Bob Veale Notable

b. October 28, 1935 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1962–1972, Boston Red Sox 1972–1974

Bob Veale divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1962, then the Boston Red Sox through 1974.

He went 120 and 95 with a 3.07 earned run average, pitching 1,926 innings in 397 games. He struck out 1,703, completed 78 of his 255 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 399 games he batted .114, with 72 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.

He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1964, with 250.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1965 to 1966.

He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on October 28, 1935, and died on January 3, 2025. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1965, 1966

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1962	PIT	11	16	1	4	1	0	0	0	7	.250
1963	PIT	35	23	0	2	1	0	0	2	17	.087
1964	PIT	41	96	4	15	0	0	2	2	52	.156
1965	PIT	39	93	3	8	0	0	3	3	50	.086
1966	PIT	38	94	5	13	0	1	2	1	39	.138
1967	PIT	33	69	1	3	0	0	1	1	36	.043
1968	PIT	36	82	2	9	1	0	1	2	53	.110
1969	PIT	34	79	3	4	0	0	2	3	44	.051
1970	PIT	34	67	5	11	4	0	6	4	34	.164
1971	PIT	37	9	2	3	0	0	1	0	4	.333
1972	BOS/PIT	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1973	BOS	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1974	BOS	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	399	630	26	72	7	1	18	18	337	.114

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1962	PIT	2	2	11	6	1	45.2	39	19	25	42	3.74
1963	PIT	5	2	34	7	3	77.2	59	9	40	68	1.04
1964	PIT	18	12	40	38	0	279.2	222	85	124	250	2.74
1965	PIT	17	12	39	37	0	266.0	221	84	119	276	2.84
1966	PIT	16	12	38	37	0	268.1	228	90	102	229	3.02
1967	PIT	16	8	33	31	0	203.0	184	82	119	179	3.64
1968	PIT	13	14	36	33	0	245.1	187	56	94	171	2.05
1969	PIT	13	14	34	34	0	225.2	232	81	91	213	3.23
1970	PIT	10	15	34	32	0	202.0	189	88	94	178	3.92
1971	PIT	6	0	37	0	2	46.1	59	36	24	40	6.99
1972	BOS/PIT	2	0	11	0	2	17.0	12	6	10	16	3.18
1973	BOS	2	3	32	0	11	36.1	37	14	12	25	3.47
1974	BOS	0	1	18	0	2	13.0	15	8	4	16	5.54
Career	—	120	95	397	255	21	1926.0	1684	658	858	1703	3.07

On this day & linked events

1935

Born October 28, 1935

Birmingham, AL, USA

2025

Died January 3, 2025

1962

Major-league debut: Bob Veale

Bob Veale made a major-league debut on April 16, 1962.

1974

Final major-league game: Bob Veale

Bob Veale played a final major-league game on September 8, 1974.

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