Tex Covington

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 19, 1887 in Henryville, TN us

Died: December 10, 1931 in Denison, TX

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Denison, TX

Debut: April 25, 1911 (Age 24-037d, 3,484th in major league history)
vs. SLB 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 5 BB

Last Game: September 20, 1912 (Age 25-185d)
vs. BOS 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: William Wilkes Covington

Relatives: Brother of Sam Covington

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

4.10

147.0

WHIP

1.463

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

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 25	DET		SLB	W,11-9		0	3.1	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	16 (5)	May 1	DET		CLE	W,14-5	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
3	22 (5)	May 8	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
4	26 (3)	May 12	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
5	29 (2)	May 15	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
6	32 (2)	May 19	DET		PHA	W,9-8		0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	38 (5)	May 25	DET		WSH	L,2-6	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	40 (1)	May 28	DET		SLB	L,6-12	GS	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	45 (4)	Jun 2	DET	@	WSH	L,7-14		0	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
10	56 (10)	Jun 18	DET		CHW	W,16-15		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	73 (16)	Jul 8	DET		WSH	W,7-5	GF	0	5.1	0	1	0	1	0
12	76 (2)	Jul 11	DET		PHA	W,14-8		0	4.2	0	2	0	2	0
13	89 (12)	Jul 26	DET	@	WSH	L,5-12		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
14	93 (3)	Jul 29	DET	@	PHA	L,3-11	GF	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	121 (27)	Aug 28	DET		PHA	L,3-12	GF	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	144 (22)	Sep 27	DET	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
17	148 (3)	Oct 2	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7		0	2.2	0	1	0	1	1
							17gm		84.0	3	17	0	20	2