Nick Hundley named 2017 "Willie Mac" Award winner

San Francisco, Calif. - San Francisco Giants catcher Nick Hundley was selected as the winner of the 2017 "Willie Mac" Award, the club announced today.
The Willie McCovey Award is an annual honor bestowed upon the most inspirational player on the team, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, clubhouse staff, the fans and Willie McCovey himself. This season marks the 37th anniversary of the award, which was established in 1980, in honor of legend and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. Engraved on the plaque that Hundley will receive are the words "Competitive Spirit, Ability and Leadership" to characterize the qualities both McCovey and Hundley exemplify.
Hundley has been solid during his first year in a Giants uniform, hitting .246 with nine home runs and 34 RBI while appearing in 99 games (63 starts at catcher). He has provided much needed power for the club, with 32 of his 69 hits this season having come for extra-bases. Hundley is just the eighth player to win the "Willie Mac Award" in his first year with the Giants, joining Mark Leiter, Shawon Dunston, Benito Santiago, David Bell, Marquis Grissom, Mike Matheny and Bengie Molina.
Listed below are the "Willie Mac Award" winners:
1980           Jack Clark
1981           Larry Herndon
1982           Joe Morgan
1983           Darrell Evans
1984           Bob Brenly
1985           Mike Krukow
1986           Mike Krukow
1987           Chris Speier
1988           Jose Uribe
1989           Dave Dravecky
1990           Steve Bedrosian
1991           Robby Thompson
1992           Mike Felder
1993           Kirt Manwaring
1994           None
1995           Mark Leiter
Mark Carreon
1996           Shawon Dunston
1997           J.T. Snow
1998           Jeff Kent
1999           Marvin Benard
2000           Ellis Burks
2001           Mark Gardner
                    Benito Santiago
2002           David Bell
2003           Marquis Grissom
2004           J.T. Snow
2005           Mike Matheny
2006           Omar Vizquel
2007           Bengie Molina
2008           Bengie Molina
2009           Matt Cain
2010           Andres Torres
2011           Ryan Vogelsong
2012           Buster Posey
2013           Hunter Pence
2014           Madison Bumgarner
2015           Matt Duffy
2016           Brandon Crawford
                    Javier Lopez
2017           Nick Hundley