1967 Covington Astros Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 29-35
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Tony Pacheco (29-35)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Covington, Virginia
Ballpark: Casey Field
Attendance: 31,322, Avg. 979
1967 Covington Astros Roster

The Covington Astros of the Appalachian League ended the 1967 season with a record of 29 wins and 35 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The Astros plated 238 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 261 runs. Ray Busse topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .223. Craig Hilden led Covington with 5 wins, while Doug Olson recorded a 2.9 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1967 Covington Astros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ray Busse, Juan Jiménez, Cliff Johnson, John Mayberry and Jay Schlueter.

Tony Pacheco served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Craig Hilden52.7143.171172054.0402419422253201
Wayne Brechtel42.6674.601160043.0412722612147111
Tom Suchanek46.4003.751851048.0362420130535104
Kim Hillstrom31.7500.88881051.03675234349103
Steve Grover33.5004.251090055.0523326029141303
Russ Rothermel21.6671.89332119.0144428219000
Emmitt Money26.2504.811460043.0482923125433213
John Kryczkowski101.0004.91611111.0766014017006
Steve Ritchie11.5001.93910014.01011301109001
Daniel Evans11.5003.461110026.0261010117220013
Ciro Ramos11.5005.4040005.08330105000
Gerald Johnson12.3331.691831048.037179326231104
Charles Bynon13.2503.661440032.0342013219226021
Ernest Brown001.8020005.03310623000
Larry Franklin0018.0020001.03320102000
Jeff Morrell01.0005.79810014.0171292909102
Doug Olson05.0002.901391059.0582819421341003
Totals2935.4533.31162640920528.04702611942828529440125350

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ray Busse60236220284962228821247.223.261.295.55665022
Tom Brown4617616514474011150746.285.330.327.65754400
John Mayberry50188155233970421203120.252.372.374.74758002
Donald Moore4818016018392108421619.244.316.269.58543130
Cliff Johnson36134110213472524001821.309.406.545.95160213
Jaime Davis4414713313287019631117.211.276.286.56238120
Gregory Walling471251029232106722119.225.363.265.62827110
Ricky Hartzog4313111521204004121529.174.275.209.48424100
Gordon Allen51160136202041210332259.147.270.235.50632110
Jay Schlueter2177701117302541721.243.312.371.68326000
Geoff Price361099712174111331821.175.248.268.51626202
Shane Hummell338175714103701525.187.238.320.55824010
Dale Weatherford3297905135021100725.144.206.267.47324000
Larry Franklin23534841211043039.250.321.312.63315200
Craig Hilden11211941010050013.526.550.5791.12911010
Ricky Wilson22676338200221415.127.179.159.33810000
Boyd Van Patten822180620052046.333.455.444.8998000
Kim Hillstrom820162510010028.312.421.375.7966110
Jeff Morrell1112121400010005.333.333.333.6674000
Steve Grover1021172400020024.235.316.235.5514020
Kenneth McCary1523195401010043.211.348.316.6646000
Emmitt Money1413113300000024.273.385.273.6573000
Juan Jiménez4652200020013.400.500.400.9002000
Tom Suchanek1810101200110003.200.200.500.7005000
Wayne Brechtel1114110210010017.182.250.273.5233020
Barry Carey3751100000021.200.429.200.6291000
Charles Bynon14760100000013.167.286.167.4521000
Daniel Evans11870110030002.143.143.286.4292010
Alexis Corro81171100010146.143.455.143.5971000
Ira Barber3980100000012.125.222.125.3471000
Gerald Johnson2016142110030024.071.188.143.3302000
Gary Long10232131000000212.048.130.048.1781000
Ciro Ramos4110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Russ Rothermel3640000000003.000.000.000.0000020
Bo Harris2110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Doug Olson1316131000000025.000.133.000.1330010
Ken Hovance3761000000004.000.143.000.1430100
Ernest Brown914110000011036.000.214.000.2140000
John Kryczkowski6220000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Ricardo Richardson6770000010102.000.000.000.0000000
Steve Ritchie92000000000201.0000000
Totals826226019902384296610241915120223491.216.299.295.5945870172190


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
John Mayberry1B49380291125.9748.347
Gordon Allen1B630522.9465.833
Ernest Brown1B521212.9584.600
Geoff Price1B4290021.0007.250
Gregory Walling1B316110.9445.667
Ira Barber1B321111.9577.333
Barry Carey1B2111011.0006.000
Cliff Johnson1B14010.8004.000
Donald Moore2B4297901821.9124.452
Geoff Price2B264352146.8723.654
Tom Brown3B444666174.8682.545
Ricky Wilson3B17123152.8962.529
Juan Jiménez3B32120.6001.000
Donald Moore3B21620.7783.500
Dale WeatherfordC291721041.9786.27620
Shane HummellC211291311.9936.76210
Cliff JohnsonC1676823.9775.2509
Gary LongC10569001.0006.5003
Ricky WilsonC1130001.00013.0000
Bo HarrisC110001.0001.0000
Gordon AllenOF3940520.9571.154
Jaime DavisOF3853311.9821.474
Ricky HartzogOF3760260.9121.676
Gregory WallingOF3533322.9471.029
Jay SchlueterOF2134220.9471.714
Cliff JohnsonOF2023230.8931.250
Larry FranklinOF15152001.0001.133
Kenneth McCaryOF8101001.0001.375
Boyd Van PattenOF52010.667.400
Ricardo RichardsonOF530001.000.600
Ken HovanceOF310001.000.333
Jeff MorrellOF231011.0002.000
Gerald JohnsonOF210001.000.500
Ricky WilsonOF110001.0001.000
Ernest BrownOF110001.0001.000
Tom SuchanekP184910.929.722
Gerald JohnsonP1801511.938.833
Emmitt MoneyP143510.889.571
Charles BynonP141920.833.714
Doug OlsonP130511.833.385
Craig HildenP1108011.000.727
Daniel EvansP112610.889.727
Wayne BrechtelP1111010.9171.000
Steve GroverP1011220.8671.300
Steve RitchieP906001.000.667
Jeff MorrellP83411.875.875
Kim HillstromP831621.9052.375
John KryczkowskiP60000.000
Ciro RamosP40000.000
Russ RothermelP312001.0001.000
Ray BusseSS601201633529.8904.717
Donald MooreSS45611.9172.750
Alexis CorroSS36611.9234.000
Juan JiménezSS10010.000.000
Totals7431590628150111.9372.9854200

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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