Autographs of Coot Veal
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).
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.
Veal was a very good defensive shortstop (.976), but his bat was somewhat weak. He had a lifetime average of .231, with 141 hits, 26 doubles, three triples, and one home run (a solo shot against the White Sox' Billy Pierce on August 11, 1959) in 611 total at bats and a slugging percentage of .288. He scored 75 runs and drove in 51 in his 247 big-league games. His last year as an active player was 1964.
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Current items with a signature of Coot Veal
These are the most current items with a signature of Coot Veal that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Coot Veal Signed 1959 8x8 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £26.73 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Coot Veal
The most expensive item with a signature of Coot Veal (Coot Veal Frank Bolling Signed 1960 8x10 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Auto) was sold in March 2025 for £42.42 while the cheapest item (COOT VEAL DETROIT TIGERS #23 (deceased 2021) autographed 8x10 photo w/COA) found a new owner for £17.05 in August 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2025 with an average selling price of £28.09 for an autographed item of Coot Veal. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with £32.90 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £21.56 was August 2025. In average, an autographed item from Coot Veal is worth £28.86.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Coot Veal were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | COOT VEAL(Died in 2021) Signed 3 x 5 Photo-Card w/8 x 11 Display w/Obit/Photo | £23.06 |  |
| Coot Veal Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - MLB Pirates Tigers Senators - w/COA | £26.08 | |
| COOT VEAL DETROIT TIGERS #23 (deceased 2021) autographed 8x10 photo w/COA | £17.05 | |
| Coot Veal Frank Bolling Signed 1960 8x10 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Auto | £37.39 | |
| Coot Veal Frank Bolling Signed 1960 8x10 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Auto | £36.65 | |
| Coot Veal Frank Bolling Signed 1960 8x10 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Auto | £36.71 | |
 | Coot Veal Signed 1958 7x9 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £26.13 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1958 7x9 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £28.37 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1958 7x9 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £28.76 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1958 7x9 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £27.91 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1959 8x8 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £29.00 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1959 8x8 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £28.97 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1959 8x8 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £28.26 | |
| Coot Veal Signed 1959 8x8 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £29.43 | |
| Coot Veal Washington Senators Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers Signed Letter | £20.97 | |
