the category of Range Factor/Game as OF. In 1986, McGee led the NL in Fielding % as OF (.991), Range Factor/Game as OF (2.76), and Putouts as CF (325). Post-playing career The season after his retirement as player, McGee was honored with a special ceremony at Busch Memorial Stadium. There has been some support among fans for a formal retirement of McGee's number 51 uniform number by the Cardinals. On March 6, 2013, the St. Louis Cardinals announced they had hired McGee as a special assistant to General Manager John Mozeliak. McGee's role as special assistant included working with outfielders in the Cardinals' minor league system as well as monitoring the organization's minor league players. McGee was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame on August 16, 2014. On October 23, 2017, the Cardinals added McGee to their major league coaching staff. As of December 2017, McGee is listed on the Cardinals' roster as an assistant coach, with 51 as his uniform number. McGee's responsibilities with the Cards include outfielding, base running, and hitting. On August 14, 2020, McGee announced he would be sitting out the remainder of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2022, he had resumed his role as an assistant coach. See also List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle References External links 1958 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players from San Francisco Boston Red Sox players Fort Lauderdale Yankees players Gold Glove Award winners Louisville Redbirds players Major League Baseball center fielders Nashville Sounds players National League All-Stars National League batting champions National League Most Valuable Player Award winners Oakland Athletics players Oneonta Yankees players Pawtucket Red Sox players Phoenix Firebirds players St. Louis Cardinals coaches St. Louis Cardinals players St. Louis Cardinals scouts San Francisco Giants players Silver Slugger Award winners Sportspeople from Richmond, California West Haven Yankees players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople