Coot Veal

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: July 9, 1932 in Deepstep, GA us

Died: March 14, 2021 in Gray, GA

Buried: Macon Memorial Park, Macon, GA

High School: Lanier HS (Macon, GA)

Schools: Mercer University (Macon, GA), Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: July 30, 1958 (Age 26-021d, 11,562nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1963 (Age 30-346d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Orville Inman Veal

Nicknames: Coot

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

611

141

.231

RBI

OBP

.298

SLG

.288

OPS

.586

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-13 / in Starts: 1-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	25 (16-6-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
F Kostro	2
P Goldy	1
G Triandos	1

Most Driven In By
B Bruton	2
J Bunning	1
A Kaline	1
D Wert	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	233	5 (4)	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						SS
2	234	9 (3)	Apr 19 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.83	-0.053	2.28	-0.09%	-0.32	SS
3	235	10	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	15-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8						SS
4	236	14 (3)	Apr 24	DET		LAA	W,4-3	12-GF(15)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	3.13	0.339	6.27	0.41%	0.51	PH SS
5	237	15	Apr 25	DET		LAA	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.500	1.056	8	1.11	-0.036	2.41	-0.05%	0.19	SS
6	238	16	Apr 26	DET		MIN	L,5-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.364	.825	8	.96	-0.024	1.90	-0.03%	-0.51	SS
7	239	17	Apr 27	DET		MIN	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.412	.286	.697	8	.49	-0.054	.83	-0.06%	-0.84	SS
8	240	18	Apr 28	DET		MIN	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313	.400	.313	.713	8	.90	0.040	1.35	0.04%	1.43	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	241	19	May 1	DET		WSA	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	8	1.95	-0.202	3.09	-0.19%	-1.53	SS
10	242	20	May 2	DET		WSA	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.321	.250	.571	8	1.05	-0.085	1.44	-0.07%	-0.33	SS
11	243	22 (1)	May 4	DET		BAL	L,4-8	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.323	.231	.553	8	.52	-0.018	.65	-0.01%	0.13	SS
12	244	28 (5)	May 11	DET		CLE	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.344	.259	.603	8	.52	0.028	.75	0.03%	0.12	PH
13	245	29	May 12	DET		CLE	L,3-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.10	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	246	60 (30)	Jun 16 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.324	.241	.565	9	.31	-0.008	.08	0.00%	-0.14	PH
15	247	63 (2)	Jun 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.297	.219	.516	8	1.73	-0.158	.14	-0.01%	-1.28	SS
							2-13		37	32	5	7	0	0	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	.219	.297	.219	.516		1.10	-0.231	1.74	-0.04%	-2.67

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