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Coot Veal
Orville Inman Veal
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 9, 1932 in Sandersville, GA
Schools: Auburn University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1958
Final Game: June 20, 1963
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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
1958 25 DET AL 58 230 207 29 53 10 2 0 16 1 1 14 21 .256 .304 .324 .627 68 67 9 1 6 2 0 6
1959 26 DET AL 77 103 89 12 18 1 0 1 15 0 0 8 7 .202 .273 .247 .520 41 22 0 1 4 1 1 6
1960 27 DET AL 27 78 64 8 19 5 1 0 8 0 0 11 7 .297 .400 .406 .806 117 26 3 0 3 0 0 6/54
1961 28 WSA AL 69 252 218 21 44 10 0 0 8 1 8 19 29 .202 .273 .248 .520 44 54 3 3 10 2 0 6
1962 29 PIT NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 DET AL 15 37 32 5 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 .219 .297 .219 .516 46 7 4 0 0 1 0 6
6 Seasons 247 701 611 75 141 26 3 1 51 2 9 56 69 .231 .298 .288 .586 60 176 19 5 23 6 1
162 Game Avg. 162 460 401 49 92 17 2 1 33 1 6 37 45 .231 .298 .288 .586 60 115 12 3 15 4 1
DET (4 yrs) 177 448 392 54 97 16 3 1 43 1 1 37 39 .247 .313 .311 .624 69 122 16 2 13 4 1
PIT (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 69 252 218 21 44 10 0 0 8 1 8 19 29 .202 .273 .248 .520 44 54 3 3 10 2 0
AL (5 yrs) 246 700 610 75 141 26 3 1 51 2 9 56 68 .231 .298 .289 .587 60 176 19 5 23 6 1
NL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1958 DET AL 25 SS 58 58 502.2 260 95 160 5 30 .981 3.9 9.3 4.9 1.4 3.5 -1 4.57 4.40 .963 4.96 4.17
1959 DET AL 26 SS 72 25 290.2 159 57 96 6 16 .962 -0.5 -2.1 1.5 0.7 0.8 -2 4.74 2.13 .959 4.87 3.97
1960 DET AL 27 SS 22 18 152.2 80 26 53 1 10 .988 -0.5 -3.9 -1.5 -1.4 -0.2 1 4.66 3.59 .959 5.11 4.37
1960 DET AL 27 3B 3 1 11.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -72.0 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0 2.31 1.00 .933 3.16 2.73
1960 DET AL 27 2B 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 5.50 4.70
1961 WSA AL 28 SS 63 57 510.0 310 130 172 8 43 .974 0.4 0.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 1 5.33 4.79 .955 4.84 4.37
1963 DET AL 30 SS 12 9 83.2 50 14 35 1 1 .980 -0.2 -2.9 0.8 -1.7 2.4 -1 5.27 4.08 .964 4.79 4.56
5 Seasons SS 227 167 1539.2 859 322 516 21 100 .976 3.1 2.4 5.1 -1.0 5.8 -2 4.90 3.69 .959 4.91 4.20
1 Season 3B 3 1 11.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -72.0 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0 2.31 1.00 .933 3.16 2.73
1 Season 2B 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 5.50 4.70
6 Seasons TOT 231 169 1560.1 865 326 518 21 100 .976 2.2 1.7 4.2 -1.4 5.3 -2 4.87 3.65 .935 4.90 4.18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 AL--10--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1961 AL--8--7th

                           

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers in the 1960 expansion draft.

November 21, 1961: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Washington Senators.

June, 1962: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Al Pehanick (minors).

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Name and misspellings: Orville Coot Inman Veal

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