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Peek-A-Boo Veach

William Walter Veach

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Unknown
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 15, 1862 in Indianapolis, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: August 24, 1884
Teams (by GP): Spiders/Cowboys/PittsburghAlleghenys/Colonels 1884-1890

Final Game: July 25, 1890
Died: November 12, 1937 in Indianapolis, IN
Buried: Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1884 22 KCC UA 27 91 82 9 11 1 0 1 0 9 .134 .220 .183 .403 45 15 0 O1/34
1887 25 LOU AA 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0 /1
1890 28 TOT NL 72 312 268 30 65 11 6 2 37 9 41 31 .243 .349 .351 .700 110 94 3 3
1890 28 CLV NL 64 274 238 24 56 10 5 0 32 9 33 28 .235 .336 .319 .655 96 76 3 3
1890 28 PIT NL 8 38 30 6 9 1 1 2 5 0 8 3 .300 .447 .600 1.047 221 18 0 /3
3 Seasons 100 407 353 39 76 12 6 3 37 9 51 31 .215 .319 .309 .628 95 109 3
162 Game Avg. 162 659 572 63 123 19 10 5 60 83 .215 .319 .309 .628 95 177 5
LOU (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 8 38 30 6 9 1 1 2 5 0 8 3 .300 .447 .600 1.047 221 18 0
CLV (1 yr) 64 274 238 24 56 10 5 0 32 9 33 28 .235 .336 .319 .655 96 76 3
KCC (1 yr) 27 91 82 9 11 1 0 1 0 9 .134 .220 .183 .403 45 15 0
NL (1 yr) 72 312 268 30 65 11 6 2 37 9 41 31 .243 .349 .351 .700 110 94 3
AA (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0
UA (1 yr) 27 91 82 9 11 1 0 1 0 9 .134 .220 .183 .403 45 15 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1884 22 KCC UA 91 -5 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -7 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $ O1/34
1887 25 LOU AA 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1890 28 CLV NL 274 0 -2 0 0 3 0 8 9 0.9 6 0.6 0.3 $ 3
1890 28 PIT NL 38 5 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0.4 5 0.5 -0.1 $ /3
3 Seasons 407 -1 -3 0 0 1 -1 9 5 0.6 4 0.4 0.2 $
LOU (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
PIT (1 yr) 38 5 -1 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0.4 5 0.5 -0.1 $
CLV (1 yr) 274 0 -2 0 0 3 0 8 9 0.9 6 0.6 0.3 $
KCC (1 yr) 91 -5 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -7 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1884 22 KCC UA 3 9 .250 2.42 12 12 0 12 0 0 104.0 95 57 28 1 10 62 10 429 116 1.010 8.2 0.1 0.9 5.4 6.20
1887 25 LOU AA 0 1 .000 4.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 6 4 1 8 2 0 0 0 37 114 1.444 5.0 1.0 8.0 2.0 0.25
2 Seasons 3 10 .231 2.55 13 13 0 13 0 0 113.0 100 63 32 2 18 64 0 0 10 466 116 1.044 8.0 0.2 1.4 5.1 3.56
162 Game Avg. 8 26 .231 2.55 34 34 0 34 0 0 296 262 165 84 5 47 167 0 26 1219 116 1.044 8.0 0.2 1.4 5.1 3.56
LOU (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 6 4 1 8 2 0 0 0 37 114 1.444 5.0 1.0 8.0 2.0 0.25
KCC (1 yr) 3 9 .250 2.42 12 12 0 12 0 0 104.0 95 57 28 1 10 62 10 429 116 1.010 8.2 0.1 0.9 5.4 6.20

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1884 22 KCC UA 104.0 12 57 77 -5 1.0 20 1.7 $
1887 25 LOU AA 9.0 1 6 8 0 1.0 2 0.1 $
2 Seasons 113.0 13 63 85 -5 1.0 22 1.8 $
LOU (1 yr) 9.0 1 6 8 0 1.0 2 0.1 $
KCC (1 yr) 104.0 12 57 77 -5 1.0 20 1.7 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1884 KCC UA 22 OF 14 18 12 3 3 1 .833 1.07 .816 1.53 11-2-1
1884 KCC UA 22 P 12 104.0 34 6 25 3 3 .912 2.68 2.58 .844 2.57 2.47
1884 KCC UA 22 1B 1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 15.00 .950 10.20
1884 KCC UA 22 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.50
1887 LOU AA 25 P 1 9.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 3.00 3.00 .883 2.30 2.20
1890 TOT NL 28 1B 72 788 721 44 23 38 .971 10.63 .976 10.36
1890 CLV NL 28 1B 64 694 634 40 20 37 .971 10.53 .976 10.36
1890 PIT NL 28 1B 8 94 87 4 3 1 .968 11.38 .976 10.36
2 Seasons 1B 73 803 736 44 23 38 .971 10.68 .976 10.36
1 Season OF 14 18 12 3 3 1 .833 1.07 .816 1.53 11-2-1
2 Seasons P 13 113.0 38 8 26 4 3 .895 2.71 2.62 .848 2.55 2.45
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.50
3 Seasons TOT 101 113.0 859 756 73 30 42 .965 2.71 8.21 .967 2.55 8.07 11-2-1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1890 NL  44 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1890 NL  10.63 (3rd)

                           

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