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Tom Veryzer

Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (died 2014)

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Born
February 11, 1953
Died
July 8, 2014
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1953

About Tom Veryzer

Thomas Martin Veryzer was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball, appearing in 979 games for the Detroit Tigers (1973–1977), Cleveland Indians (1978–1981), New York Mets (1982), and Chicago Cubs (1983–1984). He ranked third in the American League in 1977 with a range factor of 5.16 per nine innings at shortstop. His career range factor of 4.841 per nine innings at shortstop ranks as the 25th best in Major League history. Veryzer was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the first round (eleventh pick overall) of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft. With Ed Brinkman at shortstop, Veryzer saw little playing time in 1973; he batted.300 (six for 20) and had an RBI single off the Minnesota Twins' Dave Goltz in his first major league at-bat. Larvell Blanks won the starting shortstop job out of spring training 1978, but inconsistent fielding led to his being replaced by Veryzer at the start of May.

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Tom Veryzer timeline

  1. Veryzer was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the first round (eleventh pick overall) of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.
  2. With Ed Brinkman at shortstop, Veryzer saw little playing time in 1973; he batted.300 (six for 20) and had an RBI single off the Minnesota Twins' Dave Goltz in his first major league at-bat.
  3. He ranked third in the American League in 1977 with a range factor of 5.16 per nine innings at shortstop.
  4. Larvell Blanks won the starting shortstop job out of spring training 1978, but inconsistent fielding led to his being replaced by Veryzer at the start of May.

The world when Tom Veryzer was born

Tom Veryzer was born in 1953. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1953

  • #1 song"Doggie in the Window" – Patti Page
  • Top movieFrom Here to Eternity
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookCasino Royale – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mount Everest
  • Top headlineCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Technology milestoneWatson and Crick discover the structure of DNA
  • Defining fadTV dinners
  • Notable inventionTV dinner
  • World population2.68 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population159.0M

1953 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom Veryzer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19532026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$9,500$435,000
Average income$5,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population159.0M341 million

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