Born:(1932-03-27)March 27, 1932 Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: July 4, 2011(2011-07-04) (aged 79) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1956, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1966, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.279
Home runs
131
Runs batted in
499
Teams
Milwaukee Braves (1956–1961)
Chicago White Sox (1961)
Kansas City Athletics (1961)
Philadelphia Phillies (1961–1965)
Chicago Cubs (1966)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1966)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1957)
John Wesley Covington (March 27, 1932 – July 4, 2011) was an American professional baseball left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1956 through 1966 for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), weighing 205 pounds (93 kg; 14.6 st). Covington batted left-handed and threw right-handed.[1]
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were (Wes) Covington and especially Julie Bowers. I often wonder what happened to Bowers … I haven’t heard from since 1952.” In 1957, Covington again...
score from third base. The Braves managed to score only once, when WesCovington scored in the seventh on a single by Schoendienst. Whitey Ford pitched...
in the eighth on an Eddie Mathews walk, Aaron double and sac-fly by WesCovington on a deep fly-out to Mickey Mantle in left-center. With no runs in the...
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Doug Clemens was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for WesCovington. April 21, 1966: Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl were traded by the Cubs...
Smith, RF Jim Landis, CF Sherm Lollar, C Early Wynn, P May 10, 1961: WesCovington was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee...
O'Connell (who was batting just .235). WesCovington was the main replacement for Thomson in left field. Covington played in 96 games, batted .284, and...
sending John Butler (minors) to the Dodgers on December 7. May 28, 1966: WesCovington was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers. July 5, 1966: Signed 1B Dick...
win. Also, because of injuries, Adcock played in only 105 games, and WesCovington played in just 90. Red Schoendienst played in just 106 games, including...
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Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for WesCovington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley. July 2, 1961: WesCovington was traded by the Athletics to the...
traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Thomas. May 10, 1961: WesCovington was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Chicago White Sox. June...
Larsen, Ray Herbert, and Al Pilarcik to the Chicago White Sox for WesCovington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley. After the 1961 season, the...
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Callison was in right field, Tony Gonzalez in center, and WesCovington was in left field. Covington was first platooned with rookie Danny Cater in left; however...
were Frank Huelsman (1904), Willis Hudlin (1940), Paul Lehner (1951), WesCovington (1961), Mike Kilkenny (1972), and Dave Kingman (1977). Dan Miceli (2003)...
traded in June 1961 with Andy Carey, Ray Herbert and Al Pilarcik for WesCovington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw and Gerry Staley. After the 1961 season, Larsen...
near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The interaction between Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann and Native American Nathan...
(1958) Tommie Aaron (1958-1959) Lee Maye (1955) Charlie Root (1954, MGR) WesCovington (1952) Johnny Goryl (1952) Bill Bruton (1950) 3 × NL stolen base leader...
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