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American baseball player (1910-1976)
Baseball player
Chet Covington
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
1910-11-06
)
November 6, 1910
Cairo, Illinois
, U.S.
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Died:
June 11, 1976
(1976-06-11)
(aged 65)
Pembroke Park, Florida
, U.S.
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April 23, 1944, for the Philadelphia Phillies
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September 26, 1944, for the Philadelphia Phillies
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Win?loss record
| 1?1
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Earned run average
| 4.66
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Strikeouts
| 13
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Chester Rogers Covington
(November 6, 1910 ? June 11, 1976) was a
Major League Baseball
pitcher
who played for the
Philadelphia Phillies
in 1944. The 33-year-old
rookie
, recipient of
The Sporting News
Minor League Player of the Year Award
in 1943, was a native of
Cairo, Illinois
.
Covington is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the
major leagues
during
World War II
. He made his
major league debut
on April 23, 1944, in a
doubleheader
against the
Boston Braves
at
Braves Field
. His first and only major-league win was in the first game of a doubleheader against the Braves at
Shibe Park
on April 30, 1944. He pitched in relief and was the pitcher of record in a 14-
inning
, 2?1 victory.
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For the season, part of which was spent in the
minor leagues
, he appeared in 19 games, all in relief, and had a 1?1 record with 10
games finished
. He allowed 20 earned runs in 38
2
⁄
3
innings pitched
for a final
ERA
of 4.66. In addition, Covington pitched 15 seasons in
minor league baseball
, winning minor league 220 games.
Covington died at the age of 65 in
Pembroke Park, Florida
.
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