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Wes Covington

Full name John Wesley Covington
Born March 27, 1932, Laurinburg, North Carolina
Died July 4, 2011, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Cremated
First Game: April 19, 1956; Final Game: October 5, 1966
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 205
Ejections: 1961 (1)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1956 MIL N    Daily Splits   75   138   17   39   4   0   2   16   16   3   20   1   2   0   0   6   2    1   0  .283  .361  .355  -0.3 1956 MIL N
1957 MIL N    Daily Splits   96   328   51   93   4   8  21   65   29   7   44   2   5   7   0   9   5    4   1  .284  .339  .537   1.1 1957 MIL N
1958 MIL N    Daily Splits   90   294   43   97  12   1  24   74   20   7   35   5   3   2   0   8   7    0   0  .330  .380  .622   2.1 1958 MIL N
1959 MIL N    Daily Splits  103   373   38  104  17   3   7   45   26   8   41   3   1   2   0   9  13    0   1  .279  .329  .397  -1.4 1959 MIL N
1960 MIL N    Daily Splits   95   281   25   70  16   1  10   35   15   1   37   1   0   2   0   3   9    1   2  .249  .288  .420  -1.2 1960 MIL N
1961 MIL N    Daily Splits    9    21    3    4   1   0   0    0    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .261  .238  -0.3 1961 MIL N
1961 CHI A    Daily Splits   22    59    5   17   1   0   4   15    4   1    5   0   2   0   0   2   2    0   0  .288  .333  .508   0.0 1961 CHI A
1961 KC  A    Daily Splits   17    44    3    7   0   0   1    6    4   0    7   2   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .159  .260  .227  -0.7 1961 KC  A
1961 PHI N    Daily Splits   57   165   23   50   9   0   7   26   15   1   17   0   0   3   0   2   4    0   0  .303  .355  .485   0.0 1961 PHI N
1961 TOT N                   66   186   26   54  10   0   7   26   17   1   21   0   0   3   0   3   4    0   0  .290  .345  .457  -0.3 1961 TOT N
1961 TOT A                   39   103    8   24   1   0   5   21    8   1   12   2   2   0   0   2   4    0   0  .233  .301  .388  -0.7 1961 TOT A
1961 Total                  105   289   34   78  11   0  12   47   25   2   33   2   2   3   0   5   8    0   0  .270  .329  .433  -1.0 1961 Total
1962 PHI N    Daily Splits  116   304   36   86  12   1   9   44   19   1   44   2   1   5   0   5   9    0   0  .283  .324  .418  -0.8 1962 PHI N
1963 PHI N    Daily Splits  119   353   46  107  24   1  17   64   26   7   56   2   2   0   0   6   8    1   0  .303  .354  .521   1.4 1963 PHI N
1964 PHI N    Daily Splits  129   339   37   95  18   0  13   58   38   6   50   3   0   3   0   3   6    0   0  .280  .355  .448   0.5 1964 PHI N
1965 PHI N    Daily Splits  101   235   27   58  10   1  15   45   26   8   47   1   0   2   0   6   5    0   0  .247  .322  .489   0.6 1965 PHI N
1966 CHI N    Daily Splits    9    11    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .167  .091  -0.2 1966 CHI N
1966 LA  N    Daily Splits   37    33    1    4   0   1   1    6    6   0    5   2   0   0   0   2   1    0   0  .121  .293  .273  -0.2 1966 LA  N
1966 TOT N                   46    44    1    5   0   1   1    6    7   1    7   2   0   0   0   2   1    0   0  .114  .264  .227  -0.4 1966 TOT N
Total NL (11 Years)        1036  2875  347  808 127  17 126  478  239  50  402  22  14  26   0  60  69    7   4  .281  .338  .469   1.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )          39   103    8   24   1   0   5   21    8   1   12   2   2   0   0   2   4    0   0  .233  .301  .388  -0.7 Total AL
Total    (11 Years) Splits 1075  2978  355  832 128  17 131  499  247  51  414  24  16  26   0  62  73    7   4  .279  .337  .466   0.6 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1957 MIL N    Daily Splits    7    24    1    5   1   0   0    1    2   0    6   0   2   0   0   0   1    1   0  .208  .269  .250 1957 MIL N
1958 MIL N    Daily Splits    7    26    2    7   0   0   0    4    2   0    4   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .310  .269 1958 MIL N
1966 LA  N    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1966 LA  N
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   15    51    3   12   1   0   0    5    4   0   11   0   2   1   0   0   1    1   0  .235  .286  .255 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1956 MIL N Daily Splits  OF   36   33    9   249.1    44    2    1    1   0  .979    34    0    2 
1956 MIL N               LF   34   32    9   238.1    45    2    1    1   0  .979
1956 MIL N               RF    2    1    0    11       0    0    0    0   0     -
1957 MIL N Daily Splits  OF   89   87   79   765.1   150    9    3    1   0  .981    89    0    0 
1957 MIL N               LF   89   87   79   765.1   152    7    3    1   0  .981
1958 MIL N Daily Splits  OF   82   82   33   611     118    3    6    2   0  .953    82    0    0 
1958 MIL N               LF   82   82   33   611     114    3    6    2   0  .951
1959 MIL N Daily Splits  OF   94   93   84   814.2   148    6    6    2   0  .963    94    0    0 
1959 MIL N               LF   94   93   84   814.2   144    5    6    2   0  .961
1960 MIL N Daily Splits  OF   72   71   30   561     106    2    4    1   0  .964    72    0    0 
1960 MIL N               LF   72   71   30   561     105    3    4    1   0  .964
