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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Al Covington First Base
Retired (1996, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .258 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .695 Status Retired (1996) Option Years 0  
H 622 Age 70 (OS 71) Date of Birth 11-06-1959
HR 22 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1981)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(91 games)
RBI 270
SB 27
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 C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * D- (5.4%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A  (89.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1984 DET
96
318
43
79
11
1
3
35
51
 49 2 3
3
 4 13
.671
.353
.318
.069
.248
1985 DET
51
159
18
30
9
2
1
11
26
 26 2 0
1
 0 7
.599
.310
.289
.101
.189
1986 DET
118
439
55
119
22
1
5
53
60
 50 4 2
6
 8 11
.722
.362
.360
.089
.271
1987 DET
47
117
18
30
9
1
1
11
15
 14 0 0
2
 2 6
.717
.341
.376
.120
.256
1988 DET
88
276
59
78
15
2
4
31
33
 42 1 1
1
 0 4
.755
.360
.395
.112
.283
1989 DET
52
134
16
36
7
5
1
11
17
 18 1 0
0
 0 0
.773
.355
.418
.149
.269
1991 DET
45
95
15
28
4
2
0
14
4
 20 1 0
0
 0 1
.709
.330
.379
.084
.295
1992 DET
131
181
18
41
10
2
2
22
32
 32 1 0
3
 1 8
.683
.346
.337
.110
.227
1993 DET
130
201
27
60
14
2
1
29
19
 23 0 0
5
 1 6
.762
.359
.403
.104
.299
1994 DET
132
204
30
55
4
0
1
16
26
 27 0 2
5
 2 6
.653
.349
.304
.034
.270
1995 DET
80
140
18
35
4
2
1
17
21
 20 1 1
1
 0 9
.678
.350
.329
.079
.250
1996 DET
75
145
10
31
1
1
2
20
12
 26 0 2
0
 0 8
.546
.270
.276
.062
.214
Total
1045
2409
327
622
110
21
22
270
316
 347 13 11
27
 18 79
.695
.346
.349
.090
.258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Al Covington has retired from the Detroit Your Tax Dollars at Work
1996-04-03Al Covington of the Detroit Your Tax Dollars at Work is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1994-09-28Al Covington of the Detroit Your Tax Dollars at Work is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1992-08-27Al Covington of the Detroit Your Tax Dollars at Work is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1991-08-21Al Covington of the Detroit Yellow Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1991-03-01The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Jose Blethen to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Earl Mann to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Al Covington to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have designated Carl Lary for assignment.
1990-04-01The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Jose Blethen to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have designated Al Covington for assignment.
1989-05-30Al Covington of the Detroit Yellow Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1985-10-03The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Al Covington to the major league team.
1985-10-03The Detroit Yellow Canaries have sent Al Covington to the minors.
1985-08-12The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Al Covington to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have designated Fritzie Manning for assignment.
1985-06-19The Detroit Yellow Canaries have sent Al Covington to the minors.
1985-06-02The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Al Covington to the major league team.
1985-05-29The Detroit Yellow Canaries have sent Al Covington to the minors.
1984-04-01The Detroit Yellow Canaries have promoted Al Covington to the major league team. The Detroit Yellow Canaries have sent Blake Gaines to the minors.