Bob Veach

Robert Hayes Veach (June 29, 1888 – August 7, 1945) played left field for the Detroit Tigers from 1912 to 1923, then finished his career with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Washington Senators. A right-handed hitter with both power and average, Veach compiled a .310 career batting average and led the American League in RBIs three times (1915, 1917, 1918). From 1915 to 1922, no player in baseball matched his RBI or extra-base-hit totals. He retired with 2,000 hits — one of just 48 players to reach that mark at the time — and ranked among the era's top defensive outfielders by putouts, range factor, and fielding percentage.