Willie McGee Trades and Transactions

The Willie McGee trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Willie McGee has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I like being on the edge, but staying within your abilities. I don’t try to jump over buildings. I go to the same park, where I know the terrain. I know what I can do and can’t do. I eliminate as many risks as I can." - Willie McGee in 'Willie McGee: The Humble Hero' (St. Louis Dispatch, August 16, 1998)

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Willie McGee

Willie McGee Autograph on a 1992 Topps (#65)

Willie McGee Autograph on a 1992 Topps (#65)
 

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Birth Name:   Willie Dean McGee
Nickname:   E.T.
Born On:   11-02-1958  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Harry Ellis High School (Richmond, CA)
College:   Diablo Valley Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-10-1982 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-03-1999
Draft:   1977 : 1st Round (15th)
Willie McGee

Trades & Transactions

06-08-1976: Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 7th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
01-11-1977: Selected by New York Yankees in the 1st round (15th pick overall) — secondary phase (or secondary phase delayed) — free-agent draft.
10-21-1981: Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Sykes.
08-29-1990: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Oakland Athletics for Felix Jose and Stan Royer.
11-05-1990: Granted free agency.
12-03-1990: Signed by San Francisco Giants.
10-14-1994: Granted free agency.
06-06-1995: Signed by Boston Red Sox.
11-03-1995: Granted free agency.
12-15-1995: Signed by St. Louis Cardinals.
11-13-1996: Granted free agency.
12-04-1996: Signed by St. Louis Cardinals.
10-29-1997: Granted free agency.
12-05-1997: Signed by St. Louis Cardinals.
10-23-1998: Granted free agency.
12-07-1998: Signed by St. Louis Cardinals.
11-05-1999: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Willie McGee trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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