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Willie McCovey, the Hall of Fame first baseman who played 19 of his 22 seasons with the San Francisco Giants and slugged 521 career home runs, died Wednesday at age 80.

The Giants announced his death, saying the fearsome hitter passed "peacefully" Wednesday afternoon "after losing his battle with ongoing health issues."

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25138329/willie-mccovey-san-francisco-giants-legend-dies-80

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Cool story...

Went to a Giants game with my dad and his buddy when I was a young kid at Candlestick. After the game we were driving out and our vehicle got smacked by a limo with Willie McCovey inside. He hopped out and apologized, took a bunch of pictures with us, gave us his autograph, and then mailed us a bunch of signed stuff. Even though we are Dodger fans, we all thought that was the coolest car accident ever!

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Mike Bronson, on 27 Sept 2013 - 8:45 PM, said:

 

    Don't be mad because the refs are going to need Tommy John surgeries after this poorly played game.

 

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mugtang, on 27 Sept 2013 - 8:49 PM, said:

 

    Your mom is going to need Tommy John surgery after jerking me off all night.

 

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My favorite all time baseball player. RIP stretch!

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Charles Schultz referenced McCovey in two Peanuts strips after the 1962 World Series, where Charlie Brown is dejected and sitting with Linus.  

McCovey lined out to shortstop to end game 7 with runners on 2nd and 3rd (he said that was the hardest ball he ever hit).  The Yankee won 1-0.

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