Tom Veryzer
| Tom Veryzer | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: February 11, 1953 Port Jefferson, New York |
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Died: July 8, 2014 (aged 61) Islip, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 14, 1973, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1984, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 231 | ||
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Thomas Martin Veryzer (February 11, 1953 – July 8, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop.
Upon graduation from Islip High School in Islip, New York, Veryzer was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the first round (eleventh pick overall) of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft. His older brother, James, had been drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 49th round of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft, but had also moved to the Tigers' organization by 1971 as well.
Veryzer batted just .225 with four home runs and twenty RBIs in his first professional season with the Bristol Tigers, but his slick glove earned him Appalachian League MVP honors. After two and a half seasons in the minors, he was called up to the majors in 1973 at just twenty years old. Although he remained with the club through the rest of the season, he saw very little playing time with All-Star Ed Brinkman at short. However, in his limited playing time, he batted .300 (6 for 20), and had an RBI single off the Minnesota Twins' Dave Goltz in his first major league at-bat.
He started the 1974 season with the triple A Evansville Triplets, but was again brought up in August when the Tigers dealt Jim Northrup to the Montreal Expos. He had a career game against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 20. He hit a two run home run in the second inning to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. After the Tigers surrendered the lead, he hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game back up. In all, he went three-for-four with a home run, two walks and four runs batted in.
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