How many baseballs landed in McCovey Cove?
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How many baseballs landed in McCovey Cove?
Known by fans and on social media as “McCovey Cove Dave,” the retired Oakland resident claims to have nabbed 42 balls over the years.
How many baseballs are in the San Francisco Bay?
Since the ballpark opened in 2000, there have been 24 Splash Hits. That’s 24 baseballs that have cleared the right field wall as home runs and dropped into the water. However, 20 is regarded as the official number because the other four were hit by players from the opposing team and the Giants don’t count them.
Who has hit the most balls into McCovey Cove?
Barry Bonds
Splash Hits
| Splash Hits San Francisco Giants Who Homered Into McCovey Cove | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | S.F. Giants (Qty) | Pitcher (Team) |
| 1. | Barry Bonds (1) | Rich Rodriguez (NYM) |
| 2. | Barry Bonds (2) | Andy Benes (SLN) |
| 3. | Barry Bonds (3) | Heathcliff Slocumb (SLN) |
Who hit the first ball into McCovey Cove?
Buster Posey
Buster Posey is the only Giants right handed hitter to hit an opposite field home run into the cove. He did it in the 1st inning of Game 1 of the 2021 National League Division Series on October 8th….Splash hits.
| No. | 5 |
|---|---|
| Player | Barry Bonds (5) |
| Date | July 19, 2000 |
| Opponent | San Diego Padres |
| Pitcher | Brian Meadows |
How deep is the water in McCovey Cove?
18-25 feet deep
The water in McCovey Cove reportedly is 18-25 feet deep, and the temperatures usually run between 50-56 degrees.
Has a right-handed batter ever hit a ball into McCovey Cove?
Alex Pavlovic. Posey bats right-handed, which means McCovey Cove is off-limits. Either way, it was an impressive blast, particularly because it was Posey’s first swing since Sunday’s NL West-clinching win. He got ahead 3-0 on Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler before hitting a fastball 382 feet the other way.
How many splash home runs?
A Splash Hit is considered a home run that is hit by a Giants player, which lands in McCovey Cove on the fly without hitting the Arcade or Portwalk beyond right field. To date, there have been 63 Splash Hits since the park opened in 2000—35 of which were courteous of Barry Bonds.
Do baseballs float?
The innards are actually fairly buoyant (cork center, wound with yarn), and the leather outer shell will keep water out for a while. So at least when a baseball first lands in water, it’ll float — otherwise there’d be no point to boats camping outside the outfield walls in places like Pittsburgh or SF.