Randy Veres, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1965
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States
Date of Death: 07-Nov-2016
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Randy Veres
- Randolf Ruhland Veres (November 25, 1965 – November 13, 2016) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
- He was 6'3" tall, weighed 210 pounds and was right-handed.
- He attended Cordova High School. 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 10-6 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 minor leaguer Matt Brunson), and Kansas City Royals.
- In 135 games pitched in his career, he went 9-13 with three saves and a 4.60 ERA.
- As 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.
- Veres resided in Peoria, Arizona. In 1995, 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.Veres died on November 13, 2016.
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