1972 Covington Astros Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 41-29
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Billy Smith (41-29)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Covington, Virginia
Ballpark: Casey Field
Attendance: 21,260, Avg. 607
1972 Covington Astros Roster

The Covington Astros of the Appalachian League ended the 1972 season with a record of 41 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Astros scored 353 runs and gave up 309 runs. Steve Englishbey led Covington with 13 home runs Thomas Smith drove in 50 runs. Mike Markl paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .336. Jim Crawford and Ben Ochoa topped the team with 7 wins each, while Jim Crawford recorded a 1.59 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Jim Crawford played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Covington Astros to do so.

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
Ben Ochoa71.8752.2211941069.0612417320071303
Jim Crawford73.7001.59111091085.04826153180123127
James Herring51.8333.458830047.0342518337052309
Tom Changnon52.7142.09131161182.0723019517070107
David Brooks53.6254.68111130073.08754382330648011
Denny Nagel44.5004.1416310550.0492923517040301
Bob Dean34.4294.889930048.0623826723050001
Michael Fenton22.5003.9012000030.0311613320017031
William Hegland24.3335.6811610138.0382924327038303
William Miller101.0004.717100021.0211411211012000
Frederick Robson01.0002.256000012.012431507102
John Calzia04.0006.758200220.028201539025003
Totals4129.5863.471237003039575.0543309222402370569235480

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
Mike Markl6728925348851101251212716.336.404.391.79599342
Thomas Smith682952365670184950925138.297.420.521.941123224
Steve Englishbey6828921756531211333216469.244.417.488.905106314
Lonnie Newland67254234264662623211880.197.254.316.57074020
David Ralstin4818116618439211831938.259.294.355.65059114
Richard Watson47159136204232115012124.309.403.382.78552101
Stan Floyd41166151244080735101335.265.319.457.77669002
Clark Gillies46170156234052220111052.256.308.353.66055211
Michael Hart51184160183680216311828.225.313.312.62650321
Donnie Sims531871652435100217201942.212.299.309.60951201
Bob Bourne37124109162811015611029.257.317.284.60131113
Paul Dillard22414041110121019.275.293.375.66815000
Jim Crawford1133293810010049.276.364.310.6749000
David Brooks11313138110500014.258.258.355.61311000
James Herring822203710030013.350.364.400.7648001
Denny Nagel1618112300000032.273.429.273.7013040
William Hegland1112121300000002.250.250.250.5003000
Bob Dean917172310030008.176.176.235.4124000
Tom Changnon13322723000000210.111.172.111.2843030
Michael Fenton12991210000002.222.222.333.5563000
John Calzia8970100000004.143.143.143.2861020
Tom Pulchinski4990100000004.111.111.111.2221000
Ben Ochoa11282431000010210.042.115.042.1571020
Frederick Robson6110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
William Miller7760000000004.000.000.000.0000010
Totals742256722263535699715452814310273533.256.338.373.71283101826240


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Clark Gillies1B3827129629.9807.895
Bob Bourne1B3325023424.9868.273
Paul Dillard1B271011.0004.000
Mike Markl2B671262071939.9464.970
Richard Watson2B45521.8332.500
Tom Pulchinski2B21711.8894.000
Richard Watson3B394062208.8362.615
Thomas Smith3B20141672.8111.500
Stan Floyd3B1381742.8621.923
Tom Pulchinski3B111001.0002.000
Michael HartC452383083.9715.95619
Stan FloydC262401851.9819.92312
Clark GilliesC12010.6672.0002
Steve EnglishbeyOF68785110.8831.221
Thomas SmithOF4875140.9501.583
Donnie SimsOF4556250.9211.289
David RalstinOF3957040.9341.462
Paul DillardOF560001.0001.200
Clark GilliesOF46010.8571.500
Stan FloydOF220001.0001.000
Denny NagelP161510.857.375
Tom ChangnonP1351611.9551.615
Michael FentonP12310001.0001.083
Ben OchoaP11312001.0001.364
William HeglandP11310021.0001.182
Jim CrawfordP1131532.8571.636
David BrooksP1171311.9521.818
Bob DeanP93531.727.889
James HerringP821030.8001.500
John CalziaP80020.000.000
William MillerP70620.750.857
Frederick RobsonP60000.000
Lonnie NewlandSS67981503941.8643.701
Paul DillardSS751054.7502.143
Totals6991616686162163.9343.2933300

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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