What years did Coot Veal play?

Coot Veal played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1963.

Was Coot Veal a pitcher?

No. Coot Veal was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Coot Veal hit?

Coot Veal hit 1 career home runs with 141 hits.

Coot Veal

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1963)

AVG .231

HR 1

RBI 51

H 141

OPS .586

PIV -1,606

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 165 lb
Born: 7/9/1932 in Deepstep, GA, USA
Died: 3/14/2021 in Gray, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-07-30
Last Game: 1963-06-20

Full name: Orville Inman Veal

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
247	611	75	141	26	3	1	51	2	56	69	.231	.298	.288	.586	-1,606

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.

Career SLG .288 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 26.0% below league average.

Career OPS .586 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 17.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1958	DET	AL	58	207	29	53	10	2	0	16	1	14	21	.256	.257 (-1%)	.324 (-7%)	.394 (-18%)	.719 (-13%)	-431.7
1959	DET	AL	77	89	12	18	1	0	1	15	0	8	7	.202	.256 (-21%)	.323 (-16%)	.392 (-37%)	.715 (-27%)	-372.9
1960	DET	AL	27	64	8	19	5	1	0	8	0	11	7	.297	.255 (+16%)	.323 (+24%)	.387 (+5%)	.711 (+13%)	176.6
1961	WS2	AL	69	218	21	44	10	0	0	8	1	19	29	.202	.258 (-22%)	.328 (-17%)	.399 (-38%)	.727 (-28%)	-978.5
1962	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	DET	AL	15	32	5	7	0	0	0	4	0	4	4	.219	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			247	611	75	141	26	3	1	51	2	56	69	.231	—	—	—	—	-1,606

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	129	346	45	84	1	34	.243
Away	118	265	30	57	0	17	.215

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1963-06-20	DET	BOS	L	3	1	0	0	0	0
1963-06-16	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1963-05-12	DET	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1963-05-11	DET	CLE	L	1	1	1	0	0	0
1963-05-04	DET	BAL	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1963-05-02	DET	TEX	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1963-05-01	DET	TEX	L	4	0	0	0	0	2
1963-04-28	DET	MIN	W	2	0	1	3	0	0
1963-04-27	DET	MIN	L	3	1	0	0	1	0
1963-04-26	DET	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	1	2	1	0	0
3B	3	1	2	1	0	0
SS	227	167	322	516	21	100

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1958	DET	SS	58	58	95	160	5	30
1959	DET	SS	72	25	57	96	6	16
1960	DET	2B	1	1	2	1	0	0
1960	DET	3B	3	1	2	1	0	0
1960	DET	SS	22	18	26	53	1	10
1961	WS2	SS	63	57	130	172	8	43
1963	DET	SS	12	9	14	35	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	1
Third Base	3
Shortstop	227

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Auburn University	Auburn	AL	1952

Frequently Asked Questions about Coot Veal

What years did Coot Veal play?: Coot Veal played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1963.
Was Coot Veal a pitcher?: No. Coot Veal was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Coot Veal hit?: Coot Veal hit 1 career home runs with 141 hits.