| Wes Covington | |
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| Left fielder | |
| Born: March 27, 1932 Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: July 4, 2011 (aged 79) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1956, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1966, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .279 |
| Home runs | 131 |
| Runs batted in | 499 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Wesley Covington (March 27, 1932 – July 4, 2011) was an American professional baseball left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1956 through 1966 for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), weighing 205 pounds (93 kg; 14.6 st). Covington batted left-handed and threw right-handed.[1]
- ^ "Wes Covington Stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.