Wes Covington

Wes Covington

Infobox MLB retired
name=Wes Covingon


position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1932|3|27
Laurinburg, North Carolina
debutdate=April 19
debutyear=by|1956
debutteam=Milwaukee Braves
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1966
finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.279
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=131
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat3value=499
teams=
* Milwaukee Braves (by|1956–by|1961)
* Chicago White Sox (by|1961)
* Kansas City Athletics (by|1961)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|1961-by|1965)
* Chicago Cubs (by|1966)
* Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1966)
highlights=
* World Series champion (1957)

John Wesley Covington (born March 27, 1932 in Laurinburg, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1956 to 1966. Covington is one of a handful of players to have played for four different teams in one season when he accomplished this feat in 1961. His best season came in 1958 with the Braves when he hit 24 home runs, had 74 Runs Batted In and hit for a .330 batting average. He played his last game of his career with the Dodgers in the 1966 World Series.

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/covinwe01.shtml Wes Covington career stats"]


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