Willie McGee speaking at his 2014 induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
Wikipedia
Willie McGee played professional baseball from 1977 to 1999. He made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. McGee played for the Cardinals, the Oakland Athletics, the San Francisco Giants, and the Boston Red Sox during his major league career.
Below is a summary of McGee's career statistics from Baseball Reference:
Willie McGee's Career Stats
Statistic
Career
WAR
Wins Above Replacement
34.2
AB
At Bats
7649
R
Runs
1010
H
Hits
2254
BA
Batting Average
0.295
HR
Home Runs
79
RBI
Runs Batted In
856
SB
Stolen Bases
352
OBP
On-Base Percentage
0.333
SLG
Slugging Percentage
0.396
OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
0.729
OPS+
Normalized OPS
100
Among the highlights of McGee's career was his performance for the Cardinals in Game 3 of the 1982 World Series. His accomplishments included the following:
Two home runs.
A game-saving center-field catch.
That catch would otherwise have been a ninth-inning home run for Gorman Thomas of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals won the game 6 runs to 2 and the Series 4 games to 3.
Today McGee works as a coach for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Career as a St. Louis Cardinal
Below are some highlights from Willie McGee's time with the St. Louis Cardinals:
Year
Accomplishments
1983
All-Star Game
Golden Glove (National League, OF)
1985
All-Star Game
National League MVP
National League batting title
Golden Glove (National League, OF)
National League Silver Slugger
August National League Player of the Month
June 9 National League Player of the Week
1986
Golden Glove (National League, OF)
1987
All-Star Game
1988
All-Star Game
1990
National League batting title
July 22 Player of the Week
Hall of Fame Recognition
National Baseball Hall of Fame
McGee has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame. He received 5.0% of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) in 2005 and 2.3% of the vote in 2006.
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
Willie McGee was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014.
