#98 Al Veigel, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#98 Al Veigel, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Al Veigel

1/30/1917
32
USA,OH,DOVER
6"1
195

Starting Pitcher
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,070,000
1951
6 Year(s), 141 Days (1173 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 141 Days (1173 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	2	6	10	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	2	6	10
Versus RHB	2	6	10
Talent	3	7	10

Pitching Ratings
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7
57
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

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	4	6	6

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2
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1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/24	@SLA	L 2-4	*	8	7	4	1	4	2	L
8/28	WAS	L 5-6	*	9	7	6	4	2	3	L
9/1	BOS	W 9-8	*	5	9	8	6	4	2
9/5	@NYY	W 9-2	*	9	5	2	2	3	2	W	PoG
9/10	@CHA	L 3-11	*	7	10	7	7	5	7	L
9/14	@SLA	L 2-7	*	8	9	7	7	6	2	L
9/18	NYY	L 2-3	*	9	9	2	2	2	6
9/23	PHA	W 3-2	*	9	12	2	2	2	3	W	PoG
9/27	@BOS	W 5-2	*	9	6	2	2	3	6	W
10/1	BOS	W 6-3	*	9	8	3	3	4	5	W	PoG

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	45	45	21	19	0	3.80	371.2	353	182	157	168	170	30	66.7	0	27	60.0
Projected	36	36	17	15	0	3.80	297.0	282	146	126	134	136

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	12.7	8.5	4.1	4.1	9	2	22.2	0	0	.0	3.43

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	612	154	46	10	4	79	83	68	68	0	0	3	.252	.321	.379	.700
vs. RHB	802	199	52	8	8	94	99	100	102	0	0	1	.248	.329	.363	.691

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	22	22	11	8	0	3.16	190.2	165	80	67	80	88
Road	23	23	10	11	0	4.48	181.0	188	102	90	88	82
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	8	8	5	2	0	3.16	68.1	62	30	24	36	27
May	7	7	4	3	0	3.71	60.2	50	26	25	24	26
June	8	8	2	5	0	4.39	67.2	81	39	33	23	35
July	7	7	2	4	0	3.72	55.2	47	28	23	32	27
August	7	7	4	3	0	3.48	54.1	45	26	21	24	22
Sept./Oct.	8	8	4	2	0	4.29	65.0	68	33	31	29	33

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1943	31	31	14	14	0	4.60	240.2	238	142	123	12	163	105	12	1	1.67	.288	DET
1944	38	38	18	16	0	4.88	311.2	304	178	169	20	185	115	21	2	1.57	.272	DET
1945	35	35	13	15	0	4.87	277.1	293	163	150	13	149	143	17	3	1.59	.307	DET
1946	41	41	13	23	0	4.65	341.0	361	188	176	15	171	155	27	1	1.56	.303	DET
1947	43	43	16	19	0	4.50	346.1	340	205	173	19	158	146	24	1	1.44	.278	DET
1948	41	41	19	13	0	4.21	337.2	337	172	158	21	144	148	23	1	1.42	.280	DET,AL
1949	45	45	21	19	0	3.80	371.2	353	182	157	12	168	170	30	0	1.40	.277	DET
Total	274	274	114	119	0	4.47	2226.1	2226	1230	1106	112	1138	982	154	9	1.51	.286

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1939, A	10	10	5	3	0	1.16	85.0	56	11	11	2	30	83	4	2	1.01	.249
1939, AA	20	20	7	10	0	4.10	151.1	159	72	69	15	82	139	6	2	1.59	.333
1940, AA	30	30	12	14	0	3.52	235.1	201	98	92	17	105	213	14	3	1.30	.284
1941, AAA	30	30	17	6	0	3.93	224.2	255	110	98	9	143	126	4	1	1.77	.339
1942, AAA	31	31	15	9	0	3.72	249.0	239	120	103	11	130	150	15	1	1.48	.289
1943, AAA	8	8	6	1	0	3.92	59.2	52	29	26	7	34	42	2	1	1.44	.260

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1943	1	1	0	1	0	24.00	3.0	5	8	8	6	1	0	0
1948	5	5	2	2	0	7.13	35.1	48	32	28	15	12	2	0
Total	6	6	2	3	0	8.45	38.1	53	40	36	21	13	2	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1943	31	86	7	1	0	1	5	4	0	36	0	0	.081	.081	.128	.209	DET
1944	38	113	12	2	0	0	7	8	6	41	0	0	.106	.150	.124	.274	DET
1945	35	93	11	2	0	0	1	6	1	39	0	0	.118	.128	.140	.267	DET
1946	41	117	11	1	0	0	3	5	4	52	0	0	.094	.123	.103	.226	DET
1947	43	119	11	3	0	0	6	6	3	55	0	0	.092	.113	.118	.231	DET
1948	41	118	10	1	0	0	4	1	5	47	0	0	.085	.122	.093	.215	DET,AL
1949	45	131	9	3	0	0	9	5	4	50	0	0	.069	.095	.092	.186	DET
Total	274	777	71	13	0	1	35	35	23	320	0	0	.091	.117	.112	.229

Fielding Stats 1949

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

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RTO%

Pitcher

102

.961

371.2

2.47

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Detroit in 1939...
Injured on 3/15/1942 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
Injured on 4/6/1943 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 6/15/1943...
Had first career hit (double) on 6/23/1943, off Tex Hughson (WAS)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/30/1943, off Early Wynn (WAS)...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1948, going 4-0, 2.40...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
7/30/1948: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,070,000 per year, for 3 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1948 - 4.21 - 10th	WHIP 1947 - 1.44 - 10th 1948 - 1.42 - 10th	Wins 1944 - 18 - 8th	Losses 1946 - 23 - 4th 1947 - 19 - 4th	IP 1944 - 311.2 - 10th 1946 - 341.0 - 7th 1947 - 346.1 - 3rd 1948 - 337.2 - 7th
BB 1943 - 163 - 6th 1944 - 185 - 3rd 1945 - 149 - 5th 1946 - 171 - 1st 1947 - 158 - 5th	CG 1946 - 27 - 9th	SHO 1944 - 2 - 10th 1945 - 3 - 6th

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