View Single Post
  #17  
Old 06-07-2024, 05:08 AM
SAllen2556's Avatar
SAllen2556 SAllen2556 is online now
Scott
Scott All.en
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Detroit
Posts: 648
Default

Bobby Veach. I wrote this in a similar thread, but Bobby Veach is the greatest Detroit Tiger that Tiger fans never heard of.

From SABR: Bobby Veach was one of the truly great RBI men of the late Deadball Era, easily leading the major leagues in runs driven in over the twelve years, 1913 to 1924, that he was a full time player. Veach drove in over 100 runs in a season six times, hit 30 or more doubles eight times and smacked ten or more triples ten years in a row. In all, Veach played for 14 major league seasons and hit .300 or better ten times, finishing with a lifetime .310 batting average.

He was also a member of what Bill James called Baseball's greatest outfield ever, consisting of Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Veach.

51097915368_23c86f0328_w.jpg 51098190570_4c182c2bcd_w.jpg
Crawford,_Veach,_and_Cobb.jpg
Reply With Quote