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Willie McGee

Birthdate:

11/2/1958

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

B / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Willie McGee, an extraordinary ballplayer with high speed, great fielding ability, was a two-time National League batting champ. He broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 and led all NL rookies with a .296 average. McGee was the heart of the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1980's with his speed in centerfield, aggressiveness, stealing of bases and winning leadership. In post season play of 1982, he lined two triples in a three games series and in the Cardinals World Series' win over the Brewers, McGee homered twice in Game 3 driving in 4 runs. He also flawlessly handled a record 24 chances.

By 1985, Willie McGee was a major star, leading the NL in batting .353, collected 216 hits, 18 triples, stole 56 bases, scored 114 runs and was voted the NL's Most Valuable Player. His .353 batting average was the highest total in history for a switch-hitter, tying Mickey Mantle's 1956 record. Willie McGee helped the Cardinals win three pennants, 1982, 1985, 1987.

He won another batting crown in 1990 by hitting .335 but was traded to Oakland in August. He was dealt to the San Francisco Giants the following season, hit .301 in 1993 and returned to the Cardinals. He might have played his final season in 1999 as a member of the St. Louis' team. Willie McGee's career: .298 BA, over 1800 hits, over 285 D's, 80 T's and over 80 HR's and has stolen over 300 career bases. Baseball Historian

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
19 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1982	STL (NL)	123	422	43	125	12	8	4	56	12	58	24	12	2	2	2	1	.296	.318	SLG
1983	STL (NL)	147	601	75	172	22	8	5	75	26	98	39	8	2	0	1	3	.286	.314	SLG
1984	STL (NL)	145	571	82	166	19	11	6	50	29	80	43	10	2	1	0	3	.291	.325	SLG
1985	STL (NL)	152	612	114	216	26	18	10	82	34	86	56	16	2	0	1	5	.353	.384	SLG
1986	STL (NL)	124	497	65	127	22	7	7	48	37	82	19	16	7	1	0	4	.256	.306	SLG
1987	STL (NL)	153	620	76	177	37	11	11	105	24	90	16	4	5	2	1	5	.285	.312	SLG
1988	STL (NL)	137	562	73	164	24	6	3	50	32	84	41	6	5	1	2	3	.292	.329	SLG
1989	STL (NL)	58	199	23	47	10	2	3	17	10	34	8	6	0	1	0	1	.236	.275	SLG
1990	OAK (AL)	29	113	23	31	3	2	0	15	10	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.333	SLG
1990	STL (NL)	125	501	76	168	32	5	3	62	38	86	28	9	6	1	0	2	.335	.382	SLG
1991	SFG (NL)	131	497	67	155	30	3	4	43	34	74	17	9	3	2	8	2	.312	.357	SLG
1992	SFG (NL)	138	474	56	141	20	2	1	36	29	88	13	4	3	1	5	1	.297	.339	SLG
1993	SFG (NL)	130	475	53	143	28	1	4	46	38	67	10	9	7	1	3	2	.301	.353	SLG
1994	SFG (NL)	45	156	19	44	3	0	5	23	15	24	3	0	2	0	1	4	.282	.337	SLG
1995	BOS (AL)	67	200	32	57	11	3	2	15	9	41	5	2	0	0	5	3	.285	.311	SLG
1996	STL (NL)	123	309	52	95	15	2	5	41	18	60	5	2	2	2	1	1	.307	.348	SLG
1997	STL (NL)	122	300	29	90	19	4	3	38	22	59	8	2	2	0	0	1	.300	.347	SLG
1998	STL (NL)	120	269	27	68	10	1	3	34	14	49	7	2	5	0	0	3	.253	.287	SLG
1999	STL (NL)	132	271	25	68	7	0	0	20	17	60	7	4	3	0	0	2	.251	.293	SLG
19 years		2201	7649	1010	2254	350	94	79	856	448	1238	352	121	58	15	30	46	.295	.333	.SLG

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