#62 Wes Covington, Leftfield, 25 yrs, Washington Senators Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Wes Covington
3/27/1932 25 USA,NC, 6"1 205
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1957 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 10 Days (182 total Days) 163 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 19 Days (191 total Days) 1 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/9 | @NYY | L 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/10 | @NYY | L 7-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/12 | KC | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/13 | KC | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/15 | NYY | L 6-12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/17 | NYY | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | DET | L 4-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/20 | DET | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/22 | @BOS | W 8-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @BOS | L 10-13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 101 | 344 | 112 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 56 | 12 | 32 | .326 | .349 | .480 | .829 | .742 | .154 |
Projected | 106 | 362 | 118 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 59 | 13 | 34 | .326 | .349 | .480 | .829 | .742 | .154 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 86 | 367 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 165 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 55.0 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 55 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .309 | .559 |
vs. RHP | 289 | 101 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .349 | .368 | .512 | .881 |
Close/Late | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .259 | .423 | .682 |
Scoring Position | 95 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .308 | .421 | .729 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 52 | 173 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 18 | .329 | .346 | .468 | .814 |
Road | 49 | 171 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 14 | .322 | .346 | .491 | .838 |
March/April | 12 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .171 | .194 | .257 | .452 |
May | 14 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .381 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
June | 20 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | .328 | .369 | .500 | .869 |
July | 17 | 71 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .366 | .366 | .493 | .859 |
August | 22 | 80 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 7 | .400 | .409 | .525 | .934 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | .224 | .258 | .448 | .706 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 14 | 43 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .442 | .444 | .674 | 1.119 | NYY WS1 |
1957 | 101 | 344 | 112 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .326 | .349 | .480 | .829 | WS1 |
Total | 115 | 387 | 131 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | .339 | .359 | .501 | .861 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, AAA | 135 | 521 | 170 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 76 | 83 | 55 | 57 | 5 | 8 | .326 | .385 | .495 | .880 |
1957, AAA | 13 | 53 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .433 | .509 | .943 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 72 | 71 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 7 | .955 | 582.2 | 2.39 | | | | |
Rightfield | 20 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1.000 | 124.1 | 2.24 | | | | |
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Injuries Injured on 4/18/1950 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days... Injured on 3/23/1951 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks... Was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati on 5/24/1954. Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1956... Traded from New York (A) to Washington on 7/14/1956 (Going to WS1: SS Luis Aparicio, CF Jim Delsing, LF Wes Covington, C Bob Oldis. Going to NYY: P Jim Bunning, 2B Gil Mcdougald, CF Irv Noren)... Had first career hit on 9/6/1956, off Bob Purkey (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 9/9/1956, off Nellie King (DET)...
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