Coot Veal
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[edit] Biography
Coot Veal (Orville Inman Veal) was born on July 9, 1932 in Sandersville, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1958 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Veal played for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | DET | A | 58 | 207 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 16 | .256 | .304 | .324 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1959 | DET | A | 77 | 89 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 15 | .202 | .273 | .247 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | DET | A | 27 | 64 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 8 | .297 | .400 | .406 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | 69 | 218 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 8 | .202 | .273 | .248 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1962 | PIT | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | DET | A | 15 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .297 | .219 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 246 | 610 | 75 | 141 | 1 | 51 | .231 | .298 | .289 | 26 | 3 | 56 | 68 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 247 | 611 | 75 | 141 | 1 | 51 | .231 | .298 | .288 | 26 | 3 | 56 | 69 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1958 | DET | A | SS | 58 | 58 | 502.2 | 95 | 160 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1959 | DET | A | SS | 72 | 25 | 290.2 | 57 | 96 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1960 | DET | A | 3B | 3 | 1 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | DET | A | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | DET | A | SS | 22 | 18 | 152.2 | 26 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1961 | WAS | A | SS | 63 | 57 | 510 | 130 | 172 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1963 | DET | A | SS | 12 | 9 | 83.2 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| Total | SS | 227 | 167 | 1539.2 | 322 | 516 | 21 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 | ||
| Total | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 3B | 3 | 1 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1952).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Detroit Tigers in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Pittsburgh Pirates (November 21, 1961).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Al Pehanick (June, 1962).
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