1932
Born July 9, 1932
Deepstep, GA, USA
Coot Veal Notable
Coot Veal played for three clubs across six seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1958 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1963.
Across 247 games he batted .231, with 141 hits and 75 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 26 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 227 games at shortstop, with 516 assists and 21 errors. He turned 100 double plays.
He was born in Deepstep, GA, USA on July 9, 1932, and died on March 14, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | DET | 58 | 207 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 1 | .256 |
| 1959 | DET | 77 | 89 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .202 |
| 1960 | DET | 27 | 64 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .297 |
| 1961 | WSA | 69 | 218 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 1 | .202 |
| 1962 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | DET | 15 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .219 |
| Career | — | 247 | 611 | 75 | 141 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 56 | 69 | 2 | .231 |
On this day & linked events
2021