The Covington Astros were a minor league baseball team that played from 1967 to 1976 in the Appalachian League. Affiliated with the Houston Astros, they were located in Covington, Virginia. They played their home games at Casey Field. In 1966, the team played as the Covington Red Sox and were a farm team of the Boston Red Sox.
Year-by-year record Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs 1967 29-35 4th Tony Pacheco none 1968 39-32 2nd Tony Pacheco none 1969 32-35 6th Dick Bogard none 1970 32-24 2nd Dick Smith none 1971 33-35 5th (t) Billy Smith none 1972 41-29 2nd Billy Smith none 1973 21-48 8th Billy Smith none 1974 32-37 5th Billy Smith none 1975 35-34 5th Billy Smith none 1976 38-32 3rd Julio Linares none
Notable alumni
Bob Bourne (1972) NHL player 1974-1988 Bruce Bochy (1975) 1996 NL Manager of the Year; Manager: 2010, 2012, 2014 World Series Champions - San Francisco Giants Cesar Cedeno (1968) 4 x MLB All-Star Mike Easler (1969) MLB All-Star Clark Gillies (1970-1972) Hockey Hall of Fame 2002 inductee Greg Gross (1970) Cliff Johnson (1967) John Milner (1968) John Mayberry (1967) 2 x MLB All-Star Terry Puhl (1974) MLB All-Star Luis Pujols (1974) J.R. Richard (1969) MLB All-Star; 1979 NL ERA Leader Joe Sambito (1973) MLB All-Star
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