Chet Covington

Chester Rogers Covington "Chesty"
Born: November 6, 1910
Cairo, IL US
Deceased: June 11, 1976
Pembroke Park, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1939-1953
Major League Statistics
TSN Contract Card

Chet Covington compiled a career record of 214 wins and 116 losses and a 2.54 ERA in his 439-game pitching career with the Goldsboro Goldbugs, Portsmouth Cubs, Hollywood Chiefs, Fort Pierce Bombers, Jacksonville Tars, Birmingham Barons, Springfield Rifles, Louisville Colonels, Scranton Red Sox, Utica Blue Sox, Chattanooga Lookouts, Tampa Smokers, Montgomery Rebels, Miami Tourists, Palatka Azaleas, Fort Lauderdale Braves, Lakeland Pilots, Greensboro Patriots and Fort Lauderdale Lions. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.

Tampa Smokers

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1939	D	COPL	Goldsboro Goldbugs	7	9	.438	5.42	25						113.0	144	71	68		51
1939	B	PIED	Portsmouth Cubs	0	0		0.00	2						4.0	2	0	0		1
1940	D	FECR1	Hollywood Chiefs	21	10	.677	2.10	32						266.0	254	91	62		72
1941	D	FECR1	Fort Pierce Bombers	22	7	.759	1.90	37						241.0	198	79	51		64
1941	B	SALL2	Jacksonville Tars	2	5	.286	4.16	12						67.0	73	37	31		28
1942	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	3	2	.600	5.34	10	6	1	2	1		32.0	43	21	19		11		19	0	0	0
1942	A	EL	Springfield Rifles	8	8	.500	3.23	25	14					131.0	122	60	47		50
1942	A1	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	1	1	.500	11.77	4						13.0	24	20	17		6
1943	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	1	0		5.0	9	5	5		3		2	0	0	0
1943	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	21	7	.750	1.51	37	26	11	26	9		251.0	174	51	42		61		187	0	1	0
1944	A	EL	Utica Blue Sox	10	11	.476	3.25	23	19	4	17	0		166.0	155	73	60		53		115	1	0	6
1945	A1	SOUA	Chattanooga Lookouts	4	3	.571	3.86	9	6	2	3	1		56.0	57	29	24		17		32	0	0	0
1946	C	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	28	8	.778	1.66	45	27	18	27	5		303.0	250	83	56		55		260	4		7
1947	B	SEAL3	Montgomery Rebels	13	6	.684	3.22	28			18	1		187.0	180	90	67		42		126	2	0	4
1947	C	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	12	2	.857	2.09	17			12	2		129.0	113	39	30		26		108	2		0
1948	B	PIED	Portsmouth Cubs	10	5	.667	2.28	30						83.0	79	36	21		25
1948	C	FLIN	Miami Tourists	9	6	.600	2.97	18						109.0	96	42	36		47
1949	D	FLOR	Palatka Azaleas	11	2	.846	1.71	14			11	2		105.0	77	31	20		27		94	1	0	2
1949	B	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	11	9	.550	1.46	22			15	4		167.0	138	41	27		58		91	1	0	2
1950	B	FLIN	Fort Lauderdale Braves	18	11	.621	2.25	36						260.0	231	85	65	4	82
1951	B	FLIN	Fort Lauderdale Braves	0	1	.000	7.71	5						14.0	27	22	12		12
1952	B	CARL	Greensboro Patriots	2	1	.667	3.60	4						25.0	26	10	10		7
1953	B	FLIN	Fort Lauderdale Lions	1	1	.500	2.77	3						13.0	14	6	4		7
Totals				214	116	.648	2.54	439	99	36	132	25	0	2740.0	2486	1022	774	4	805	0	1034	11	1	21	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1940	D	FECR1	Hollywood Chiefs	50	166	166		37	4	1	1						.223	.223	.277	.500	46
1941	B	SALL2	Jacksonville Tars	12	24	24		7	0	0	0						.292	.292	.292	.583	7
1941	D	FECR1	Fort Pierce Bombers	38	98	98		26	6	0	0						.265	.265	.327	.592	32
1942	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	10	12	12	2	4	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	4	0	0	0
1942	A	EL	Springfield Rifles	25	47	47		13	2	1	0						.277	.277	.362	.638	17
1942	A1	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	4	6	6		1									.167	.167	.167	.333	1
1943	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	1	2	2		1									.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
1943	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	41	112	111	12	23	2	0	0	14	3		1	14	.207	.214	.225	.440	25		0	0
1944	A	EL	Utica Blue Sox	29	80	78	4	19	5	2	0	9	1		2	12	.244	.262	.359	.621	28		0	0
1945	A1	SOUA	Chattanooga Lookouts	9	23	23		8									.348	.348	.348	.696	8
1946	C	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	53	142	135	11	32	2	2	0	11	3		2	4	.237	.248	.281	.530	38		0	5
1947	C	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	17	56	51	6	14	0	1	0	14	2		2	8	.275	.302	.314	.616	16		0	3
1947	B	SEAL3	Montgomery Rebels	28	77	74	5	21	2	0	0	7	0		0	15	.284	.284	.311	.595	23		0	3
1948	B	PIED	Portsmouth Cubs	33	34	34		5	1	0	0						.147	.147	.176	.324	6
1948	C	FLIN	Miami Tourists	18	39	39		5	0	0	0						.128	.128	.128	.256	5
1949	D	FLOR	Palatka Azaleas	23	62	52	12	20	4	0	1	7	3		7	8	.385	.458	.519	.977	27		0	3
1949	B	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	22	69	66	6	15	2	0	1	6	0		0	9	.227	.250	.303	.553	20		2	1
1950	B	FLIN	Fort Lauderdale Braves	40	105	105		21	2	0	0						.200	.200	.219	.419	23
1952	B	FLIN	(+) Lakeland Pilots	33	58	58		9	2	0	0						.155	.155	.190	.345	11
1952	B	FLIN	(+) Tampa Smokers	33	58	58		9	2	0	0						.155	.155	.190	.345	11
Totals				453	1154	1123	58	272	32	7	3	70	12	0	14	70	.242	.253	.291	.544	327	0	2	15	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1939	D	COPL	Goldsboro Goldbugs	P	25						.000
1939	B	PIED	Portsmouth Cubs	P	2						.000
1940	D	FECR1	Hollywood Chiefs	P	32						.000
1941	D	FECR1	Fort Pierce Bombers	P	37						.000
1941	B	SALL2	Jacksonville Tars	P	12						.000
1942	A1	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	P	4						.000
1942	A	EL	Springfield Rifles	P	25						.000
1942	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	10	0	8	1	1	.889	.800
1943	A	EL	Scranton Red Sox	P	37	12	57	3	3	.958	1.865
1943	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	P	1						.000
1944	A	EL	Utica Blue Sox	P	23	11	47	1	1	.983	2.522
1945	A1	SOUA	Chattanooga Lookouts	P	9						.000
1946	C	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	P	45	10	36	3	1	.939	1.022
1947	B	SEAL3	Montgomery Rebels	P	28	7	32	2	1	.951	1.393
1947	C	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	P	16	2	19	0	1	1.000	1.312
1948	B	PIED	Portsmouth Cubs	P	30						.000
1948	C	FLIN	Miami Tourists	P	18						.000
1949	B	FLIN	Tampa Smokers	P	22	1	36	1	3	.974	1.682
1949	D	FLOR	Palatka Azaleas	P	14	0	27	2	1	.931	1.929
1950	B	FLIN	Fort Lauderdale Braves	P	36						.000
1953	B	FLIN	Fort Lauderdale Lions	P	3						.000
Totals					429	43	262	13	12	.959	.711

