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Fred Lynn League
3-5-2075
John Veltman Shortstop
Retired (1986, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .234 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .611 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 327 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 03-24-1951
HR 14 Drafted Round 3, Pick 34
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(42 games)
RBI 136
SB 21
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR C+
Speed C  Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (96.8%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
3B C+ (48.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1975 CHA
41
106
9
24
3
1
0
7
7
 22 0 1
2
 2 2
.546
.272
.274
.047
.226
1976 CHA
13
38
4
5
0
0
1
4
2
 7 0 0
1
 0 0
.386
.175
.211
.079
.132
1978 STL
61
236
21
63
4
2
2
12
18
 32 3 0
0
 0 2
.653
.327
.326
.059
.267
1979 STL
113
377
40
85
14
0
2
36
37
 68 1 1
0
 0 13
.574
.296
.279
.053
.225
1980 STL
101
173
15
32
6
1
1
16
14
 29 0 2
1
 1 7
.492
.243
.249
.064
.185
1981 STL
95
143
13
30
6
1
1
13
18
 26 0 0
8
 3 6
.585
.298
.287
.077
.210
1982 WAS
46
115
9
21
5
0
1
9
9
 19 1 0
0
 0 4
.500
.248
.252
.070
.183
1984 NYA
56
104
19
36
3
3
4
19
13
 11 0 0
5
 4 4
.967
.419
.548
.202
.346
1985 NYA
27
55
6
18
4
0
0
10
7
 5 2 0
4
 0 1
.822
.422
.400
.073
.327
1986 NYA
46
49
8
13
1
0
2
10
6
 8 0 0
0
 0 1
.754
.345
.408
.143
.265
Total
599
1396
144
327
46
8
14
136
131
 227 7 4
21
 10 40
.611
.302
.309
.074
.234
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01John Veltman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-06-15The New York TrammellHOF have waived John Veltman.
1986-06-11The New York TrammellHOF have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1986-04-11The New York TrammellHOF have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The New York TrammellHOF have sent Jeff Haines to the minors.
1986-04-11The New York TrammellHOF have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1986-04-05The New York TrammellHOF have waived John Veltman.
1986-04-01The New York TrammellHOF have promoted Jeff Haines to the major league team. The New York TrammellHOF have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1986-04-01The New York TrammellHOF have re-claimed John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1986-03-07The New York TrammellHOF have promoted Eddie Antonelli to the major league team. The New York TrammellHOF have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1984-03-11The New York TrammellHOF have promoted John Veltman to the major league team.
1984-03-11The New York TrammellHOF have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1983-08-20The Boston Tunes have waived John Veltman.
1983-08-19The Boston Tunes have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1983-03-05The Washington Dutchmen have waived John Veltman.
1982-09-16The Washington Dutchmen have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1982-08-25The Washington Dutchmen have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The Washington Dutchmen have designated Joe Landrum for assignment.
1982-08-17The Washington Dutchmen have promoted Jim Lemaster to the major league team. The Washington Dutchmen have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1982-07-18The Washington Dutchmen have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The Washington Dutchmen have sent Bill Popovich to the minors.
1982-06-03The Washington Dutchmen have promoted Bill Popovich to the major league team. The Washington Dutchmen have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1982-04-05The Washington Dutchmen have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1982-03-03The St. Louis Huskers have promoted Pang Mak to the major league team. The St. Louis Huskers have designated Vito Castillo for assignment. The St. Louis Huskers have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1980-04-16The St. Louis Huskers have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The St. Louis Huskers have designated Stump Price for assignment.
1980-04-16The St. Louis Huskers have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1980-04-05The St. Louis Huskers have waived John Veltman.
1980-04-01The St. Louis Huskers have promoted Tom Lynch to the major league team. The St. Louis Huskers have designated John Veltman for assignment.
1978-05-22The St. Louis Trumans have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The St. Louis Trumans have sent Ken Clark to the minors.
1978-05-22The St. Louis Trumans have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1976-04-28The Chicago Thugs have waived John Veltman.
1976-04-25The Chicago Thugs have promoted Luke Sheffield to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent John Veltman to the minors.
1975-08-26The Chicago Thugs have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Larry Oldring to the minors.
1975-06-18The Chicago Thugs have promoted Bert Somerville to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent John Veltman to the minors.
1975-05-05The Chicago Thugs have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Larry Oldring to the minors.
1975-05-05The Chicago Thugs have acquired John Veltman from the waiver wire.
1975-04-01The Boston Tunes have waived John Veltman.
1974-04-01The Boston Tunes have promoted Roger Breeden to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted Mike Hobbs to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted Carl Davidson to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent Johnny Smith to the minors. The Boston Tunes have sent Fred Bigler to the minors. The Boston Tunes have sent John Veltman to the minors.
1973-10-07The Boston Tunes have promoted Mike Pratt to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted Dick DeWillis to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted John Veltman to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent Vern Warner to the minors. The Boston Tunes have sent Mike Hobbs to the minors. The Boston Tunes have sent Bill Rogovin to the minors.