Bob Veale was born on Monday, October 28, 1935, in Birmingham, Alabama. Veale was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1962, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Veale baseball stats page.
"April 12, 1994, at Rickwood Field, the nation's oldest surviving professional ballpark, in Birmingham, Ala. On the set of Ron Shelton's great screen bio, 'Cobb,' I encounter two local former ballplayers serving as advisors: Harry 'The Hat' Walker and Bob Veale. I always had heard that Veale was the one who said, 'Good pitching can stop good hitting every time. And vice versa.' I ask him, 'Mr. Veale, are you the one who said Good ...' He cut me off with, 'Yes, I am.'" - Sportswriter Allen Berra in My Most Memorable Baseball Moments (Salon : July 26, 2002)
Bob VealeBob Veale Autograph on a 1965 Topps Baseball Card (#195) |
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Bob VealeBob Veale Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1962 | 27 | Pirates | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45.2 | 195 | 39 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
1963 | 28 | Pirates | 34 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.04 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 77.2 | 321 | 59 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
1964 | 29 | Pirates | 40 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.74 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 279.2 | 1,161 | 222 | 85 | 100 | 8 | 124 | 9 | 250 | 18 | 3 | 1 | - |
1965 | 30 | Pirates | 39 | 37 | 2 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.84 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 266.0 | 1,126 | 221 | 84 | 98 | 5 | 119 | 7 | 276 | 17 | 7 | 0 | - |
1966 | 31 | Pirates | 38 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.02 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 268.1 | 1,111 | 228 | 90 | 99 | 18 | 102 | 6 | 229 | 10 | 5 | 0 | - |
1967 | 32 | Pirates | 33 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.64 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 203.0 | 891 | 184 | 82 | 90 | 12 | 119 | 10 | 179 | 11 | 5 | 3 | - |
1968 | 33 | Pirates | 36 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 2.05 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 245.1 | 997 | 187 | 56 | 67 | 13 | 94 | 5 | 171 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - |
1969 | 34 | Pirates | 34 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 225.2 | 980 | 232 | 81 | 93 | 8 | 91 | 4 | 213 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1970 | 35 | Pirates | 34 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 3.92 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 202.0 | 882 | 189 | 88 | 99 | 15 | 94 | 11 | 178 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - |
1971 | 36 | Pirates | 37 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46.1 | 218 | 59 | 36 | 38 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1972 | 37 | Pirates | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1972 | 37 | Red Sox | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1973 | 38 | Red Sox | 32 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 36.1 | 154 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1974 | 39 | Red Sox | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 | 58 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 397 | 255 | 63 | 120 | 95 | .558 | 3.07 | 78 | 20 | 21 | 1,926.0 | 8,163 | 1,684 | 658 | 755 | 91 | 858 | 62 | 1,703 | 92 | 29 | 9 | 0 |
Bob VealeBob Veale Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1962 | 27 | Pirates | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .313 |
1963 | 28 | Pirates | 35 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .160 | .130 |
1964 | 29 | Pirates | 41 | 96 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .173 | .156 |
1965 | 30 | Pirates | 39 | 93 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .086 | .115 | .086 |
1966 | 31 | Pirates | 38 | 94 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .147 | .160 |
1967 | 32 | Pirates | 33 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .043 | .057 | .043 |
1968 | 33 | Pirates | 36 | 82 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .110 | .131 | .122 |
1969 | 34 | Pirates | 34 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .051 | .085 | .051 |
1970 | 35 | Pirates | 34 | 67 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .164 | .211 | .224 |
1971 | 36 | Pirates | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
1972 | 37 | Pirates | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 37 | Red Sox | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1973 | 38 | Red Sox | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 39 | Red Sox | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 399 | 630 | 26 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 337 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .114 | .139 | .129 |
Bob VealeBob Veale Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1962 Pirates | P | 11 | 6 | 137 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.18 |
1963 Pirates | P | 34 | 7 | 233 | 17 | 0.5 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.74 |
1964 Pirates | P | 40 | 38 | 839 | 55 | 1.4 | 53 | 14 | 39 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.71 |
1965 Pirates | P | 39 | 37 | 798 | 41 | 1.1 | 39 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.32 |
1966 Pirates | P | 38 | 37 | 805 | 39 | 1.0 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.21 |
1967 Pirates | P | 33 | 31 | 609 | 43 | 1.3 | 42 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.86 |
1968 Pirates | P | 36 | 33 | 736 | 44 | 1.2 | 41 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.50 |
1969 Pirates | P | 34 | 34 | 677 | 40 | 1.2 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.56 |
1970 Pirates | P | 34 | 32 | 606 | 26 | 0.8 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 1.02 |
1971 Pirates | P | 37 | 0 | 139 | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .400 | 0.39 |
1972 Pirates | P | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1972 Red Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1973 Red Sox | P | 32 | 0 | 109 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.23 |
1974 Red Sox | P | 18 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 397 | 255 | 5,778 | 328 | 0.8 | 307 | 37 | 270 | 21 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.43 | |
13 Years | 397 | 255 | 5,778 | 328 | 0.8 | 307 | 37 | 270 | 21 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.43 |
Bob VealeBob Veale Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1962 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.68 | 8.28 | 4.93 |
1963 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.70 | 7.88 | 4.64 |
1964 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 48.0 | 2.02 | 8.05 | 3.99 |
1965 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 31.0 | 2.32 | 9.34 | 4.03 |
1966 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 47.0 | 2.25 | 7.68 | 3.42 |
1967 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 69.0 | 1.50 | 7.94 | 5.28 |
1968 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 82.0 | 1.82 | 6.27 | 3.45 |
1969 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 39.5 | 2.34 | 8.49 | 3.63 |
1970 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 1.89 | 7.93 | 4.19 |
1971 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 1.67 | 7.77 | 4.66 |
1972 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 6.00 | 7.00 |
1972 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.33 | 11.25 | 3.38 |
1973 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.08 | 6.19 | 2.97 |
1974 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.00 | 11.08 | 2.77 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 35.0 | 1.98 | 7.96 | 4.01 |
Bob VealeBob Veale Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1967 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1972 Boston Red Sox | 55 | " " | - | - |
1973 Boston Red Sox | 55 | Undetermined | - | - |
1974 Boston Red Sox | 55 | Undetermined | - | - |
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