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Willie McCovey, an Uncommon card
Willie Lee McCovey, nicknamed "Stretch" and "Willie Mac", was an American professional baseball player.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 61,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Willie McCovey quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Willie McCovey card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
McCovey also played for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics in the ______ part of his MLB career.
Answer
latter. McCovey also played for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics in the latter part of his MLB career. From the Willie McCovey article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A fearsome left-handed power hitter, at the time of his retirement in ____, McCovey ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters and seventh overall.
Answer
1980s. A fearsome left-handed power hitter, at the time of his retirement in 1980, McCovey ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters and seventh overall. From the Willie McCovey article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chinese grammar. Chinese grammar 83 · Tammy Beaumont 80 · C. J. Mosley 74 · Willie McCovey 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants for whom he played 19 seasons.
- McCovey also played for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics in the latter part of his MLB career.
- A fearsome left-handed power hitter, at the time of his retirement in 1980, McCovey ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters and seventh overall.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Willie McCovey article was read about 61,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Willie McCovey
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Willie McCovey (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
