#50 Bob Veale, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Minnesota Twins Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bob Veale
10/28/1935 32 USA,AL, 6"6 227
Starting Pitcher S L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 1968 (Automatic) $ 2,870,000 (2 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 3 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 71 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 27 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4.41 | 193.2 | 189 | 111 | 95 | 105 | 138 | 11 | 42.3 | 1 | 13 | 50.0 |
Projected | 27 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4.41 | 193.0 | 189 | 111 | 95 | 105 | 138 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 4.53 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 225 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .314 | .364 | .678 |
vs. RHB | 511 | 135 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 77 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .264 | .364 | .405 | .769 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.22 | 89.2 | 88 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 64 |
Road | 14 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4.59 | 104.0 | 101 | 56 | 53 | 63 | 74 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.41 | 34.2 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 26 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.81 | 39.1 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 22 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.35 | 43.0 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 30 |
July | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 17.1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.52 | 58.2 | 59 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 41 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1964 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4.42 | 309.2 | 282 | 155 | 152 | 24 | 148 | 222 | 10 | 3 | 1.39 | .284 | CHA,AL |
1965 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3.87 | 225.2 | 210 | 99 | 97 | 19 | 97 | 168 | 13 | 2 | 1.36 | .289 | CHA |
1966 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4.94 | 196.2 | 222 | 124 | 108 | 23 | 94 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 1.61 | .333 | CHA |
1967 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 4.71 | 283.0 | 288 | 159 | 148 | 23 | 144 | 214 | 5 | 2 | 1.53 | .307 | CHA |
1968 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4.41 | 193.2 | 189 | 111 | 95 | 20 | 105 | 138 | 11 | 1 | 1.52 | .292 | CHA MIN |
Total | 163 | 162 | 81 | 56 | 0 | 4.47 | 1208.2 | 1191 | 648 | 600 | 109 | 588 | 888 | 47 | 8 | 1.47 | .300 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1964 | 41 | 112 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .134 | .190 | .179 | .369 | CHA,AL |
1965 | 29 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .165 | .149 | .314 | CHA |
1966 | 26 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .160 | .164 | .324 | CHA |
1967 | 40 | 103 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .165 | .301 | CHA |
1968 | 27 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .029 | .068 | .057 | .126 | CHA MIN |
Total | 163 | 445 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 150 | 0 | 1 | .119 | .149 | .148 | .297 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 27 | 26 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 1.000 | 193.2 | 2.23 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1964... Earned first career win on 4/4/1964... Had first career hit on 4/18/1964, off Denny Mclain (CLE)... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Hit first career homerun on 7/16/1964, off Jack Meyer (LAA)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1964, going 4-0, 1.25... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1964, going 26-11, 4.42 ERA... Injured on 5/6/1965 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 4/18/1966 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks... Traded from Chicago (A) to Minnesota on 4/4/1968 (Going to CHA: P Bruce Von hoff, CF Billy Murphy. Going to MIN: P Bob Veale, SS Bobby Richardson)... Injured on 7/15/1968 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... 9/9/1968: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $2,870,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1965 - 3.87 - 8th
| Wins 1964 - 26 - 3rd
| K's 1964 - 222 - 4th
| BB 1964 - 148 - 2nd 1967 - 144 - 3rd
| SHO 1964 - 3 - 5th 1965 - 2 - 8th
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