Robert Hayes "Bobby" Veach (June 29, 1888 - August 7, 1945) was an Americanleft fielder in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Detroit Tigers. In his career, Veach collected 2,063 hits with a .310 batting average. Veach played in 1,821 games. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1998-present) East Division (1969-1997) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 • 1968 • 1945 • 1935 AL Pennants (9) 1984 • 1968 • 1945 • 1940 1935 • 1934 • 1909 • 1908 1907 Central Division titles (0) None East Division Champs (3) 1987 • 1984 • 1972... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
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Veach was the Tigers' lefthanded-hitting left fielder for more than 11 years and batted.306 or better in 8 of them.
He drove in at least 100 runs six times, tied teammate Sam Crawford for the AL lead with 112 RBI in 1915, and led with 103 RBI in 1917 and 78 in the war-shortened 1918 season.
Yet Veach was overshadowed by Hall of Fame teammates Crawford, Ty Cobb, and, later, Harry Heilmann.
Knowing Veach already dislikes him, Cobb connives the gentle Harry Heillmann, who follows Veach in the batting order, to holler at Veach from the on-deck circle, to goad him on.
Although Veach had one of his best years in '21, Cobb (typically) never made good on his promise to tell Veach that it was he, not Heilmann, who was behind the insults.
Veach thought Heilmann's explanations were lame and never forgave him.
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