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Sam Covington

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Sam Covington
First baseman
Born: (1894-11-18)November 18, 1894
Denison, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 4, 1963(1963-01-04) (aged 68)
Denison, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 1913, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
April 27, 1918, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.178
Home runs1
Runs batted in14
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Clarence Calvert "Sam" Covington (November 18, 1894 – January 4, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. He was a first baseman in parts of three seasons (1913, 1917–18) with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves. For his career, he compiled a .178 batting average, with one home run and 14 runs batted in.

He was born and later died in Denison, Texas, at the age of 68. His brother Tex also played in the major leagues.

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