Bobby Veach

Robert Hayes Veach (1888–1945) was a left fielder who spent the bulk of his major league career with the Detroit Tigers from 1912 to 1923, later appearing briefly with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Washington Senators. He 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 finished second to Ty Cobb in the 1919 AL batting race with a .355 average and retired as one of just 48 players in MLB history with 2,000 career hits.