Wes Parker

"Mr. Steady"

Los Angeles · #28 · 1B
$15,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT6'0", 180 lbs
BIRTHDATE11/13/1939 (30)
BAT/THRS/L
BIRTHPLACEEvanston, Illinois
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

AVG

.338

7th

HR

6

RBI

53

Tied-49th

OPS

.851

43rd

News

sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 28th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 892,029 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 713,183
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 655,295
3. Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates: 593,076

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 892,029
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 571,068
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 557,795

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 456,475
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 430,399
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 425,709

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 860,802
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 794,716
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 691,951

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 597,131
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 465,173
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 418,729

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 744,315
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 711,711
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 601,797

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 735,132
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 653,129
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 616,676

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 846,569
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 704,164
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 673,493

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 395,638
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 347,987
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 340,735
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 326,428
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 323,066

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 229,959
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 218,066
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 185,915
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 162,337
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 148,881



His career numbers show McCovey is hitting .283 with a total of 332 home runs.

BNN · Jun 28, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 21st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 701,402 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 541,436
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 508,923
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 440,693

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 701,402
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 437,836
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 421,089

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 337,171
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 324,458
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 322,262

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 667,778
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 604,698
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 536,128

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 460,460
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 349,533
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 317,568

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 573,672
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 547,759
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 464,743

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 572,435
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 507,978
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 477,579

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 663,527
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 539,448
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 534,184

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 306,322
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 267,777
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 260,863
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 253,332
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 245,745

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 176,752
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 165,546
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 141,572
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 127,981
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 117,395



During his career, McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1329 hits, 330 home runs and 914 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 21, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 503,407 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 385,533
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 368,591
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 311,871

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 503,407
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 305,275
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 296,057

SECOND BASE
1. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 226,553
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 225,238
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 223,715

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 469,898
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 427,419
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 382,771

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 328,032
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 245,647
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 225,096

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 403,296
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 386,271
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 326,691

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 410,012
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 359,032
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 342,415

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 485,030
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 390,497
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 381,637

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 220,283
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 191,386
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 185,731
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 181,140
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 174,522

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 125,818
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 116,660
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 100,806
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 92,020
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 85,022



His all-time numbers show McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1323 hits, 330 home runs and 912 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 14, 1970