Coot Veal

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: July 9, 1932 in Deepstep, GA us

Died: March 14, 2021 in Gray, GA

Buried: Macon Memorial Park, Macon, GA

High School: Lanier HS (Macon, GA)

Schools: Mercer University (Macon, GA), Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: July 30, 1958 (Age 26-021d, 11,562nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1963 (Age 30-346d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Orville Inman Veal

Nicknames: Coot

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

611

141

.231

RBI

OBP

.298

SLG

.288

OPS

.586

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-41 / in Starts: 26-31
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	63 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 252 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	127 (68-43-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 252 PAs	28
Avg. Runners on Base	157 (82-48-26)

Most Driven In
G Green	2
C Cottier	1
M Keough	1
H Bright	1
K Retzer	1
D Long	1
D Dotterer	1
B Klaus	0

Most Driven In By
C Hinton	9
D O'Connell	2
J King	2
G Green	2
D Long	1
M Keough	1
J McClain	1
H Bright	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	163	1	Apr 10	WSA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	1.13	0.038	2.61	0.05%	0.66	SS
2	164	2	Apr 14	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	1	.63	0.012	1.29	0.02%	-0.10	SS
3	165	3	Apr 15	WSA		CLE	L,1-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	1.35	-0.002	3.14	0.00%	-0.27	SS
4	166	4	Apr 16	WSA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	2	1.02	0.098	2.07	0.12%	1.35	SS
5	167	5	Apr 19	WSA	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.400	.333	.733	2	.89	-0.100	1.38	-0.09%	-1.74	SS
6	168	6	Apr 20	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.320	.273	.593	2	1.71	-0.200	3.17	-0.22%	-1.68	SS
7	169	7	Apr 21	WSA	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.310	.269	.580	7	1.36	0.014	2.41	0.02%	-0.49	SS
8	170	8	Apr 22	WSA	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.294	.290	.584	7	1.63	-0.143	3.33	-0.17%	-0.66	SS
9	171	9	Apr 23	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.324	.303	.627	7	1.66	-0.025	3.22	-0.03%	-0.17	SS
10	172	10	Apr 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.314	.390	.343	.733	1	.75	0.047	1.11	0.04%	0.95	SS
11	173	11	Apr 26	WSA	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.356	.308	.663	1	.89	-0.095	1.20	-0.08%	-0.96	SS
12	174	12	Apr 27	WSA		BAL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.327	.279	.606	1	.98	-0.094	1.43	-0.08%	-0.48	SS
13	175	13	Apr 28	WSA		BAL	L,2-4	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.298	.631	1	1.03	-0.013	1.27	-0.01%	0.14	SS
14	176	15 (1)	Apr 30 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.328	.294	.622	1	1.02	0.018	1.19	0.01%	-0.23	SS
15	177	16	Apr 30 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.323	.291	.613	1	.63	-0.055	.60	-0.03%	-0.48	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	178	17	May 2	WSA		DET	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.283	.597	1	1.21	-0.156	1.31	-0.10%	-1.18	SS
17	179	18	May 3	WSA		DET	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.300	.270	.570	8	.88	-0.065	.75	-0.03%	-0.61	SS
18	180	19	May 4	WSA		DET	L,0-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231	.301	.262	.563	8	1.45	-0.058	1.47	-0.04%	-0.61	SS
19	181	20	May 5	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.286	.246	.532	8	.23	-0.024	.20	-0.01%	-0.68	SS
20	182	21	May 7 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.272	.233	.504	7	.84	-0.089	.86	-0.05%	-0.80	SS
21	183	27 (5)	May 12	WSA		BOS	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.268	.230	.498	8	2.52	-0.058	2.23	-0.03%	-0.28	SS
22	184	30 (2)	May 14 (2)	WSA		BOS	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.268	.230	.498	9						PR
23	185	34 (3)	May 20	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.277	.253	.530	8	2.78	0.122	3.40	0.09%	0.37	SS
24	186	35	May 21 (1)	WSA	@	LAA	W,6-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.284	.244	.528	1	.91	0.018	1.03	0.01%	-0.12	SS
25	187	36	May 21 (2)	WSA	@	LAA	W,7-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.290	.253	.543	1	.77	0.005	1.03	0.00%	-0.35	SS
26	188	37	May 22	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.289	.244	.533	1	.79	-0.055	1.03	-0.04%	-0.55	SS
27	189	38	May 23	WSA	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.294	.264	.558	1	.75	0.017	.89	0.01%	0.66	SS
28	190	39	May 24	WSA	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.299	.271	.570	1	1.72	0.096	2.17	0.07%	0.31	SS
29	191	40	May 25	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.297	.280	.577	1	1.07	-0.031	1.25	-0.02%	-0.40	SS
30	192	41	May 26	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.287	.269	.556	1	1.12	-0.069	.99	-0.04%	-0.66	SS
31	193	42	May 27	WSA		MIN	W,14-4	CG	6	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.306	.287	.593	1	.48	0.029	.57	0.02%	1.61	SS
32	194	43	May 28	WSA		MIN	W,6-4	GS-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.311	.287	.599	1	.91	0.038	1.13	0.03%	0.38	SS
33	195	45 (1)	May 31	WSA		LAA	L,3-5	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.315	.300	.615	9	2.14	0.060	3.08	0.05%	0.13	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	196	50 (4)	Jun 5	WSA		CLE	L,5-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.310	.295	.604	8	1.82	-0.102	2.15	-0.07%	-0.57	PR SS
35	197	53 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	WSA		CHW	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.308	.293	.601	1	1.55	-0.144	.71	-0.04%	-0.84	SS
