- Wes Covington
Infobox MLB retired
name=Wes Covingon
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1932|3|27Laurinburg, 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 run s
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 inLaurinburg, North Carolina ) was aMajor League Baseball player for theMilwaukee Braves ,Chicago White Sox ,Kansas City Athletics ,Philadelphia Phillies ,Chicago Cubs andLos 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 24home runs , had 74Runs Batted In and hit for a .330batting average . He played his last game of his career with the Dodgers in the 1966World Series .ee also
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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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