#51 Coot Veal, Shortstop, 27 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Coot Veal
7/9/1932 27 USA,GA, 6"1 165
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Suffers Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1959 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 57 Days (229 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 57 Days (229 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 2 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/29 | CIN | L 0-11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @PIT | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/16 | @PIT | L 9-11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @PIT | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/19 | PHI | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | PHI | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | PHI | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/22 | PIT | W 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
9/23 | PIT | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | PIT | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 126 | 444 | 127 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 51 | 17 | 36 | .286 | .318 | .412 | .730 | .642 | .126 |
Projected | 133 | 467 | 134 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 54 | 18 | 38 | .286 | .318 | .412 | .730 | .642 | .126 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 126 | 476 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 183 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 60.3 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 166 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .277 | .301 | .373 | .675 |
vs. RHP | 278 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .291 | .324 | .435 | .760 |
Close/Late | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .262 | .282 | .544 |
Scoring Position | 86 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .279 | .286 | .477 | .762 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 62 | 216 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 18 | .301 | .323 | .454 | .777 |
Road | 64 | 228 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 18 | .272 | .304 | .373 | .676 |
March/April | 24 | 79 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .291 | .302 | .367 | .669 |
May | 25 | 98 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .214 | .225 | .347 | .572 |
June | 25 | 88 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | .330 | .354 | .432 | .786 |
July | 23 | 81 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .309 | .333 | .494 | .827 |
August | 20 | 67 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .284 | .347 | .343 | .690 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .323 | .364 | .613 | .977 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 45 | 150 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .329 | .393 | .723 | SLN |
1959 | 126 | 444 | 127 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .318 | .412 | .730 | STL |
Total | 171 | 594 | 169 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 71 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 1 | .285 | .321 | .407 | .728 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1958, A | 27 | 115 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | .417 | .469 | .617 | 1.086 |
1958, AA | 57 | 233 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .346 | .395 | .741 |
1958, AAA | 18 | 75 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .422 | .493 | .915 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 126 | 126 | 173 | 452 | 78 | 645 | 20 | .969 | 1061.0 | 5.47 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 59th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1958... Had first career hit on 7/31/1958, off Al Aber (CHN)... Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1958, off Turk Farrell (MIL)... Injured on 8/29/1959 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks...
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