Posted on 10/31/2018 5:26:12 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
If you pitch to him, hell ruin a baseball, rival manager Sparky Anderson once said. Theres no comparison between McCovey and anybody else in the league. He was the National League rookie of the year in 1959, the leagues MVP in 1969 and the comeback player of the year in 1977 when he kicked off a late-career renaissance by returning to the Giants after a three-year absence. In all, McCovey was a six-time All-Star whose career home run total ties him with Ted Williams for 18th on the all-time list. Before Barry Bonds passed him, McCovey had more home runs than any other left-handed hitter in N.L history. McCoveys total includes 18 grand slams, a figure topped by only three players. He was inducted into Cooperstown on his first ballot, in 1986..
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I remember when I was 11 I saw Willie McCovey knock one out of Shea. Been a Mets fan through thick and thin, but I was impressed. RIP
He also caught for Satchel Paige too.
“Watched the game of the week with Pee Wee Reese and Dizzy Dean.”
I remember watching games with ‘ol Diz as the broadcaster. An English teacher’s nightmare with gems like “he slud into 3rd!”
Rex Hudler is cut from that same mold.
Pee Wee Reese, Dizzy Dean and the Falstaff Game of the Week! My Dad used to watch that.
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