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	7-20 / in Starts: 6-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	52 (29-17-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
R Colavito	2
H Foiles	1
A Kaline	1
L Berberet	1
F Bolling	1
N Cash	1
C Maxwell	1
H Chiti	0

Most Driven In By
N Cash	2
O Virgil	2
C Maxwell	2
E Yost	1
S AmorÃ³s	0

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	136	95 (94)	Aug 2 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.50	-0.074	.38	-0.01%	-0.24	SS
2	137	96	Aug 2 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	1.07	0.025	.17	0.00%	0.03	2B
3	138	97	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	6	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.583	.375	.958	8	.45	0.131	.05	0.01%	2.31	SS
4	139	98	Aug 5	DET		BOS	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.364	.533	.364	.897	8	1.20	0.036	.13	0.00%	0.24	SS
5	140	99	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,9-11	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.556	.462	1.017	8	.52	0.031	.04	0.00%	0.59	SS
6	141	100	Aug 7 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.500	.471	.971	8	1.24	0.059	.05	0.00%	-0.24	SS
7	142	103 (2)	Aug 10	DET		BAL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.478	.444	.923	9	1.85	-0.048	.04	0.00%	-0.24	PH
8	143	111 (7)	Aug 17	DET		KCA	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.478	.444	.923	1						3B
9	144	112	Aug 18	DET		KCA	W,11-6	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.519	.524	1.042	8	.46	0.073	.00	0.00%	2.52	3B
10	145	118 (5)	Aug 24	DET	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.483	.478	.961	2	.89	-0.044	.04	0.00%	-0.68	SS
11	146	119	Aug 25	DET	@	BAL	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.469	.538	1.007	8	1.23	0.066	.04	0.00%	0.46	SS
12	147	120	Aug 26	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.429	.483	.911	8	1.56	-0.122	.01	0.00%	-1.36	SS
13	148	121	Aug 27	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.429	.483	.911	8						SS
14	149	123 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.410	.455	.865	8	.45	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
15	150	124	Aug 30 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	12-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.425	.471	.896	7	2.32	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
16	151	125	Aug 30 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.465	.500	.965	8	1.01	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.72	SS
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
17	152	128 (2)	Sep 3	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.361	.465	.500	.965	2						SS
18	153	129	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.447	.500	.947	2	.63	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.47	SS
19	154	130	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.451	.523	.974	2	1.61	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.33	SS 3B
20	155	131	Sep 5 (1)	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.444	.500	.944	2	1.08	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.50	SS
21	156	132	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.354	.456	.500	.956	2	.83	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.35	SS
22	157	133	Sep 6	DET		CLE	L,8-10	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.452	.481	.932	2	1.16	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.13	SS
23	158	143 (9)	Sep 17	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.433	.456	.889	2	.60	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.25	SS
24	159	144	Sep 18 (1)	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.408	.426	.835	2	1.25	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-1.80	SS
25	160	145	Sep 18 (2)	DET		CHW	W,7-6	GS-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.411	.419	.830	2	1.26	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.05	SS
26	161	147 (1)	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.400	.406	.806	2	1.24	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.61	SS
27	162	154 (6)	Oct 2	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.400	.406	.806	2						SS
							7-20		78	64	8	19	5	1	0	8	11	0	7	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	.297	.400	.406	.806		1.00	0.116	.04	0.00%	1.14

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