Tom Veryzer Notable

b. February 11, 1953 · Detroit Tigers 1973–1977, Cleveland Indians 1978–1981, New York Mets 1982, Chicago Cubs 1983–1984

Tom Veryzer played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1973 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1984.

Across 996 games he batted .241, with 687 hits and 250 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 84 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 927 games at shortstop, with 2,579 assists and 140 errors. He turned 463 double plays.

He was born in Port Jefferson, NY, USA on February 11, 1953, and died on July 8, 2014. 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
1973	DET	18	20	1	6	0	1	0	2	2	4	0	.300
1974	DET	22	55	4	13	2	0	2	9	5	8	1	.236
1975	DET	128	404	37	102	13	1	5	48	23	76	2	.252
1976	DET	97	354	31	83	8	2	1	25	21	44	1	.234
1977	DET	125	350	31	69	12	1	2	28	16	44	0	.197
1978	CLE	130	421	48	114	18	4	1	32	13	36	1	.271
1979	CLE	149	449	41	99	9	3	0	34	34	54	2	.220
1980	CLE	109	358	28	97	12	0	2	28	10	25	0	.271
1981	CLE	75	221	13	54	4	0	0	14	10	10	1	.244
1982	NYM	40	54	6	18	2	0	0	4	3	4	1	.333
1983	CHC	59	88	5	18	3	0	1	3	3	13	0	.205
1984	CHC	44	74	5	14	1	0	0	4	3	11	0	.189
Career	—	996	2848	250	687	84	12	14	231	143	329	9	.241

On this day & linked events

1953

Born February 11, 1953

Port Jefferson, NY, USA

2014

Died July 8, 2014

1973

Major-league debut: Tom Veryzer

Tom Veryzer made a major-league debut on August 14, 1973.

1984

Final major-league game: Tom Veryzer

Tom Veryzer played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.

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