Wes Covington
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| Wes Covingon | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: March 27, 1932 Laurinburg, North Carolina |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 19, 1956 for the Milwaukee Braves |
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| Final game | ||
| October 2, 1966 for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .279 | |
| Home runs | 131 | |
| Runs Batted In | 499 | |
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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.
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