1959-1973 and 1977-1980. He spent 1974 and 1975 with the San Diego Padres and 1976 with the Padres and Oakland Athletics.
Willie Mays and Willie McCovey played for many years together.. from 1959 until 1972 when Mays was traded to the New York Mets.
Willie McCovey debuted on July 30, 1959, playing for the San Francisco Giants at Seals Stadium; he played his final game on July 6, 1980, playing for the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.
Willie McCovey played in 57 games at outfield for the San Francisco Giants in 1962, starting in 53 of them. He played for a total of 1105 outs, equivalent to 40.93 9-inning games. He made 81 putouts, had 2 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .049 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Willie McCovey played in 83 games at outfield for the San Francisco Giants in 1964, starting in 80 of them. He played for a total of 1882 outs, equivalent to 69.7 9-inning games. He made 96 putouts, had 5 assists, and committed 7 errors, equivalent to .1 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
First base and right field Actually, McCovey played first base and left field for the San Francisco Giants. McCovey was a rookie with the Giants in 1959 playing 51 games at first base as the Giants had Orlando Cepeda as their regular first baseman. In 1960, McCovey played first in 71 games, while Cepeda moved to left field for 91 games and first for 63 games. In '61 McCovey played exclusively at first for 81 games while Cepeda again split time between left and first. In 1962, when the Giants won the NL pennant, it was Cepeda who was the primary first baseman in 160 games, but also play left in 2 games. McCovey in '62 tried his hand in left field for 57 games and played just 17 games at first. In 1963, McCovey was primarily a left fielder, playing there in 135 games, as Cepeda again was the primary first baseman. In 1965, McCovey was again in left for 83 games. After Cepeda was traded to St. Louis for the 1966 season, McCovey was moved back to first and remained there for the rest of his career. During those years, the Giants regular right fielder was Felipe Alou
Willie McCovey played in 45 games at left field for the San Francisco Giants in 1962, starting in 42 of them. He played for a total of 871 outs, equivalent to 32.26 9-inning games. He made 68 putouts, had one assist, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .062 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Willie McCovey played in 78 games at left field for the San Francisco Giants in 1964, starting in 75 of them. He played for a total of 1777 outs, equivalent to 65.81 9-inning games. He made 86 putouts, had 4 assists, and committed 6 errors, equivalent to .091 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
There have been several, most notable are Hank Aaron (and his brother, Tommy), and Willie McCovey.
World Series games of 1951 and 1962. Several all-star games between 1951 and 1968.
Willie McCovey played in 9 games at designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics in 1976, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
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Never. Jansen never played for San Francisco. He was with the New York Giants between 1947-1954. Don Larsen was with the Giants between 1962-1964. Jose Pagan was on the Giants in the 60s. All of the names mentioned were with the San Francisco Giants during the 1962 and 1963 seasons. Larry Jansen was the pitching coach during these seasons. See below for details. Of course both Willie Mays and Willie McCovey had long careers with the San Francisco Giants. As mentioned earlier Larry Jansen was a pitching coach with the Giants from 1961 thru 1971. Jim Duffalo was a pitcher with the Giants from 1961 until being traded to Cincinnati on 5/4/65. Jose Pagan was a shortstop with the Giants from 1959 until being traded to Pittsburgh on 5/22/65. Felipe Alou was an outfielder with the Giants from 1958 until being traded to Milwaukee on 12/3/63. Ed Bailey was catcher with the Giants from 05/13/61 until 12/3/63, when he was traded to Milwaukee. Don Larsen was a pitcher with the Giants from 1962 until 5/20/64 when he was traded to Houston.