Arthur Patrick Veltman (March 24, 1906 – October 1, 1980) played pro baseball from 1926 to 1934. He played for the
Chicago White Sox
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Boston Braves
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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. He never played as a starter, the most at bats he collected in one season was 28 in 1934. The other seasons he had less than 4 at-bats, in three seasons he only had 1 at-bat. His career batting average was .132 (5-for-38). His career
fielding percentage
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was 1.000, with no errors in 33
total chances.
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1906 births
1980 deaths
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