Covington Astros

The Covington Astros were a minor league baseball team that played from 1967 to 1976 in the Appalachian League.{{cite news|title=Appalachian League Season Starts This Week|work=Elizabethton Star|date=June 19, 1977|page=4|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-covington-astros/174037802/}} 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

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style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs
align=center \| 1967	29-35	4th	Tony Pacheco	none
align=center \| 1968	39-32	2nd	Tony Pacheco	none
align=center \| 1969	32-35	6th	Dick Bogard	none
align=center \| 1970	32-24	2nd	Dick Smith	none
align=center \| 1971	33-35	5th (t)	Billy Smith	none
align=center \| 1972	41-29	2nd	Billy Smith	none
align=center \| 1973	21-48	8th	Billy Smith	none
align=center \| 1974	32-37	5th	Billy Smith	none
align=center \| 1975	35-34	5th	Billy Smith	none
align=center \| 1976	38-32	3rd	Julio Linares	none
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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