McCovey Cove
On game days, fans take to the water of McCovey Cove in boats and even in kayaks, often with fishing nets in the hope of collecting a home run ball.
Before Candlestick Park's upper deck was extended, the area behind right field was occupied by three small bleacher sections and a lot of open space.
At his feet are small plaques commemorating the winners of the Willie Mac Award, named in McCovey's honor.
Along the southern shore of the cove, between McCovey Point and the O'Doul Bridge, is a walkway featuring plaques showing the Opening Day Roster of every Giants team from 1958 through 1999.
Just south of the statue of Willie McCovey is Barry Bonds Junior Giants Field, a t-ball sized baseball diamond.
Five additional players — Felipe Crespo, Michael Tucker, Ryan Klesko, Aubrey Huff, and Andrés Torres — have done it twice.
When the stadium hosted the 2007 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, McCovey Cove was heavily featured in promotional materials, and the namesake slugger presented each participant with special bats before the competition.
22 left-handed pitchers have surrendered a splash hit: Rich Rodriguez, Chuck McElroy, Vic Darensbourg, Brian Anderson, Jeriome Robertson, Chuck Finley, Ted Lilly, Ray King, Doug Davis, Joe Kennedy, Hong-Chih Kuo, Trever Miller, Wandy Rodríguez, Rex Brothers, David Price, Drew Smyly, Ranger Suárez, Matt Strahm, Alex Young, Génesis Cabrera, David Peterson, and Ray Kerr.
Four visiting pitchers have each surrendered two splash hits: John Thomson, Liván Hernández, Rodrigo López, and Chris Paddack.
López is the only pitcher to give up a splash hit as a member of two visiting teams while pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.
The only visiting players that have done so twice are Luis Gonzalez, Cliff Floyd, Bryce Harper, Mike Moustakas, and Jack Suwinski.
Eight American League players have hit the Cove: David Ortiz, Mitch Moreland, Adam Dunn, Rougned Odor, Shin-Soo Choo, Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Naylor, and Spencer Horwitz.
Delgado, LaRoche, Harper, Moustakas, and Pederson are the only five players to have hit home runs into McCovey Cove as members of two visiting teams.
On August 14, 2024, Michael Harris II of the Atlanta Braves became the first visitor to hit a grand slam into McCovey Cove.
Players from the Giants and visiting teams have hit home runs into McCovey Cove in the same game four times: on May 28, 2001 (Felipe Crespo and Mark Grace); July 4, 2011 (Pablo Sandoval and Will Venable); May 12, 2014 (Tyler Colvin and Freddie Freeman); and August 9, 2019 (Stephen Vogt and Bryce Harper).
