Willie McCovey was born on January 10, 1938, in Mobile, Alabama. He was a famous American baseball first baseman who played in the Major League Baseball for 22 seasons. McCovey was a six-time All-Star selection and won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1969. He was also instrumental in helping the San Francisco Giants make it to three World Series during his career. More about Willie McCovey
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McCovey made his debut in the Major League in 1959 with the Giants and played his first full season in 1960. He quickly became known for his powerful batting skills, and in 1962 he helped lead the Giants to the World Series where they faced the New York Yankees. Although the Giants lost the series, McCovey's strong performance helped solidify his reputation as a top player. In 1969, he won the National League Most Valuable Player award after hitting 45 home runs, driving in 126 runs and batting a career-high .320, making him one of the best players in the league.In total, we tracked 3157 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Willie McCovey (PSA 10 Willie Mays x Willie McCovey x DJ Skee Signed Topps Project 70 Auto 8/10) was sold in December 2021 for $1825.00 while the cheapest item (Willie McCovey #11 Sketch Card Limited 45/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (48) was December 2009 with an average selling price of $33.98 for an autographed item of Willie McCovey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2018 with $95.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was November 2017. In average, an autographed item from Willie McCovey is worth $35.00.
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Hall of Famer Willie McCovey returns to ballpark after hospital stay (10/14/14): Hall of Famer Willie McCovey returned to the ballpark Tuesday for Game 3 of the San Francisco Giants' NL Championship Series win against St. Louis after being released in recent days from a lengthy stint at Stanford Hospital.
Willie McCovey at AT&T Park for Giants-Cardinals game (10/14/14): San Francisco Giants great Willie McCovey had been under the weather, but he's feeling better now and was at AT&T for Tuesday's NLCS Game 3.
Willie McCovey still hospitalized (09/26/14): SAN FRANCISCO — While Hall of Famer Willie McCovey remains hospitalized recovering following complications from an infection, he is monitoring every development with the playoff-bound San Francisco Giants.
Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey still in hospital battling infection (09/25/14): While Hall of Famer Willie McCovey remains hospitalized recovering following complications from an infection, he is monitoring every development with the playoff-bound San Francisco Giants.
Willie McCovey hospitalized, but Giants say he is recovering (09/19/14): Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey had complications stemming from an infection
Hall of Famer Willie McCovey hospitalized (09/2014): Get well soon, Stretch.
Willie McCovey recalls '62 Series - 50 years ago (03/2012): On the morning after the 49ers football season ends, Willie McCovey wakes up ready for baseball. So he puts on an orange T-shirt and a pair of black shorts and maneuvers from his bed to his bedside chair, which is about...
Junior Giants players, coaches meet Hall of Famer Willie McCovey (12/2011): Special for The Willits News Willit' Junior Giant Spencer Copperfield and Coach Robert Nowlin joined 42 other players and coaches in San Francisco on Sunday as the Giants Community Fund hosted the seventh annual Junior Giants Willie Mac Awards Luncheon.
Willie McCovey elected to Hall of Fame (01/2011): Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago. 1986 Jan. 9: It's now "Hall of Famer Willie McCovey," thank you. McCovey, the most popular Giant in the...