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Giants
Legend and Baseball HOF'er
Willie McCovey Signs Visits Beautiful Carmel
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August 30, 2008, Giant Legends and Baseball
HOF'er Willie McCovey conducted a signing at
Sports Gallery's Carmel store.
Willie
McCovey
used a sweeping swing to belt 521 homers and
collect more than 2,200 hits. "Stretch"
led the National League in homers three times
and in RBI twice, also pacing the circuit in
slugging percentage for three consecutive years
(1968-’70). McCovey earned National League
MVP honors in 1969, 10 years after earning National
League Rookie of the Year in 1959. Said Sparky
Anderson of the six-time All Star: "If
you pitch to him he'll ruin the baseball. He'd
hit 80 home runs. There's no comparison between
McCovey and anybody else in the League."
One of five San Francisco Giants Hall of Famers,
Willie was elected to the Pro Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1986 and his #44 has been retired
by the Giants.
Signing
for over two hours, Willie was wonderful, chatting
with fans, posing for pictures and signing every
type of Giants collectible imaginable. It was
an unforgettable day for all of us at Sports
Gallery, hosting a Giants legend and Hall of
Famer in our Carmel store on a beautiful summer
afternoon.
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out our photos from this special event below.
And please visit sportsgalleryweb.com
in the future for information on upcoming
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Thank
you very much to Willie for terrific signing.
And most of all thanks to all the Giants fans
that made this such a memorable day in beautiful
Carmel-by-the-sea.
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