Willie McCovey (44), for whom the award was named.
The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the San Francisco Giants, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, and more recently, Giants fans.[1][2] McCovey personally presented the winner with the award in a pregame ceremony at AT&T Park near the conclusion of each season until his death on October 31, 2018.
^Willie Mac Award [1] sfgiants.com
^"Ryan Vogelsong selected 2011 "Willie Mac" Award winner" (Press release). SFGiants.com. September 9, 2011.
The WillieMacAward is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the San Francisco...
Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 – October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Stretch", "Mac" and "WillieMac", was an American professional baseball player. He...
.448 with 6 home runs and 19 RBIs. On September 27, Pence won the WillieMacAward. The next day, Pence agreed to a 5-year, $90 million contract extension...
Crawford won the WillieMacAward, which honors the Giants' most inspirational player. He was awarded his second consecutive Gold Glove Award after the season...
Giants, with a mutual option for a third year. Flores received the WillieMacAward on September 30, voted on annually by Giants teammates, coaches, trainers...
062+2⁄3 innings. He won the 1989 WillieMacAward honoring his spirit and leadership. Dravecky also won the 1989 Hutch Award. Dravecky underwent arm surgeries...
By the end of August, Vogt was considered a front-runner for the WillieMacAward, which is presented annually to the most inspirational player on the...
2009, Cain was named to his first career All-Star Game and won the WillieMacAward. During the 2010 MLB postseason, he did not allow an earned run in...
average with 20 home runs and 80 runs batted in. Brenly won the 1984 WillieMacAward for his spirit and leadership. In 1986, Brenly led National League...
won the Sporting News National League Rookie of the Year award in 1976 and the WillieMacAward in 1981. Herndon next played for the Detroit Tigers as a...
2007, he joined the Giants, replacing Mike Matheny. He won the team's WillieMacAward in 2007 and 2008, set a career-high with 95 runs batted in (RBI) in...
Young Award behind Mike Scott and Fernando Valenzuela. Krukow was selected to the National League All-Star team that season. He received the WillieMac Award...
pennant winner (2004, 2013) 4× Rawlings Gold Glove Award at catcher (2000, 2003–05) WillieMacAward (2005) Also: National League Manager of the Year voting...
on June 13. Vizquel won the Hutch Award and the WillieMacAward, and was a finalist for the Heart & Hustle Award. Only two other players, Dave Dravecky...
1973 and 1974 seasons as a member of the Giants. Speier won the 1987 WillieMacAward for his spirit and leadership during his second time with the Giants...
October 2, Duffy won the 2015 WillieMacAward for the team's most inspirational player, the first rookie to win in the award's 35-year history. Duffy finished...
unusually strong throwing arm at the shortstop position. He won the 1996 WillieMacAward for his spirit and leadership. Dunston became eligible for the National...
season to help their pennant drive that year. In 1990, he won the WillieMacAward, voted upon by his teammates, honoring his spirit and leadership (his...
the 1996 season due to an injury to Glenallen Hill. He won the 1999 WillieMacAward for his spirit and leadership. Despite a disappointing postseason performance...
of the National League. As a member of the Giants, he won the 1994 WillieMacAward honoring his spirit and leadership. Mark's brother, Al Leiter, was...
Series opponents won the award in the same year. He was named the NL Comeback Player of the Year, and he received the WillieMacAward from the Giants' organization...
Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West. He shared the 2001 WillieMacAward with Mark Gardner, which recognized the spirit and leadership of each...
the statue are a number of plaques that celebrate the winners of the WillieMacAward. The statue is located at China Basin Park next to the Barry Bonds...
Vogelsong was awarded the 2011 WillieMacAward, given annually to the Giant who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership consistently shown by Willie McCovey...
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