Orville Inman "Coot" Veal is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers before the 1952 season, and later drafted by the Washington Senators from the Tigers in the 1960 American League expansion draft. He played for the Tigers, Senators, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Veal was the first player to come to bat in modern Washington Senators history. On April 10, 1961, he led off the bottom of the 1st 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, and then scored on a Gene Woodling triple. Other career highlights include: four 3-hit games, with the most impressive being two singles and a double vs. the Washington Senators, all against All-Star right-hander Camilo Pascual hit a home run against All-Star left-hander Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox in front of 34,417 at Briggs Stadium hit a combined .500 against All-Stars Johnny Antonelli, Bob Grim, Billy O'Dell, and Camilo Pascual 

July 9th, 1932 in   /  Died:   Mar 14th, 2021 - Natural Causes