1961 MIL N Daily Splits  OF    5    5    2    36       3    0    0    0   0 1.000     5    0    0 
1961 MIL N               LF    5    5    2    36       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1961 CHI A Daily Splits  OF   14   14   10   113      16    2    2    0   0  .900    11    0    3 
1961 CHI A               LF   11   11    8    87       9    1    1    0   0  .909
1961 CHI A               RF    3    3    2    26       5    0    1    0   0  .833
1961 KC  A Daily Splits  OF   12   11    6    91      14    0    0    0   0 1.000    11    0    1 
1961 KC  A               LF   11   10    5    82      12    0    0    0   0 1.000
1961 KC  A               RF    1    1    1     9       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1961 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   45   41   22   334.1    53    4    3    1   0  .950    10    0   35 
1961 PHI N               RF   35   33   18   272.1    45    3    2    1   0  .960
1961 PHI N               LF   10    8    4    62       7    1    1    0   0  .889
1961 TOT N               LF   15   13    6    98      10    1    1    0   0  .917
1961 TOT N               OF   50   46   24   370.1    56    4    3    1   0  .952    15    0   35 
1961 TOT A               LF   22   21   13   169      21    1    1    0   0  .957
1961 TOT A               RF    4    4    3    35       7    0    1    0   0  .875
1961 TOT A               OF   26   25   16   204      30    2    2    0   0  .941    22    0    4 
1961 Total               LF   37   34   19   267      31    2    2    0   0  .943
1961 Total               RF   39   37   21   307.1    52    3    3    1   0  .948
1961 Total               OF   76   71   40   574.1    86    6    5    1   0  .948    37    0   39 
1962 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   88   78   31   580      98    3    6    2   0  .944    88    0    0 
1962 PHI N               LF   88   78   31   580      98    3    6    2   0  .944
1963 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  101   87   37   699     114    4    8    0   0  .937   101    0    0 
1963 PHI N               LF  101   87   37   699     113    4    8    0   0  .936
1964 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   99   89   29   670.2    99    4    3    0   0  .972    98    1    1 
1964 PHI N               LF   98   88   28   662.1    98    4    3    0   0  .971
1964 PHI N               CF    1    1    1     8       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
1964 PHI N               RF    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
1965 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   64   60   21   463      88    2    3    0   0  .968    64    0    0 
1965 PHI N               LF   64   60   21   463      86    2    3    0   0  .967
1966 CHI N Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     9       2    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1966 CHI N               LF    1    1    1     9       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1966 LA  N Daily Splits  OF    2    2    1    15       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    0 
1966 LA  N               LF    2    2    1    15       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1966 TOT N               LF    3    3    2    24       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1966 TOT N               OF    3    3    2    24       3    0    0    0   0 1.000     3    0    0 
Total (11 Years) Splits  OF  804  754  395  6012.1  1054   41   45   10   0  .961   762    1   42 
Total (11 Years)         LF  762  715  373  5685.2   990   35   42    9   0  .961
Total ( 3 Years)         RF   42   38   21   318.2    52    3    3    1   0  .948
Total ( 1 Year )         CF    1    1    1     8       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1957 MIL N Daily Splits  OF    7    7    7    62      13    1    0    1   0 1.000     7    0    0 
1957 MIL N               LF    7    7    7    62      13    1    0    1   0 1.000
1958 MIL N Daily Splits  OF    7    7    5    59      10    1    0    0   0 1.000     7    0    0 
1958 MIL N               LF    7    7    5    59      10    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  OF   14   14   12   121      23    2    0    1   0 1.000    14    0    0 
Total ( 2 Years)         LF   14   14   12   121      23    2    0    1   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8- 2-1961(2)  BOX  PHI N  Chris Pelekoudas    Bench jockeying


Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1952).

Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Milwaukee Braves (May 10, 1961).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bob Shaw, Gerry Staley and Stan Johnson to Kansas
City Athletics in exchange for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey and Al Pilarcik
(June 10, 1961).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bobby Del
Greco (July 2, 1961).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Doug Clemens
(January 10, 1966).

Released by Chicago Cubs (May 11, 1966).

Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 28, 1966).

Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 21, 1966).

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