1971 Covington Astros Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 33-35
Finished 4th in the AL's North Division
Manager: Billy Smith (33-35)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Covington, Virginia
Ballpark: Casey Field
Attendance: 25,105, Avg. 738
1971 Covington Astros Roster

The Covington Astros of the Appalachian League ended the 1971 season with a record of 33 wins and 35 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Astros scored 314 runs and allowed 322 runs. John McRae drove in 36 runs. Art Gardner led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .303. Blake Green topped the team with 8 wins, while Paul Siebert recorded a 2.07 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1971 Covington Astros who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Art Gardner, Al Javier, Doug Konieczny and Paul Siebert.

Billy Smith 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
Blake Green83.7272.7715621065.05829202311770010
David Kaster62.7502.5712960277.0782822227075302
Paul Siebert52.7142.07131163087.0742520224096008
David Warburton44.5004.8613710050.0654127422036307
Doug Konieczny301.0002.628731148.0271914117078104
Guillermo Foster34.4297.6210710039.0504733141017607
William McLaurine27.2223.3214720257.054282128041103
Bob Dean11.5001.125111016.0144201024000
Romualdo Blanco15.1677.6010800045.0455138445038538
Paulo DeLeon01.0004.1213100224.0251611113013104
James Todd03.0004.919300122.025151211208201
Gary Smith03.0006.009100021.0221914119116306
Totals3335.4853.821316802268551.0537322234212602519253600

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
Art Gardner682762644580144231183850.303.325.409.734108121
Neil Rasmussen6826724941688122761943.273.297.337.63484144
Robert Blakley582262063557123131921726.277.333.379.71278111
John McRae572101873052111636301827.278.340.444.78483113
Al Javier52198182294381311221031.236.286.341.62662321
Ramon Perez53200168204231015332736.250.355.280.63547131
Alton Williams56211188353953527702066.207.286.346.63165111
Rafael Tatis48162148213361012401140.223.284.277.56141201
Marc Cochran3511510611295211830523.274.298.387.68541013
Michael Hart3211195162890311101227.295.376.484.86046121
Clark Gillies35102928225001101532.239.294.293.58827302
John Cook2263507101004101114.200.355.220.57511110
Paul Siebert14333126000200110.194.219.194.4126010
John Kimbley925224510140037.227.320.409.7299000
David Kaster1231285520050018.179.207.250.4577020
Fernando Payano513102300000034.300.462.300.7623000
Guillermo Foster1218150300010125.200.294.200.4943010
Blake Green1522171300001036.176.300.176.4763020
David Warburton1322190310030025.158.238.211.4494010
Paulo DeLeon14551200020001.400.400.400.8002000
Bob Dean5660200000003.333.333.333.6672000
James Kilner3881100000006.125.125.125.2501000
Romualdo Blanco1016160100000006.062.062.062.1251000
Doug Konieczny819170110000016.059.111.118.2292010
William McLaurine1419170000000028.000.105.000.1050000
Gary Smith9530000010021.000.400.000.4000000
James Todd9440000000004.000.000.000.0000000
Claude Arnold413100000000032.000.231.000.2310000
Totals740240021633145389217242525813176497.249.307.340.64873601626190


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
John McRae1B57413441227.9748.018
Clark Gillies1B1492587.9246.929
Robert Blakley1B180011.0008.000
Ramon Perez2B51801281916.9164.078
John Cook2B19273777.9013.368
James Kilner2B35620.8463.667
Alton Williams3B505281387.7782.660
Rafael Tatis3B18202792.8392.611
Marc CochranC3226514132.9558.71920
Michael HartC28223912.9968.28615
Clark GilliesC10603001.0006.30013
Art GardnerOF68120591.9331.838
Robert BlakleyOF5661740.9441.214
Al JavierOF4660763.9181.457
Rafael TatisOF2228030.9031.273
John KimbleyOF785001.0001.857
Fernando PayanoOF410001.000.250
Claude ArnoldOF440001.0001.000
Alton WilliamsOF120001.0002.000
Blake GreenP1541910.9581.533
William McLaurineP1428011.000.714
David WarburtonP1358001.0001.000
Paul SiebertP1311810.9501.462
Paulo DeLeonP1317021.000.615
David KasterP1261221.9001.500
Guillermo FosterP1031040.7651.300
Romualdo BlancoP103920.8571.200
James ToddP923001.000.556
Gary SmithP90411.800.444
Doug KoniecznyP828001.0001.250
Bob DeanP502011.000.400
Neil RasmussenSS66911603423.8813.803
Alton WilliamsSS21431.6252.500
Totals6901650650179105.9283.3334800

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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