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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Career
9.1
2978
832
131
.279
355
499
7
.337
.466
.803
122
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 (23) | May 10 | CHC | STL | L,0-8 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| Jun | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| Player went from Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 47 | Jun 2 | LAD | @ | STL | W,2-0 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 3 | 48 | Jun 3 | LAD | @ | NYM | L,2-6 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| 3gm | 24.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
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