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Keller Stargell League
7-30-2029
Tom Covington Catcher
Retired (1991, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .772 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 1980 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 11-06-1952
HR 138 Drafted Round 1, Pick 17
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(126 games)
RBI 987
SB 140
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1974 Away 29 106 12 23 5 0 1 8 11 21 0 0 0 .583 .291 .292 .075 .217
1974 Home 36 125 15 36 7 1 2 20 14 20 1 0 1 .768 .360 .408 .120 .288
1975 Away 64 258 29 79 10 2 3 35 39 32 3 4 5 .793 .397 .395 .089 .306
1975 Home 65 240 28 86 9 1 5 30 30 20 1 3 5 .893 .426 .467 .108 .358
1976 Away 57 233 33 64 14 0 3 30 27 39 0 3 2 .728 .355 .373 .099 .275
1976 Home 60 236 36 62 7 1 9 37 31 41 1 1 2 .765 .349 .415 .153 .263
1977 Away 59 220 35 79 11 1 4 33 36 33 9 6 2 .924 .452 .473 .114 .359
1977 Home 62 243 23 57 9 3 1 27 25 38 1 7 3 .610 .301 .309 .074 .235
1978 Away 63 242 25 55 11 1 3 34 26 35 6 4 2 .620 .301 .318 .091 .227
1978 Home 57 210 23 55 9 1 4 32 20 28 8 6 0 .696 .325 .371 .110 .262
1979 Away 36 114 20 32 7 1 3 19 19 18 4 3 0 .822 .383 .439 .158 .281
1979 Home 42 117 13 25 5 0 2 14 16 19 1 4 1 .611 .304 .308 .094 .214
1980 Away 64 254 36 78 11 2 8 48 33 31 7 2 0 .845 .384 .461 .154 .307
1980 Home 58 207 30 64 14 2 5 37 30 22 4 5 0 .867 .398 .469 .159 .309
1981 Away 61 204 26 56 9 2 4 29 27 35 2 8 0 .758 .361 .397 .123 .275
1981 Home 65 211 34 65 14 3 6 41 25 35 7 4 1 .869 .381 .488 .180 .308
1982 Away 61 233 37 79 19 5 6 56 31 29 2 7 0 .957 .416 .541 .202 .339
1982 Home 60 210 38 67 16 3 3 31 33 14 6 6 0 .881 .414 .467 .148 .319
1983 Away 60 211 34 57 8 3 4 29 30 28 10 3 1 .757 .363 .393 .123 .270
1983 Home 63 215 29 57 12 0 2 37 34 20 3 3 0 .715 .367 .349 .084 .265
1984 Away 58 228 44 71 17 0 10 43 30 32 9 6 1 .914 .396 .518 .206 .311
1984 Home 64 230 36 71 15 2 5 37 40 36 6 10 0 .867 .410 .457 .148 .309
1985 Away 54 218 22 51 7 0 6 31 23 35 6 4 0 .656 .307 .349 .115 .234
1985 Home 63 245 27 68 11 0 6 35 25 45 6 6 1 .742 .346 .396 .118 .278
1986 Away 64 234 21 61 12 1 4 28 23 41 3 4 0 .695 .323 .372 .111 .261
1986 Home 58 192 28 58 13 3 6 41 27 31 6 5 1 .879 .385 .495 .193 .302
1987 Away 63 231 27 65 10 1 5 29 36 40 6 2 2 .780 .381 .398 .117 .281
1987 Home 59 213 26 70 7 3 3 32 29 26 9 7 2 .841 .409 .432 .103 .329
1988 Away 15 66 6 17 1 0 1 4 4 13 1 1 3 .618 .300 .318 .061 .258
1988 Home 9 37 5 8 1 0 2 3 3 8 0 1 0 .680 .275 .405 .189 .216
1989 Away 56 218 28 63 6 2 5 15 28 31 3 7 2 .777 .373 .404 .115 .289
1989 Home 55 213 21 61 13 0 0 23 22 27 6 6 0 .703 .356 .347 .061 .286
1990 Away 60 205 18 46 7 1 3 11 31 37 3 2 1 .640 .328 .312 .088 .224
1990 Home 57 201 18 55 9 0 2 14 25 28 0 4 2 .708 .359 .348 .075 .274
1991 Away 39 73 3 14 2 0 0 4 9 11 0 0 1 .500 .280 .219 .027 .192
1991 Home 42 82 11 25 5 0 2 10 11 15 0 0 1 .822 .383 .439 .134 .305
Total Away 963 3548 456 990 167 22 73 486 463 541 74 66 22 .763 .363 .400 .121 .279
Total Home 975 3427 441 990 176 23 65 501 440 473 66 78 20 .780 .370 .411 .122 .289
Total 1938 6975 897 1980 343 45 138 987 903 1014 140 144 42 .772 .366 .405 .121 .284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Tom Covington has retired from the Oakland Turtles
1991-04-19Trade #1575704 has been completed between the Oakland Turtles and the Chicago Black Socks. The Chicago Black Socks receive Dr. Ace Lacy, Moonbeam Munoz (Optioned) from the Oakland Turtles in exchange for Tom Covington.
1988-05-05Tom Covington of the San Diego Murder City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1985-08-14Tom Covington of the San Diego Murder City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1979-08-04Tom Covington of the San Diego Beachcombers is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1979-06-16Tom Covington of the San Diego Beachcombers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1974-06-28The San Diego Beachcombers have promoted Tom Covington to the major league team. The San Diego Beachcombers have sent Joe Conwell to the minors.
1970-05-22Trade #1299239 has been completed between the Pittsburgh Varmints and the San Diego Bashers. The San Diego Bashers receive Tom Covington from the Pittsburgh Varmints in exchange for Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (SD).
1970-04-25The Pittsburgh Varmints have placed Tom Covington on the trade block.
1970-04-04The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Shepardson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Carl Grant to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tommy Jones to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Ben Delhi to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Sam Curtis to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Tom Covington to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Tim Moloney for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jerry Skidmore to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Isao Hakota for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rod Davalillo to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Harry Davison to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Brian Kallio to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Taylor to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Kostro to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Del Murphy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Johnny Edmondson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Schaive to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Earl Traxler to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Lewis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Gene Quest to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jeff Leonard to the major league team.
1970-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have auto-promoted Tom Covington to the major leagues.