Bob Veale

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-6, 212lb (198cm, 96kg)

Born: October 28, 1935 in Birmingham, AL us

High School: Holy Family HS (Emsley, AL)

School: Benedictine College (Atchison, KS)

Last Game: September 8, 1974 (Age 38-315d)
vs. MIL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Robert Andrew Veale

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.9

120

ERA

3.07

397

255

1926.0

1703

WHIP

1.320

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1958	22	0.9	San Jose/Las Vegas	CALL	C	PIT	2	6	.250	5.43	7.43	17	8		4	0		63.0	60	52	38	3	55		74	3	2	10		1.825	8.6	0.4	7.9	10.6	1.35
1959	23	0.8	Wilson	CARL	B	PIT	12	5	.706	3.49	4.35	21	21		10	2		147.0	103	71	57	1	126	1	187	0	0	8		1.558	6.3	0.1	7.7	11.4	1.48
1960	24	-3.9	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	10	9	.526	3.51	4.03	31	29		6	4		172.0	155	77	67	10	119	0	150	1	1	9		1.593	8.1	0.5	6.2	7.8	1.26
1961	25	-2.5	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	14	11	.560	2.55	3.09	28	28		11	4		201.0	169	69	57	11	92	3	208	1	0	5		1.299	7.6	0.5	4.1	9.3	2.26
1962	26	-0.1	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	8	5	.615	3.09	3.69	22	20		8	2		134.0	105	55	46	9	71	0	179	3	1	3		1.313	7.1	0.6	4.8	12.0	2.52
1962	26	-1.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	2	.500	3.74	4.93	11	6	1	2	0	1	45.2	39	25	19	2	25	1	42	0	1	2	195	1.401	7.7	0.4	4.9	8.3	1.68
1963	27	-1.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	2	.714	1.04	1.74	34	7	10	3	2	3	77.2	59	15	9	1	40	2	68	1	1	5	321	1.275	6.8	0.1	4.6	7.9	1.70
1964	28	-0.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	18	12	.600	2.74	3.22	40	38	1	14	1	0	279.2	222	100	85	8	124	9	250	3	1	18	1161	1.237	7.1	0.3	4.0	8.0	2.02
1965	29	0.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	17	12	.586	2.84	3.32	39	37	2	14	7	0	266.0	221	98	84	5	119	7	276	7	0	17	1126	1.278	7.5	0.2	4.0	9.3	2.32
1966	30	2.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	16	12	.571	3.02	3.32	38	37	0	12	3	0	268.1	228	99	90	18	102	6	229	5	0	10	1111	1.230	7.6	0.6	3.4	7.7	2.25
1967	31	3.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	16	8	.667	3.64	3.99	33	31	0	6	1	0	203.0	184	90	82	12	119	10	179	5	3	11	891	1.493	8.2	0.5	5.3	7.9	1.50
1968	32	4.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	13	14	.481	2.05	2.46	36	33	2	13	4	0	245.1	187	67	56	13	94	5	171	2	1	9	997	1.145	6.9	0.5	3.4	6.3	1.82
1969	33	6.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	13	14	.481	3.23	3.71	34	34	0	9	1	0	225.2	232	93	81	8	91	4	213	3	1	5	980	1.431	9.3	0.3	3.6	8.5	2.34
1970	34	6.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	10	15	.400	3.92	4.41	34	32	0	5	1	0	202.0	189	99	88	15	94	11	178	3	1	9	882	1.401	8.4	0.7	4.2	7.9	1.89
1971	35	7.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	0	1.000	6.99	7.38	37	0	12	0	0	2	46.1	59	38	36	5	24	2	40	0	0	3	218	1.791	11.5	1.0	4.7	7.8	1.67
1972	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	2	0	1.000	3.18	3.71	11	0	6	0	0	2	17.0	12	7	6	0	10	2	16	0	0	1	69	1.294	6.4	0.0	5.3	8.5	1.60
1972	36	11.0	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	4	3	.571	2.82	3.14	17	12		5	0	1	83.0	77	29	26	5	37	4	76	1	1	3		1.373	8.3	0.5	4.0	8.2	2.05
1972	36	8.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		6.00	7.00	5	0	3	0	0	0	9.0	10	7	6	0	7	2	6	0	0	1	42	1.889	10.0	0.0	7.0	6.0	0.86
1972	36	8.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	6	0	3	0	0	2	8.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	0	27	0.625	2.3	0.0	3.4	11.3	3.33
1973	37	9.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	3	.400	3.47	3.96	32	0	24	0	0	11	36.1	37	16	14	2	12	2	25	0	0	1	154	1.349	9.2	0.5	3.0	6.2	2.08
1974	38	12.7	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1	0	1.000	4.80	5.40	11	0		0	0	1	15.0	9	9	8	0	13	0	19	1	0	0		1.467	5.4	0.0	7.8	11.4	1.46
1974	38	9.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	1	.000	5.54	5.54	18	0	5	0	0	2	13.0	15	8	8	2	4	1	16	0	0	1	58	1.462	10.4	1.4	2.8	11.1	4.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		120	95	.558	3.07	3.53	397	255	63	78	20	21	1926.0	1684	755	658	91	858	62	1703	29	9	92	8163	1.320	7.9	0.4	4.0	8.0	1.98
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		51	39	.567	3.30	4.00	147	118		44	12	2	815.0	678	362	299	39	513	8	893	10	5	38		1.461	7.5	0.4	5.7	9.9	1.74
All Levels (17 Seasons)							171	134	.561	3.14	3.67	544	373	63	122	32	23	2741.0	2362	1117	957	130	1371	70	2596	39	14	130	8163	1.362	7.8	0.4	4.5	8.5	1.89

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		37	28	.569	3.03	3.56	109	89		30	10	2	605.0	515	239	204	35	332	7	632	7	3	20		1.400	7.7	0.5	4.9	9.4	1.90
B (1 season)					Minors		12	5	.706	3.49	4.35	21	21		10	2		147.0	103	71	57	1	126	1	187	0	0	8		1.558	6.3	0.1	7.7	11.4	1.48
C (1 season)					Minors		2	6	.250	5.43	7.43	17	8		4	0		63.0	60	52	38	3	55		74	3	2	10		1.825	8.6	0.4	7.9	10.6	1.35