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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, 11,344th 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

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1952	20	BSN-min	C	108	400	400		132	18	9	24						.330	.330	.600	.930		240							EAU · NORL
1953	21	MLN-min	B	42	202	177	29	49	9	1	5	25	1		20	34	.277	.354	.424	.777		75		1	4				EVN · IIIL
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955	23	MLN-min	A,AAA	137	599	539	93	173	21	14	16	81	12		48	57	.321	.377	.501	.878		270		3	5	4			JCK,TOL · SALL,AA
1956	24	MLN	NL	75	157	138	17	39	4	0	2	16	1	0	16	20	.283	.361	.355	.716	99	49	2	1	2	0	3	H7/9
1957	25	MLN-min	AAA	32	133	117	13	31	6	3	5	27	1		12	15	.265	.338	.496	.834		58		2	0	2	3		WCH · AA
1957	25	MLN	NL	96	371	328	51	93	4	8	21	65	4	1	29	44	.284	.339	.537	.875	138	176	5	2	5	7	7	7/H
1958	26	MLN	NL	90	324	294	43	97	12	1	24	74	0	0	20	35	.330	.380	.622	1.003	170	183	7	5	3	2	7	7/H	MVP-16
1959	27	MLN	NL	103	405	373	38	104	17	3	7	45	0	1	26	41	.279	.329	.397	.726	101	148	13	3	1	2	8	7H
1960	28	MLN	NL	95	299	281	25	70	16	1	10	35	1	2	15	37	.249	.288	.420	.708	98	118	9	1	0	2	1	7H
1961	29	TOT	MLB	105	321	289	34	78	11	0	12	47	0	0	25	33	.270	.329	.433	.762	104	125	8	2	2	3	2	97H
1961	29	TOT	AL	39	115	103	8	24	1	0	5	21	0	0	8	12	.233	.301	.388	.689	84	40	4	2	2	0	1	7H/9
1961	29	TOT	NL	66	206	186	26	54	10	0	7	26	0	0	17	21	.290	.345	.457	.802	114	85	4	0	0	3	1	9H7
1961	29	MLN	NL	9	23	21	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.190	.261	.238	.499	39	5	0	0	0	0	0	/7H
1961	29	CHW	AL	22	65	59	5	17	1	0	4	15	0	0	4	5	.288	.333	.508	.842	124	30	2	0	2	0	1	7/H9
1961	29	KCA	AL	17	50	44	3	7	0	0	1	6	0	0	4	7	.159	.260	.227	.487	32	10	2	2	0	0	0	7/H9
1961	29	PHI	NL	57	183	165	23	50	9	0	7	26	0	0	15	17	.303	.355	.485	.840	124	80	4	0	0	3	1	9H7
1962	30	PHI	NL	116	331	304	36	86	12	1	9	44	0	0	19	44	.283	.324	.418	.742	101	127	9	2	1	5	1	7H
1963	31	PHI	NL	119	383	353	46	107	24	1	17	64	1	0	26	56	.303	.354	.521	.876	150	184	8	2	2	0	7	7H
1964	32	PHI	NL	129	383	339	37	95	18	0	13	58	0	0	38	50	.280	.355	.448	.803	126	152	6	3	0	3	6	7H/89
1965	33	PHI	NL	101	264	235	27	58	10	1	15	45	0	0	26	47	.247	.322	.489	.811	127	115	5	1	0	2	8	7H
1966	34	TOT	NL	46	53	44	1	5	0	1	1	6	0	0	7	7	.114	.264	.227	.491	42	10	1	2	0	0	1	H/7
1966	34	CHC	NL	9	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.091	.258	-26	1	0	0	0	0	1	/H7
1966	34	LAD	NL	37	41	33	1	4	0	1	1	6	0	0	6	5	.121	.293	.273	.565	65	9	1	2	0	0	0	H/7
11 Yrs				1075	3291	2978	355	832	128	17	131	499	7	4	247	414	.279	.337	.466	.803	122	1387	73	24	16	26	51
162 Game Avg.				162	496	449	53	125	19	3	20	75	1	1	37	62	.279	.337	.466	.803	122	209	11	4	2	4	8
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
MLN (6 yrs)				468	1579	1435	177	407	54	13	64	235	6	4	108	181	.284	.336	.473	.809	122	679	36	12	11	13	26
PHI (5 yrs)				522	1544	1396	169	396	73	3	61	237	1	0	124	214	.284	.343	.471	.814	126	658	32	8	3	13	23
LAD (1 yr)				37	41	33	1	4	0	1	1	6	0	0	6	5	.121	.293	.273	.565	65	9	1	2	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				9	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.091	.258	-26	1	0	0	0	0	1
KCA (1 yr)				17	50	44	3	7	0	0	1	6	0	0	4	7	.159	.260	.227	.487	32	10	2	2	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				22	65	59	5	17	1	0	4	15	0	0	4	5	.288	.333	.508	.842	124	30	2	0	2	0	1

NL (11 yrs)				1036	3176	2875	347	808	127	17	126	478	7	4	239	402	.281	.338	.469	.807	123	1347	69	22	14	26	50
AL (1 yr)				39	115	103	8	24	1	0	5	21	0	0	8	12	.233	.301	.388	.689	84	40	4	2	2	0	1

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