Coot Veal
| Coot Veal | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: July 9, 1932 Sandersville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: March 14, 2021 (aged 88) Macon, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 30, 1958, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 20, 1963, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 51 |
| Teams | |
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Orville Inman "Coot" Veal (July 9, 1932 – March 14, 2021) was an American
Washington Senators (1961), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1962). Born in Sandersville, Georgia
, Veal threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Veal attended
third base, was advanced to second on a Marty Keough single to left, then scored (along with Keough) on a Gene Woodling triple
.
Veal was a very good defensive
at bats and a slugging percentage of .288. He scored 75 runs
and drove in 51 in his 247 big-league games. His last year as an active player was 1964.
Veal was inducted into the Macon, Georgia, Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
Death
Veal died on March 14, 2021, at the age of 88.[2]
References
- ^ Retrosheet box score (August 11, 1959): "Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 1"
- ^ "Inman Veal Obituary - Macon, GA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet