | | 04-08-1968 | Injured (strained thigh muscle), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 06-02-1968 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $10,000,000 with the San Francisco Spiders organization. | | 07-08-1968 | Injured (fractured eye socket), out for 2 months. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7). | | 08-25-1969 | Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | Year | K | Rank | | 1964 | 120 | 9 | | 1965 | 122 | 7 | | 1966 | 138 | 3 | | 1967 | 121 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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