Bobby Veach
1912–1925 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,823G
.310AVG
.370OBP
.442SLG
More career statistics
2,063H
64HR
1,166RBI
195SB
2.0IP
0K
4.50ERA
0GS
1SV
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,656 | 6,662 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 84 | 141 |
| Batting · Doubles | 393 | 394 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,063 | 2,064 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 59 | 60 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 367 | 375 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,557 | 7,576 |
| Batting · Runs | 952 | 955 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,166 | 1,199 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 195 | 202 |
| Batting · Walks | 571 | 580 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9 | 10 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,823 | 7,557 | 6,656 | 952 | 2,063 | 393 | 147 | 64 | 1,166 | 571 | 367 | 195 | 84 | 59 | 0 | 2,942 | .310 | .370 | .442 | .812 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.000 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1917-08-23 to 1917-09-09
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1920-09-17 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1920-09-17 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1920-09-17 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 910 | 3744 | 1039 | 20 | 636 | 292 | 175 | .315 | .356 | .453 |
| Away | 913 | 3832 | 1025 | 44 | 563 | 288 | 200 | .305 | .343 | .431 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 141 | 611 | 162 | 5 | 84 | 49 | 41 | .303 | .345 | .449 |
| May | 310 | 1299 | 329 | 6 | 192 | 118 | 54 | .290 | .344 | .392 |
| June | 335 | 1373 | 387 | 15 | 203 | 98 | 65 | .320 | .353 | .459 |
| July | 376 | 1598 | 421 | 20 | 255 | 118 | 74 | .300 | .337 | .447 |
| August | 330 | 1370 | 387 | 10 | 236 | 94 | 70 | .316 | .351 | .447 |
| September | 302 | 1205 | 341 | 8 | 215 | 90 | 68 | .324 | .358 | .454 |
| October | 29 | 120 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 3 | .366 | .417 | .505 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 264 | 1065 | 267 | 4 | 148 | 67 | 62 | .281 | .314 | .383 |
| st-louis-browns | 263 | 1084 | 307 | 14 | 180 | 89 | 56 | .325 | .365 | .465 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 263 | 1087 | 276 | 5 | 145 | 84 | 68 | .290 | .331 | .411 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 260 | 1113 | 307 | 16 | 204 | 103 | 46 | .320 | .368 | .452 |
| new-york-yankees | 254 | 1067 | 289 | 12 | 199 | 89 | 49 | .313 | .354 | .463 |
| boston-red-sox | 244 | 1017 | 289 | 6 | 150 | 63 | 51 | .316 | .346 | .457 |
| cleveland-guardians | 244 | 1030 | 299 | 6 | 156 | 74 | 39 | .325 | .362 | .460 |
| detroit-tigers | 31 | 113 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 4 | .312 | .363 | .490 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  Detroit Tigers | 23 | 79 | 27 | – | 15 | 2 | .342 | – | – |
| 1913 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 489 | 132 | – | 63 | 22 | .270 | – | – |
| 1914 | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 531 | 145 | 1 | 78 | 22 | .273 | – | – |
| 1915 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 570 | 178 | 3 | 116 | 16 | .312 | – | – |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 567 | 173 | 3 | 91 | 25 | .305 | – | – |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 570 | 182 | 8 | 114 | 21 | .319 | – | – |
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 500 | 139 | 3 | 82 | 21 | .278 | 2 | – |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 538 | 192 | 3 | 100 | 19 | .357 | – | – |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 612 | 188 | 11 | 113 | 13 | .307 | – | – |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 613 | 207 | 16 | 136 | 15 | .338 | – | – |
| 1922 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 618 | 202 | 9 | 130 | 9 | .327 | – | – |
| 1923 | Detroit Tigers | 114 | 293 | 94 | 2 | 41 | 10 | .321 | – | – |
| 1924 |  Boston Red Sox | 142 | 521 | 153 | 5 | 94 | 6 | .294 | – | – |
| 1925 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 76 | 161 | 52 | – | 26 | 1 | .323 | – | – |