Coot Veal
Orville Inman Veal
Born: July 9, 1932
Deepstep, GA USA
Deceased: 2021
Gray, GA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 165
College: Auburn University
Career: 1958-1963
Minor League Statistics
Coot Veal compiled a career batting average of .231 with 1 home runs and 51 RBI in his 247-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 58 | 230 | 207 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | .256 | .304 | .324 | .627 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 77 | 103 | 89 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .202 | .273 | .247 | .520 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 78 | 64 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .297 | .400 | .406 | .806 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 69 | 252 | 218 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 29 | .202 | .273 | .248 | .520 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .219 | .297 | .219 | .516 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 247 | 701 | 611 | 75 | 141 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 69 | .231 | .298 | .288 | .586 | 176 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 58 | 58 | 502.7 | 95 | 160 | 5 | 30 | .981 | 4.566 | 4.397 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 72 | 25 | 290.7 | 57 | 96 | 6 | 16 | .962 | 4.737 | 2.125 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 22 | 18 | 152.7 | 26 | 53 | 1 | 10 | .988 | 4.657 | 3.591 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 3 | 1 | 11.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 63 | 57 | 510.0 | 130 | 172 | 8 | 43 | .974 | 5.329 | 4.794 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 12 | 9 | 83.7 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 5.271 | 4.083 |
| Totals | 231 | 169 | 1560.3 | 326 | 518 | 21 | 100 | .976 | 4.868 | 3.654 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
