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| Name | Team | Age |
| Tom Covington | Retired (1991, Age 38) | Died (2016, Age 64) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 17 (1970) |
C | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Keller Stargell League | 0 | 16 years (126 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/6/1952 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1970 | SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | SD | 65 | 231 | 27 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .683 | .328 | .355 | .255 |
| 1975 | SD | 129 | 498 | 57 | 165 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 69 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 10 | .841 | .411 | .430 | .331 |
| 1976 | SD | 117 | 469 | 69 | 126 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 67 | 58 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .747 | .352 | .394 | .269 |
| 1977 | SD | 121 | 463 | 58 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 61 | 71 | 10 | 13 | 5 | .761 | .375 | .387 | .294 |
| 1978 | SD | 120 | 452 | 48 | 110 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 46 | 63 | 14 | 10 | 2 | .655 | .312 | .343 | .243 |
| 1979 | SD | 78 | 231 | 33 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .716 | .343 | .372 | .247 |
| 1980 | SD | 122 | 461 | 66 | 142 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 85 | 63 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .855 | .391 | .464 | .308 |
| 1981 | SD | 126 | 415 | 60 | 121 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 70 | 9 | 12 | 1 | .814 | .371 | .443 | .292 |
| 1982 | SD | 121 | 443 | 75 | 146 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 64 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .921 | .415 | .506 | .330 |
| 1983 | SD | 123 | 426 | 63 | 114 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .736 | .365 | .371 | .268 |
| 1984 | SD | 122 | 458 | 80 | 142 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 80 | 70 | 68 | 15 | 16 | 1 | .890 | .403 | .487 | .310 |
| 1985 | SD | 117 | 463 | 49 | 119 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 80 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .701 | .328 | .374 | .257 |
| 1986 | SD | 122 | 426 | 49 | 119 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 69 | 50 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .779 | .351 | .427 | .279 |
| 1987 | SD | 122 | 444 | 53 | 135 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 15 | 9 | 4 | .809 | .395 | .414 | .304 |
| 1988 | SD | 24 | 103 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .640 | .291 | .350 | .243 |
| 1989 | SD | 111 | 431 | 49 | 124 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 50 | 58 | 9 | 13 | 2 | .741 | .365 | .376 | .288 |
| 1990 | SD | 117 | 406 | 36 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 56 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .673 | .343 | .330 | .249 |
| 1991 | CHN-OAK | 81 | 155 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .671 | .335 | .335 | .252 |
| Total | 1938 | 6975 | 897 | 1980 | 343 | 45 | 138 | 987 | 903 | 1014 | 140 | 144 | 42 | .772 | .366 | .405 | .284 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1991-11-01 | Tom Covington has retired from the Oakland Turtles |
| 1991-04-19 | Trade #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. |
| 1988-05-05 | Tom Covington of the San Diego Murder City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
| 1985-08-14 | Tom Covington of the San Diego Murder City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1979-08-04 | Tom Covington of the San Diego Beachcombers is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1979-06-16 | Tom Covington of the San Diego Beachcombers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1974-06-28 | The San Diego Beachcombers have promoted Tom Covington to the major league team. The San Diego Beachcombers have sent Joe Conwell to the minors. |
| 1970-05-22 | Trade #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). |
| 1970-04-25 | The Pittsburgh Varmints have placed Tom Covington on the trade block. |
| 1970-04-04 | The 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. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have auto-promoted Tom Covington to the major leagues. |