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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1970 Minors 18 56.00 6 / 9 9 / 12 6 / 6 9 / 10 6 / 6 6 / 6 6 / 7 48 / 56
1970 Majors 18 0.19 3 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1971 Minors 19 62.00 3 / 6 2 / 13 9 / 10 7 / 8 11 / 11 5 / 7 6 / 7 43 / 62
1972 Minors 20 59.00 2 / 8 2 / 8 6 / 12 7 / 9 4 / 4 4 / 6 9 / 12 34 / 59
1973 Minors 21 61.00 2 / 8 6 / 10 3 / 5 3 / 5 9 / 9 14 / 16 4 / 8 41 / 61
1974 Minors 22 24.00 0 / 1 2 / 5 3 / 5 1 / 2 3 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 10 / 24
1974 Majors 22 33.43 84 65 0 0 / 8 0 / 4 3 / 4 6 / 8 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 12 / 33
1975 Majors 23 68.49 162 129 0 0 / 16 4 / 8 1 / 9 3 / 7 6 / 6 7 / 12 3 / 10 24 / 68
1976 Majors 24 63.58 162 114 0 0 / 4 3 / 11 0 / 8 3 / 10 4 / 7 2 / 11 6 / 12 18 / 63
1977 Majors 25 68.43 162 121 0 0 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 10 4 / 6 4 / 10 2 / 9 2 / 14 13 / 68
1978 Majors 26 66.75 162 119 0 0 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 10 2 / 9 4 / 14 2 / 7 3 / 8 12 / 66
1979 Majors 27 41.36 106 61 46 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 7 2 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 5 5 / 41
1980 Majors 28 68.83 162 122 0 0 / 17 2 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 4 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 6 6 / 68
1981 Majors 29 61.46 162 104 0 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 61
1982 Majors 30 64.35 162 121 0 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 64
1983 Majors 31 63.94 162 116 0 0 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 63
1984 Majors 32 64.79 162 122 0 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 64
1985 Majors 33 62.14 155 117 7 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 62
1986 Majors 34 64.79 162 122 0 -2 / 6 -1 / 8 -2 / 13 -4 / 7 -3 / 4 -4 / 10 0 / 16 -16 / 64
1987 Majors 35 64.79 162 122 0 0 / 9 -3 / 10 -2 / 7 -5 / 10 -9 / 11 -3 / 5 0 / 12 -22 / 64
1988 Majors 36 12.74 31 24 31 -4 / 1 -8 / 2 -3 / 0 -5 / 1 -6 / 1 -3 / 1 -3 / 6 -32 / 12
1989 Majors 37 60.75 162 111 0 0 / 9 0 / 9 -1 / 9 -1 / 8 -8 / 5 -3 / 8 -2 / 12 -15 / 60
1990 Majors 38 61.03 162 116 0 -2 / 6 -5 / 5 -3 / 12 -7 / 16 -8 / 9 -3 / 8 -2 / 5 -30 / 61
1991 Majors 39 35.13 162 31 0 -5 / 4 -5 / 4 -4 / 7 -1 / 10 -2 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 5 -16 / 35
Total 2647 1837 84 0 / 185 10 / 181 16 / 191 24 / 192 26 / 161 29 / 179 32 / 190 137 / 1279
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.