Tom Veryzer
[edit] Biography
Tom Veryzer (Thomas Martin Veryzer) was born on February 11, 1953 in Port Jefferson, New York. He made his Major League debut on August 14, 1973 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .252 with 5 home runs and 48 RBI. Veryzer played for the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 12 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 18
| 20
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .300
| .364
| .400
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 22
| 55
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 9
| .236
| .300
| .382
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 128
| 404
| 37
| 102
| 5
| 48
| .252
| .297
| .327
| 13
| 1
| 23
| 76
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 97
| 354
| 31
| 83
| 1
| 25
| .234
| .286
| .277
| 8
| 2
| 21
| 44
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 11
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 125
| 350
| 31
| 69
| 2
| 28
| .197
| .230
| .254
| 12
| 1
| 16
| 44
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 130
| 421
| 48
| 114
| 1
| 32
| .271
| .298
| .340
| 18
| 4
| 13
| 36
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 149
| 449
| 41
| 99
| 0
| 34
| .220
| .279
| .254
| 9
| 3
| 34
| 54
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 109
| 358
| 28
| 97
| 2
| 28
| .271
| .303
| .321
| 12
| 0
| 10
| 25
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 11
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 75
| 221
| 13
| 54
| 0
| 14
| .244
| .278
| .262
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 40
| 54
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 4
| .333
| .362
| .370
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 59
| 88
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 3
| .205
| .231
| .273
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 44
| 74
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .189
| .259
| .203
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 143
| 216
| 16
| 50
| 1
| 11
| .231
| .274
| .273
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 853
| 2632
| 234
| 637
| 13
| 220
| .242
| .284
| .296
| 78
| 12
| 134
| 301
| 29
| 46
| 8
| 4
| 57
|
| Total
|
|
| 996
| 2848
| 250
| 687
| 14
| 231
| .241
| .283
| .294
| 84
| 12
| 143
| 329
| 33
| 49
| 9
| 8
| 62
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| DET
| A
| SS
| 18
| 3
| 50
| 6
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| SS
| 20
| 11
| 127.2
| 18
| 33
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| SS
| 128
| 126
| 1089.2
| 215
| 358
| 24
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| SS
| 97
| 94
| 837.2
| 164
| 313
| 17
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| SS
| 124
| 115
| 980
| 185
| 377
| 18
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 129
| 121
| 1082.1
| 177
| 375
| 21
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 148
| 146
| 1238
| 238
| 446
| 18
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 108
| 108
| 913
| 169
| 331
| 15
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 75
| 73
| 614.2
| 121
| 207
| 10
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| SS
| 16
| 11
| 97.1
| 19
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .868
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 26
| 5
| 79.2
| 21
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 3
| 53
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 28
| 15
| 163
| 23
| 65
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 3
| 30.1
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 36
| 15
| 168.1
| 37
| 48
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 30
| 8
| 110
| 28
| 45
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 927
| 838
| 7361.2
| 1372
| 2579
| 140
| 463
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 23
| 3
| 62
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (11th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Charlie Spikes (December 9, 1977).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to New York Mets in exchange for Ray Searage (January 8, 1982).
- Traded by New York Mets to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Craig Weissman and Bob Schilling (April 2, 1983).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (April 5, 1985).
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