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Name	Team	Age
Matt Covington	Retired (1984, Age 38)	Died (2037, Age 91)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1964)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	15 years (150 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	3/19/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	3	8
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (94.0 %)	D  (13.3 %)	D- (5.8 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1970	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0
1971	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	155	0	3	0
1972	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1973	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1974	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1975	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	155	0
1976	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1977	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1978	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1979	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1980	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1981	CIN-CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0
1982	CHA	0	0	0	0	0	23	3	130	2
1983	CHA	0	6	0	0	0	3	8	42	10
1984	CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	3

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Matt Covington has retired from the Chicago Nighthawks
1984-06-06	The Chicago Nighthawks have designated Matt Covington for assignment.
1983-06-18	Matt Covington of the Chicago Nighthawks is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1981-11-01	Matt Covington now holds the league record for career triples.
1981-08-29	Trade #1304918 has been completed between the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits and the Chicago Nighthawks. The Chicago Nighthawks receive Matt Covington, Joe Rehg from the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits in exchange for Bob McCullough, Manny Krsnich, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 3 (CHA).
1981-04-28	The Cincinnati Jack Rabbits have placed Matt Covington on the trade block.