Wes Covington

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: March 27, 1932 in Laurinburg, NC us

Died: July 4, 2011 in Edmonton, Canada

Buried: Cremated

High School: Hillside HS (Durham, NC)

Debut: April 19, 1956 (Age 24-023d, 11,337th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 34-189d)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: John Wesley Covington

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1957 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.1

2978

832

131

.279

355

RBI

499

OBP

.337

SLG

.466

OPS

.803

OPS+

122

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	May 4	MLN	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	17 (1)	May 11	MLN		STL	W,12-8	GS	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	18	May 12	MLN		STL	W,4-3	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	19	May 13	MLN		PIT	L,2-8	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
5	20	May 14	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	51	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	32 (11)	May 31	MLN	@	PHI	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	33	Jun 1	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	35 (1)	Jun 3	MLN		CIN	W,6-4	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	36	Jun 4	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	37	Jun 5 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	40 (2)	Jun 8	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	41	Jun 9	MLN	@	LAD	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	42	Jun 10	MLN	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	43	Jun 11	MLN	@	SFG	W,9-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	44	Jun 12	MLN	@	SFG	L,7-16	CG	52	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	45	Jun 13	MLN	@	SFG	W,12-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	46	Jun 14	MLN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	47	Jun 15 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,5-4	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	48	Jun 15 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	49	Jun 16	MLN		CHC	W,10-7	GS	33	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
21	50	Jun 17	MLN		STL	W,3-2	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	51	Jun 18	MLN		STL	W,5-0	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	52	Jun 19 (1)	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	53	Jun 19 (2)	MLN		STL	W,3-2	GS	22	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
25	54	Jun 20	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	55	Jun 21 (1)	MLN		SFG	W,9-6	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	56	Jun 21 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	57	Jun 22	MLN		SFG	W,7-4	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	58	Jun 23	MLN		SFG	W,8-4	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	59	Jun 24	MLN		LAD	L,3-5	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	62 (2)	Jun 28	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	63	Jun 29 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	64	Jun 29 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	65	Jun 30	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-11	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	66	Jul 1 (1)	MLN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	50	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	67	Jul 1 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	68	Jul 2	MLN	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	69	Jul 3	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	70	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	71	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	72	Jul 5	MLN		PIT	L,4-5	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	73	Jul 6	MLN		PHI	L,5-8	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	75 (1)	Jul 8	MLN		CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	76	Jul 9	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	77	Jul 10	MLN		CIN	W,7-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	80 (2)	Jul 16	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	81	Jul 17	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	82	Jul 19	MLN		STL	W,9-5	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	83	Jul 20	MLN		STL	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	84	Jul 21	MLN		STL	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	105 (20)	Aug 12	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
52	107 (1)	Aug 14	MLN		SFG	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	108	Aug 15 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
54	109	Aug 15 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	110	Aug 16	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	112 (1)	Aug 18	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	GS	24	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	113	Aug 19	MLN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	114	Aug 20	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	121 (6)	Aug 28	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-15	CG	46	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
60	122	Aug 29	MLN		STL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	123	Aug 30	MLN		STL	W,10-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	125 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,11-7	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	137 (11)	Sep 11	MLN		LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	138	Sep 12	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	139	Sep 13	MLN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	143 (3)	Sep 17	MLN		PHI	L,2-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
67	147 (3)	Sep 23	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	148	Sep 24	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	150 (1)	Sep 27	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
70	151	Sep 28	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	152	Sep 30	MLN	@	PIT	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	153	Oct 1	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
							72gm		561.0	105	3	4	112	1