Bobby Veach Notable

b. June 29, 1888 · Detroit Tigers 1912–1923, Boston Red Sox 1924–1925, New York Yankees 1925, Washington Senators 1925

Bobby Veach played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1912 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1925.

He batted .310 with 2,063 hits across 1,821 games, scoring 953 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 393 doubles, 147 triples, 571 walks and 195 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 1 game.

He led the league in runs batted in three times between 1915 and 1918, topping out at 112. He led the league in doubles two times between 1915 and 1919, topping out at 45. He also led it in hits and triples. He played 1,740 games in the outfield, with 3,754 putouts and 150 errors.

He was born in St. Charles, KY, USA on June 29, 1888, and died on August 7, 1945. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	DET	23	79	8	27	5	1	0	15	5	3	2	.342
1913	DET	137	491	54	132	22	10	0	64	53	31	22	.269
1914	DET	149	531	56	146	19	14	1	72	50	29	20	.275
1915	DET	152	569	81	178	40	10	3	112	68	43	16	.313
1916	DET	150	566	92	173	33	15	3	91	52	41	24	.306
1917	DET	154	571	79	182	31	12	8	103	61	44	21	.319
1918	DET	127	499	59	139	21	13	3	78	35	23	21	.279
1919	DET	139	538	87	191	45	17	3	101	33	33	19	.355
1920	DET	154	612	92	188	39	15	11	113	36	22	11	.307
1921	DET	150	612	110	207	43	13	16	128	48	31	14	.338
1922	DET	155	618	96	202	34	13	9	126	42	27	9	.327
1923	DET	114	293	45	94	13	3	2	39	29	21	10	.321
1924	BOS	142	519	77	153	35	9	5	99	47	18	5	.295
1925	BOS/NYY/WSH	75	158	17	51	13	2	0	25	12	4	1	.323
Career	—	1821	6656	953	2063	393	147	64	1166	571	370	195	.310

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1918	DET	0	0	1	0	1	2.0	2	1	2	0	4.50
Career	—	0	0	1	0	1	2.0	2	1	2	0	4.50

On this day & linked events

1888

Born June 29, 1888

St. Charles, KY, USA

1945

Died August 7, 1945

1912

Major-league debut: Bobby Veach

Bobby Veach made a major-league debut on September 6, 1912.

1925

Final major-league game: Bobby Veach

Bobby Veach played a final major-league game on October 2, 1925.

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