William Wilkes Covington (March 19, 1887 – December 10, 1931) was a
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He played for the
Detroit Tigers.
"Tex Covington Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-24. Appearing in 31 games, he posted a 4.10 ERA
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. He pitched 147 innings between 1911-1912. He made no errors in 1911, but three in 1912, greatly affected his career fielding percentage (.929).
His brother Sam also played in the major leagues.
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Major League Baseball pitchers
Detroit Tigers players
Houston Buffaloes players
Evansville River Rats players
Providence Grays (minor league) players
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Mobile Sea Gulls players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Tulsa Producers players
Denison Railroaders players
San Antonio Bronchos players
Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
Minor league baseball managers
Baseball players from Tennessee
1887 births
1931 deaths
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