Willie Upshaw

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#1E90FF
bgcolor2=#002FA7
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Willie Upshaw
position=First Baseman
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1957|4|27
debutdate=April 9
debutyear=by|1978
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1988
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.262
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=123
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=528
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|1978-by|1987)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1988)
highlights=
*First Blue Jay to have 100 RBIs in a season (1983).

Willie Clay Upshaw (born April 27 1957 in Blanco, Texas) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1978, 1980-1987) and Cleveland Indians (1988), both of the American League.

Upshaw was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Following the by|1977 season, he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 Draft. Prior to the by|1988 season, Upshaw's contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians.

Upshaw is currently Major League Baseball's career leader in home runs (123) and RBIs (528) for players whose surname begins with the letter U.

Most recently, he served as the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants. When Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career home run record, Upshaw was the first to congratulate him with a high-five as Bonds circled the bases.

He is the cousin of NFL Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw and former NFL player Marvin Upshaw. In May 2007 his son, Chad Upshaw, signed a 3-year contract with the Carolina Panthers as a tight end after going undrafted following his graduation from Buffalo.

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