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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).

Feb 16, 2022 · As aptly put by a baseball card blogger, “If your name alone could get you into the Hall of Fame, then Coot Veal would surely have been inducted years ago.” 1 Decades after his last professional game, Inman “Coot” Veal’ is most often remembered for this nickname rather than for his accomplishments as a player.

Mar 26, 2021 · RIP to Coot Veal, a top defensive shortstop on several teams in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. He died on March 14 at the age of 88 after a long battle with neuropathy. He had lived in Macon, Ga., for many years following his baseball career.

Inman "Coot" Veal: 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.

Coot Veal. Position: Shortstop Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg) Born: July 9, 1932 in Deepstep, GA us. Died: March 14, 2021 in Gray, GA. Buried: Macon Memorial Park, …

"Inman 'Coot' Veal was an All-State basketball player and baseball player at Lanier High School. He played basketball and baseball at Auburn and was named to All SEC team in 1952. Veal played six year in the majors mostly as a utility player and a defensive replacement.

Coot Veal played 6 seasons for the Tigers, Pirates and Senators. He had a .231 batting average, 141 hits, a home run, 51 RBIs and 75 runs scored.

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Coot Veal compiled a career batting average of .231 with 1 home runs and 51 RBI in his 247-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.