Wes Covington Notable

b. March 27, 1932 · Milwaukee Braves 1956–1961, Chicago White Sox 1961, Kansas City Athletics 1961, Philadelphia Phillies 1961–1965, Chicago Cubs 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers 1966

Wes Covington played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966.

Across 1,075 games he batted .279, with 832 hits and 355 runs. He finished with 131 home runs, 128 doubles and 7 stolen bases.

He played 803 games in the outfield, with 1,054 putouts and 45 errors.

He was born in Laurinburg, NC, USA on March 27, 1932, and died on July 4, 2011. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1956	MLN	75	138	17	39	4	0	2	16	16	20	1	.283
1957	MLN	96	328	51	93	4	8	21	65	29	44	4	.284
1958	MLN	90	294	43	97	12	1	24	74	20	35	0	.330
1959	MLN	103	373	38	104	17	3	7	45	26	41	0	.279
1960	MLN	95	281	25	70	16	1	10	35	15	37	1	.249
1961	CHW/KCA/MLN/PHI	105	289	34	78	11	0	12	47	25	33	0	.270
1962	PHI	116	304	36	86	12	1	9	44	19	44	0	.283
1963	PHI	119	353	46	107	24	1	17	64	26	56	1	.303
1964	PHI	129	339	37	95	18	0	13	58	38	50	0	.280
1965	PHI	101	235	27	58	10	1	15	45	26	47	0	.247
1966	CHC/LAD	46	44	1	5	0	1	1	6	7	7	0	.114
Career	—	1075	2978	355	832	128	17	131	499	247	414	7	.279

On this day & linked events

1932

Born March 27, 1932

Laurinburg, NC, USA

2011

Died July 4, 2011

1956

Major-league debut: Wes Covington

Wes Covington made a major-league debut on April 19, 1956.

1966

Final major-league game: Wes Covington

Wes Covington played a final major-league game on October 2, 1966.

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