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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	May 2	MLN	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	16	May 3	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	17	May 4	MLN	@	STL	W,7-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	18	May 6	MLN	@	STL	W,12-8	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	19	May 7	MLN	@	STL	W,9-2	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	20	May 9	MLN		CIN	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	21	May 10	MLN		CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	22	May 11	MLN		CIN	W,7-6	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	23	May 13	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	24	May 14	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-1	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	25	May 17	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	26	May 18	MLN	@	CIN	L,7-11	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	29 (2)	May 21	MLN		LAD	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	30	May 22	MLN		SFG	W,9-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	31	May 23	MLN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	32	May 24	MLN		SFG	W,6-3	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
17	33	May 25 (1)	MLN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	34	May 25 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	35	May 26	MLN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	36	May 27	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
21	37	May 28	MLN		STL	L,4-7	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
22	38	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	39	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	40	May 31	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	42 (1)	Jun 3	MLN	@	SFG	W,7-6	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	43	Jun 4	MLN	@	SFG	W,10-9	GS	49	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	44	Jun 5	MLN	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	71 (26)	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	72	Jul 5	MLN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	73	Jul 6	MLN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
31	74	Jul 9	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	76 (1)	Jul 11	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-4	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	78 (1)	Jul 13	MLN	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	79	Jul 14	MLN	@	SFG	W,12-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	80	Jul 15	MLN	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	81	Jul 16	MLN	@	STL	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	82	Jul 17	MLN	@	STL	W,8-7	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	83	Jul 18	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	86 (2)	Jul 21	MLN		STL	L,4-5	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	87	Jul 22	MLN		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	88	Jul 23	MLN		STL	W,6-0	GS	12	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	89	Jul 24	MLN		STL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	LF
43	90	Jul 25 (1)	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	92 (1)	Jul 26	MLN		CHC	L,4-7	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	93	Jul 27	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
46	94	Jul 29	MLN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	95	Jul 30	MLN		LAD	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	96	Jul 31	MLN		LAD	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	98 (1)	Aug 2	MLN		SFG	W,10-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	100 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,6-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	101	Aug 4	MLN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	102	Aug 5	MLN		PIT	W,6-1	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	103	Aug 6	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	105 (1)	Aug 8	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	107 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	108	Aug 10 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,14-3	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	113 (4)	Aug 14	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	114	Aug 15	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	116 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,5-1	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	117	Aug 17 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	118	Aug 19 (1)	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	120 (1)	Aug 20	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	122 (1)	Aug 23	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	123	Aug 24	MLN	@	SFG	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	125 (1)	Aug 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	126	Aug 27	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	128 (1)	Aug 29	MLN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
68	129	Aug 30	MLN		PIT	W,9-1	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	130	Aug 31	MLN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	131	Sep 1 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	2	6	0	LF
71	134 (2)	Sep 4	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-5	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	135	Sep 5	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	136	Sep 6	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	137	Sep 7 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	146 (8)	Sep 17	MLN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	147	Sep 18	MLN	@	STL	W,9-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	148	Sep 19	MLN	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	149	Sep 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	150	Sep 21	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	151	Sep 23	MLN		PHI	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	153 (1)	Sep 27	MLN		CIN	W,6-1	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							81gm		611.0	114	3	6	123	2