36	198	54	Jun 9 (2)	WSA		CHW	W,10-9	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.326	.308	.634	1	.69	0.143	.42	0.05%	1.31	SS
37	199	55	Jun 10	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	CG(15)	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.312	.294	.606	1	1.49	-0.203	.86	-0.07%	-1.18	SS
38	200	56	Jun 11 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,7-4	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234	.317	.289	.606	1	1.00	0.036	.93	0.02%	0.40	SS
39	201	57	Jun 11 (2)	WSA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG(11)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.311	.278	.589	1	1.75	-0.246	1.97	-0.17%	-1.07	SS
40	202	58	Jun 13	WSA	@	BAL	L,7-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.305	.272	.577	8	.81	-0.056	.63	-0.03%	-0.81	SS
41	203	63 (4)	Jun 18 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	L,12-13	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.297	.264	.562	1	.86	-0.085	.50	-0.03%	-1.16	SS
42	204	69 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.210	.296	.259	.555	2	1.12	-0.126	.15	-0.01%	-1.08	SS
43	205	71 (1)	Jun 27	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.295	.260	.555	8	.37	-0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.38	SS
44	206	72	Jun 28 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.290	.255	.545	8	.97	-0.073	.10	-0.01%	-0.62	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	207	87 (14)	Jul 15	WSA		KCA	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.203	.283	.248	.532	2	.74	-0.107	.01	0.00%	-1.71	SS
46	208	88	Jul 16 (1)	WSA		LAA	L,2-11	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.288	.255	.543	2	1.12	-0.126	.01	0.00%	-1.03	SS
47	209	89	Jul 16 (2)	WSA		LAA	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.206	.283	.250	.533	2	2.29	0.077	.02	0.00%	0.15	SS
48	210	90	Jul 18	WSA		NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.283	.250	.533	1						SS
49	211	97 (6)	Jul 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,9-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.283	.250	.533	5						PR
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	212	105 (7)	Aug 5	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.282	.248	.530	9	.78	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
51	213	107 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.276	.242	.518	1	1.21	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.30	SS
52	214	111 (3)	Aug 12	WSA		NYY	W,5-1	7-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.276	.242	.518	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR SS
53	215	120 (8)	Aug 20	WSA		BAL	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.275	.238	.513	2	.40	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.43	SS
54	216	125 (4)	Aug 27 (1)	WSA		DET	L,4-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.274	.237	.510	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
55	217	127 (1)	Aug 28	WSA		DET	L,3-7	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.202	.282	.249	.531	1	.92	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.14	SS
56	218	128	Aug 29	WSA		CLE	L,4-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.281	.249	.530	1	1.24	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.33	SS
57	219	130 (1)	Aug 31	WSA		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.280	.247	.527	9	5.40	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
58	220	132 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	WSA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.286	.254	.540	1	.96	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.43	SS
59	221	133	Sep 2	WSA		CHW	L,7-12	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.288	.263	.552	1	.52	-0.006	.00	0.00%	1.08	SS
60	222	134	Sep 3 (1)	WSA		CHW	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.283	.258	.541	1	1.04	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.55	SS
61	223	135	Sep 3 (2)	WSA		CHW	L,1-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.276	.251	.528	1	1.11	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-1.24	SS
62	224	143 (7)	Sep 9	WSA	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.275	.250	.525	1	.71	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.95	SS
63	225	144	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.274	.250	.524	1	.75	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.31	SS
64	226	145	Sep 11	WSA		BOS	L,4-14	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.207	.277	.255	.532	1	.73	0.125	.00	0.00%	1.81	SS
65	227	146	Sep 12	WSA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.278	.256	.534	8	.93	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.91	SS
66	228	147	Sep 13	WSA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.274	.252	.527	8	1.21	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-1.26	SS
67	229	148	Sep 15	WSA		KCA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.203	.271	.249	.520	8	.80	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.89	SS
68	230	149	Sep 16	WSA		KCA	W,3-0	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.274	.249	.523	8	1.30	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.37	SS
69	231	161 (11)	Oct 1	WSA	@	KCA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.273	.248	.520	9	2.14	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
							28-41		252	218	21	44	10	0	0	8	19	0	29	3	10	2	5	3	1	8	.202	.273	.248	.520		1.07	-2.379	.94	-0.89%	-20.03

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