Willie McGee

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Willie McGee is a former Major League Baseball outfielder best known for his speed, defense, and clutch hitting with the St. Louis Cardinals, with whom he won multiple World Series titles and the 1985 NL MVP award.

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Willie McGee canonical 6

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instanceOf Major League Baseball outfielder
human
professional baseball player
AllStarSelection 1983
1985
1987
1988
awardReceived Gold Glove Award
National League Most Valuable Player Award
National League batting champion
surface form: National League batting title

Silver Slugger Award
bats switch
battedAverageLeader National League batting champion 1985
National League batting champion 1990
coachedFor St. Louis Cardinals
collegeAttended Diablo Valley College
dateOfBirth 1958-11-02
draftRound 1st round (secondary phase)
draftYear 1977
familyName McGee
finalMLBGameDate 1999-10-03
finalMLBTeam St. Louis Cardinals
fullName Willie Dean McGee
givenName Willie
hallOfFame St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
highSchoolAttended Harry Ells High School
jerseyNumber 17
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knownForTeam St. Louis Cardinals
league Major League Baseball
minorLeagueDraftedBy Chicago White Sox
MLBDebutDate 1982-05-10
MLBDebutTeam St. Louis Cardinals
MLBDraftedBy New York Yankees
MVPSeason 1985
notableFor clutch hitting
defense
speed
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
playedFor Boston Red Sox
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
postPlayingRole coach
primaryPosition center fielder
outfielder
throws right
WorldSeriesChampion 1982
1987

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