Willie McGee

Trivia

• The season after his retirement, McGee was honored with a special ceremony at Busch Memorial Stadium.
• In the postseason, he had a .276 batting average, four home runs and 23 RBIs. He had 16 stolen bases, including four in World Series games.
• McGee ended his career with 3029 total bases. He had a .976 fielding percentage overall, including several games as an infielder.
• McGee played his final game on October 3, 1999 when he was the third-oldest player in the majors at age 40.
• On December 15, 1995, McGee signed as a free agent and returned to St. Louis for good.
• McGee signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox on June 6, 1995 and played in only 67 games that season.
• On December 3, 1990, McGee signed a multi-year contract with the San Francisco Giants.
• In 1985, McGee ranked first in the National League in batting average (.353, the second highest mark by a switch hitter in NL history), hits (216) and triples (18).
• McGee hit for the cycle on June 23, 1984 in a classic Cardinals vs. Cubs matchup at Wrigley Field. The game was televised as NBC's Game of the Week.
• McGee became the third rookie to hit two home runs in a World Series game 1982.