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1939	D	Coastal Plain League	Goldsboro Goldbugs
1939	B	Piedmont League	Portsmouth Cubs
1940	D	Florida East Coast League	Hollywood Chiefs
1941	D	Florida East Coast League	Fort Pierce Bombers
1941	B	South Atlantic League	Jacksonville Tars
1942	A1	Southern League	Birmingham Barons	CIN
1942	A	Eastern League	Springfield Rifles
1942	AA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1943	AA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels	BOS
1943	A	Eastern League	Scranton Red Sox	BOS
1944	A	Eastern League	Utica Blue Sox	PHI
1945	A1	Southern League	Chattanooga Lookouts	WS1
1946	C	Florida International League	Tampa Smokers
1947	C	Florida International League	Tampa Smokers
1947	B	Southeastern League	Montgomery Rebels	DET
1948	C	Florida International League	Miami Tourists
1948	B	Piedmont League	Portsmouth Cubs
1949	B	Florida International League	Tampa Smokers
1949	D	Florida State League	Palatka Azaleas
1950	B	Florida International League	Fort Lauderdale Braves
1951	B	Florida International League	Fort Lauderdale Braves
1952	B	Florida International League	Tampa Smokers
1952	B	Florida International League	Lakeland Pilots
1952	B	Carolina League	Greensboro Patriots	CHN
1953	B	Florida International League	Fort Lauderdale Lions

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