Randy Veres
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| Randy Veres | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: November 25, 1965 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 1, 1989 for the Milwaukee Brewers |
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| Final game | ||
| June 23, 1997 for the Kansas City Royals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| ERA | 4.60 | |
| Record | 9-13 | |
| Strikeouts | 116 | |
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Randolph Ruhland Veres (Born: November 25, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was 6'3" tall, weighed 210 pounds and was right-handed.
Originally drafted in the 32nd round (740th overall) of the 1984 draft by the New York Mets, he did not sign at that time. After spending a season at Sacramento City College, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers second overall in the 1985 January draft, and he did decided to sign.
He was a consistent pitcher in the minors, with his perhaps his best season being 1987 with the Beloit Brewers-he went 10 and 6 that year with an ERA of 3.12.
He made his Major League debut against the New York Yankees on July 1, 1989 at the age of 23. He gave up 3 runs in 4+ innings, surrendering seven hits and garnering the loss. That would end up being the only game he'd start in his entire career. He'd end up becoming a journeyman, skipping around between different Major League and minor league clubs until 1997. In total, he spent time with the Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers (to whom he'd been traded for Matt Brunson) and Kansas City Royals. In 135 games pitched in his career, he went 9 and 13 with three saves and a 4.60 ERA. At a batter, he collected zero hits in four at-bats for a .000 batting average. He committed two errors in the field for a .929 fielding percentage. He played his final Major League game on June 23, 1997.
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- He attended Cordova High School and Sacramento City College.
- He did not play in the Majors in 1991, 1992 or 1993.
- He wore multiple numbers in his career: 43 (1989-1990), 45 (1994), 52 (1995-1996), 42 (1996), 51 (1997).
- He earned his first save on July 20, 1990 against the Seattle Mariners.
- The first home run he gave up was to Craig Worthington.
- The first hit he gave up was to Luis Polonia.
- He spent 5 professional seasons with teammate Doug Henry, longer than any other teammate.
- Compares statistically to Jeremy Fikac, according to Baseball Reference.
- At last check, Veres lives in Peoria, Arizona.
- In 1995, "Florida’s Randy Veres had to go on the disabled list with an injured hand, which he hurt pounding on his hotel-room wall trying to get the people in the next room to be quiet." [1]
