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Coot Veal
Orville Inman Veal

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 165 lb.

MLB Debut July 30, 1958
Final Game June 20, 1963
Born July 9, 1932 in Sandersville, GA
Died March 14, 2021 (age 88)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 25 PIN NL   68  183   20   50  10   1   0   16   2   3   15   23  .273  .328  .339  .667    92    62   9   0   1   0   2  
 1959 26 PIN NL   52   96   12   22   4   0   1    6   0   1    4    4  .229  .260  .302  .562    77    29   3   0   0   0   1  
 1960 27 PIN NL   43   69    8   16   2   1   0    7   0   0   12    6  .232  .346  .290  .636    89    20   0   0   0   0   5  
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962           [Did not play]
 1963 30 DEA AL    6   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .143  .278  .143  .421    60     2   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      169  362   40   90  16   2   1   30   2   4   34   33  .249  .312  .312  .624         113  12   1   1   0   8
 Per 600 PA           531   59  132  23   3   1   44   3   6   50   48                                 166  18   1   1   0  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      163  348   40   88  16   2   1   29   2   4   31   33  .253  .314  .319  .633         111  12   0   1   0   8
   With DEA        6   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .143  .278  .143  .421           2   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      247  611   75  141  26   3   1   51   2   9   56   69  .231  .298  .288  .586         176  23   6   1   5  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 25 PIN NL  39   20   3.8  11   5   0  .455   6   52   33  .635    0    0  .000  SS   3e28       40   
 1959 26 PIN NL  46    7   2.5   3   1   0  .333   3   33   24  .727    0    0  .000  SS   3e30       42   
 1960 27 PIN NL  16    6   3.1  23   4   0  .174   5   11    4  .364    0    0  .000  SS   3e10     -171   
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962           [Did not play]
 1963 30 DEA AL  18    0   1.9   1   0   0  .000   0    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  SS   4e17      -95   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           35   3.2  38  10   0  .263  14  101   63  .624    0    0  .000                  -8   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 25 PIN NL  SS    54    69   119    6   25   .969    42   413.2   4.09
 1959 26 PIN NL  SS    47    62    84    3   20   .980    22   246.2   5.33
 1960 27 PIN NL  SS    15    12    29    1    4   .976     8    74.2   4.94
                 3B     6     5     6    3    0   .786     3    29.0   3.41
                 2B     2     2     3    1    1   .833     0     8.0   5.62
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962           [Did not play]
 1963 30 DEA AL  SS     4    10     7    0    1  1.000     4    30.1   5.04
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   120   153   239   10   50   .975    76   765.1   4.61
                 3B     6     5     6    3    0   .786     3    29.0   3.41
                 2B     2     2     3    1    1   .833     0     8.0   5.62
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  PIN   79-75   Dennis Van Langen
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1960  PIN   72-82   Dennis Van Langen
 1963  DEA   88-74   Steve Dewing, Alan Boodman

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