Tom Veryzer

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 11, 1953 in Port Jefferson, NY us

Died: July 8, 2014 in Islip, NY

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (11th) of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Islip HS (Islip, NY).

High School: Islip HS (Islip, NY)

Debut: August 14, 1973 (Age 20-184d, 13,406th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 31-232d)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Thomas Martin Veryzer

Pronunciation: \ve-RYE-zer\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.7

2848

687

.241

250

RBI

231

OBP

.283

SLG

.294

OPS

.577

OPS+

Summary of 14 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
DET	10
CLE	3
CHC	1

Platoon
vs RHP	12
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	8
Away	6

Outs
1	5
0	5
2	4

8 Opps
MIN	3
CAL	2
BAL	2
DET	2
MIL	2
SFG	1
NYY	1
SEA	1

14 Pitchers
Catfish Hunter	1
Bill Champion	1
Jim Hughes	1
Atlee Hammaker	1
Bruce Robbins	1
Paul Thormodsgard	1
Tom Murphy	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Kip Young	1
Mike Torrez	1
Glenn Abbott	1
Ed Figueroa	1
Jim Barr	1
Bill Campbell	1

7 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	6
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1

Where Hit
7	13
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
-2-	5
12-	1
1--	1

22 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	7
1 on	6
2 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
2	2
3	4
4	1
5	1
6	2
7	1
8	2
Extra	1

1-3	6
4-6	4
7-end	4

RelScore
+3	1
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	3
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	4

Ahead	3
Tied	3
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	14

OrderPos
9th	11
8th	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-09-12	DET		MIL	Tom Murphy	tied 7-7	b 10	1	-2-	2	9	6	0.307	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); L. Roberts Scores
2	2	2	1	1974-09-20	DET	@	MIL	Bill Champion	behind 0-1	t 2	1	-2-	2	7	6	0.184	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Nettles Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1975-05-28	DET		MIN	Jim Hughes	behind 1-3	b 7	2	---	1	9	6	0.126	27%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	2	1	1975-06-19	DET		NYY	Catfish Hunter	behind 0-4	b 6	2	---	1	9	6	0.050	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	1975-08-17	DET	@	CAL	Ed Figueroa	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	9	6	0.085	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Rodríguez Scores
6	6	4	1	1975-08-23	DET	@	MIN	Bill Campbell	behind 4-5	t 8	0	---	1	9	6	0.251	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	5	1	1975-09-12	DET		BAL	Mike Torrez	behind 0-4	b 5	1	-2-	2	9	6	0.122	25%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Roberts Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1976-05-21	DET	@	BAL	Doyle Alexander	behind 3-8	t 3	2	-2-	2	8	6	0.081	14%		Home Run (CF-RF); A. Rodríguez Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1977-05-01	DET	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	12-	3	9	6	0.158	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. May Scores; P. Mankowski Scores
10	10	2	1	1977-05-27	DET		SEA	Glenn Abbott	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	1	9	6	0.119	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1978-09-17	CLE		DET	Kip Young	tied 1-1	b 8	0	---	1	9	6	0.271	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1980-05-14	CLE		CAL	Jim Barr	behind 5-11	b 6	0	1--	2	9	6	0.051	10%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Charboneau Scores
13	13	2	1	1980-07-01	CLE	@	DET	Bruce Robbins	behind 1-2	t 3	0	---	1	9	6	0.112	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1983-07-21	CHC		SFG	Atlee Hammaker	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1	8	6	0.099	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)