Early Days: 1912-1914
Born in St. Charles, Kentucky, Veach played for the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association in 1912 and made his major league debut at age 24 on September 6. Veach played the remaining 23 games of the season with the Tigers, batting .342. He became the Tigers' fulltime left fielder the following season when Davy Jones left the team. In his two full seasons, Veach hit .269 and .275. He was caught stealing 20 times in 40 attempts in 1914.
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