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41-44-VB
01-14-2006, 06:13 PM
Does anybody know what batting order was used for the Braves for most of the time in 1957 after Wes Covington was called up? Thanks
Rome Colonel
01-17-2006, 10:27 AM
Retrosheet doesn't have the regular season box scores. Here are the WS starting lineups, minus pitchers.
Covington played every game but hit only .208 (1 double, 1 RBI). Haney's real problem wasn't where to list Covington but whether to play the veteran Pafko (36) or the red hot Hazle (.403) in right field. As it turned out, neither one delivered, but Milwaukee won anyway.
Games 1, 2, and 5
Schoendienst 2b
Logan ss
Mathews 3b
Aaron (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=aaronha01) cf
Adcock 1b
Pafko rf
Covington lf
Crandall c
Game 3
Schoendienst 2b
Logan ss
Mathews 3b
Aaron cf
Covington lf
Adcock 1b
Hazle rf
Rice c
Game 4
Schoendienst 2b
Logan ss
Mathews 3b
Aaron cf
Covington lf
Torre 1b
Hazle rf
Crandall c
Game 6
Mantilla 2b
Logan ss
Mathews 3b
Aaron cf
Covington lf
Torre 1b
Hazle rf
Rice c
Game 7
Hazle rf
Logan ss
Mathews 3b
Aaron cf
Covington lf
Torre 1b
Mantilla 2b
Crandall c
41-44-VB
01-17-2006, 07:34 PM
Many thanks for the lineup info. It is greatly appreciated. go BRAVES
tonypug
01-18-2006, 06:34 PM
Covington batted 5th most of the year.
SamtheBravesFan
09-20-2006, 02:43 PM
From Baseball-reference.com, the most common line up with Covington in it.
1. 2B Red Schoendienst
2. 1B Frank Torre
3. 3B Eddie Mathews
4. CF Hank Aaron
5. LF Wes Covington
6. RF Bob Hazle
7. 2B Felix Mantilla
8. C Del Crandall
wamby
09-20-2006, 05:56 PM
From Baseball-reference.com, the most common line up with Covington in it.
1. 2B Red Schoendienst
2. 1B Frank Torre
3. 3B Eddie Mathews
4. CF Hank Aaron
5. LF Wes Covington
6. RF Bob Hazle
7. 2B Felix Mantilla
8. C Del Crandall
Excellent work by baseball-reference.com. How many other teams that year had two 2Bmen in the lineup?
wamby
09-20-2006, 05:58 PM
Does anybody know what batting order was used for the Braves for most of the time in 1957 after Wes Covington was called up? Thanks
The best place to look would be in 1957 newspapers or the 1957 editions of the Sporting News. I have most of the 1957 TSNs, but unfortunantley they are in Cleveland, and even more unfortunately, I am in Alabama and not Cleveland.
SamtheBravesFan
09-20-2006, 07:51 PM
Excellent work by baseball-reference.com. How many other teams that year had two 2Bmen in the lineup?
lol Mantilla was the SS.