Orville Inman "Coot" Veal (July 9, 1932 – March 14, 2021) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers before the 1952 season and played in all or portions of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tigers (1958–1960; 1963), Washington Senators (1961), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1962). Born in Sandersville, Georgia, Veal threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). More about Coot Veal
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Veal attended Auburn University, where he played baseball and basketball. Selected in the 1960 American League expansion draft, he was the first player to come to bat in the history of the second modern (1961–71) Washington Senators franchise, now the Texas Rangers. On April 10, 1961, at Griffith Stadium, with President John F. Kennedy having thrown out the first ball, Veal led off the bottom of the first inning against Hall of Fame right-hander Early Wynn of the Chicago White Sox. He reached base on an infield single near third base, was advanced to second on a Marty Keough single to left, then scored (along with Keough) on a Gene Woodling triple.In total, we tracked 77 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Coot Veal (Coot Veal 1962 Post #68 - Washington Senators - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2021)) was sold in February 2024 for $45.00 while the cheapest item (Coot Veal signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.59 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2010 with an average selling price of $5.11 for an autographed item of Coot Veal. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2011 with $21.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.59 was October 2014. In average, an autographed item from Coot Veal is worth $5.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Coot Veal were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1959 TOPPS #52 COOT VEAL - SIGNED - AUTO - AUTOGRAPHED - TIGERS - EX/MT/EX | $4.99 | ||
1961 Topps #432 COOT VEAL signed autograph card WASHINGTON SENATORS!! | $3.25 | ||
1961 Topps #432 Coot Veal Signed Card Autograph SGC Slabbed | $15.99 | ||
1961 TOPPS -COOT VEAL-WASHINGTON SENATORS AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE CARD-d.2021-NICE! | $5.50 | ||
1962 POST CEREAL -COOT VEAL-WASHINGTON SENATORS AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE CARD-d.2021 | $8.12 | ||
Coot Veal 1959 Topps #52 - RC - Detroit Tigers - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2021) | $3.45 | ||
Coot Veal 1962 Post #68 - Washington Senators - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2021) | $45.00 | ||
Coot Veal Autographed Signed 1961 Topps Card w/COA | $15.00 | ||
Coot Veal Hand Signed Autographed 1961 Topps Baseball Card #432 | $5.99 | ||
Coot Veal Signed 1963 Topps High Number ON CARD AUTO Detroit Tigers #573 | $1.99 |